€5,300 Main Event Day 3 | 2025 PokerStars EPT Prague

12-11-2025 18:13 UTC+2

Montone’s Two Pair Holds at Showdown

Sava Krink

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

The board showed 9♣2♥K♦9♠ and the pot was around 50,000 when Diego Montone, first to act from middle position, bet 12,000. Grzegorz Kozieja, under the gun, raised to 28,000 and Montone made the call.

The 4♦ river landed and Montone checked. Kozieja took his time but eventually checked back, sending the hand to showdown. Montone revealed 8♦8♥ for nines and eights, enough to scoop the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Grzegorz Kozieja	570,000 40,000	40,000
Diego Montone	226,000 34,000	34,000

Tags: Diego Montone Grzegorz Kozieja

12-11-2025 18:12 UTC+2

Paunescu Steals from Nikiforov

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Laura Fryer

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Ilya Nikiforov opened to 16,000 from middle position and Ciprian Paunescu called from the hijack.

The A♥10♦A♦ flop was bet by Nikiforov for 8,000 and Paunescu called.

A 3♣ was turned and Nikiforov bet out 32,000. Paunescu made another call and the players saw the 10♥ complete the board.

Nikiforov moved 70,000 into the middle and Paunescu raised to 175,000, which sent Nikiforov into a near two-minute tank.

Nikiforov gave up his hand, and lost a large portion of his stack to Paunescu, sitting back with just over twenty big blinds to play with.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ciprian Paunescu	400,000 220,000	220,000
Ilya Nikiforov	180,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Ciprian Paunescu Ilya Nikiforov

12-11-2025 18:09 UTC+2

Auer Hits River to Remain in Contention

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Frank Visser

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Matthias Auer dropped his last 86,000 in the middle on the button, and Fehim Hajdari called in the small blind.

Matthias Auer: K♦Q♥ All in
Fehim Hajdari: A♣6♣

Hajdari paired on the 6♥3♦2♥ flop, and the 7♦ turn was no help to Auer. The Q♦ river made him a higher pair, however, and he doubled up to overtake Hajdari in the counts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthias Auer	188,000 108,000	108,000
Fehim Hajdari	125,000 102,000	102,000

Tags: Fehim Hajdari Matthias Auer

12-11-2025 18:08 UTC+2

Tlimisov Fires Big on the River

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Sava Krink

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

The board was fully spread out K♣2♠J♣9♥J♠ with around 190,000 in the pot when Adil Tlimisov, first to act under the gun, led for 125,000, leaving himself about 65,000 behind.

Filippo Ragone went deep into the tank, burning two time bank cards before finally folding and conceding the sizeable pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Filippo Ragone	840,000 85,000	85,000
Adil Tlimisov	380,000 112,000	112,000

Tags: Adil Tlimisov Filippo Ragone

12-11-2025 18:03 UTC+2

Auer Jams Into Rokita's Aces

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David Salituro

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Roland Rokita raised to 16,000 under the gun, Matthias Auer moved all in from the small blind, and Rokita called for 148,000.

Roland Rokita: A♦A♣ All in
Matthias Auer: A♠Q♥

Rokita had woken up with aces and was a big favorite to double up as the flop came 9♦Q♦K♣, giving Auer some outs with a pair. The 2♠ turn was safe for Rokita, while he secured the pot after the 4♠ fell on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roland Rokita	300,000 97,000	97,000
Matthias Auer	80,000 248,000	248,000

Tags: Matthias Auer Roland Rokita

12-11-2025 18:01 UTC+2

Additional Counts

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Frank Visser

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Paawan Bansal	1,145,000 55,000	55,000

Jeffrey Sarwer	892,000 47,000	47,000
Mehdi Senhaji	723,000 128,000	128,000
Johan Schultz-Pedersen	282,000 27,000	27,000
Bora Kurtulus	280,000 8,000	8,000

David Nus	110,000 31,000	31,000

12-11-2025 18:01 UTC+2

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Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

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12-11-2025 18:00 UTC+2

Turchi Gets Away From Queens

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David Salituro

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Virgile Turchi raised to 16,000 under the gun before Javier Fernandez three-bet to 70,000 in the big blind with A♦K♠. Turchi called.

Fernandez hit top pair on the K♣3♦4♠ flop and continued for 40,000. Turchi called to the 7♠ turn, where Fernandez bet another 72,000. Turchi folded Q♥Q♦ this time.

Player	Chips	Progress
Javier Fernandez	528,000 107,000	107,000
Virgile Turchi	248,000 182,000	182,000

Tags: Javier Fernandez Virgile Turchi

12-11-2025 17:55 UTC+2

Time's Up for Chalot

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Laura Fryer

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Leo Worthington-Leese opened from early position to 16,000 and Benjamin Chalot called from the hijack. Vasyl Pidhrusnyi three-bet to 55,000 on the button, and only Chalot paid to see the flop.

The 8♣6♣6♦ was fanned and Chalot made a quick check. Pidhrusnyi bet 35,000 and Chalot raised to 90,000. Pidhrusnyi used a timebank, before moving all in covering Chalot's remaining 130,000.

Chalot counted out his stack, and moved chips across the line to call and showed his pocket nines.

Benjamin Chalot: 9♣9♠ All in
Vasyl Pidhrusnyi: J♥J♠

Pidhrusnyi peeled his pocket jacks, and Chalot looked to the board for help.

He couldn't turn things around on the 8♦ turn and 5♣ river, and he was sent to the rail with just under 90 players remaining in the main event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vasyl Pidhrusnyi	780,000 422,000	422,000
Benjamin Chalot	Busted

Tags: Benjamin Chalot Leo Worthington-Leese Vasyl Pidhrusnyi

12-11-2025 17:54 UTC+2

Zouari Hits the Turn to Bust Foggin

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David Salituro

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Marc Foggin raised to 16,000 on the button and Jeremie Zouari called in the big blind.

The flop came Q♥5♥6♣ and Foggin bet 17,000. Zouari called, and the 2♥ fell on the turn.

Foggin then bet 40,000, but this time Zouari moved all in. Foggin quickly called with K♦Q♠ for top pair, but Zouari had turned a straight with 4♣3♠.

The river was the K♣ and Zouari secured the pot. The stacks were counted down, and Zouari had Foggin's remaining 137,000 covered by just 5,000, sending Foggin to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremie Zouari	380,000 133,000	133,000
Marc Foggin	Busted

Tags: Jeremie Zouari Marc Foggin