€1,650 PokerStars Open Day 3 | 2025 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

08-23-2025 17:23 UTC+2

Erdinc Hits Miracle Turn to Stay Alive

Connor Richards

Level 30 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Peter Schmidt opened to 250,000 in early position and Efrim Erdinc three-bet jammed a stack of around 2,200,000 from late position. Schmidt called with a bigger stack.

Efrim Erdinc: 10♦10♠ All in
Peter Schmidt: Q♦Q♥

Erdinc was behind by several pips and got no help from the flop of 3♠5♠4♣. However, the turn brought the 10♣ to give him a big lead as the J♦ river bricked off to earn him a crucial double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Efrim Erdinc	4,400,000 1,400,000	1,400,000
Peter Schmidt	1,850,000 1,400,000	1,400,000

Tags: Peter Schmidt Efrim Erdinc

08-23-2025 17:15 UTC+2

Hegh Next to Fall

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David Salituro

Level 30 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Fredrik Hegh moved all in for 1,500,000 from the cutoff and Kazuhiko Yotsushika took a minute before deciding to fold on the button. Sven Stok also gave up the small blind, but Joseph Bardakji snap-called in the big blind.

Fredrik Hegh: K♠10♠ All in
Joseph Bardakji: A♠Q♣

The A♣J♠8♦ flop gave Bardakji top pair and Hegh a straight draw. Hegh hit a pair on the K♦ turn, but it wasn't enough as the J♣ river kept Bardakji in the lead and sent Hegh to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Bardakji	7,000,000 6,600,000	6,600,000
Fredrik Hegh	Busted

Tags: Fredrik Hegh Joseph Bardakji

08-23-2025 17:11 UTC+2

Fives Good for Skardi

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Connor Richards

Level 30 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Ben Zech opened to 250,000 in early position and Tor Skardi called in the small blind.

Both players checked on the K♥6♥Q♣ flop and again on the J♠ turn. Both players checked again on the 2♣ river and Skardi showed 5♦5♥ to win the pot with a pair of fives.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tor Skardi	8,000,000 700,000	700,000
Ben Zech	7,000,000 800,000	800,000

Tags: Ben Zech Tor Skardi

08-23-2025 17:10 UTC+2

Gerber Falls to Kuzmanovic

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David Salituro

Level 30 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Boris Kuzmanovic raised to 240,000 in middle position, Cory Gerber moved all in for 965,000 in the small blind, and Kuzmanovic called.

Cory Gerber: 3♦3♥ All in
Boris Kuzmanovic: K♠Q♣

Kuzmanovic hit top two pair on the K♥Q♠4♣ flop, while Gerber couldn't find his two-outer on the 9♠ turn or 9♣ river as he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Boris Kuzmanovic	3,800,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Cory Gerber	Busted

Tags: Boris Kuzmanovic Cory Gerber

08-23-2025 17:04 UTC+2

Simonin Finds a King to Survive; Zech Gets Paid by Cuomo

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David Salituro

Level 30 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Joseph Bardakji raised to 250,000 in the hijack, Pierre Simonin moved all in for 1,550,000 in the big blind, and Bardakji called.

Pierre Simonin: K♥J♦ All in
Joseph Bardakji: 6♥6♣

Simonin pulled ahead on the K♦5♠5♥ flop with two pair, while the rest of the board came 9♣7♥ to earn him a double up.

At another table, Ben Zech and Daniele Cuomo went to the turn on a board of 7♣6♠K♠Q♠ when Zech bet 400,000 from under the gun. Cuomo called in the big blind.

