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

12-11-2025 13:38 UTC+2

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Conor O'Driscoll	355,000 185,000	185,000

Antonio Guimaraens	140,000 73,000	73,000

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12-11-2025 13:32 UTC+2

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eyal Maaravi	560,000 94,000	94,000
Tjenno Eskes	Busted

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12-11-2025 13:32 UTC+2

Wigg Among Early Day 3 Eliminations

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Frank Visser

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Anton Wigg	Busted

Mahmoud Bedoui	Busted
James Akenhead	Busted
Steven Watts	Busted
Severi Palmu	Busted
Baris Topuz	Busted
Ersin Ical	Busted
Konstantinos Nanos	Busted
Artus Gimenez	Busted
Roger Perez	Busted
Anton Siden	Busted
Marc Fischer	Busted
Mohamad El Rais	Busted

12-11-2025 13:29 UTC+2

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matan Krakow	620,000 53,000	53,000

Tomasz Brzezinski	130,000 70,000	70,000

Tags: Matan Krakow Tomasz Brzezinski

12-11-2025 13:27 UTC+2

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mehdi Senhaji	366,000 54,000	54,000
Alexander Norden	270,000 9,000	9,000
Sergey Lebedev	207,000 16,000	16,000

Tags: Alexander Norden Mehdi Senhaji Sergey Lebedev

12-11-2025 13:25 UTC+2

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paawan Bansal	860,000 10,000	10,000

Jeffrey Sarwer	850,000 34,000	34,000
David Docherty	Busted

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12-11-2025 13:24 UTC+2

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chengzhou Zhou	170,000 42,000	42,000
Daan Mulders	78,000 28,000	28,000

Tags: Chengzhou Zhou Daan Mulders

12-11-2025 13:23 UTC+2

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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12-11-2025 13:22 UTC+2

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oleg Vasylchenko	299,000 152,000	152,000
Roger Perez	34,000 146,000	146,000

Tags: Oleg Vasylchenko Roger Perez

12-11-2025 13:15 UTC+2

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.