2025 PokerStars EPT Prague

€5,300 Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
2025 PokerStars EPT Prague
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
76
Prize
€778,255
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€5,936,400
Total Entries
1,224
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
163
Players Left
45
Players Left 1 / 1,224
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Updated Stacks Halfway Through Level 18

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

Birgaoanu Spikes Vital Set

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

Andrei Birgaoanu shoved in his stack of 65,000 from middle position, and Felix Weis looked him up on the button.

Andrei Birgaoanu: 88 All in
Felix Weis: JJ

It seemed all over for Birgaoanu after the 7Q9 flop, but the 8 turn provided him with a set for a huge lead. The Q river was of no use to Weis, who cut out the required chips from his stack.

Tags: Andrei BirgaoanuFelix Weis

Vella Doubles Up with Rivered Straight

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

Diego Montone limped in the hijack, followed by Burim Mahmudi on the button. Barak Wisbrod in the small blind raised to 32,000. When the action reached Vito Vella, he took his time before shoving all in, prompting Montone and Mahmudi to fold. Wisbrod asked the dealer for a count, and once it was confirmed at 170,000, he made the call.

Vito Vella: KQAll in
Barak Wisbrod: AJ

The flop came 1089, giving both players a straight draw. The 5 turn changed nothing, but the J river completed the straight for Vella, sending him to a full double-up.

Tags: Barak WisbrodBurim MahmudiDiego MontoneVito Vella

Suhonen Leaves Birgaoanu Short

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

Felix Weis opened to 16,000 from middle position and Elias Suhonen moved all in from the hijack for 120,000. Action folded to Andrei Birgaoanu in the big blind, who re-jammed for 189,000.

Weis started his gesture to fold but hadn't let go of his cards, and Suhonen flipped over his 66. The floor was called, and they ruled that the action should continue as it stands, with Weis then asking for a count of Birgaoanu's stack.

With Weis still opting to push his cards into the muck, the players went heads-up to showdown, and Birgaoanu flipped over his hand.

Elias Suhonen: 66All in
Andrei Birgaoanu: AQ

Suhonen saw a six come in on the J56 flop. The A turn and 8 river wasn't enough to change things, and Suhonen saw his stack double.

Tags: Andrei BirgaoanuElias SuhonenFelix Weis

Iaculli Leads the River Against Maaravi

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

Gianfranco Iaculli raised to 16,000 in middle position, Eyal Maaravi three-bet to 40,000 in the cutoff, and Iaculli called.

The flop came 77K and Maaravi continued for 23,000. Iaculli called, and the A fell on the turn.

Maaravi then bet 62,000 and Iaculli again called. The river was the Q and Iaculli led out for 180,000. Maaravi used up a time bank, but he ended up folding as Iaculli raked in the pot.

Tags: Eyal MaaraviGianfranco Iaculli

Ojeil Gets Back at Foggin

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

Marc Foggin and Chady Ojeil were battling over another pot, this one worth 175,000 as they reached the 2JK6 turn. Foggin checked from middle position, and Ojeil followed suit in the hijack.

The 9 river made Foggin bet 75,000. Ojeil announced a raise to 175,000, which Foggin called after spending a time bank.

Ojeil revealed AK for top pair, prompting Foggin to tap the table and muck his cards in defeat.

Tags: Chady OjeilMarc Foggin

Panagiotopoulos Runs Into Aces...Two of Them!

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

Roman Stoica was on the button with a raise of 50,000 in front of him before Marius Kudzmanas reraised to 95,000 in early position. Ioannis Panagiotopoulos then moved all in for 350,000 in the cutoff, Stoica also stuck in his last 265,000, and Kudzmanas snap-called to a round of "wows" from the rest of the table.

Roman Stoica: AA All in
Ioannis Panagiotopoulos: 1010 All in
Marius Kudzmanas: AA

Both Stoica and Kudzmanas showed down two aces, leaving Panagiotopoulos needing help to survive. The board ran out 44Q82 and they chopped up the main pot, while Kudzmanas took the side pot to send Panagiotopoulos to the rail.

"Why can't you have kings one time?" Stoica asked Kudzmanas after the dramatic encounter.

Tags: Ioannis PanagiotopoulosMarius KudzmanasRoman Stoica

Lampropulos Shows Down a Better Ace

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

Maria Lampropulos raised to 16,000 in the hijack, Rohan Oberoi three-bet to 48,000 on the button, and Lampropulos called.

The flop came A95 and Oberoi bet 40,000. Lampropulos called.

Both players checked down the 6 turn and 9 river, and Lampropulos showed AK. Oberoi mucked A4.

Tags: Maria LampropulosRohan Oberoi

Foggin Chips Up in Blinds

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

Marc Foggin and Chady Ojeil had collected 62,000 chips in the blinds. Foggin check-called Ojeil's bets of 15,000 on the 7A6 flop, and 32,000 on the K turn.

The players checked the 6 river to showdown, where Foggin's A4 won him the pot.

Tags: Chady OjeilMarc Foggin

Vasylchenko Forced Home

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

Oleg Vasylchenko was already forced all-in for his last few chips in the big blind, and he was up against Eyal Maaravi in the hijack.

The cards were on their backs and Vasylchenko stood to watch the runout.

Oleg Vasylchenko: 94All in
Eyal Maaravi: A8

Vasylchenko saw a glimmer of hope as a four came in the window, but that soon faded after the dealer fanned the rest of the 2A4 flop.

The Q turn and 5 river saw to his elimination, and Maaravi collected his chips.

Tags: Eyal MaaraviOleg Vasylchenko