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

08-25-2025 12:44 UTC+1

Tricarico Keeps Picking on Seat 5

David Salituro

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Christophe Pommier, occupying the fifth seat at this table that once belonged to the departed Billal El-Tanji, raised to 500 in the hijack before Alexandro Tricarico three-bet to 1,700 on the button. Pommier called.

The flop came Q♠J♦7♥ and Tricarico bet 1,300. Pommier again called to see the 10♥ turn, where Tricarico bet another 5,500. Pommier quickly folded this time as Tricarico added to his big stack.

Defending champion Stephen Song is sandwiched between Pommier and Tricarico at this table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandro Tricarico	70,000 10,000	10,000
Stephen Song	35,000 5,000	5,000

Christophe Pommier	22,000 22,000	22,000

Tags: Alexandro Tricarico Christophe Pommier

08-25-2025 12:41 UTC+1

Lista Puts Shahar in a Tough Spot

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Kai Cocklin

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

With around 6,000 in the pot already on a J♣10♥Q♦ flop, Ran Shahar bet 2,200 out of the big blind and Gianluca Lista called from under the gun.

The turn brought a 4♦ and both checked it through to the 5♠ river, where Shahar checked again. Lista then put out a milky 2,500, which sent Shahar into a deep ponder. Around 90 seconds passed and Shahar still hadn't decided how to proceed, but did eventually lay his cards down.

Grzegorz Kozieja is seated at the same table and has just over the starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gianluca Lista	42,000 4,000	4,000
Grzegorz Kozieja	32,000
Ran Shahar	22,000 22,000	22,000

Tags: Gianluca Lista Ran Shahar

08-25-2025 12:37 UTC+1

Rauhut Jams on Ni

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Maxime Taldir

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

The action was picked up on a board of 5♥K♣10♦8♥K♠ with approximately 8,000 in the pot.

Liangce Ni bet 7,500 in early position 7,500, then Thomas Rauhut on the button moved all in for 24,300. Ni went deep into the tank, but ultimately chose to fold. Rauhut seemed pretty relieved by this decision and scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Rauhut	40,000 40,000	40,000
Liangce Ni	34,000 34,000	34,000
Antoine Labat	30,000

Tags: Liangce Ni Thomas Rauhut

08-25-2025 12:33 UTC+1

Cohen Is a Set Magnet

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David Salituro

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 5♣10♥9♥, Sean Jazayeri bet 1,500 from middle position and Tom Cohen raised to 5,100 on the button. Jazayeri then moved all in for 17,000, and Cohen snap-called.

Sean Jazayeri: J♦J♥ All in
Tom Cohen: 9♦9♣

Jazayeri turned over a pair of jacks, but Cohen had flopped a set to take the lead. The board ran out 4♣A♦ and Cohen scored the knockout.

"Always. Always has to flop a set. That's twice," a tablemate said as Cohen raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Cohen	65,000 65,000	65,000
Sean Jazayeri	Busted

Tags: Sean Jazayeri Tom Cohen

08-25-2025 12:22 UTC+1

Gurianov Doubles Through Zerjav

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Kai Cocklin

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

There were already around 7,000 in the pot between Blaz Zerjav in the small blind and Vitalii Gurianov in the big blind.

The flop read A♦2♥7♥ and Zerjav checked and then called a bet of 2,500 from Gurianov to see the 10♦ drop on the turn. Zerjav checked again, and Gurianov bet 7,000. Zerjav took some time to think it over and then raised enough to put Gurianov all-in, who pretty quickly called off his stack of just under 20,000.

Vitalii Gurianov: A♥K♥ All in
Blaz Zerjav: A♣J♣

Zerjav needed an offsuit jack on the river to get the win, but the 8♦ wasn't it, which meant Gurianov doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vitalii Gurianov	52,000
Blaz Zerjav	10,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Blaz Zerjav Vitalii Gurianov

08-25-2025 12:18 UTC+1

Straightey, Flushey Board Saves Dyrstad From Potential Disaster

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David Salituro

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Allan Dyrstad and John Burke saw a flop of Q♦7♥K♦ when Dyrstad bet 1,600 from early position. Burke called in middle position.

The turn was the A♦, and Dyrstad bet another 3,500. Burke quickly called, and the J♦ fell on the river, putting four cards to a royal flush on the board.

Dyrstad slowed down and checked, and Burke checked back. Dyrstad turned over 7♣7♠ for a set of sevens, but Burke had Q♥Q♣ for a set of queens to win the pot.

Dyrstad could only laugh as he got off light from the cooler-in-the-making. "When the last diamond came, I thought this is either really good or really bad," he said.

Masato Yokosawa recently took his seat at this table.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Burke	40,000 40,000	40,000
Masato Yokosawa	30,000 30,000	30,000
Allan Dyrstad	17,000 17,000	17,000

Tags: Allan Dyrstad John Burke

08-25-2025 12:17 UTC+1

Tait Makes Everybody Fold

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Maxime Taldir

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Georgios Vrakas opened to 500 from middle position. Paul Tait to his left called, as well as David Perez on the button, Juan Reverter in the small blind and Jerome Sgorrano in the big blind.

All five of them checked a flop of 4♦J♣7♣ leading to the K♥ turn where the action was about to be the same until Perez bet 1,600. The blinds folded but both Vrakas and Tait called.

The 6♣ completed the board and after Vrakas checked, Tait led out for 5,600. He made everybody fold and scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Tait	37,000 37,000	37,000
David Perez	37,000 37,000	37,000
Jerome Sgorrano	28,000 28,000	28,000
Georgios Vrakas	24,000 24,000	24,000
Juan Reverter	15,400 15,400	15,400

Tags: David Perez Georgios Vrakas Jerome Sgorrano Juan Reverter Paul Tait

08-25-2025 12:06 UTC+1

Sellam's Boat Good Enough

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Kai Cocklin

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

A beefy pot had brewed on a board of J♥Q♦Q♣5♠3♣ between Kent Roed and Rubens Sellam.

Sellam was in the big blind and threw out 10,800, which was about the size of the pot, and the decision was on Roed in the hijack. It didn't take too long for Roed to flick in the chips.

Sellam then showed a full house with J♠J♦, and that was more than enough to win the pot as Roed mucked.

France's Sellam was second in the FPS Main Event at EPT Monte Carlo in 2023, where he picked up a career-best score of €191,940.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rubens Sellam	50,000 50,000	50,000
Kent Roed	15,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Kent Roed Rubens Sellam

08-25-2025 12:05 UTC+1

Libson Flops the Goods to Double Off Saul

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David Salituro

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

With around 6,000 in the pot on a board of 7♥3♥4♥A♦, Ivan Saul bet 3,000 from the button before Brad Libson raised to 11,000 in the cutoff. Saul took a minute before calling, and they saw the 9♣ fall on the river.

Libson then moved all in for 12,200, and Saul snap-called. Libson turned over K♥Q♥ for a flopped flush, and Saul mucked A♥K♠ before handing over the double up.

Saul was left with around 5,000 after the hand and was eliminated a few minutes later.