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

Dec 12, 2025

Wang Squeezes Some Chips Out of Table

Frank Visser

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Maria Lampropulos opened up the pot with a raise to 30,000 under the gun, holding 10♥10♣. Antonio Sciacca flat-called A♠J♣ in the cutoff, and Chady Ojeil came along from the small blind with A♣8♣.

Having seen the pot grow to a sizable amount already, Chaofei Wang then moved in his 260,000 from the big blind with K♣Q♦.

Lampropulos asked for a count and spent one of her time banks before she folded, after which Sciacca and Ojeil quickly followed suit to grant the pot to Wang.

Tags: Antonio Sciacca Chady Ojeil Chaofei Wang Maria Lampropulos

Dec 12, 2025

Sarwer Fires Two Barrels

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Dimitrios Gkatzas opened to 30,000 from the cutoff and Jeffrey Sarwer called from the button.

The flop came 6♠10♠4♣ and Gkatzas check-called a 30,000 bet from Sarwer.

Sarwer bet 75,000 when checked to on the K♣ turn and this time Gkatzas mucked his hand.

Tags: Dimitrios Gkatzas Jeffrey Sarwer

Dec 12, 2025

Laihinen Shows Down Nines

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David Salituro

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Pasi Laihinen raised to 30,000 in middle position before Matan Krakow three-bet to 95,000 in the cutoff. Laihinen called, and they went heads-up to the K♠7♣2♦ flop.

Krakow then bet 60,000 and Laihinen called. Both players checked down the 2♣ turn and A♦ river, and Laihinen showed 9♠9♥ to win the pot.

Tags: Pasi Laihinen Matan Krakow

Dec 12, 2025

Liebrechts Wins Multi-Way Hand

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Conor O'Driscoll opened to 30,000 from the cutoff, Dominique Liebrechts called from the button, and Roman Stoica defended from the big blind.

The flop came 3♠10♦6♣. Stoica checked, O'Driscoll bet 60,000, Liebrechts called, and Stoica folded.

O'Driscoll checked the 7♥ turn. Liebrechts bet 75,000 and O'Driscoll folded, conceding the pot to Liebrechts.

Tags: Conor O'Driscoll Dominique Liebrechts Roman Stoica

Dec 12, 2025

Pidhrusnyi and Sciacca Tangle Again

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Frank Visser

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Vasyl Pidhrusnyi opened his button to 30,000, and Antonio Sciacca defended in the big blind. Pidhrusnyi tossed in an additional 30,000 on the 8♠5♦3♥ flop, which Sciacca check-called.

The 9♠ turn was checked by both players, prompting Sciacca to bet 160,000 on the J♣ river. Pidhrusnyi quickly called, seeing his 10♥9♣ win against the 6♦3♠ of Sciacca.

Tags: Antonio Sciacca Vasyl Pidhrusnyi

Dec 12, 2025

Kozieja Eliminated in Four-Bet Pot

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Frank Visser

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Fabrizio Nuetzel opened the action with a raise to 30,000 in middle position. Chip leader Gianfranco Iaculli three-bet his button to 90,000, after which Grzegorz Kozieja made it 200,000 to go in the small blind.

Nuetzel quickly got out of the way, but Iaculli obliged with a call. The duo went to the 10♥J♦9♠ flop, which Kozieja checked to Iaculli.

Iaculli fired a bet of 165,000, and Kozieja moved all in for roughly 500,000 after spending a time bank. Iaculli snap-called, and the players revealed their cards.

Grzegorz Kozieja: A♥A♦ All in
Gianfranco Iaculli: 10♠10♦

Iaculli had flopped a set to take a big lead over the aces of Kozieja. The 2♦ turn left Kozieja with just two outs in the deck, and they did not appear on the 5♣ river.

Kozieja took it in stride and amicably wished his former tablemates good luck as he saw his second consecutive EPT Main Event Day 4 appearance end in 43rd place.

Tags: Fabrizio Nuetzel Gianfranco Iaculli Grzegorz Kozieja

Dec 12, 2025

Another Big Slick for Sciacca

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Frank Visser

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Shortly after doubling up, Antonio Sciacca looked down at A♥K♠ in middle position. He raised to 30,000, which Vasyl Pidhrusnyi called in the big blind with 10♣9♠.

Pidhrusnyi check-called as Sciacca continued for 40,000 on the Q♣4♠10♦ flop, but he gave up on the pot when Sciacca fired 90,000 when the J♥ turned him the nuts.

Tags: Antonio Sciacca Vasyl Pidhrusnyi

Dec 12, 2025

Sarwer Takes Out Ullereng, Fan Folds the Winner

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David Salituro

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Ding Fan raised to 30,000 under the gun and Jeffrey Sarwer called in the hijack. Mats Ullereng then moved all in for 165,000 in the big blind and Fan reraised to 300,000.

Ullereng turned over his A♥9♠ before Sarwer had a chance to act, and a tournament official had to be called over. It was ruled that Ullereng's hand would remain exposed, and Sarwer then reshoved. Fan quickly folded, saying he had two sixes.

Mats Ullereng: A♥9♠ All in
Jeffrey Sarwer: A♣K♣

The 10♠10♣3♦ flop left open the possibility of a chop, while the turn was the 4♦. The 2♥ river kept Sarwer in the lead with his king-kicker, and Ullereng was sent to the rail.

Tags: Ding Fan Jeffrey Sarwer Mats Ullereng

Dec 12, 2025

Runner-Runner Makes It Funner

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Frank Visser

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Vasyl Pidhrusnyi opened to 30,000 under the gun, and Antonio Sciacca responded with a three-bet to 125,000 in the hijack. Pidhrusnyi clicked it back to 250,000, after which Sciacca moved all in for 745,000.

Pidhrusnyi snap-called with the covering stack, and the cards were tabled.

Antonio Sciacca: A♦K♠ All in
Vasyl Pidhrusnyi: A♠A♣

Sciacca needed running outs to crack the aces of Pidhrusnyi after the 10♣5♥4♦ flop.

A smile appeared on his face as the K♣ turn gave him a glimmer of hope, and he could not believe his eyes as the K♦ river made him trips to best Pidhrusnyi's aces and double up.

Tags: Antonio Sciacca Vasyl Pidhrusnyi

Dec 12, 2025

Van Rooij’s Short Stack Falls Early

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Sava Krink

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

All eyes were on Merijn van Rooij at the start of the day after he bagged just 5,000 last night. Sitting in the cutoff, he had a moment to think about which hand he wanted to go with, and it did not take long for him to decide.

On the second hand of the day, action folded to him in the hijack, and he pushed his last 5,000 into the middle. Matan Krakow limped from the small blind, and Conor O'Driscoll checked his option in the big blind.

The players checked the 7♠7♣K♠ flop, and Krakow checked again on the 3♦ turn. This time, O'Driscoll bet 15,000, and Krakow made the call.

The river brought the 6♠, and Krakow quickly check-called a bet of 55,000. The cards went on their backs.

Van Rooij showed Q♥6♥ for two pair sevens and sixes. Krakow revealed K♦8♦ for kings and sevens. But O'Driscoll had the best of it with 9♦7♥ for trips sevens, more than enough to pull in the pot and send Van Rooij to the rail.

Tags: Conor O'Driscoll Matan Krakow Merijn van Rooij