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

12-11-2025 16:59 UTC+2

Hu Snaps Off Kitai

David Salituro

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

Davidi Kitai moved all in for 80,000 from the cutoff as action went on Aram Sargsyan in the small blind, who took a minute but eventually ended up folding. David Hu, though, snap-called in the big blind.

Davidi Kitai: Q♠8♦ All in
David Hu: A♥9♥

Hu hit top pair on the A♠J♦6♦ flop, and Kitai was already drawing dead after the 5♠ turn. The river was the 8♠ and the EPT champion was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Hu	700,000 68,000	68,000
Davidi Kitai	Busted

Tags: David Hu Davidi Kitai

12-11-2025 16:53 UTC+2

Full Updated Counts

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Frank Visser

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Paawan Bansal	1,274,000 19,000	19,000

Eyal Maaravi	952,000 434,000	434,000
Ghattas Kortas	908,000 8,000	8,000
Gianfranco Iaculli	905,000

Jeffrey Sarwer	845,000 28,000	28,000
Terry Jordon	831,000 11,000	11,000
Jaromir Hanel	815,000 185,000	185,000
Ryan Mandara	807,000 293,000	293,000
Leo Worthington-Leese	775,000 35,000	35,000
Filippo Ragone	755,000 10,000	10,000
Xiaowen Zhao	755,000 105,000	105,000
Ole Schemion	741,000 31,000	31,000
Matan Krakow	712,000 132,000	132,000

Vitezslav Cech	693,000 57,000	57,000
Tobias Peters	634,000 21,000	21,000
David Hu	632,000 136,000	136,000
Jakub Michalak	622,000 38,000	38,000
Mehdi Senhaji	595,000 2,000	2,000
Conor O'Driscoll	588,000 126,000	126,000

Elia Salerno	581,000 71,000	71,000
Pasi Laihinen	580,000 117,000	117,000
Anton Iakuba	540,000 85,000	85,000
Marius Kudzmanas	510,000 82,000	82,000
Traian Stanciu	505,000 377,000	377,000
Barak Wisbrod	500,000

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Level: 18

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

12-11-2025 16:35 UTC+2

Spring Is Coming Early: 2026 PokerStars SCOOP Runs March 1-25

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Sandra Barbour

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

The iconic PokerStars Spring Championship Of Online Poker (SCOOP) is one of the most eagerly anticipated festivals on the online poker calendar, thanks partly to its offering of massive prize pools across three weeks of action. Usually, SCOOP runs online at PokerStars throughout May, but the 2026 SCOOP heads to PokerStars two months earlier, with the festival schedule for March 1-25.

PokerStars first ran SCOOP in 2009, and it immediately became a must-play series for tournament grinders of all skill and experience levels. The multi-tiered buy-in structure opens the door for every PokerStars player to experience a world-class poker tournament festival regardless of their bankroll size.

Since its launch in 2009, PokerStars SCOOP has seen more than 143 million PokerStars players buy into over 3,300 tournaments and share a staggering $1.4 billion in prizes, of which more than $216 million has gone to SCOOP champions.

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12-11-2025 16:28 UTC+2

Fewer Than 100 Contenders Remain Entering Second Break

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Frank Visser

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

The 95 remaining players have been sent on another 20-minute break.

Listed below are some highlights from Level 17.

12-11-2025 16:27 UTC+2

Iaculli Stuns Vasylchenko on the River

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Around 250,000 was already in the pot as Oleg Vasylchenko and Gianfranco Iaculli went heads-up to the K♥K♦10♥ flop. Vasylchenko then bet 55,000 from under the gun, and Iaculli called in middle position.

The turn was the 5♥ and Vasylchenko bet another 75,000. Iaculli again called, and the river was the J♦. Vasylchenko then bet 118,000, leaving 10,000 behind, and Iaculli tossed in a few of his time banks and tanked for a minute before calling.

Vasylchenko turned over A♥K♠ for trips. "Yes!" Iaculli yelled out, showing A♦Q♥ for a rivered straight as he won the massive pot.

At another table, Adil Tlimisov had opened to 12,000 in the hijack before Ivan Uzunov shoved in the big blind. Tlimisov called for 132,000.

Adil Tlimisov: A♥K♦ All in
Ivan Uzunov: A♠Q♣

The board ran out 8♦8♠7♦J♠5♣ and Tlimisov's king-kicker stayed in the lead to earn him the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gianfranco Iaculli	905,000 350,000	350,000

Adil Tlimisov	280,000 115,000	115,000
Ivan Uzunov	210,000 58,000	58,000
Oleg Vasylchenko	10,000 310,000	310,000

Tags: Adil Tlimisov Gianfranco Iaculli Ivan Uzunov Oleg Vasylchenko

12-11-2025 16:26 UTC+2

Laihinen Sends Pinto Home

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Laura Fryer

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

The dealer was already counting out Ricardo Pinto's 229,000 stack on the button, having just lost a pot against Pasi Laihinen in the small blind.

Ricardo Pinto: 7♥7♦ All in
Pasi Laihinen: A♠K♣

The K♠3♣Q♣8♣9♦ board was already showing, and Laihinen ended ahead with a pair of kings.

After two recounts of stacks, Pinto was left to exit the tournament being covered by just 2,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pasi Laihinen	463,000 240,000	240,000
Ricardo Pinto	Busted

Tags: Pasi Laihinen Ricardo Pinto

12-11-2025 16:26 UTC+2

Remaining Level 17 Eliminations

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Frank Visser

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Adria Calonge	Busted
Marcin Lesniewski	Busted
Andre von Ins	Busted
Hugues Mazerolle	Busted
Walter Treccarichi	Busted
Fabian Wolf	Busted
Roberto Manfredi	Busted
Daan Mulders	Busted

12-11-2025 16:21 UTC+2

Jordon Can't Shake Cech

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Vitezslav Cech raised to 12,000 in middle position, Terry Jordon three-bet to 25,000 in the cutoff, and Cech called.

Jordon bet 12,000 on the K♣J♥7♦ flop and Cech stuck around to see the 4♣ turn. Jordon then bet 32,000, and Cech again called.

Cech checked the 9♠ river, and Jordon this time checked back and turned over A♣8♣. Cech showed A♠K♦ for top pair to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Terry Jordon	820,000 45,000	45,000
Vitezslav Cech	750,000 130,000	130,000

Tags: Terry Jordon Vitezslav Cech

12-11-2025 16:19 UTC+2

Salerno Rivers a Straight to Take the Pot

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Sava Krink

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

With around 32,000 already in the pot and the flop showing A♦5♥K♥, the action checked to Maria Lampropulos, who bet 10,000 from the cutoff. Elia Salerno in the big blind called.

The J♦ turn was checked through, setting up the 10♣ river.

Salerno took the lead with a bet of 35,000, and Lampropulos called. Salerno revealed Q♦J♥ for a rivered straight, enough to send Lampropulos’ hand to the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Elia Salerno	510,000 200,000	200,000
Maria Lampropulos	430,000 61,000	61,000

Tags: Elia Salerno Maria Lampropulos