€5,300 Main Event Day 4 | 2025 PokerStars EPT Prague

12-12-2025 19:37 UTC+1

Senhaji Snaps Off Zhao to Double

David Salituro

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Mehdi Senhaji raised to 60,000 in the hijack before Xiaowen Zhao three-bet to 170,000 in the cutoff. Senhaji then four-bet to 535,000 and slammed in his last 1,065,000 the second Zhao announced "all in."

Mehdi Senhaji: A♥A♦ All in
Xiaowen Zhao: A♣K♣

Senhaji had woken up with two aces and hit the last one in the deck on the A♠J♠3♥ flop to make top set. The 10♠ turn gave Zhao some outs with a straight draw, but Senhaji held on the K♥ river to earn the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mehdi Senhaji	2,200,000 250,000	250,000
Xiaowen Zhao	950,000 1,150,000	1,150,000

Tags: Mehdi Senhaji Xiaowen Zhao

12-12-2025 19:31 UTC+1

O'Driscoll Finds Huge Double as Iaculli Back-Raise Jams

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Frank Visser

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Bora Kurtulus raised to 60,000 under the gun. Gianfranco Iaculli called in the small blind, prompting big blind Conor O'Driscoll to three-bet to 275,000.

Kurtulus folded 6♠6♣, but Iaculli moved all in. O'Driscoll spent some time scouting the outer tables before he called off his stack of 1,305,000, worth over 40 big blinds.

Conor O'Driscoll: A♦K♠ All in
Gianfranco Iaculli: K♣J♦

O'Driscoll's ace-high remained best on the 7♣8♠4♦3♣Q♠ runout, doubling him up and placing him among the leaders in the Main Event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Conor O'Driscoll	2,700,000 1,350,000	1,350,000

Bora Kurtulus	1,950,000 200,000	200,000

Gianfranco Iaculli	635,000 1,365,000	1,365,000

Tags: Bora Kurtulus Conor O'Driscoll Gianfranco Iaculli

12-12-2025 19:22 UTC+1

Pasi Laihinen Eliminated in 22nd Place (€29,400)

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David Salituro

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Pasi Laihinen moved all in for 350,000 in the cutoff and Ding Fan called on the button.

Pasi Laihinen: 10♣9♣ All in
Ding Fan: A♥J♠

Fan took a big lead on the A♦5♠4♥ flop with top pair. "That's bad," Laihinen said, and the 6♠ turn left him drawing dead. The river was the 6♦ and Laihinen was eliminated in 22nd place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ding Fan	2,400,000 400,000	400,000
Pasi Laihinen	Busted

Tags: Ding Fan Pasi Laihinen

12-12-2025 19:13 UTC+1

Stanciu Hangs On For a Big Double; Liebrechts Bets Big on the River Against Pidhrusnyi

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David Salituro

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Xiaowen Zhao raised to 60,000 under the gun before Traian Stanciu three-bet to 175,000 in middle position. Ding Fan called on the button, while Zhao got out of the way.

The flop came 7♣5♣5♥ and Stanciu checked to Fan, who bet 150,000. Stanciu then raised to 375,000, and Fan called.

Stanciu moved all in for 590,000 on the 6♥ turn, and Fan snap-called. Stanciu showed A♥A♠, while Fan had A♣3♣ for straight and flush draws. The 8♠ river was safe for Stanciu, and he doubled up in pot worth nearly 2,500,000.

"Disgusting. Very disgusting," Fan said with a big laugh, keeping up his boisterous and affable personality despite taking the hit.

At the same time, at the other outer table, Vasyl Pidhrusnyi had bet 40,000 from the hijack on a flop of Q♣10♠3♥ and Dominique Liebrechts called on the button.

Pidhrusnyi bet another 75,000 on the J♥ turn, and Liebrechts again called. The river was the 10♥, and Pidhrusnyi checked to Liebrechts, who bet 400,000.

"Ace-king of clubs? Doesn't make sense," Pidhrusnyi said as he went deep into the tank, taking several minutes before folding.

Player	Chips	Progress
Traian Stanciu	2,400,000 845,000	845,000
Vasyl Pidhrusnyi	2,300,000 185,000	185,000
Ding Fan	2,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Dominique Liebrechts	1,400,000 450,000	450,000

Tags: Ding Fan Dominique Liebrechts Traian Stanciu Vasyl Pidhrusnyi Xiaowen Zhao

12-12-2025 18:59 UTC+1

Wang Doubles to Leave Krakow on Fumes

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David Salituro

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Matan Krakow raised to 60,000 in the cutoff before Chaofei Wang moved all in for 350,000 on the button. "Okay, good luck," Krakow said as he called.

