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

Dec 12, 2025

Lampropulos Mines Set

Frank Visser

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Matan Krakow opened his A♦Q♥ to 40,000 in the hijack. Maria Lampropulos fancied a flop on the button with 3♦3♣ and called.

Krakow continued for another 40,000 on the 3♠J♦4♥ flop. Lampropulos just matched the bet, seeing Krakow increase his sizing to 115,000 on the K♥ turn.

Lampropulos kept up the slow-play with another call, after which the 7♥ was placed as the river. Krakow put forth all his time banks, ultimately spending one of them before deciding to give up on his bluff and check.

Lampropulos then put her opponent all-in for his remaining 220,000, but Krakow quickly got rid of his ace-high to stay in contention.

Tags: Maria Lampropulos Matan Krakow

Dec 12, 2025

Senhaji Gets Back-to-Back Big Hands, With Opposite Results

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David Salituro

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

David Hu and Mehdi Senhaji checked to the turn on a board of Q♣8♣8♠7♦ when Hu led out for 65,000 from the small blind. Senhaji then raised to 140,000 in the big blind, and Hu called.

The 7♠ river was also checked down, and Senhaji showed A♣A♦ to win the pot.

The next hand, Senhaji raised to 80,000 in the small blind and Xiaowen Zhao called in the big blind.

The flop came 8♠7♦3♦ and Senhaji bet 70,000. Zhao called, and the J♥ fell on the turn.

Senhaji slowed down and checked to Zhao, who bet 160,000. Senhaji folded A♦K♠ and implored Zhao to also show, but Zhao didn't oblige and returned his cards face down.

Tags: David Hu Mehdi Senhaji Xiaowen Zhao

Dec 12, 2025

Big Bluff from Bazin

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Roman Stoica opened to 40,000 from the button, and Thomas Bazin defended from the big blind.

The flop came K♥8♣10♣. Bazin checked and Stoica bet 40,000. Bazin check-raised to 110,000, and Stoica called.

Bazin checked again on the Q♦ turn and Stoica bet 180,000. This time Bazin just called.

On the 2♣ river Bazin led out with a shove for 560,000. Stoica folded, and Bazin showed Q♥7♥ for second pair, turned into a bluff before dragging in the pot.

Tags: Roman Stoica Thomas Bazin

Dec 12, 2025

Liebrechts Lays Down Kings

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Frank Visser

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Dominique Liebrechts flicked in a raise to 40,000 in the cutoff with K♥K♣ . Chaofei Wang defended J♥8♥ in his big blind and check-called Liebrechts' continuation-bet of 40,000 on the 9♥Q♣4♥ flop.

Wang then led out for 90,000 when the Q♠ hit the turn. Liebrechts called, seeing the 7♥ river complete the board. Wang kept up the aggression with a bet of 175,000, sending Liebrechts into the tank.

After spending a time bank, Liebrechts found the correct fold and sent his overpair into the muck.

Tags: Chaofei Wang Dominique Liebrechts

Dec 12, 2025

Sorainen Fails to Get Past His Own Personal Bubble

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David Salituro

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

"I was 30th in this last year," Luka Sorainen said as the field was again reduced to the final 30 players.

Xiaowen Zhao then raised to 40,000 in early position, Sorainen shoved for 350,000 in the cutoff, and Zhao called.

Luka Sorainen: K♠Q♠ All in
Xiaowen Zhao: J♠J♥

Sorainen was racing for his tournament life to avoid another 30th-place finish, but he missed the 7♣4♦3♥A♠2♠ board and was eliminated in the same spot he was a year ago.

Tags: Luka Sorainen Xiaowen Zhao

Dec 12, 2025

Lampropulos' Downtrend Continues

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Frank Visser

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Maria Lampropulos raised to 40,000 in early position. Vasyl Pidhrusnyi called in the hijack, and the duo went heads up to a flop of 5♦5♠10♠. Lampropulos started with a check, seeing Pidhrusnyi take over the initiative with a bet of 40,000.

Lampropulos called to the 7♦ turn, where Pidhrusnyi sized up to 125,000. Undeterred, Lampropulos check-called again, after which the A♥ river was checked down.

Lampropulos tabled Q♣10♦ for tens and fives, but Pidhrusnyi had the better hand the whole way, and his J♦J♣ won him another pot.

Tags: Maria Lampropulos Vasyl Pidhrusnyi

Dec 12, 2025

Jordon Runs Into a Boat, Then Shows the Bluff

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David Salituro

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Terry Jordon raised to 40,000 in early position and was called by Thomas Bazin in middle position, Ding Fan on the button, and Roman Stoica in the big blind.

Jordon continued for 25,000 on the 9♥9♦J♠ flop and Bazin called. Fan folded, but Stoica then raised to 80,000. Only Jordon called.

The turn was the Q♠ and Stoica bet 100,000. Jordon again called to the 7♣ river, where Stoica bet another 330,000. Jordon called, and Stoica showed 9♠7♥ for a full house to win the pot.

A few hands later, Paawan Bansal raised to 40,000 in middle position and Stoica called in the small blind. Jordon then three-bet to 120,000 in the big blind, and only Bansal called.

Jordon bet 80,000 on the K♠Q♠5♦ flop, and Bansal called. Both players then checked the 5♣ turn.

The river was the 3♣ and Jordon bet 210,000. Bansal tanked for a minute before folding, and Jordon showed 10♣9♣ for a bluff as he took the pot.

Tags: Ding Fan Paawan Bansal Roman Stoica Terry Jordon Thomas Bazin

Dec 12, 2025

Kurtulus Shoves Over Iaculli's Triple Barrel

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Gianfranco Iaculli opened to 45,000 from under the gun, Bora Kurtulus called from middle position, and Eyal Maaravi defended from the big blind.

The flop came A♣A♠7♠. Maaravi checked, Iaculli bet 50,000, Kurtulus called, and Maaravi folded.

Iaculli continued for 130,000 on the K♦ turn, and Kurtulus called again.

On the 5♦ river, Iaculli bet 305,000, and Kurtulus shoved for 540,000. Iaculli folded, and Kurtulus took down the sizable pot without showdown.

Tags: Bora Kurtulus Eyal Maaravi Gianfranco Iaculli

Dec 12, 2025

Ragone Rivers Lampropulos

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Frank Visser

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Filippo Ragone open-raised to 40,000 under the gun and found Maria Lampropulos as the only caller.

Lampropulos called when Ragone continued for 65,000 on the 8♣Q♣6♠ flop, after which the 3♥ turn was checked by both contenders.

The 10♦ river made Ragone reaggress, firing a bet of 80,000. Lampropulos quickly called, but her Q♦J♦ for op pair was no longer good against the J♠9♠ of Ragone, who had hit a gutshot on the river to win the pot.