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

08-25-2025 21:40 UTC+1

Nimylovych Falls to Lee

Kai Cocklin

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Hon Cheong Lee opened the button and then called the shove of Taras Nimylovych in the small blind, who ripped in around 20,000.

Taras Nimylovych: A♦4♦ All in
Hon Cheong Lee: A♥K♦

Nimylovych's situation went from bad to almost insurmountable as the K♥K♣5♥ flop gave Lee trips. Running cards were needed for the Ukrainian player, but the 5♦ turn left him drawing dead. A meaningless 3♣ filled out the board on the river, and Nimylovych was sent on his way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hon Cheong Lee	80,000 80,000	80,000
Taras Nimylovych	Busted

Tags: Hon Cheong Lee Taras Nimylovych

08-25-2025 21:27 UTC+1

Moreno Loses his Last Flip

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Maxime Taldir

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Edgar Moreno raised to 2,500 from the hijack, Eero Rantala in the big blind three-bet all in, and Moreno called off his last 24,000.

Edgar Moreno: K♦Q♦ All in
Eero Rantala: 5♥5♠

The dealer fanned a board of 3♣9♦2♥10♣10♠ and Moreno was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eero Rantala	95,000 20,000	20,000
Thomas Eychenne	95,000 6,000	6,000

Edgar Moreno	Busted

Tags: Edgar Moreno Eero Rantala

08-25-2025 20:56 UTC+1

Kraous Flops the Joint, Bartoletti Calls Off on the River

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David Salituro

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

Anton Kraous led out for 3,000 on a flop of 9♠6♥5♣ and Andres Korn called in the big blind. Ivo Bartoletti then raised to 8,000 in the cutoff, and both opponents called.

Kraous bet another 12,000 on the 4♥ turn, and this time Korn got out of the way. Bartoletti, though, called to see the K♣ river. Kraous then pushed forward a stack of his blue 5,000 chips, enough to put Bartoletti all in.

Bartoletti didn't take long before calling for around 25,000. Kraous then showed 8♥7♥ for a flopped straight, and Bartoletti threw his cards into the muck and got up from the table. Because he was all in, the dealer retrieved his cards and turned over Q♦9♦ before sliding the big pot to the EPT Cyprus finalist.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anton Kraous	185,000 127,000	127,000

Andres Korn	40,000 33,000	33,000
Ivo Bartoletti	Busted

Tags: Andres Korn Anton Kraous Ivo Bartoletti

08-25-2025 20:51 UTC+1

Palma Out; Camargo Has a Stack

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Kai Cocklin

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

Nicholas Palma had just a few big blinds in his stack, and they were already in the middle while Gaspare Sposato and Claudio Di Giacomo battled for the side pot.

The full board read Q♦10♠8♣8♥7♣, and Sposato's J♥9♥ was good as he flopped a straight. Palma's 2♥2♦ were no good, despite him calling for a deuce on the river.

Di Giacomo's hand was already in the muck, which meant Sposato raked it in. Kaio Camargo is seated at the same table and has over 150,000 in his stack as the final break approaches.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kaio Camargo	155,000 155,000	155,000
Claudio Di Giacomo	45,000 12,000	12,000
Gaspare Sposato	40,000 40,000	40,000
Nicholas Palma	Busted

Tags: Claudio Di Giacomo Gaspare Sposato Kaio Camargo Nicholas Palma

08-25-2025 20:45 UTC+1

Lai Shoves Into D'Ippolito's Boat

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David Salituro

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

Jun Lai raised to 2,500 under the gun and Marco D'Ippolito called in early position.

The flop came 7♥8♦8♠ and Lai bet 3,800. D'Ippolito called and the Q♥ fell on the turn.

Lai checked and D'Ippolito bet 4,600. Lai then raised to 11,500, and D'Ippolito called.

The river was the J♦ and Lai moved all in for around 30,000. D'Ippolito snap-called and turned over Q♦Q♠ for a full house, while Lai could only show 10♦9♦ for a no-good straight as he headed to the rail.

