€5,300 Main Event Day 1a | 2025 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

08-24-2025 21:53 UTC+2

Dijkstal Doubles Up

Maxime Taldir

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Panagiotis Nikolakis raised to 2,000 from middle position. Quirijn Dijkstal on the button three-bet to 6,500 and Nikolakis called.

Dijkstal continued for 6,500 on the 10♥5♥2♦ flop, then moved all in for 37,500 on the 6♣ turn. Nikolakis eventually check-called both times.

Quirijn Dijkstal: K♣10♠ All in
Panagiotis Nikolakis: A♥6♥

Nikolakis didn't find an ace, a six, or a heart on the K♦ river, so Dijkstal doubled up with two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Quirijn Dijkstal	100,000 100,000	100,000
Panagiotis Nikolakis	13,000 13,000	13,000

Tags: Panagiotis Nikolakis Quirijn Dijkstal

08-24-2025 21:51 UTC+2

Aces Full for Kuznetcov

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Connor Richards

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Nikita Kuznetcov was all in from the button against the bigger-stacked Rolando Soria in the hijack.

Nikita Kuznetcov: A♥A♣ All in
Rolando Soria: J♣J♦

Kuznetcov's aces held up as the board ran out 2♠K♣2♦4♠A♠ to improve him to aces full to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rolando Soria	90,000
Nikita Kuznetcov	55,000 17,000	17,000

Tags: Nikita Kuznetcov Rolando Soria

08-24-2025 21:44 UTC+2

Three-Bet from Zidonis

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Connor Richards

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Ivan Banic opened to 2,200 from under the gun and Michael Allen called on the button before Marius Zidonis three-bet to 7,600 in the big blind. Banic folded in a panic and Allen called.

Zidonis continued for 6,500 on the flop of 9♥4♥6♠ and Allen called. Zidonis bet again on the J♥ turn and Allen laid it down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marius Zidonis	65,000
Michael Allen	55,000
Ivan Banic	37,000

Tags: Ivan Banic Marius Zidonis Michael Allen

08-24-2025 21:33 UTC+2

Cascante to the Rail

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Maxime Taldir

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Three-way on a flop of J♦2♥7♥, Francisco Cascante on the button moved all in for 14,100. Neel Murthy in the big blind check-called, and Silviu Baltateanu in the cutoff check-folded.

Francisco Cascante: A♥10♥ All in
Neel Murthy: J♣9♥

Murthy flopped top pair while Cascante had the nut flush draw. The 8♠2♣ runout, however, didn't complete the flush, and he was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Neel Murthy	118,000 29,600	29,600
Silviu Baltateanu	83,000 83,000	83,000
Francisco Cascante	Busted

Tags: Francisco Cascante Neel Murthy Silviu Baltateanu

08-24-2025 21:24 UTC+2

Salazar Sanchez Eliminated by Ju

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Connor Richards

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Samuel Ju opened to 3,000 in middle position and Demis Mariani called in the cutoff before Mauricio Salazar Sanchez three-bet to 11,500 in the small blind. Ju four-bet jammed a stack of around 25,000, and Mariani folded before Salazar Sanchez called with slightly less.

Mauricio Salazar Sanchez: K♠Q♠ All in
Samuel Ju: 10♦10♠

The board ran out J♥4♠3♠2♣8♥, and Salazar Sanchez groaned after missing his flush draw and overs as he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Demis Mariani	225,000 20,000	20,000
Samuel Ju	53,000 42,500	42,500
Mauricio Salazar Sanchez	Busted

Tags: Demis Mariani Mauricio Salazar Sanchez Samuel Ju

08-24-2025 21:14 UTC+2

Salazar Sanchez Flops a Set to Double Up

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Maxime Taldir

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Mauricio Salazar Sanchez jammed for 12,200 from middle position and he was called by Samuel Ju on the button.

Mauricio Salazar Sanchez: 9♠9♣ All in
Samuel Ju: K♠Q♦

Salazar Sanchez flopped a set on A♦3♠9♥4♠10♠ and he secured a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Demis Mariani	245,000 73,600	73,600
Alex Keating	57,000 3,000	3,000
Mauricio Salazar Sanchez	26,900 26,900	26,900
Samuel Ju	10,500 47,100	47,100

Tags: Mauricio Salazar Sanchez Samuel Ju

08-24-2025 21:10 UTC+2

Defending Champion Falls in Double Knockout

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Connor Richards

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

There was a three-way all in at Table 15 involving 2023 champion Simon Wiciak, Cesar Del Pino and Andreas Goeller, who had both opponents covered.

Simon Wiciak: A♥Q♥ All in
Cesar Del Pino: A♦K♣
Andreas Goeller: K♦J♥

The flop of 3♠3♦10♥ missed everyone, but the 3♥ turn gave Wiciak some hope with a flush draw. However, the river brought the offsuit J♦ to stun Wiciak and Del Pino as Goeller scored a double knockout.

"It was a nice jack on the river," said Niklas Astedt, who revealed he also held ace-queen.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andreas Goeller	180,000 95,000	95,000
Simon Wiciak	Busted

Cesar Del Pino	Busted

Tags: Andreas Goeller Cesar Del Pino Niklas Astedt Simon Wiciak

08-24-2025 21:00 UTC+2

Caramazza Runs Into Pega's Kings

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Maxime Taldir

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Cards went on their backs with Francesco Caramazza in middle position at risk for approximately 20,000 against Bruno Pega in the big blind.

Francesco Caramazza: J♦J♣ All in
Bruno Pega: K♠K♦

The board of 5♦4♣K♥4♥3♣ gave a full house to Pega, who eliminated Caramazza.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bruno Pega	102,000 47,000	47,000
Francesco Caramazza	Busted

Tags: Bruno Pega Francesco Caramazza

Level: 8

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

08-24-2025 20:52 UTC+2

Vierling Leads Latest Counts

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Connor Richards

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jessica Vierling	130,000
Jack Sinclair	100,000 13,600	13,600
Daniel Rezaei	75,000 9,000	9,000
Peter Jorgne	70,000 68,000	68,000
Faraz Jaka	65,000

Alex Keating	60,000
Ankit Ahuja	45,000
Niklas Astedt	40,000 37,000	37,000
Eugene Katchalov	37,000
Simon Wiciak	27,000 2,000	2,000

Masato Yokosawa	15,000
Luke Schwartz	10,000