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

08-25-2025 17:35 UTC+1

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Muehloecker	Busted
Alessio Isaia	Busted
Adrian Cazacu	Busted
Faraz Jaka	Busted

Rutger Hennen	Busted
Mateusz Moolhuizen	Busted
Florian Vogel	Busted
Ermanno Di Nicola	Busted
Ian Bradley	Busted
Fillipe Santos	Busted
Traian Stanciu	Busted
Imad Derwiche	Busted
Kimmo Kurko	Busted
Justin Zaki	Busted
Antoine Saout	Busted
Tom Talboom	Busted
Mitchell Hynam	Busted
Maksim Bura	Busted
Muhamet Perati	Busted
Nacho Barbero	Busted

Glaser Runs Into a Monster

David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Giorgio Donzelli raised to 1,500 under the gun and James Carroll three-bet to 4,800 on the button. Benny Glaser then moved all in for 17,200 in the big blind and Donzelli gave it some thought before folding, but Carroll snap-called to put Glaser at risk.

Benny Glaser: A♠K♠ All in
James Carroll: K♥K♣

Glaser was left looking for an ace against Carroll's kings, but no help arrived on the 7♣2♠5♣7♥J♣ board and he was sent to the rail.

Glaser had taken the seat of Axel Hallay, whose "chip-and-a-chair story" did not have a fairy tale ending after all.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Carroll	115,000 15,000	15,000
Giorgio Donzelli	15,000 15,000	15,000
Benny Glaser	Busted
Axel Hallay	Busted

Tags: Benny Glaser Giorgio Donzelli James Carroll

08-25-2025 17:16 UTC+1

Erbil Flops the Nuts Against Calderone's Cowboys

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Kai Cocklin

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

On a board of 4♥6♦8♥Q♣ with around 9,000 in the pot, Eros Calderone bet 7,000 from under the gun and Mickael Erbil raised to 16,000. Calderone then shoved for around 25,000, and Erbil snap-called.

Eros Calderone: K♥K♣ All in
Mickael Erbil: 7♥5♥

Erbil had flopped the nuts and had nothing to fear as no card on the river could save Calderone. However, the poker gods wanted to rub some salt into the wound and slapped a K♠ on the river, which gave Calderone a useless set and confirmed his elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mickael Erbil	80,000 80,000	80,000
Jan Larsson	70,000 20,000	20,000
[Removed:548]	35,000 35,000	35,000
Eros Calderone	Busted

Tags: Eros Calderone Mickael Erbil

08-25-2025 16:59 UTC+1

Spragg Loses Battle of the Small Pairs

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David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Marle Spragg moved all in for her last 9,000 from the cutoff as Gary Hasson put her at risk in the small blind.

Marle Spragg: 3♥3♠ All in
Gary Hasson: 4♥4♣

Spragg found herself dominated against Hasson's bigger pair, and the 10♠7♣Q♣9♠K♦ board provided no reprieve as she hit the rail.

Joris Ruijs is also at this table with a big stack, while Max Deveson, who doubled up off Spragg earlier, has built his stack up to around 70,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joris Ruijs	85,000 5,000	5,000
Max Deveson	70,000 35,000	35,000
Gary Hasson	50,000 50,000	50,000
Marle Spragg	Busted

Tags: Gary Hasson Marle Spragg

08-25-2025 16:50 UTC+1

The Only Thing Li Hits is the Rail

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David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Gianluca Lista and Yuan Li saw a flop of 5♥2♥4♦ where Lista bet 6,000 from the big blind. Li then moved all in for 15,000 from the cutoff, and Lista quickly called.

Yuan Li: A♥7♥ All in
Gianluca Lista: 10♥10♣

Li had both straight and flush draws as he needed to improve against Lista's tens to stay alive. The 5♣ turn was no help, while the 2♠ river was a blank and sent Li off to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gianluca Lista	70,000 28,000	28,000
Yuan Li	Busted

Tags: Gianluca Lista Yuan Li

08-25-2025 16:28 UTC+1

Briotti Runs into Kings

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Maxime Taldir

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Ilija Savevski raised to 1,100 from middle position. Tommaso Briotti to his left three-bet to 8,000, Savevski moved all-in and Briotti called off his last 13,000.