With that pot, D'Ippolito moved up to almost 200,000. David Coleman, coming off a runner-up finish in the Super High Roller, is also at this table, as is Santhosh Suvarna.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marco D'Ippolito	190,000
David Coleman	40,000 40,000	40,000
Santhosh Suvarna	35,000 35,000	35,000
Jun Lai	Busted

Tags: Jun Lai Marco D'Ippolito

08-25-2025 20:23 UTC+1

Ortega Picks Off Petrus

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Kai Cocklin

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

Yurii Petrus shoved his last 11,000 in from middle position and Jacques Ortega called from the small blind.

Yurii Petrus: A♦10♣ All in
Jacques Ortega: 10♠10♥

Petrus needed to find that ace, but the 10♦Q♠Q♦ flop all but sealed his fate as Ortego flopped a full house. A queen was Petrus' best chance at survival as that would ensure at least a chop, but the 2♥4♥ runout meant he was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Woods	65,000 65,000	65,000
Jacques Ortega	50,000
Antonio Asaro	32,000
Yurii Petrus	Busted

Tags: Yurii Petrus Jacques Ortega

08-25-2025 20:11 UTC+1

Recent Bustouts

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David Salituro

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Antonio Buonanno	Busted

[Removed:548]	Busted
David Coleman	Busted
Teun Mulder	Busted
Roope Tarmi	Busted
Tom Orpaz	Busted
Michael Wang	Busted
Tom-Aksel Bedell	Busted
Jennifer Cassell	Busted
Antoine Labat	Busted
Fabian Gumz	Busted
Kazuhiko Yotsushika	Busted
Tamas Adamszki	Busted
Flavius Vlasiu	Busted
Biao Ding	Busted
Patrik Jaros	Busted
Fabian Niederreiter	Busted
Bart Lybaert	Busted
Enrico Coppola	Busted
Omar Lakhdari	Busted
Adi Rajkovic	Busted
Dean Hutchison	Busted
Frederik Thiemer	Busted
Tom Middleton	Busted

Bryce Yockey	Busted

08-25-2025 19:52 UTC+1

Pihela Fills Up to Bust Hand

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David Salituro

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Heads-up on a flop of J♣10♠2♣, Igor Pihela bet 1,000 from the button and Fintan Hand raised to 5,500 in the big blind. Pihela then moved all in, and Hand let out a sigh before calling for 26,500.

Fintan Hand: K♦J♦ All in
Igor Pihela: J♥10♦

Hand showed top pair, but Pihela had flopped two pair to take the lead. The turn was the 7♠, while the J♠ river improved Hand to trips but also gave Pihela a full house as Hand was sent to the rail.

The PokerStars Team pro was already on his second bullet of the day, so his Main Event officially came to an end.

Player	Chips	Progress
Igor Pihela Jr	80,000
Fintan Hand	Busted

Tags: Fintan Hand Igor Pihela Jr

08-25-2025 19:17 UTC+1

Pelz Runs Into Aces

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Maxime Taldir

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

On a flop of 8♠A♣9♠, Ian Pelz in the big blind found himself at risk for 36,000 against Ian Pelz on the button.

Ian Pelz: A♠8♣ All in
Juri Mereu: A♥A♦

Pelz thought he found the perfect spot with two pair, but he ran into Mereu's set of aces. The 7♣J♥ runout didn't bring him any more help, and he was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Juri Mereu	131,000 131,000	131,000
Ian Pelz	Busted

Tags: Ian Pelz Juri Mereu

08-25-2025 19:05 UTC+1

Geci Flips Picone to the Rail

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David Salituro

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Benjamin Jones raised to 2,000 in early position and Oleksandr Shevchenko called in middle position. Igor Picone then moved all in for 21,000 in the cutoff, Endrit Geci reshoved in the big blind, and both Jones and Shevchenko folded.

Igor Picone: A♣10♥ All in
Endrit Geci: 9♠9♥

Picone needed to overcome Geci's pair to stay alive, but he missed the 4♦3♣4♣2♥3♠ board and was sent to the rail.