€1,650 PS Open Main Event Day 3 | 2025 PokerStars EPT Prague

Dec 07, 2025

Zhang Puts Van Rooij in Tank

Frank Visser

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Merijn van Rooij open-raised to 80,000 in middle position. Yang Zhang fired a three-bet to 245,000 from the small blind, which Van Rooij called.

Zhang bet 125,000 on the 3♦3♣2♦ flop and 275,000 on the A♣ turn. Van Rooij matched the bet both times, after which the Q♥ river completed the board.

Zhang moved all in, covering Van Rooij's stack of 1,200,000. Van Rooij went deep into thought, taking a couple of minutes to think the hand through.

Eventually, after having apologized to the table for taking his time, Van Rooij tossed his cards into the muck, surrendering the pot to Zhang.

Tags: Merijn van Rooij Yang Zhang

Dec 07, 2025

Cech Gives Up "Ace-Queen-Ish" to Stoyanov

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David Salituro

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Radoslav Stoyanov and Vitezslav Cech went to the turn on a board of 10♣A♦2♥3♦ when Stoyanov bet 350,000 from under the gun. Cech called in the cutoff.

The river was the 3♠ and Stoyanov bet another 600,000. Cech tanked for several minutes, but this time he eventually gave up his hand.

"Ace-queen," Fahredin Mustafov said to him.

"Ish," Cech replied.

Tags: Radoslav Stoyanov Vitezslav Cech

Dec 07, 2025

Spieckermann a Friend to Foe

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Laura Fryer

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Claus Spieckermann opened to 80,000 and action went to Clyde Tjauw Foe on the button who was looking down at just 200,000.

Foe tanked from the small blind and kept looking at the clock as there was a significant pay jump.

The floor was called as another player called the clock, and Foe raised to 150,000.

Spieckermann quickly moved all in, and Foe took the maximum amount of time the floor allowed before calling.

Clyde Tjauw Foe: 8♥8♦ All in
Claus Spieckermann: Q♦10♦

Foe flopped well as the dealer placed the 6♥2♦8♣, giving him a set.

Spieckermann picked up a queen on the Q♠ turn but couldn't catch up on the J♥ river.

Foe made the pay jump and said to the table, "It was exactly the pay jump".

Spieckermann responded, "I know, I thought about tanking for you".

Tags: Claus Spieckermann Clyde Tjauw Foe

Dec 07, 2025

Prema Overtakes Goldenberg

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Frank Visser

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Benedict Cullen raised to 80,000 in the hijack. Shmuel Goldenberg upped the ante to 250,000 in the cutoff, which Rama Prema four-bet to 550,000 on the button.

Cullen quickly got out of the way, and Goldenberg's cards also hit the muck after spending a few minutes in the tank.

Tags: Benedict Cullen Rama Prema Shmuel Goldenberg

Dec 07, 2025

Margereson Sets Up Gkatzas

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David Salituro

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Heads-up on a flop of J♥6♦3♣, Scott Margereson bet 80,000 from middle position and Dimitrios Gkatzas called in the cutoff.

The turn was the Q♦ and Margereson bet another 280,000. Gkatzas again called, and the J♠ fell on the river.

Margereson slowed down and checked to Gkatzas, who moved all in for 500,000. Margereson snap-called and Gkatzas turned over A♦J♦ for trips, but Margereson had Q♣J♣ for a full house to win the pot and send Gkatzas to the rail.

Tags: Dimitrios Gkatzas Scott Margereson

Dec 07, 2025

Selvakumaran Flushes Out Shylko

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David Salituro

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Aliaksandr Shylko raised to 80,000 on the button, then snap-called for his last 1,020,000 after Mahersh Selvakumaran shoved from the small blind.

Aliaksandr Shylko: A♠K♠ All in
Mahersh Selvakumaran: 7♥7♦

Shylko took the lead on the A♦Q♦9♦ flop with top pair, but Selvakumaran hit a flush on the 2♦ turn. The river was the 8♦ and Shylko was sent to the rail.

Tags: Aliaksandr Shylko Mahersh Selvakumaran

Dec 07, 2025

Mikhanashvili Fades Flush to Double Up

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Frank Visser

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Big blind Davit Mikhanashvili and Presiyan Tsvetanov in middle position had reached the J♠2♥8♠7♥ turn when Mikhanashvili checked to Tsvetanov.

Tsvetanov bet 375,000, and Mikhanashvili moved all in for 1,040,000 after some thought. Tsvetanov needed a few minutes himself before deciding to call with the covering stack.

Davit Mikhanashvili: 8♥7♣ All in
Presiyan Tsvetanov: A♠10♠

Mikhanashvili's two pair remained best on the 5♦ river, fading a spade and doubling him up.

Tags: Davit Mikhanashvili Presiyan Tsvetanov

Dec 07, 2025

Eliyahu Stays Alive

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Laura Fryer

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Claudio Di Giacomo opened to 80,000 from early position and Moshe Eliyahu moved all in from the cutoff for his remaining 175,000.

Action folded around to Di Giacomo who made a quick call, and the players flipped their hands.

Moshe Eliyahu: A♥K♥ All in
Claudio Di Giacomo: K♠Q♣

The A♠2♣A♣ flop was good for Eliyahu, but the 10♦ turn saw a small sweat of a straight for Di Giacomo.

A Q♥ river saw Eliyahu secure the double up, keeping him alive as he sat back with just over ten big blinds.

Tags: Claudio Di Giacomo Moshe Eliyahu

Dec 07, 2025

Tsvetanov Calls Down Toledano

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David Salituro

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Presiyan Tsvetanov raised to 80,000 in the hijack and was called by Valeriano Toledano on the button and big blind Alin Ivan.

Action checked to Toledano on the 9♣3♠J♥ flop and he bet 90,000. Only Tsvetanov called, and the 2♥ fell on the turn.

Toledano then bet 300,000, and Tsvetanov again called. Both players checked down the 8♥ river, and Tsvetanov turned over K♦J♦ for a pair of jacks to win the pot.

Tags: Alin Ivan Presiyan Tsvetanov Valeriano Toledano

Dec 07, 2025

Chip Counts at Break

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David Salituro

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

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