Chaofei Wang: K♦Q♣ All in
Matan Krakow: A♣J♦

Wang took the lead on the K♣9♥7♦ flop with top pair, while the turn was the 6♣. The Q♠ river improved him to two pair, and Wang doubled up to leave Krakow on less than 10 big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chaofei Wang	760,000 320,000	320,000
Matan Krakow	200,000 365,000	365,000

Tags: Chaofei Wang Matan Krakow

12-12-2025 18:54 UTC+1

Fabian Bartuschk Eliminated in 23rd Place (€29,400)

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Ding Fan opened to 60,000 from middle position, and Mehdi Senhaji called from the cutoff. Fabian Bartuschk raised to roughly 700,000 on the button, committing almost his entire stack. Fan reshoved, covering both players, and Senhaji folded K♦Q♦ face up, not realizing that Bartuschk was not quite all-in yet. Bartuschk then called off with his remaining chips, putting himself at risk.

Fabian Bartuschk: 9♣9♥ All in
Ding Fan: J♣J♠

The board ran out 8♥10♠10♦A♠5♦, keeping Fan in front with pocket jacks to eliminate Bartuschk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ding Fan	2,675,000 745,000	745,000
Mehdi Senhaji	1,950,000 400,000	400,000
Fabian Bartuschk	Busted

Tags: Ding Fan Fabian Bartuschk Mehdi Senhaji

12-12-2025 18:48 UTC+1

Big Timing for O'Driscoll's Big Slick

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Frank Visser

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Thomas Bazin opened the pot with a raise to 60,000 in the hijack. Gianfranco Iaculli in the small blind weighed his options for a bit before he upped the ante to 225,000.

Conor O'Driscoll was in the big blind and four-bet to 450,000, leaving only 180,000 behind. Bazin quickly folded his 9♦8♦, but Iaculli moved in over the top. Driscoll instantly called.

Conor O'Driscoll: A♦K♣ All in
Gianfranco Iaculli: A♣5♣

Iaculli's ace-five threatened to become a flush after the Q♣J♠3♦10♣ turn, but O'Driscoll's Broadway straight was way ahead. The A♥ river changed nothing, and O'Driscoll locked up the pot and doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Bazin	2,300,000 60,000	60,000
Gianfranco Iaculli	1,670,000 690,000	690,000

Conor O'Driscoll	1,350,000 725,000	725,000

Tags: Conor O'Driscoll Gianfranco Iaculli Thomas Bazin

12-12-2025 18:40 UTC+1

No Bluffs For Gkatzas

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David Salituro

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Pasi Laihinen raised to 60,000 in the cutoff and Dimitrios Gkatzas called in the small blind.

The flop came K♣K♠2♠ and Laihinen bet 40,000. Gkatzas called to the 3♦ turn, where Laihinen bet another 175,000. Gkatzas then raised to 400,000, and Laihinen called.

The river was the 9♠ and Gkatzas bet 605,000. Laihinen stood up from his seat and began shuffling his chips in his hand as he went in the tank, taking a few minutes before folding.

"Never bluff," Ding Fan said to Gkatzas.

"Of course. You know better," Gkatzas replied, bursting out in laughter.

"I wasn't bluffing, either," Laihinen added.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dimitrios Gkatzas	2,400,000 450,000	450,000
Pasi Laihinen	930,000 470,000	470,000

Tags: Dimitrios Gkatzas Pasi Laihinen

12-12-2025 18:33 UTC+1

Ivan Uzunov Eliminated in 24th Place (€25,550)

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Frank Visser

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Tobias Peters open-raised to 60,000 under the gun. Thomas Bazin flatted one position later, after which it folded to Ivan Uzunov in the big blind. He jammed his stack of 425,000.

Peters called, prompting Bazin to get out of the way and fold his 10♦10♣.

Ivan Uzunov: A♣J♣ All in
Tobias Peters: Q♠Q♦

Uzunov caught an ace on the 9♦K♦A♦ flop, but Peters earned the checkmark by hitting a flush on the 2♦ turn. Uzunov said his goodbyes as the meaningless 9♠ river completed the board, exiting in 24th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Bazin	2,490,000 70,000	70,000
Tobias Peters	1,520,000 470,000	470,000
Ivan Uzunov	Busted

Tags: Ivan Uzunov Thomas Bazin Tobias Peters

12-12-2025 18:28 UTC+1

Iaculli Misclicks With Eight-Four

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Frank Visser

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Jeffrey Sarwer raised his 6♠6♦ to 60,000 in the hijack, and Eyal Maaravi called in the cutoff with 8♠8♣.

Gianfranco Iaculli wanted to put in a three-bet to 250,000 on the button with 8♦4♦, but accidentally announced 150,000 instead. The floor was called over, and it was ruled the sizing would stand at 150,000, despite Iaculli's protests.

Sarwer and Maaravi both called to the J♦2♥Q♣ flop, but they folded in quick succession when Iaculli placed a continuation-bet of 150,000.