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

12-11-2025 14:27 UTC+2

Hanel Takes It Down on the River

Sava Krink

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

With around 140,000 already in the middle and the board reading 7♥J♣7♦10♠, both players opted to check the turn.

The river brought the 3♥ and Jaromir Hanel, first to act, seized the moment with a bet of 45,000. Mengshi Tian quickly released their hand, allowing Hanel to scoop the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jaromir Hanel	630,000 24,000	24,000
Mengshi Tian	314,000 194,000	194,000

Tags: Jaromir Hanel Mengshi Tian

12-11-2025 14:24 UTC+2

Peters' Pressure Pays

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Sava Krink

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

The pot stood at around 160,000, and the board showed 7♣Q♥5♣2♥. Tobias Peters was the first to act, betting 100,000, putting his opponent, Jaehyung Park, in a tough spot, as he had only around 80,000 behind.

Park burned through all of his timebank cards before making the fold, giving up the pot to Peters.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tobias Peters	610,000 160,000	160,000
Jaehyung Park	80,000 156,000	156,000

Tags: Jaehyung Park Tobias Peters

12-11-2025 14:22 UTC+2

Zhou Flops the Straight

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Laura Fryer

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Chengzhou Zhou had taken a tumble from his starting day stack and open jammed for 61,000 from the cutoff. Sergey Lebedev re-jammed from the small blind and there were no other callers.

Chengzhou Zhou: 6♦5♦ All in
Sergey Lebedev: A♣K♥

Zhou needed to hit, and the flop went his way after seeing the dealer fan the 7♠3♣4♥.

The 8♥ turn and 2♣ river locked up the double for Zhou, and he left Lebedev with just 99,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chengzhou Zhou	132,000 38,000	38,000
Sergey Lebedev	99,000 108,000	108,000

Tags: Chengzhou Zhou Sergey Lebedev

12-11-2025 14:20 UTC+2

Gebissa Shoves Into Uzunov's Aces

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David Salituro

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Ivan Uzunov bet 5,000 from under the gun on a flop of 9♠7♦9♣ and Joshua Gebissa raised to 13,000 in the big blind. Uzunov called, and the Q♠ fell on the turn.

Gebissa then moved all in for 35,000 and Uzunov quickly called. Gebissa showed 10♥8♣ for a straight draw, and he needed to improve against Uzunov's A♠A♦. The 2♠ river was no help, and Gebissa was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Uzunov	250,000 49,000	49,000
Joshua Gebissa	Busted

Tags: Joshua Gebissa Ivan Uzunov

12-11-2025 14:18 UTC+2

Assorted Counts

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Frank Visser

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Mandara	940,000 60,000	60,000
Xiaowen Zhao	927,000 430,000	430,000
Hugues Mazerolle	140,000 54,000	54,000
Elias Suhonen	135,000 56,000	56,000
Aleksandar Tomovic	120,000 39,000	39,000
Andrii Mykhailov	95,000 11,000	11,000

12-11-2025 14:16 UTC+2

Flashback: Pedro Marques Wins Historic, Record-Breaking 2024 EPT Prague Main Event

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Sandra Barbour

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

The stage was set last December for an epic battle inside the Hilton Prague, and it delivered in every way possible. Six players returned for the final day, and only one walked away a champion. In the end, it was Pedro Marques who outlasted a record-breaking field of 1,458 and toppled the seemingly unstoppable Paul Runcan to claim the 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour Prague €5,300 Main Event title.

For Marques, the victory was more than just another tournament win. "It’s an amazing, special feeling. One of the best days of my life, for sure," he said after securing the title and a €963,450 payout following a heads-up deal with Runcan. The Portuguese star, ranked second on his country’s all-time money list, added, "Winning a Main Event is completely different from any of my other wins—it’s a really special moment."

2024 EPT Prague Main Event Final Table Results

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1	Pedro Marques	Portugal	€963,450*
2	Paul Runcan	Romania	€900,000*
3	Jaehyung Park	South Korea	€512,100
4	Barak Oz	Israel	€393,950
5	Anton Bergstrom	Sweden	€303,000
6	Siarhei Alontsau	Belarus	€233,050
7	Tjenno Eskes	Netherlands	€179,250
8	Siegfried Kapeller	Austria	€137,900
9	Danut Chisu	Romania	€106,050

*Denotes heads-up deal

Read the Full Recap Here

12-11-2025 14:10 UTC+2

Kurtulus Calls Down Bansal; Wenzel Falls to Auer

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David Salituro

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Paawan Bansal and Bora Kurtulus went to the turn on a board of 2♠3♠2♦5♠ when Bansal led out for 18,000 from the big blind. Kurtulus called under the gun.

The river was the 10♣ and Bansal bet another 44,000. Kurtulus quickly called once more, and Bansal showed J♦4♦. Kurtulus turned over K♦K♥ and took the pot with his kings.

At another table, Benedikt Wenzel had shoved for 60,000 from early position and Matthias Auer called in the small blind.

Benedikt Wenzel: 5♥5♣ All in
Matthias Auer: 7♣7♥

The flop came K♦3♥8♥, while the 8♣ turn kept Auer in the lead. The 7♦ river improved him to a full house, and Wenzel was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paawan Bansal	1,000,000 335,000	335,000

Bora Kurtulus	330,000 113,000	113,000

Matthias Auer	320,000 168,000	168,000
Benedikt Wenzel	Busted

Tags: Benedikt Wenzel Bora Kurtulus Matthias Auer Paawan Bansal

12-11-2025 14:09 UTC+2

Bansal on Monster Stack After Cracking Suutari's Aces

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Frank Visser

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

A big pot was between Paawan Bansal and Juho Suutari when Suutari's final chips were committed on a full board of 4♦6♦7♣J♠4♥ and they reached showdown.

Paawan Bansal had him at risk and tabled 6♠6♣ for a full house. Suutari immediately stood up and rushed out of the tournament area as his A♠A♥ left him empty-handed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paawan Bansal	1,335,000 475,000	475,000

Juho Suutari	Busted

Tags: Juho Suutari Paawan Bansal

12-11-2025 14:09 UTC+2

Sargsyan Goes for Kitai

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Laura Fryer

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Aram Sargsyan had just doubled through Davidi Kitai after getting in his pocket eights from an early position, against Kitai's pocket aces in the big blind and Sargsyan hit a set on the flop to take the pot.

Kitai sat back with just 7,000 and was in the small blind in the next hand and Sargsyan had just climbed up to 130,000 in chips.

After seeing Sargsyan open from under the gun to 10,000, Kitai moved his final 5,000 chips in to call.

Davidi Kitai: A♠Q♠ All in
Aram Sargsyan: 2♥2♣

Kitai wasn't looking strong, but the board double paired on the 5♠10♦10♣8♠8♦ runout, securing Kitai his seat in the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aram Sargsyan	130,000 70,000	70,000
Davidi Kitai	24,000 46,000	46,000

Tags: Aram Sargsyan Davidi Kitai

12-11-2025 14:06 UTC+2

Uzunov Shoves Into Helppi

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Frank Visser

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Ivan Uzunov opened his button to 10,000. Juha Helppi in the small blind three-bet to 31,000, which Uzunov called. Helppi and Uzunov both checked the 7♦J♠6♥ flop, and Helppi checked again on the A♦ turn.

Uzunov tossed in a small bet of 12,000, and Helppi matched it to head to the 5♠ river. After Helppi checked a third time, Uzunov pushed in 95,000 chips, virtually putting himself all in.

Helppi used one of his time banks before he concluded a fold was best, and he forfeited the pot by passing his cards to the dealer.