Leknes Bags Another Mixed Game Title as Crazy EPT Prague Main Event Hand Shocks Viewers

December 11 was one other action-packed day on the 2025 PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Prague pageant. A handful extra gamers turned champions of aspect occasions, and the €5,300 Predominant Occasion progressed to Day 4 with solely 45 gamers. Two of these gamers have been concerned in a loopy hand on Day 3 that no person watching the PokerStars stream or studying PokerNews’ updates might consider.

The hand in query occurred on the finish of the three,000/6,000 stage. It began with a comparatively simple min-raise from the cutoff by Chady Ojeil holding king-ten of golf equipment, a three-bet from the small blind to 48,000 by Diogo Vieira holding ace-queen, and a name from Ojeil.

The flop fell ten-eight-eight, Vieira fired a 27,000 continuation wager, which Ojeil known as. One other eight landed on the flip, bettering Ojeil to a full home; each gamers tapped the desk and checked. The river introduced one other ten into play, gifting Ojeil a stronger full home. Vieira over-bet jammed for 222,000 regardless of him taking part in the board, however the enormous wager despatched Ojeil into the tank.

Ojeil emerged from the tank with a fold with solely 4 seconds of his timebank remaining, both placing Ojeil on a stronger full home or, by some means, the case eight.

Each gamers bagged on the shut of Day 4. Vieira returns to the motion with 275,000 chips whereas Ojeil is barely deeper courtesy of his 445,000 stack. See how each of those gamers get within the EPT Prague Predominant Occasion through the PokerNews reside reporting pages.

Leknes Makes Amends For Bridesmaid End

Tobias Leknes is extensively thought to be probably the greatest combined video games gamers on the planet. The Norwegian star is the proud proprietor of seven Spring Championship Of On-line Poker (SCOOP) and 13 World Championship Of On-line Poker (WCOOP) titles. He additionally has virtually 20 reside victories, largely in non-Maintain’em occasions.

Leknes added the €5,200 8-Sport trophy to his cupboard on December 11 after outlasting 19 opponents and reeling in €48,500 of the €97,000 prize pool. Solely three gamers obtained a reduce of the prize pool as a result of compact subject; Frenchman Imad Derwiche was the primary participant to bust inside the cash locations.

Derwiche’s exit left Leknes heads-up in opposition to Italian star Dario Alioto. Solely a few days in the past, Leknes discovered himself heads-up in opposition to Italian opposition within the €1,100 PLO8 occasion and fell on the last hurdle.

There was no second-place end for the Norwegian this time round, as he defeated Alioto so as to add €48,500 to his ever-growing reside lifetime earnings.

€5,200 8-Sport Ultimate Desk Outcomes

Viezzi Denies Leknes and Boatman

The €1,100 PLO8 occasion drew in 116 entrants, together with re-entries, and noticed the highest 17 finishers share the €111,360 prize pool.

The ultimate desk was a star-studded affair, which turned rather less shark-infested after Simon Brandstrom bit the mud in sixth. Barny Boatman, the 2024 EPT Paris Predominant Occasion champion, crashed out in fourth earlier than Tomer Taggart crashed out in third.

Taggart’s demise left Leknes heads-up in opposition to Giancarlo Viezzi. Leknes has a repute for with the ability to shut out tournaments, notably mixed-game occasions, however he needed to accept a runner-up end on this occasion, a end result value €17,850. Viezzi took residence a €28,570 prime prize.

€1,100 PLO8 Ultimate Desk Outcomes

Tobias “Senkel72” Leknes’ SCOOP and WCOOP Wins

Often called “Senkel72” on-line at PokerStars, Leknes has received 20 SCOOP and WCOOP titles since his first gongs in 2017. Throughout each festivals, Leknes captured 5 titles in 2020, 4 extra in 2022, after which seven in 2023.

Unusually, Leknes has not discovered himself within the winner’s circle at both the SCOOP or WCOOP since 2023. With the 2026 SCOOP introduced ahead to March, Leknes will not have to attend lengthy to finish his “drought,” in case you can name it that.

Full PokerStars EPT Prague Outcomes

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Matthew Pitt hails from Leeds, West Yorkshire, in the UK, and has labored within the poker trade since 2008, and labored for PokerNews since 2010. In September 2010, he turned the editor of PokerNews. Matthew stepped away from reside reporting duties in 2015, and now concentrates on his position of Senior Editor for the PokerNews.