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

12-11-2025 15:55 UTC+2

Turchi Lies in Wait For Zhao

David Salituro

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

With around 95,000 in the pot on a flop of Q♦2♥5♦, Xiaowen Zhao bet 30,000 from the button and Virgile Turchi called in the cutoff.

The turn was the 4♦ and Zhao bet 65,000. Turchi again called, and the 8♠ fell on the river. Zhao then moved all in, and Turchi snap-called for 92,000.

Zhao turned over K♦K♠, but Turchi had A♦A♠ to win the pot and double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Diego Montone	780,000 56,000	56,000
Xiaowen Zhao	650,000 258,000	258,000
Fahredin Mustafov	520,000 17,000	17,000
Virgile Turchi	470,000 205,000	205,000
Grzegorz Kozieja	450,000 5,000	5,000
Barak Wisbrod	400,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Virgile Turchi Xiaowen Zhao

12-11-2025 15:52 UTC+2

Gilboa Doubles Up Before Busting in Next Hand

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Sava Krink

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

Uri Gilboa went all in on the button with his last 11,000 and was called by Erkan Sonmez in the big blind.

Uri Gilboa: Q♠Q♥ All in
Erkan Sonmez: K♥7♥

The board ran out A♣6♠2♣10♥10♣, sending Gilboa a full double-up.

On the very next hand, action folded to Gilboa, who opened with a raise to 12,000. Leo Worthington-Leese called from the button.

Gilboa check-called Worthington-Leese’s 6,000 bet on the 5♦4♥10♠ flop.

The 7♥ hit on the turn, and Gilboa checked again. Worthington-Leese sized up to 20,000, putting Gilboa at risk. Gilboa called, sending the players to showdown.

Uri Gilboa: K♠J♥ All in
Leo Worthington-Leese: K♦K♥

The river 9♠ brought no help for Gilboa, ending his tournament run.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leo Worthington-Leese	740,000 67,000	67,000
Erkan Sonmez	350,000 35,000	35,000
Uri Gilboa	Busted

Tags: Erkan Sonmez Leo Worthington-Leese Uri Gilboa

12-11-2025 15:51 UTC+2

Tomovic and Vella Double Against Sevens

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Frank Visser

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

Juha Helppi flicked in a raise to 13,000 in the cutoff. Elias Suhonen then moved all in on the button, covering all remaining players. Aleksandar Tomovic called for less from the small blind, while the others got out of the way.

Aleksandar Tomovic: A♠K♦ All in
Elias Suhonen: 7♥7♣

Tomovic won the flip by making a full house on the Q♦A♣Q♥J♥A♥ runout, doubling up his stack of 102,000.

At an adjacent table, small blind Vito Vella got his last 80,000 in against Anton Iakuba in the cutoff.

Vito Vella: A♦A♣ All in
Anton Iakuba: 7♠7♣

Vella's aces had no issues winning the hand when the board ran out K♥2♣3♠5♣6♦, doubling him up to a stack of nearly 30 big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anton Iakuba	625,000 75,000	75,000
Aleksandar Tomovic	229,000 84,000	84,000
Elias Suhonen	205,000 95,000	95,000
Vito Vella	172,000 66,000	66,000
Juha Helppi	95,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Aleksandar Tomovic Anton Iakuba Elias Suhonen Juha Helppi Vito Vella

12-11-2025 15:48 UTC+2

Dobosz Leaves Calonge on Fumes

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David Salituro

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

With around 130,000 in the pot on a board of 10♥9♣9♥K♠, Adria Calonge bet 46,000 from the small blind and Kamil Dobosz called in early position.

The river was the 10♦ and Calonge moved all in. Dobosz snap-called for his last 89,000 and turned over K♣10♣ for a full house, and Calonge mucked A♦K♥ as he was left on a short stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kamil Dobosz	405,000 159,000	159,000
Adria Calonge	40,000 37,000	37,000

Tags: Kamil Dobosz Adria Calonge

12-11-2025 15:47 UTC+2

Vrakas Hit from Both Sides

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Laura Fryer

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

Georgios Vrakas opened to 12,000 from the cutoff and Maria Lampropulos three-bet to 38,000 on the button. Action folded back around to Vrakas, and he paused, before mucking his hand.

Lampropulos opened the next hand and saw a round of folds, adding more chips to her without needing to see a flop.

In the next hand, Vrakas opened to 12,000 from early position and Matiss Celmins defended the big blind.

The 8♠6♥5♣ flop was quickly checked by both to the 2♣ turn. Celmins bet 12,000 and Vrakas mucked.

After the hand, Celmins said, "I regret I didn't shove".

Player	Chips	Progress
Maria Lampropulos	369,000 31,000	31,000
Georgios Vrakas	235,000 47,000	47,000
Matiss Celmins	105,000 23,000	23,000

Tags: Georgios Vrakas Maria Lampropulos Matiss Celmins

12-11-2025 15:45 UTC+2

Assorted Stacks

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Frank Visser

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Paawan Bansal	1,255,000 13,000	13,000

Terry Jordon	1,080,000 90,000	90,000
Fahredin Mustafov	537,000 82,000	82,000
Merijn van Rooij	430,000 35,000	35,000
Enrico Camosci	145,000 5,000	5,000
Davidi Kitai	90,000 23,000	23,000

12-11-2025 15:39 UTC+2

Helppi Fills Up Against Mandara

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David Salituro

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

Juha Helppi moved all in for 51,000 from the small blind and Ryan Mandara called in middle position.

Juha Helppi: 7♣7♠ All in
Ryan Mandara: A♦Q♣

Helppi's pair of sevens remained in the lead going to the river on a board of 8♠6♥9♠8♣. "Nine," Mandara pleaded, but instead the 7♦ fell to give Helppi a full house.

"Seven is better. I needed it more. Not even a dent in your stack," Helppi replied.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Mandara	1,100,000 195,000	195,000
Juha Helppi	110,000 8,000	8,000

Tags: Juha Helppi Ryan Mandara

12-11-2025 15:36 UTC+2

No Back-to-Back as Brzezinski Among Recently Eliminated Players

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Frank Visser

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Erik Lindqwist	Busted
Georgios Tsouloftas	Busted
Daniel Rodriguez	Busted
Tomasz Brzezinski	Busted

Iraklis Manikaros	Busted
Luigi Pignataro	Busted
Igors Vikainis	Busted
Darius Neagoe	Busted