€100,000 EPT Super High Roller Day 2 | 2025 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

08-24-2025 16:51 UTC+1

Sturm Drags a Pot; Soft Hand-For-Hand in Action

Kai Cocklin

Level 13 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Thomas Muehloecker made it 30,000 from the cutoff and Leon Sturm three-bet to 100,000 from the button. When it got back to Muehloecker, he called.

The flop came 8♣8♦5♦ and after Muehloecker checked, Sturm bet 60,000. Muehloecker thought for some time, but eventually decided to give it up.

The floor have implemented a soft hand-for-hand policy, where play will be paused on one table if they are ahead in the numbers of hands play in comparison to the other.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leon Sturm	1,500,000 65,000	65,000
Samuel Mullur	1,030,000 40,000	40,000
Thomas Muehloecker	670,000 115,000	115,000
Biao Ding	120,000 75,000	75,000

Tags: Thomas Muehloecker Leon Sturm

08-24-2025 16:43 UTC+1

Kenney Spikes an Ace to Double

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Tim Baker

Level 13 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Bryn Kenney jammed the button for around 230,000 and David Coleman moved all in over the top out of the small blind for around 580,000. After the big blind folded, the cards were revealed with Kenney at risk.

Bryn Kenney: A♣7♥ All in
David Coleman: 8♥8♦

Kenney was behind Coleman's snowmen and needed an ace to survive.

The J♠Q♣6♣ flop kept Coleman in the lead, and so did the 6♠ turn. However, the dealer burned a card and put out the A♠ on the river to complete the board, and give Kenney the best hand with a pair of aces.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryn Kenney	480,000 225,000	225,000
David Coleman	350,000 110,000	110,000

Tags: Bryn Kenney David Coleman

08-24-2025 16:32 UTC+1

Updated Chip Counts

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Kai Cocklin

Level 13 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

These are the latest chips counts according to the PS Live app.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksejs Ponakovs	2,065,000
Kayhan Mokri	1,965,000

Punnat Punsri	1,880,000

Leon Sturm	1,435,000
Samuel Mullur	990,000
Thomas Muehloecker	785,000
Jesse Lonis	765,000
Espen Jorstad	600,000

David Coleman	460,000
Steve O'Dwyer	355,000

Bryn Kenney	255,000
Biao Ding	195,000

Level: 13

Blinds: 10,000/15,000

Ante: 15,000

08-24-2025 16:15 UTC+1

Negreanu & Hellmuth Missing from National Heads-Up Poker Championship | PokerNews Podcast #911

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Elijah Farrow

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

In the 911th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway and Mike Holtz are joined by special guest cohost Ben Ludlow to talk about all the latest poker news, gossip, and stories from the poker world. That includes diving into the bracket of the National Heads-Up Poker Championship, which was missing several big names like Phil Hellmuth and Daniel Negreanu. They offer their thoughts on some of the more interesting matchups as well as who they think might do well.

They then take a look at the legal troubles of former NBA star Gilbert Arenas, who was recently arrested and charged with illegal gambling, ClubWPT Gold acquiring Doug Polk's Upswing Poker, and the "beloved" Poker Palace closing in Las Vegas after more than 50 years in operation.

Finally, the crew shows some photos from Kyna England's recent adventure to the Cat Con in California. Speaking of Kyna, don't forget to check out her new show, MSPT Podcast Presented By PokerNews, which she is co-hosting with Chad to talk all things Major Series of Poker: The Tour. The first episode is out now!

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08-24-2025 16:13 UTC+1

Break TIme

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Tim Baker

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

The players are now on a 20-minute break.

08-24-2025 16:08 UTC+1

Mullur Busts Elamawy With a Hero Call

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Tim Baker

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

Heads-up to the turn on a board of 6♦Q♣2♣2♠ that saw Samuel Mullur fire out a bet of around 50,000 from the big blind. Sameh Elamawy, who was seated on the button, raised to 150,000. Mullur slid in the extra chips to call.

Mullur checked it over to Elamawy when the 8♦ rolled off on the river, and Elamawy jammed for 260,000.

Mullur tanked for a considerable amount of time, and burned through a lot of his time banks. Ultimately, he concluded that a call was best.

Elamawy immediately stood up as he knew his A♠K♣ for ace-high wasn't good. Mullur tabled just a pair of treys with 3♦3♣, and all of Elamawy's stack was absorbed into his.

Player	Chips	Progress
Samuel Mullur	1,000,000 400,000	400,000
Sameh Elamawy	Busted

Tags: Sameh Elamawy Samuel Mullur

08-24-2025 16:02 UTC+1

Klein Can't Beat Muehloecker' Big Slick

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Tim Baker

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

Thomas Muehloecker raised to 25,000 from the hijack and Leon Sturm called out of the cutoff. Morten Klein squeezed it up to 105,000 from the button and the action folded back around to Muehloecker. Muehloecker thought for a few moments, then four-bet ripped it for roughly 400,000. Sturm folded, but Klein called for his remaining 225,000 to put himself at risk.

Morten Klein: A♦Q♦ All in
Thomas Muehloecker: A♣K♣

Klein was in rough shape against the big slick of Muehloecker and was left unimproved on the 10♣10♠6♦J♠7♣ runout. Klein vacated the tournament area, while Muehloecker moved up to 780,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leon Sturm	1,200,000 100,000	100,000
Thomas Muehloecker	780,000 340,000	340,000
Morten Klein	Busted

Tags: Leon Sturm Morten Klein Thomas Muehloecker

08-24-2025 15:50 UTC+1

Coleman Loses One, Wins One

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Kai Cocklin

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

David Coleman just played back-to-back hands, with mixed results.

In the first hand, he opened to 25,000 from middle position and then called a three-bet of 100,000 from Punnat Punsri in the small blind.

Punsri continued for 56,000 on the 8♥K♠7♠ flop, and Coleman let it go.

In the very next hand, Coleman made it 25,000 from under the gun and Aleksejs Ponakovs three-bet to 70,000 from the next seat. When it got back to Coleman, he shoved, and Ponakovs let it go.

Player	Chips	Progress
Punnat Punsri	1,950,000 250,000	250,000

Aleksejs Ponakovs	1,850,000 250,000	250,000
David Coleman	680,000 70,000	70,000

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs David Coleman Punnat Punsri

08-24-2025 15:48 UTC+1

Muehloecker Collects the Last of Kuznetsov's Stack

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Kai Cocklin

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

Thomas Muehloecker opened from under the gun to 25,000 and Nikita Kuznetsov shoved from the hijack for 76,000. When it got back to Muehloecker, he called.

Nikita Kuznetsov: K♦Q♠ All in
Thomas Muehloecker: A♦K♣

It wasn't looking good for Kuznetsov, and despite improving to top pair on the 5♥K♥3♣ flop, he still had kicker issues. A J♠9♦ runout offered no help, and he hit the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Muehloecker	440,000 140,000	140,000
Nikita Kuznetsov	Busted

Tags: Nikita Kuznetsov Thomas Muehloecker