The 2025 PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Prague ran from Wednesday, December 3 by way of Sunday, December 14, 2025, on the Hilton Lodge Prague. PokerNews was on-site all through, providing dwell updates from almost a dozen occasions.
That included Yulian Bogdanov successful each the €1,650 PS Open Fundamental Occasion and€10,200 Thriller Bounty, Dominik Panka taking down the €3,250 EPT Thriller Bounty for €204,581, and Mahersh Selvakumaran successful the €10,300 EPT Excessive Curler for €477,400.
Throughout that point, our devoted dwell reporters captured lots of of arms, and we have compiled a number of the largest, finest, and most entertaining ones from the €5,300 Fundamental Occasion for our newest installment of ‘Arms of the Week.’ Because it occurred, all of those arms had been captured by celebrity reporter Frank Visser.
Grieco Blasts Off on Last Hand
On Day 1a of the match, it was Degree 10 (600/1,200/1,200) and the final hand of the evening when Matan Krakow raised to 2,500 in center place. Teemu Jaatinen flat-called within the hijack earlier than Nicola Grieco squeezed in a three-bet to 14,300 from the massive blind.
Krakow known as, and Jaatinen adopted swimsuit after spending a few minutes within the tank. Grieco continued with a tiny wager of 5,000 on the Q♥7♣5♥ flop.
When each opponents known as, Grieco switched gears by jamming all in for 60,000 on the A♠ flip. He stood up and walked round as Krakow was debating his choices. Finally, he rejammed, forcing a showdown as Jaatinen immediately mucked his hand.
Nicola Grieco: J♦9♠Matan Krakow: A♣10♣
Grieco was already drawing lifeless towards the highest pair of Krakow. He might do nothing however helplessly look on because the meaningless 3♣ river accomplished the board.
The massive pot was shipped to Krakow, and Grieco was declared the ultimate elimination of Day 1a. As for Krakow, he went on to win your entire match for €778,255.
Runner-Runner Makes It Funner
On Day 4 in Degree 21 (10,000/15,000/15,000), Vasyl Pidhrusnyi opened to 30,000 underneath the gun, and Antonio Sciacca responded with a three-bet to 125,000 within the hijack. Pidhrusnyi clicked it again to 250,000, after which Sciacca moved all in for 745,000.
Pidhrusnyi snap-called with the overlaying stack, and the playing cards had been tabled.
Antonio Sciacca: A♦Okay♠Vasyl Pidhrusnyi: A♠A♣
Sciacca wanted operating outs to crack the aces of Pidhrusnyi after the ten♣5♥4♦ flop.
A smile appeared on his face because the Okay♣ flip gave him a glimmer of hope, and he couldn’t consider his eyes because the Okay♦ river made him journeys to finest Pidhrusnyi’s aces and double up.
Gkatzas Folds King-Excessive Flush, Will get Proven Inferior Hand
Two ranges later in Degree 23 (10,000/25,000/25,000), Ding Fan raised his J♦J♣ to 50,000 on the button. Dimitrios Gkatzas flat-called Okay♥Q♦ within the small blind, and Jeffrey Sarwer got here alongside for the trip with Okay♠7♦ within the huge blind.
The trio checked by way of the Q♥3♥8♥ flop, prompting Sarwer to take the initiative with a wager of 75,000 on the J♥ flip. Fan and Gkatzas each known as to the two♠ river, the place the motion checked to Fan once more.
Fan wagered 200,000 along with his high set, sending Gkatzas into the tank. Gkatzas spent a time financial institution earlier than he concluded the third nuts was no good, and he despatched his king-high flush into the muck.
Sarwer’s air was shortly handed to the supplier as properly. Fan smiled as he tabled his hand for the opposite gamers to see, inflicting an agonized look to kind on Gkatzas’ face.
O’Driscoll Finds Large Double as Iaculli Again-Increase Jams
Within the subsequent stage, the blinds had been 15,000/30,000/30,000 when Bora Kurtulus raised to 60,000 underneath the gun. Gianfranco Iaculli known as within the small blind, prompting huge blind Conor O’Driscoll to three-bet to 275,000.
Kurtulus folded 6♠6♣, however Iaculli moved all in. O’Driscoll spent a while scouting the outer tables earlier than he known as off his stack of 1,305,000, price over 40 huge blinds.
Conor O’Driscoll: A♦Okay♠ [allin]Gianfranco Iaculli: Okay♣J♦
O’Driscoll’s ace-high remained finest on the 7♣8♠4♦3♣Q♠ runout, doubling him up and putting him among the many leaders within the Fundamental Occasion. Driscoll went on to complete the match in sixth place for €206,900.
Kurtulus’s King-Excessive Hero Name
In Degree 29 (50,000/100,000/100,000) on Day 5 of the match, Bora Kurtulus opened his button to 200,000. Krakow was within the huge blind and defended.
Kurtulus fired a fast continuation-bet of 100,000 on the two♠10♥9♥ flop, which Krakow check-called.
The three♣ then checked by way of to the three♠ river. Krakow slid in a wager of 450,000. Kurtulus weighed his choices for about ten seconds earlier than he assembled calling chips and slid them within the center.
Krakow might solely desk queen-high with Q♠8♥. Kurtulus confirmed Okay♠7♣ for an incredible hero name with king-high, and he raked within the pot to extend his lead over the sector. Kurtulus went on to complete the match in second place for €757,400 after a deal was labored three-handed.
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Chad Holloway
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