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

12-11-2025 17:34 UTC+2

Updated Stacks Halfway Through Level 18

Frank Visser

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Paawan Bansal	1,300,000 26,000	26,000

Eyal Maaravi	1,085,000 285,000	285,000
Ole Schemion	602,000 139,000	139,000
David Hu	575,000 125,000	125,000
Tobias Peters	535,000 99,000	99,000
Grzegorz Kozieja	530,000 59,000	59,000
Fahredin Mustafov	410,000 66,000	66,000
Barak Wisbrod	160,000 138,000	138,000

12-11-2025 17:26 UTC+2

Birgaoanu Spikes Vital Set

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Frank Visser

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: 8♥8♦ All in
Felix Weis: J♥J♦

It seemed all over for Birgaoanu after the 7♦Q♥9♠ 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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Felix Weis	286,000 54,000	54,000
Andrei Birgaoanu	150,000 81,000	81,000

Tags: Andrei Birgaoanu Felix Weis

12-11-2025 17:21 UTC+2

Vella Doubles Up with Rivered Straight

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Sava Krink

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

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: K♠Q♠ All in
Barak Wisbrod: A♠J♦

The flop came 10♥8♦9♥, 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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vito Vella	368,000 252,000	252,000
Barak Wisbrod	298,000 202,000	202,000
Burim Mahmudi	271,000 5,000	5,000
Diego Montone	260,000 53,000	53,000

Tags: Barak Wisbrod Burim Mahmudi Diego Montone Vito Vella

12-11-2025 17:20 UTC+2

Suhonen Leaves Birgaoanu Short

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Laura Fryer

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

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 6♣6♠. 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: 6♣6♠ All in
Andrei Birgaoanu: A♥Q♥

Suhonen saw a six come in on the J♥5♦6♦ flop. The A♣ turn and 8♣ river wasn't enough to change things, and Suhonen saw his stack double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Felix Weis	340,000 95,000	95,000
Elias Suhonen	256,000 86,000	86,000
Andrei Birgaoanu	69,000 107,000	107,000

Tags: Andrei Birgaoanu Elias Suhonen Felix Weis

12-11-2025 17:19 UTC+2

Iaculli Leads the River Against Maaravi

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David Salituro

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 7♥7♠K♣ 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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gianfranco Iaculli	950,000 45,000	45,000

Eyal Maaravi	800,000 164,000	164,000

Tags: Eyal Maaravi Gianfranco Iaculli

12-11-2025 17:18 UTC+2

Ojeil Gets Back at Foggin

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Frank Visser

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 2♣J♥K♥6♠ 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 A♠K♣ for top pair, prompting Foggin to tap the table and muck his cards in defeat.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chady Ojeil	680,000 330,000	330,000
Marc Foggin	225,000 250,000	250,000

Tags: Chady Ojeil Marc Foggin

12-11-2025 17:11 UTC+2

Panagiotopoulos Runs Into Aces...Two of Them!

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David Salituro

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

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: A♠A♦ All in
Ioannis Panagiotopoulos: 10♦10♣ All in
Marius Kudzmanas: A♣A♥

Both Stoica and Kudzmanas showed down two aces, leaving Panagiotopoulos needing help to survive. The board ran out 4♣4♥Q♣8♦2♣ 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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marius Kudzmanas	760,000 250,000	250,000
Roman Stoica	430,000 165,000	165,000
Ioannis Panagiotopoulos	Busted

Tags: Ioannis Panagiotopoulos Marius Kudzmanas Roman Stoica

12-11-2025 17:10 UTC+2

Lampropulos Shows Down a Better Ace

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David Salituro

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 A♥9♣5♦ and Oberoi bet 40,000. Lampropulos called.

Both players checked down the 6♣ turn and 9♠ river, and Lampropulos showed A♠K♠. Oberoi mucked A♦4♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maria Lampropulos	610,000 205,000	205,000
Rohan Oberoi	325,000 158,000	158,000

Tags: Maria Lampropulos Rohan Oberoi

12-11-2025 17:07 UTC+2

Foggin Chips Up in Blinds

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Frank Visser

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 7♦A♦6♣ flop, and 32,000 on the K♠ turn.

The players checked the 6♥ river to showdown, where Foggin's A♥4♠ won him the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marc Foggin	475,000 205,000	205,000
Chady Ojeil	350,000 82,000	82,000

Tags: Chady Ojeil Marc Foggin

12-11-2025 17:04 UTC+2

Vasylchenko Forced Home

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Laura Fryer

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

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: 9♥4♣ All in
Eyal Maaravi: A♠8♦

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 2♠A♦4♦ flop.

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Eyal Maaravi	964,000 12,000	12,000
Oleg Vasylchenko	Busted

Tags: Eyal Maaravi Oleg Vasylchenko