Zech bet another 600,000 on the 5♥ river and Cuomo quickly called. Zech turned over K♦6♦ for two pair, and Cuomo mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniele Cuomo	8,500,000 100,000	100,000
Ben Zech	7,800,000 800,000	800,000

Pierre Simonin	3,100,000 1,500,000	1,500,000
Joseph Bardakji	400,000 7,100,000	7,100,000

Tags: Ben Zech Daniele Cuomo Joseph Bardakji Pierre Simonin

08-23-2025 17:00 UTC+2

Martin Flops the Joint to Double Through Yotsushika

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Connor Richards

Level 30 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Kazuhiko Yotsushika opened to 250,000 in middle position and Thibaud Martin defended in the big blind.

Martin checked on the flop of 6♥7♠5♣ and Yotsushika continued for 200,000. Martin check-raised to 550,000 and Yotsushika called.

Martin then bet 900,000 on the A♥ turn and Yotsushika raised all in. Martin snap-called with a stack of just over 5,800,000.

Thibaud Martin: 9♦8♦ All in
Kazuhiko Yotsushika: A♣3♠

Yotsushika had turned top pair but was drawing stone dead against the flopped nut straight of Martin, who cheered as the meaningless Q♥ river bricked off to earn him a big double through the no-longer chip leader.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thibaud Martin	13,200,000 5,650,000	5,650,000
Kazuhiko Yotsushika	9,500,000 4,200,000	4,200,000

Tags: Kazuhiko Yotsushika Thibaud Martin

Level: 30

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 120,000

08-23-2025 16:47 UTC+2

Skardi Leads Into Wiciak on the River

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David Salituro

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Heads-up on a flop of Q♥3♦3♠, Simon Wiciak bet 125,000 from the button and Tor Skardi called in the big blind.

Wiciak bet another 575,000 on the J♦ turn and Skardi again called. The river was the 2♠ and Skardi led out for 200,000. Wiciak snap-folded and Skardi took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tor Skardi	7,300,000 300,000	300,000
Simon Wiciak	4,300,000 1,700,000	1,700,000

Tags: Simon Wiciak Tor Skardi

08-23-2025 16:39 UTC+2

Madene Raises Out Lauret

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David Salituro

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Henri Lauret and Nolan Madene went to a flop of 5♣8♦A♣ where Lauret led out for 300,000 from the big blind. Madene called on the button.

The turn was the Q♦ and Lauret bet another 300,000. Madene then raised to 850,000, and Lauret quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nolan Madene	4,800,000 2,700,000	2,700,000
Henri Lauret	3,200,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Nolan Madene Henri Lauret

08-23-2025 16:31 UTC+2

Lim Saves Himself Against Syzghanov; Cuomo Wins a Race Against Mazzilli

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David Salituro

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Three-handed on a flop of 9♠3♥5♣, Yakiv Syzghanov bet 250,000 from the hijack and both Chin Wei Lim in the cutoff and big blind Jakub Sterba called.

The turn was the Q♣ and Syzghanov bet another 850,000. Only Lim called this time and the 2♦ fell on the river.

Syzghanov slowed down and checked, and Lim took a minute before checking back. Syzghanov showed Q♦5♦ for two pair, and Lim flashed A♥Q♥ before mucking.

At the same time at another table, Alessandro Mazzilli had moved all in for 1,200,000 from under the gun as action folded around to Daniele Cuomo who snap-called in the big blind.

Alessandro Mazzilli: 8♠8♦ All in
Daniele Cuomo: A♥J♥

Cuomo hit top pair on the J♦6♦9♥ flop to take the lead, while the rest of the board came 2♥K♠ to send Mazzilli to the rail.

Abdelhakim Zoufri was also eliminated to bring the field down to the final four tables.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniele Cuomo	8,600,000 4,600,000	4,600,000
Yakiv Syzghanov	7,500,000 570,000	570,000
Jakub Sterba	5,500,000 500,000	500,000
Chin Wei Lim	4,700,000 1,900,000	1,900,000
Alessandro Mazzilli	Busted
Abdelhakim Zoufri	Busted

Tags: Alessandro Mazzilli Chin Wei Lim Daniele Cuomo Jakub Sterba Yakiv Syzghanov