€1,650 PokerStars Open Day 2 | 2025 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

08-22-2025 16:08 UTC+2

Moolhuizen Gets Hair Caught in Cookie Jar

Connor Richards

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

A raising war took place on the river in a heads-up pot between Mateusz Moolhuizen and Robert Seelen.

With the board reading 6♠A♥7♦9♥A♠, Seelen bet 30,000 and Moolhuizen raised to 110,000. Seelen then three-bet to 240,000 to bring a quick fold from the 2024 EPT Paris champion.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mateusz Moolhuizen	1,500,000
Robert Seelen	800,000 185,000	185,000

Tags: Mateusz Moolhuizen Robert Seelen

08-22-2025 15:59 UTC+2

Krahulik Survives a Flip Against Macalou

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David Salituro

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

Jan Krahulik moved all in for 175,000 from the small blind and Silma Macalou put him at risk in the cutoff.

Jan Krahulik: 10♦10♣ All in
Silma Macalou: K♦Q♥

Krahulik was racing for his tournament life as the flop came 9♦7♥4♠. The 10♥ turn improved him to a set, while macalou picked up a straight draw. The 2♥ river was safe for Krahulik, and he doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Silma Macalou	450,000 15,000	15,000
Jan Krahulik	350,000 61,000	61,000

Tags: Jan Krahulik Silma Macalou

08-22-2025 15:58 UTC+2

Life Outside Poker: Abby Merk Left Corporate Job to Become One of Poker's Top Creators

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Connor Richards

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

Life Outside Poker is a podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.

In the 32nd episode, Connor talks with Global Poker Award-winning content creator Abby Merk about growing up in Chicago, studying philosophy at Wake Forest University, leaving her corporate job to become one of poker's top creators, playing her first World Series of Poker in 2021, making a goal to post daily content and being nominated for two Global Poker Awards.

Merk also talks about battling with high-stakes pro Stephen Chidwick in the WSOP Main Event and being at the final table for a 2023 controversy over a man winning a ladies poker tournament in Florida.

Watch the Latest Life Outside Poker!

Tags: Abby Merk Connor Richards Stephen Chidwick

Level: 21

Blinds: 10,000/15,000

Ante: 15,000

08-22-2025 15:50 UTC+2

Chip Counts at Break

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David Salituro

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Felipe Germano	2,100,000 1,020,000	1,020,000
Terrance Reid	1,960,000 150,000	150,000
Jakub Sterba	1,785,000 378,000	378,000
Miroslav Alilovic	1,600,000 982,000	982,000
Mateusz Moolhuizen	1,500,000 100,000	100,000
Simon Wiciak	1,400,000 940,000	940,000

Mengshi Tian	1,325,000 870,000	870,000
Lorenzo Arduini	1,300,000 937,000	937,000
Eduards Rakuss	1,300,000 525,000	525,000
Eros Calderone	1,295,000
Vidur Sethi	1,270,000 145,000	145,000

Fredrik Hegh	1,265,000 1,064,000	1,064,000
Luka Sorainen	1,255,000 415,000	415,000
Pierre Simonin	1,250,000 150,000	150,000
Cyril Peralez	1,245,000 1,160,000	1,160,000
Ben Zech	1,200,000 280,000	280,000

Cecile Ticherfatine	1,155,000 706,000	706,000
Mohamed-Said Taghla	1,120,000 700,000	700,000
Boris Kolev	1,110,000 110,000	110,000
Nazar Buhaiov	1,100,000 200,000	200,000
Anthony Apicella	1,090,000 372,000	372,000
Andras Nemeth	1,070,000 618,000	618,000
Rutger Hennen	995,000 37,000	37,000
Gergely Rona	960,000 40,000	40,000
Eugene Katchalov	950,000 596,000	596,000

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08-22-2025 15:31 UTC+2

Become a Bigger Part of the Action With MyStack by PokerNews

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Elijah Farrow

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

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08-22-2025 15:29 UTC+2

Break Time

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David Salituro

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

The remaining 290 players are going on a 20-minute break.

08-22-2025 15:25 UTC+2

Trevidy Doubles w/ Ladies

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Connor Richards

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Ewen Trevidy opened to 24,000 in the hijack and Maxime Chilaud three-bet jammed in the small blind as Trevidy called off with a stack of around 280,000.

Ewen Trevidy: Q♣Q♠ All in
Maxime Chilaud: A♣K♠

Trevidy stayed ahead with ladies as the board ran out 4♥10♦7♥8♣2♦ to earn him a double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ewen Trevidy	590,000 325,000	325,000
Maxime Chilaud	200,000 512,000	512,000

Tags: Ewen Trevidy Maxime Chilaud

08-22-2025 15:22 UTC+2

Simonin Snaps Off Larsson

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David Salituro

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Jan Larsson raised to 24,000 on the button before Pierre Simonin three-bet to 135,000 in the small blind. Larsson then moved all in for 320,000, and Simonin snap-called.

Jan Larsson: J♠J♣ All in
Pierre Simonin: K♣K♥

Larsson had run his jacks into Simonin's kings and was left drawing thin after the K♦8♠6♠ flop improved Simonin to top set. The A♠ turn gave Larsson some hope with a flush draw, but he missed the 2♥ river and was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pierre Simonin	1,100,000 830,000	830,000
Jan Larsson	Busted

Tags: Jan Larsson Pierre Simonin

08-22-2025 15:22 UTC+2

Assorted Counts Ahead of Break

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Connor Richards

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Terrance Reid	2,110,000 310,000	310,000
Martin Zamani	1,300,000 660,000	660,000
Nazar Buhaiov	1,300,000 200,000	200,000
Boris Kolev	1,000,000 655,000	655,000
Jon Kyte	900,000 50,000	50,000
Cherish Andrews	500,000 140,000	140,000
Justin Saliba	400,000 300,000	300,000
Benny Glaser	230,000 220,000	220,000
Myles Mullaly	220,000 157,000	157,000