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

Dec 11, 2025

Kicker Saves Guimaraens

Laura Fryer

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

Action was followed from the Q♦6♠4♠ flop, with a pot of around 40,000 already in play.

Antonio Guimaraens had jammed for his remaining 40,000 from the big blind and action was on Conor O'Driscoll sitting under the gun.

O'Driscoll moved in a stack of chips to call, and the players turned over their hands.

Antonio Guimaraens: A♦Q♣ All in
Conor O'Driscoll: Q♠9♠

Guimaraens was just ahead, but O'Driscoll had some outs with the flush draw. Guimaraens took the pot with the ace kicker after seeing the 4♥ turn and 2♣ river.

Tags: Antonio Guimaraens Conor O'Driscoll

Dec 11, 2025

Maaravi in "God Mode" to Start the Day

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David Salituro

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

Tjenno Eskes moved all in for 60,000 from under the gun and Eyal Maaravi called in early position.

Tjenno Eskes: K♥K♠ All in
Eyal Maaravi: 8♥8♦

Eskes was a favorite to double up with his kings as the flop came J♥7♦2♦, while the 10♦ fell on the turn. The river, though, was the 9♦ and Maaravi improved to both a straight and a flush to win the pot and send last year's seventh-place finisher to the rail.

"God Mode," tablemate Igors Vikainis said to Maaravi.

"Too short to fold eights," Maaravi replied.

"I'm not blaming you. Just remember to share. You can't have them all," Vikainis added.

Tags: Eyal Maaravi Tjenno Eskes

Dec 11, 2025

Wigg Among Early Day 3 Eliminations

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Frank Visser

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

Dec 11, 2025

Brzezinski's Back-to-Back Dream Remains Alive

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Frank Visser

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

EPT Malta champion Tomasz Brzezinski moved in his stack of 60,000 from the hijack. Matan Krakow asked for a count in the small blind before he committed a call.

Tomasz Brzezinski: A♣J♥ All in
Matan Krakow: A♠10♠

Krakow needed running outs after the 5♣8♥J♦ flop. Brzezinski locked up the pot on the 4♣ turn, with the meaningless 9♣ river following.

Tags: Matan Krakow Tomasz Brzezinski

Dec 11, 2025

Big Bet on the River

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Sava Krink

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

Alexander Norden kicked things off with an open raise in the hijack, drawing two callers: Sergey Lebedev on the button and Mehdi Senhaji in the big blind.

The flop came 2♣K♦K♥, and the action checked to Lebedev, who slid out a bet of 8,000. Norden made the call while Senhaji stepped aside.

Both players checked the Q♠ turn, bringing the action to the 8♠ river. Norden checked again, and Lebedev fired a sizable bet of 50,000. The pressure was enough to push Norden off his hand, leaving Lebedev to pull in the pot.

Tags: Alexander Norden Mehdi Senhaji Sergey Lebedev

Dec 11, 2025

Kings Love Bansal

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David Salituro

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

Jeffrey Sarwer raised to 11,000 in middle position and Paawan Bansal called in the cutoff. David Docherty then moved all in for 45,000 in the big blind and Sarwer called, but Bansal then reraised to 150,000. Sarwer quickly folded.

David Docherty: 7♥7♠ All in
Paawan Bansal: K♣K♦

"In Prague, it's always coming seven," Docherty said hopefully after Bansal revealed his kings, but it was Bansal who hit a set on the A♦Q♠K♠ flop.

"It's always coming two sevens," Docherty said, but no miracles arrived on the 4♦ turn or 3♥ river and he was sent to the rail.

"Kings like you. Even yesterday," tablemate Vasyl Pidhrusnyi said to Bansal after the hand.

Tags: David Docherty Jeffrey Sarwer Paawan Bansal

Dec 11, 2025

Mulders Doubles up Early

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Laura Fryer

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

Chengzhou Zhou opened to 10,000 from early position and Daan Mulders moved all in from the cutoff for his remaining 33,000. Zhou called, and the players were left to go to showdown.

Daan Mulders: 5♦5♠ All in
Chengzhou Zhou: A♠J♣

Mulders was ahead and only improved after the 5♣10♥K♦ flop saw him pick up a set.

A K♥ turn gave him the boat and the A♥ river secured him the double up.

Tags: Chengzhou Zhou Daan Mulders

Dec 11, 2025

Jean-Baptiste Pano Continues Impressive PokerStars EPT Prague Form

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Sandra Barbour

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

The 2025 PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Prague festival is nearing its conclusion, but Jean-Baptiste Pano does not want it to end. Earlier this week, Pano finished fourth in the €825 PokerStars Open Cup for a career-best €112,500 score. A few days later, Pano came out on top of the €2,100 No-Limit Hold'em Single Re-Entry event for his first Spadie trophy and another €75,020 in prize money.

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Tags: Jean-Baptiste Pano

Dec 11, 2025

Cooler Turn Leaves Perez Short

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Frank Visser

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

With 185,000 already in the pot, Roger Perez checked the 2♠3♠A♥A♦ turn from under the gun. Oleg Vasylchenko then pushed in his stack of 57,000 from middle position, and Perez quickly called.

Oleg Vasylchenko: A♣Q♦ All in
Roger Perez: A♠10♠

Vasylchenko's kicker remained the deciding factor on the 5♥ river, doubling him up and leaving Perez with less than seven big blinds in his stack.

Tags: Oleg Vasylchenko Roger Perez

Dec 11, 2025

Chalot Holds On to Bust Danchev

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David Salituro

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

Dimitar Danchev and Benjamin Chalot built a pot of around 120,000 as they went heads-up to a flop of 4♦7♥7♠. Danchev then bet 40,000 from the small blind, and Chalot raised to 85,000 on the button. Danchev came back with an all-in shove for 160,000, and Chalot quickly called.

Dimitar Danchev: A♠K♠ All in
Benjamin Chalot: 9♦9♠

Danchev needed to improve against Chalot's two nines, but he missed the Q♥ turn and J♦ river, and the EPT champion was sent to the rail.

Tags: Benjamin Chalot Dimitar Danchev