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

08-23-2025 19:22 UTC+1

Mulder Wins Multi-Way Pot

Tim Baker

Level 7 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

From the cutoff, Espen Jorstad came in with a raise to 11,000, and was called by Teun Mulder on the button, and Pieter Aerts out of the big blind.

Aerts and Jorstad checked the 8♣7♠6♦ flop, which allowed Mulder to bet 16,000. Aerts called, but Jorstad folded.

Aerts checked again when he saw the K♥ drop on the turn, and Mulder fired a second bet of 55,000. Aerts decided to let his hand go and relinquished the pot to Mulder.

Player	Chips	Progress
Teun Mulder	730,000 107,000	107,000
Pieter Aerts	520,000 31,000	31,000
Espen Jorstad	220,000 34,000	34,000

Tags: Espen Jorstad Pieter Aerts Teun Mulder

08-23-2025 19:09 UTC+1

Kaverman Takes from Mokri

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Tim Baker

Level 7 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Kayhan Mokri made it 11,000 from the cutoff and Byron Kaverman called from the big blind.

Kaverman check-called a bet of 9,000 from Mokri on the 5♥2♠8♠ flop.

When the 5♣ hit the turn, Kaverman led out 23,000. Mokri took a few moments, then made the call.

Two checks came after the 7♠ river and Kaverman won the pot with 8♦7♣ for two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kayhan Mokri	600,000 30,000	30,000

Byron Kaverman	245,000 80,000	80,000

Tags: Byron Kaverman Kayhan Mokri

08-23-2025 19:04 UTC+1

Coleman Survives on the River

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Kai Cocklin

Level 7 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Niklas Astedt raised the button and then called the shove of David Coleman, who had around 110,000 in the small blind.

David Coleman: Q♥9♥ All in
Niklas Astedt: A♦8♣

Coleman needed to connect, but didn't find anything on the 7♠3♣K♦ flop. An 8♦ on the turn left him with one chance at survival, and he took it as the 9♣ river gave him a pair of nines.

Player	Chips	Progress
Niklas Astedt	240,000 84,000	84,000
David Coleman	230,000 162,000	162,000

Tags: David Coleman Niklas Astedt

08-23-2025 19:03 UTC+1

Lee Folds to Suvarna's River Bet

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Tim Baker

Level 7 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Wai Kiat Lee raised to 11,000 from the cutoff and Santhosh Suvarna three-bet to 40,000 from the big blind. Lee tossed in the call.

The flop of 7♦7♠4♣ revealed itself and Suvarna put out a bet of 27,000. Le quickly raised to 65,000, which Suvarna called.

Both players checked the 10♥ turn to see the K♠ fall on the river. Suvarna bet 90,000, prompting a quick fold from Lee.

Player	Chips	Progress
Santhosh Suvarna	750,000 79,000	79,000
Wai Kiat Lee	230,000 136,000	136,000

Tags: Santhosh Suvarna Wai Kiat Lee

08-23-2025 18:51 UTC+1

Too Many Outs For Davies

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Kai Cocklin

Level 7 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

There was an open before Seth Davies shoved his stack of around 80,000 in from the button. Kayhan Mokri called from the small blind, and the initial raiser folded.

Seth Davies: J♠10♠ All in
Kayhan Mokri: A♣Q♣

Davies' outs counter shot up on the 9♠3♠7♦ flop as he picked up a gutshot and a flush draw. The Q♥ on the turn removed his pair outs, but added another straight draw.

However, none of the draws came to fruition as the 3♥ river kept the pair of queens of Mokri in the lead, which sent Davies to the rail.

Fear not though, Davies fans, as he just reentered and is back with a fresh stack of 250,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kayhan Mokri	630,000 95,000	95,000

Seth Davies	250,000 162,000	162,000

Tags: Kayhan Mokri Seth Davies

Level: 7

Blinds: 2,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

08-23-2025 18:39 UTC+1

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksejs Ponakovs	691,000 51,000	51,000
Punnat Punsri	680,000 110,000	110,000

Jean-Noel Thorel	673,000 7,000	7,000
Santhosh Suvarna	671,000 221,000	221,000
Teun Mulder	623,000 17,000	17,000
Kayhan Mokri	535,000 45,000	45,000

Nikita Kuznetsov	529,000
Pieter Aerts	489,000 11,000	11,000
Wai Kiat Lee	366,000 46,000	46,000
Enrico Camosci	355,000 15,000	15,000
Nick Petrangelo	341,000 34,000	34,000
Niklas Astedt	324,000 84,000	84,000
Biao Ding	290,000 10,000	10,000
Danny Tang	289,000 61,000	61,000
Espen Jorstad	186,000 34,000	34,000

Jesse Lonis	183,000 53,000	53,000
Sameh Elamawy	170,000 35,000	35,000
Morten Klein	168,000
Phil Ivey	167,000 83,000	83,000

Byron Kaverman	165,000 5,000	5,000
Leon Sturm	153,000 22,000	22,000
Tamas Adamszki	152,000 48,000	48,000
Seth Davies	88,000 44,000	44,000

David Coleman	68,000 172,000	172,000
Jason Koon	52,000 33,000	33,000

Life Outside Poker: Joe Stapleton Reveals 'Worst Mistake I Ever Made in My Entire Life'

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Kaelaine Minton

Level 6 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 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 33rd episode, Connor talks with comedian and poker commentator Joe Stapleton about growing up in Albany, New York, first seeing Rounders while visiting a college campus, working at MADtv, getting his start in the poker industry and his favorite memories from PokerStars The Big Game.

Stapleton also talked about his friendship with late comedian Norm Macdonald, the European Poker Tour (EPT), doing commentary at the 2025 WSOP and making the "worst mistake I ever made in my entire life" by attempting to make a documentary about a stand-up comedy tour.

Watch the Latest Life Outside Poker!

08-23-2025 18:24 UTC+1

Break Time

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Kai Cocklin

Level 6 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Players are heading on their last 20-minute break of the day.

When they return, two more levels will be played before the survivors bag up.

08-23-2025 18:24 UTC+1

Kuznetsov, Klein and Lonis Get All In on the Turn

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Tim Baker

Level 6 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Jesse Lonis raised to 9,000 under the gun and Nikita Kuznetsov called from the hijack. Morten Klein squeezed to 27,000 from the small blind, which both Lonis and Kuznetsov called.

The action checked to Kuznetsov on the 2♣5♣3♠ flop, and he bet 42,000. Klein flicked in the call, and Lonis also called after a few moments.

Once again Klein and Lonis checked when the 9♣ appeared on the turn. Kuznetsov jammed for 112,500, and Klein shoved over the top for around 220,000. Lonis called with a stack that covered both opponents and the cards were tabled.

Nikita Kuznetsov: 5♥5♦ All in
Morten Klein: K♠K♣ All in
Jesse Lonis: Q♣J♣

Lonis had the best hand with a queen-high flush, and needed to avoid a club or a board-pair on the river to eliminate two players.

The dealer burned a card then put out the 3♣ on the river, which improved Klein and Kuznetsov. Kuznetsov tripled up with a boat, and Klein won the smaller side pot against Lonis with his king-high flush.