€100,000 EPT Super High Roller Day 1 | 2025 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

08-23-2025 12:30 UTC+1

Rezaei is the First Casualty of the EPT Super High Roller

Tim Baker

Level 1 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

After losing the majority of his stack in the previous hand, Daniel Rezaei shoved for 15,000 from the small blind and got snapped off by Pieter Aerts out of the big blind.

Daniel Rezaei: K♥Q♥ All in
Pieter Aerts: A♥Q♣

Rezaei was dominated by Aerts' ace-queen, although the Q♦2♦9♦ flop catapulted him into the lead with a pair of queens. But, an A♦ rolled off on the turn, giving Aerts top pair and Rezaei was one card away from the rail. The 2♠ completed the board and Rezaei was the first casualty of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pieter Aerts	280,000 30,000	30,000
Daniel Rezaei	Busted

Tags: Daniel Rezaei Pieter Aerts

08-23-2025 12:24 UTC+1

Mokri Gets Paid on Every Street By Rezaei

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Kai Cocklin

Level 1 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Kayhan Mokri raised from middle position and Teun Mulder called on the button. Daniel Rezaei was in the big blind and pumped it up to 15,500, before Mokri four-bet to 40,000. Mulder folded, and after thinking a little, Rezaei called.

On the 8♦4♣4♦ flop, Rezaei check-called a bet of 21,500 from Mokri to the 9♦ turn, where again he went into check-call mode when Mokri bet 37,000.

A 5♥ filled out the board on the river and once Rezaei had checked for a third time, Mokri unloaded the clip with a bet of 130,000. Rezaei burned through two banks and then flicked in a chip to make the call.

Mokri then revealed he had turned the nut flush with A♦5♦, and Rezaei's cards hit the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kayhan Mokri	475,000 235,000	235,000

Teun Mulder	245,000 5,000	5,000
Daniel Rezaei	15,000 247,000	247,000

Tags: Daniel Rezaei Kayhan Mokri Teun Mulder

08-23-2025 12:19 UTC+1

Kuznetsov Rivers a Queen

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Kai Cocklin

Level 1 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

The action was picked up on a board of 5♠8♥2♠9♦ with around 20,000 in the pot. Jason Koon had checked from the hijack and Nikita Kuznetsov fired 18,000 from the cutoff. Koon called.

A Q♥ hit the river and after Koon checked, Kuznetsov threw out 32,000. Koon burned through a time bank and eventually called, then mucked when Kuznetsov flipped A♠Q♠ for a pair of queens.

At the same time on another table, there were 23,500 in the pot on a 6♦5♣8♣Q♥2♦ board when Espen Jorstad checked and Klemens Roiter bet the pot. Jorstad let it go.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikita Kuznetsov	310,000 60,000	60,000
Klemens Roiter	255,000 15,000	15,000
Espen Jorstad	235,000 10,000	10,000

Jason Koon	190,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Espen Jorstad Nikita Kuznetsov Jason Koon Klemens Roiter

08-23-2025 12:08 UTC+1

Astedt & Thorel Join the Field

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Tim Baker

Level 1 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jean-Noel Thorel	250,000
Niklas Astedt	250,000

08-23-2025 12:08 UTC+1

Ponakovs Six-Bets Lonis

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Tim Baker

Level 1 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Espen Jorstad raised to 2,000 from under the gun and Jesse Lonis three-bet the button to 7,500. Aleksejs Ponakovs came in with a cold four-bet to 20,000 from the big blind, which forced Jorstad to fold.

Lonis thought briefly, then five-bet to 59,500. Ponakovs burned through a time bank card and then gathered together a rare six-bet to 105,000. This got Lonis to lay his hand down, and Ponakovs pulled in a healthy pot preflop.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksejs Ponakovs	305,000 55,000	55,000
Espen Jorstad	245,000 5,000	5,000

Jesse Lonis	210,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs Espen Jorstad Jesse Lonis

08-23-2025 12:03 UTC+1

Mokri Doesn't Fall for Rezaei's Trap

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Tim Baker

Level 1 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Kayhan Mokri made it 3,000 under the gun and only Daniel Rezaei called from the small blind.

Rezaei check-called a bet of 3,000 from Mokri on the 3♠J♥7♦ flop.

The 6♣ turn checked through, as did the 9♣ river. Rezaei turned over a straight with 5♣4♣, and the pot went over to him.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Rezaei	262,000 12,000	12,000
Kayhan Mokri	240,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Daniel Rezaei Kayhan Mokri

08-23-2025 11:56 UTC+1

Lonis Drags an Early Pot

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Kai Cocklin

Level 1 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Jesse Lonis made it 2,500 to go from under the gun and Klemens Roiter called from the big blind.

Both checked all the way to the river on the 8♥3♣9♦3♠6♥ board, where Roiter led for 6,500. Lonis quickly called.

Roiter then showed a pair of sevens with 7♦7♣, but that was no good as Lonis had flopped a pair of eights with 8♠5♠ to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jesse Lonis	260,000 10,000	10,000
Klemens Roiter	240,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Jesse Lonis Klemens Roiter

08-23-2025 11:46 UTC+1

In From the Start

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Kai Cocklin

Level 1 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Pieter Aerts	250,000 250,000	250,000
Seth Davies	250,000 250,000	250,000

Tom Fuchs	250,000 250,000	250,000
Espen Jorstad	250,000 250,000	250,000

Morten Klein	250,000 250,000	250,000
Mikael Thuritz	250,000
Wai Kiat Lee	250,000 250,000	250,000
Kayhan Mokri	250,000 250,000	250,000

Thomas Muehloecker	250,000 250,000	250,000
Nick Petrangelo	250,000 250,000	250,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs	250,000 250,000	250,000
Punnat Punsri	250,000 250,000	250,000

Daniel Rezaei	250,000 250,000	250,000
Klemens Roiter	250,000 250,000	250,000
Leon Sturm	250,000 250,000	250,000
Samuel Mullur	250,000 250,000	250,000
Teun Mulder	250,000 250,000	250,000
Nikita Kuznetsov	250,000 250,000	250,000
Jesse Lonis	250,000 250,000	250,000
Sameh Elamawy	250,000 250,000	250,000
Jason Koon	250,000 250,000	250,000