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

08-23-2025 14:57 UTC+1

Kuznetsov Bets Out Thuritz

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Tim Baker

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Nikita Kuznetsov raised to 4,500 from the cutoff and only Mikael Thuritz called out of the big blind.

Thuritz check-called a bet of 6,000 from Kuznetsov on the Q♠9♣5♠ flop.

The turn came the 6♣ and Thuritz check-called another bet from Kuznetsov, this time for 22,000.

Thuritz checked for the last time on the Q♥ river, and then snap-folded after Kuznetsov bet 59,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikita Kuznetsov	450,000 105,000	105,000
Mikael Thuritz	160,000 42,500	42,500

Tags: Nikita Kuznetsov Mikael Thuritz

08-23-2025 14:49 UTC+1

Mokri Bet-Folds the River

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Kai Cocklin

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

There were already over 50,000 in the pot on a flop of 7♣Q♥2♦ when Kayhan Mokri checked the cutoff and Jesse Lonis knuckled back on the button.

The two repeated their flop action on the 7♠ turn and when the 3♠ hit the river, Mokri led for 12,000. Lonis took some time before he stuck in a raise to 48,000, and Mokri snap-folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kayhan Mokri	375,000 87,000	87,000

Jesse Lonis	240,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Jesse Lonis Kayhan Mokri

08-23-2025 14:44 UTC+1

Davies Picks Up Aces; Lonis' Stack Slides

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Kai Cocklin

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Om a flop of 8♦Q♦6♦. there were around 17,000 in the pot when Leon Sturm checked from the big blind and Seth Davies also checked from under the gun. Jesse Lonis then bet 9,000, which got Sturm to fold, but Davies called.

The A♥ turn and 3♣ river both checked through, where Davies tabled A♦A♣ for a set of aces to scoop the pot.

Shortly after, Lonis opened from under the gun to 4,500 and Pieter Aerts three-bet the hijack to 16,000. When it got back to Lonis, he called.

On the 10♦2♣5♠ flop Lonis checked and then folded when Aerts bet 18,500.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leon Sturm	340,000 2,000	2,000
Pieter Aerts	320,000 10,000	10,000
Seth Davies	210,000 6,500	6,500

Jesse Lonis	200,000 46,000	46,000

Tags: Jesse Lonis Leon Sturm Pieter Aerts Seth Davies

08-23-2025 14:43 UTC+1

Mullur Takes from Ponakovs; Coleman Enters

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Tim Baker

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

With around 40,000 already in the pot, Samuel Mullur bet 11,500 from the big blind on the 3♥5♥K♠ flop. Aleksejs Ponakovs, who was seated in the cutoff, called to see at least a turn.

Mullur didn't slow down upon seeing the flush-completing 8♥ turn, as he bet 30,500. Ponakovs folded and surrendered the pot to Mullur.

David Coleman has just registered and has now been seated at the same table as Phil Ivey, Jason Koon, and Niklas Astedt.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksejs Ponakovs	410,000 70,000	70,000
Samuel Mullur	260,000 95,000	95,000
David Coleman	250,000
Jason Koon	245,000 23,000	23,000

Niklas Astedt	230,000 19,500	19,500
Phil Ivey	200,000 12,000	12,000

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs David Coleman Jason Koon Niklas Astedt Phil Ivey Samuel Mullur

08-23-2025 14:34 UTC+1

Klein Doubles Up

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Kai Cocklin

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Morten Klein had his stack of 48,000 in the middle from the small blind, and was put at risk by Teun Mulder after some earlier action.

Morten Klein: A♣Q♥ All in
Teun Mulder: J♥10♥

Klein was in the lead, and stayed there through the 4♠K♣K♠ flop. A Q♦ on the turn removed all of Mulder's pair outs, but did give him an open-ended straight draw. However, Klein boated up with the K♦ river, which got him back to a stack of over 100,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Teun Mulder	260,000 14,000	14,000
Morten Klein	105,000 37,500	37,500

Tags: Morten Klein Teun Mulder

08-23-2025 14:29 UTC+1

Ponakovs Leads River With Two Pair

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Kai Cocklin

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Samuel Mullur had opened from the cutoff and Aleksejs Ponakovs defended his big blind

The flop of 4♦2♥J♦ was checked to the A♥ turn, where Ponakovs check-called a bet of 8,500 from Mullur.

A Q♦ landed on the river and Ponakovs elected to lead out with a bet of 17,000. Muilur didn't need to think for too long before he called.

Ponakovs then tabled A♠2♦ for two pair, and Mullur mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksejs Ponakovs	480,000 50,000	50,000
Samuel Mullur	165,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs Samuel Mullur

08-23-2025 14:28 UTC+1

Lonis Bets Every Street

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Tim Baker

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Jesse Lonis raised to 6,500 from the small blind and Pieter Aerts defended out of the big blind.

Lonis bet 7,500 when he saw the 3♥A♣Q♣ flop, and Aerts made the call.

The K♠ appeared on the turn and Lonis led out for a 28,000. Aerts again continued with a call.

Lonis fired a third barrel of 63,000 on the 5♥ river, and this was enough to get Aerts to fold his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pieter Aerts	330,000 26,000	26,000
Jesse Lonis	246,000 57,500	57,500

Tags: Pieter Aerts Jesse Lonis

08-23-2025 14:19 UTC+1

Jorstad Goes Tiny on the River

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Kai Cocklin

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

With around 53,000 in the middle on a 5♥9♣Q♦ flop, both Espen Jorstad in the big blind and Aleksejs Ponakovs on the button checked their options.

The J♦ turn checked through to the 2♥ river, where Jorstad led out with a small bet of 5,500. Ponakovs called and then mucked when Jorstad showed 9♦7♦ for a pair of nines.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksejs Ponakovs	430,000 13,500	13,500
Espen Jorstad	270,000 26,500	26,500

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs Espen Jorstad

08-23-2025 14:15 UTC+1

Lee Shoves Over Adamszki's Bet

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Tim Baker

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Santhosh Suvarna raised to 4,500 under the gun and Wai Kiat Lee three-bet to 15,000 from the button. Tamas Adamszki cold four-bet to 46,000 out of the small blind, and only Lee continued with a call.

Adamszki gathered together a bet of 65,000 when he saw the 5♠5♣2♦ flop come down. Lee didn't take long to jam for Adamszki's remaining 160,000, causing Adamszki to ponder momentarily before tossing his cards away.