Tommaso Briotti: A♦10♦ All in
Ilija Savevski: K♠K♣

The board of 6♠3♣7♠7♥10♣ was no help for Briotti who was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ilija Savevski	69,000 69,000	69,000

Juha Helppi	56,000 5,900	5,900
Tony Dunst	18,000 8,700	8,700
Tommaso Briotti	Busted

Tags: Ilija Savevski Tommaso Briotti

08-25-2025 16:10 UTC+1

Chobineh Runs Into Teisseire's Aces

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Maxime Taldir

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

On a board of K♠Q♣7♠9♣ with approximately 8,000 in the pot, cards went on their backs with Bahram Chobineh under the gun at risk for 5,000 against Antonin Teisseire in the cutoff.

Bahram Chobineh: A♣Q♥ All in
Antonin Teisseire: A♠A♥

Chobineh with a pair ran into aces. The 8♥ river sent him to the rail while Samantha Abernathy is expected to arrive at the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antonin Teisseire	43,000
Samantha Abernathy	30,000
Bahram Chobineh	Busted

Tags: Antonin Teisseire Bahram Chobineh Samantha Abernathy

08-25-2025 16:03 UTC+1

Ochoa Misses All the Outs

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Kai Cocklin

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

On a board of 8♣3♣4♦7♥, Juan Ochoa was in the cutoff and ended up getting his stack of around 15,000 in the middle, and was put at risk by Jeroen Leuver from middle position.

Juan Ochoa: 5♣4♣ All in
Jeroen Leuver: 8♠7♠

Leuver had two pair, but needed to fade a lot of outs as Ochoa had clubs, sixes, and fours all working for him. The prettiest card in the deck followed on the river as the A♠ filled out the board, which didn't change anything and meant Ochoa was out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeroen Leuver	50,000
Juan Ochoa	Busted

Tags: Jeroen Leuver Juan Ochoa

08-25-2025 15:54 UTC+1

Goasdoue Runs Into a Flush

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Maxime Taldir

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Mykhailo Demydenko raised to 1,100 from early position and Alan Goasdoue in the hijack, Ivo Bartoletti in the small blind and Jorge Ruiz in the big blind made the call.

Everybody checked the 6♥J♠5♠ flop leading to the 10♠ turn where Bartoletti bet 1,100. Ruiz and Demydenko called but Goasdoue decided to move all-in for 20,200. The blinds folded to Demydenko who called.

Alan Goasdoue: J♥10♥ All in
Mykhailo Demydenko: 9♠6♠

Goasdoue went all-in with two pair but ran into a flush and was eliminated after the 2♠ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mykhailo Demydenko	87,000 87,000	87,000
Sarah Jarry	41,000 41,000	41,000
Ivo Bartoletti	41,000 41,000	41,000
Jorge Ruiz	21,500 21,500	21,500
Alan Goasdoue	Busted

Tags: Alan Goasdoue Ivo Bartoletti Jorge Ruiz Mykhailo Demydenko

08-25-2025 15:50 UTC+1

Woods Made to Pay For Slow-Playing Aces Against Thiriart

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Kai Cocklin

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

John Woods limped in from the small blind and Arthur Thiriart checked his option from the big blind.

On the J♠8♦K♠ flop, Woods bet 1,000 and Thiriart made it 2,800 to go. Woods snapped back with a three-bet to 7,000, then Thiriart shoved. Woods called off his stack of around 18,000.

John Woods: A♥A♦ All in
Arthur Thiriart: K♣8♥

Woods had elected to slow-play his aces, but that allowed Thiriart a free look at the flop. There was still a chance for Woods to survive as he picked up more outs on the 4♣ turn, but the 7♠ river was a brick, and he hit the rail.