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

12-13-2025 15:13 UTC+2

Curious Fan Sees Cech's House

Frank Visser

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Ding Fan made it 100,000 to go in the hijack. It folded to Vitezslav Cech in the big blind, and he tossed in a call.

Fan continued for another 100,000 on the 8♣2♣8♠ flop, which Cech check-raised to 275,000. Fan tossed in a quick call to the A♣ turn, where both players checked it through to the 10♣ triver.

Cech flicked in a small bet of 150,000, and Fan called with a characteristic smile on his face.

Cech showed a full house with A♥8♥. Fan found out his A♠J♠ had been behind since the flop, and he mucked his cards in defeat.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ding Fan	3,930,000 400,000	400,000
Vitezslav Cech	3,410,000 550,000	550,000

Tags: Ding Fan Vitezslav Cech

12-13-2025 15:09 UTC+2

Senhaji Regains Some Chips

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Frank Visser

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Dimitrios Gkatzas opened his button to 100,000 with K♦4♦. Mehdi Senhaji decided to flat Q♠J♣ in the small blind, and the duo went heads up to the 3♣9♠J♠ flop.

Gkatzas continued for 150,000 but quickly folded his air when Senhaji check-raised to 600,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dimitrios Gkatzas	2,360,000 800,000	800,000
Mehdi Senhaji	1,310,000 250,000	250,000

Tags: Dimitrios Gkatzas Mehdi Senhaji

12-13-2025 15:05 UTC+2

Fan Gets Senhaji Off Same Hand

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Frank Visser

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Mehdi Senhaji raised to 100,000 as first to act, holding A♥K♠. Ding Fan three-bet to 375,000 from the small blind with A♦K♣.

Senhaji went deep into the tank, spending two time extensions before flat-calling.

Fan continued for 210,000 on the 2♦7♣9♠ flop. Senhaji quickly called to the 9♦ turn, where Fan moved all in.

Senhaji counted his 1,060,000 remaining chips before he folded his ace-king, and Fan was awarded the pot without showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ding Fan	4,330,000 680,000	680,000
Mehdi Senhaji	1,060,000 460,000	460,000

Tags: Ding Fan Mehdi Senhaji

12-13-2025 15:00 UTC+2

Bansal Shows a Straight

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David Salituro

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Thomas Bazin raised to 100,000 in the hijack and Bora Kurtulus called in the big blind.

Bazin continued for another 100,000 on the J♥2♣3♠ flop, and Kurtulus called. Both players then checked the 2♥ turn, and the 3♣ fell on the river. Kurtulus led out for 125,000, and Bazin folded.

Kurtulus and Paawan Bansal then went to a flop of A♥2♦3♣ in a limped pot between the blinds when Kurtulus led out for 50,000. Bansal called.

The K♦ turn was checked through, and Kurtulus also checked the 4♣ river. Bansal then bet 185,000, and Kurtulus called.

Bansal showed 10♦5♥ for a straight, and Kurtulus mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bora Kurtulus	3,400,000 250,000	250,000

Paawan Bansal	3,200,000 350,000	350,000

Thomas Bazin	2,100,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Bora Kurtulus Paawan Bansal Thomas Bazin

12-13-2025 14:57 UTC+2

Bansal Gets a Fold from Bazin

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Paawan Bansal opened to 100,000 from middle position, and Thomas Bazin called from the cutoff.

Bazin called a 225,000 continuation bet from Bansal on the 10♦7♥2♠ flop, before folding to a second barrel of 550,000 on the 5♥ turn.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paawan Bansal	2,850,000 650,000	650,000

Thomas Bazin	2,150,000 650,000	650,000

Tags: Paawan Bansal Thomas Bazin

12-13-2025 14:51 UTC+2

Zhao Doubles in Roller Coaster Runout

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Frank Visser

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Mehdi Senhaji open-shoved once the action had folded to him in the small blind. Big blind Xiaowen Zhao instantly called off his stack of 575,000.

Xiaowen Zhao: 6♠6♥ All in
Mehdi Senhaji: Q♠J♦

Senhaji leapfrogged ahead on the 7♦7♣Q♦ flop, but Zhao retaliated by making a full house on the 6♣ turn. The A♦ river brought no improvement for Senhaji, resulting in Zhao's double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mehdi Senhaji	1,520,000 570,000	570,000
Xiaowen Zhao	1,200,000 425,000	425,000

Tags: Mehdi Senhaji Xiaowen Zhao

12-13-2025 14:46 UTC+2

O'Driscoll Wins Three-Way Battle of Aces

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Frank Visser

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Vitezslav Cech made it 200,000 to go in early position. Conor O'Driscoll flat-called in the hijack, and Mehdi Senhaji came along from the big blind.

The trio checked through the 7♥Q♦K♦ flop, as well as the 10♠ turn. Senhaji checked a third time on the 2♠ river, prompting Cech to fire a bet of 200,000.

O'Driscoll quickly called before Senhaji folded his A♥3♠. Cech could only show ace-high with A♠8♠, leaving O'Driscoll to take the pot with A♦Q♣ for a pair of queens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Conor O'Driscoll	4,560,000 470,000	470,000

Vitezslav Cech	2,860,000 100,000	100,000
Mehdi Senhaji	2,090,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Conor O'Driscoll Mehdi Senhaji Vitezslav Cech

12-13-2025 14:45 UTC+2

Ragone Doubles Off Bansal

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David Salituro

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Paawan Bansal raised to 125,000 on the button, Filippo Ragone moved all in for his last 325,000 in the small blind, and Bansal called. The two players reached across the table to exchange a fist bump and wished each other luck before turning over their cards.

Filippo Ragone: K♦Q♠ All in
Paawan Bansal: A♣4♠

Ragone picked up a straight draw on the 10♠9♥6♥ flop, while the K♠ turn gave him top pair and the lead. The river was the 3♠ and Ragone earned the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paawan Bansal	2,200,000 300,000	300,000

Filippo Ragone	750,000 175,000	175,000

Tags: Filippo Ragone Paawan Bansal

12-13-2025 14:41 UTC+2

Maaravi Dives Under Seven Figures

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Frank Visser

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Mehdi Senhaji saw A♠K♠ in early position and raised to 100,000. Eyal Maaravi decided to three-bet his A♥4♥ to 250,000 in the cutoff, but was forced to give up on the pot when Senhaji put him all-in for 1,005,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mehdi Senhaji	2,120,000 330,000	330,000
Eyal Maaravi	755,000 375,000	375,000

Tags: Eyal Maaravi Mehdi Senhaji

12-13-2025 14:39 UTC+2

Fan Gives O'Driscoll a Taste of his Own Medicine

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Frank Visser

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Ding Fan was first to act and opened to 100,000 with K♦10♦. Conor O'Driscoll saw A♦7♦ in the small blind and three-bet to 275,000, which Fan quickly four-bet to 675,000.

O'Driscoll immediately mucked his suited ace, and the pot was awarded to Fan without any further action.