2025 PokerStars EPT Prague
Zoltan Vrancsik open-jammed his stack of 131,000 from early position. It folded to Aram Sargsyan in the big blind, who immediately called.
Zoltan Vrancsik: J♦10♦
Aram Sargsyan: A♥Q♣
Sargsyan's ace-high remained best on the 4♠6♦3♣7♠9♣ board, eliminating Vrancsik from the tournament.
Ivan Poroliev moved all in for 161,000 from the button and Dimitrios Kilintaris put him at risk in middle position.
Ivan Poroliev: A♥4♥
Dimitrios Kilintaris: A♦Q♣
Poroliev was dominated heading to the flop, but he took the lead with a pair on 5♠4♣2♥. The rest of the board ran out 7♥A♠ and Kilintaris retrieved his cards from the muck to snap a photo before handing over most of his stack.
Mengshi Tian moved all in for 80,000 in the cutoff and Tobias Peters called in the small blind.
Mengshi Tian: A♣3♥
Tobias Peters: K♥Q♣
Tian admitted he had only looked at the ace as they saw the flop come 10♣3♣5♦. Peters couldn't connect with the 8♥ turn or 7♠ river, and he handed over the double up.
"Best you could hope for," Ghattas Kortas said to Tiann after the hand.
Elia Salerno raised to 17,000 in the cutoff, Matiss Celmins moved all in for 150,000 in the small blind, and Salerno called.
Matiss Celmins: K♥J♣
Elia Salerno: A♥Q♥
The board ran out 7♦4♥3♣2♠5♣ and Salerno remained in the lead with his ace-high, earning the pot and sending Celmins to the rail.
Terry Jordon raised to 16,000 in the cutoff and called when Dimitrios Kilintaris upped the ante to 50,000 on the button.
Kilintaris continued for 30,000 on the 10♦4♣5♥ flop. Jordon check-called, after which the 10♣ turn and 7♦ river were checked to showdown.
Jordon showed A♦5♠ for tens and fives. Kilintaris kept things tense as he sat motionless for about ten seconds, but eventually admitted defeat by mucking his cards.
With around 60,000 in the pot, the flop came Q♣2♠10♥. Farbod Nazari checked first, followed by Luka Sorainen. On the button, Merijn van Rooij bet 16,000, leaving only Sorainen to continue to the K♥ turn.
Sorainen checked the turn again, and van Rooij fired 70,000, which Sorainen called.
After a check on the 6♠ river, van Rooij moved all in for over 300,000, covering Sorainen, who quickly folded and handed the pot to van Rooij.
Paawan Bansal bet 8,000 from middle position on a flop of A♣A♠6♦ and Benjamin Chalot raised to 35,000 in the big blind. Bansal called.
The turn was the 5♣ and Chalot bet another 45,000. Bansal again called, and the K♦ fell on the river. Chalot slowed down and checked, and Bansal quickly checked back.
Chalot showed A♦10♥ for trips. "You should've put the last in," Bansal told him as he mucked.
Antonio Sciacca raised to 17,000 under the gun, Georgios Vrakas moved all in for 90,000 in early position, and Sciacca called.
Georgios Vrakas: K♥9♥
Antonio Sciacca: 10♠10♥
Vrakas. was looking for a king to stave off elimination, but he couldn't connect with the 5♥4♠2♣5♣6♦ board and was sent to the rail.
Tobias Peters opened from the cutoff and Eyal Maaravi defended the big blind.
The 5♦Q♣9♠ flop was check-called by Maaravi after Peters bet 19,000.
A Q♥ turn saw Maaravi check-raise to 67,000 after facing a 27,000 bet by Peters.
They were taken to the 2♣ river and Maaravi bet out 85,000. Peters took some time to count out the bet from his stack, before moving it in to call.
Maaravi flipped over Q♠3♠ for trips, and Peters mucked his hand.