€5,300 Main Event Day 2 | 2025 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

08-26-2025 16:20 UTC+2

Neilson Makes a Big Shove on Bokyo

Kai Cocklin

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

With around 60,000 already in the middle on a K♠10♥7♥A♦ board, Martin Nielsen checked from early position and Yuriy Boyko fired 25,000 from the hijack. Nielsen then shoved for 182,500, which sent Bokyo into the tank.

After thinking for around two minutes, Bokyo still hadn't come to a decision.

"I'll take one more minute, guys," he said to his tablemates. Eventually, Bokyo did let it go, and was left with a stack of 150,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Nielsen	270,000 55,000	55,000

Luc van der Beek	240,000 172,000	172,000
Yuriy Boyko	150,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Martin Nielsen Yuriy Boyko

08-26-2025 16:20 UTC+2

Song is Out of Tune

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Connor Richards

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Antoine Camors opened to 5,500 in middle position and Yunkyu Song three-bet to 14,000 on the button. Camors called.

Camors checked on the flop of 10♣6♣9♥ and Song checked back. Camors then led out for 21,000 on the 8♠ turn and Song called.

The K♠ river completed the board and Kovalski moved all in for 32,500. Song went deep in the tank for several minutes, leading Kovalski to call the clock on him. That prompted Song to call before the floor could make it to the table.

Kovalski showed 8♥7♥ for a straight to crush the top pair of his opponent with A♥K♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antoine Camors	130,000 53,000	53,000
Yunkyu Song	45,000 66,500	66,500

Tags: Antoine Camors Yunkyu Song

08-26-2025 16:19 UTC+2

Kyte Survives Elimination

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Tim Baker

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Sam Lam made it 5,000 from early position and Jon Kyte jammed for 22,000 from the next seat. Lam made the call when it got back to him and the players revealed their holdings.

Jon Kyte: K♠Q♥ All in
Sam Lam: A♣J♠

Kyte moved ahead with top two pair on the Q♦K♦6♣ flop, although Lam had a straight draw. A 4♠ on the turn was safe for Kyte and so was the 8♣ river, which meant Kyte stayed alive in the event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Lam	180,000 117,000	117,000
Jon Kyte	50,000 22,000	22,000

Tags: Jon Kyte Sam Lam

08-26-2025 16:15 UTC+2

Gayer Takes a Five-Bet Pot From O'Dwyer

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Maxime Taldir

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

After an open to 5,000 by Julian Pineda Lozano under the gun, Damien Gayer three-bet to 14,500 from the cutoff. Steve O'Dwyer in the big blind four-bet to 40,000 and made Pineda Lozano fold.

Gayer went into the tank and five-bet to 68,000. O'Dwyer called.

The dealer fanned a flop of 2♠K♠7♠ and after O'Dwyer checked, Gayer bet 21,000. He eventually managed to make O'Dwyer fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Damien Gayer	325,000 189,500	189,500
Steve O'Dwyer	258,000 72,000	72,000

Julian Pineda Lozano	85,000 8,000	8,000

Tags: Damien Gayer Julian Pineda Steve O'Dwyer

08-26-2025 16:11 UTC+2

Regonomics

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Connor Richards

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Marco Regonaschi opened to 5,000 in early position and Christian Pedersen three-bet to 12,500 in middle position.

Action folded to Ramon Colillas in the small blind, who three-bet to 31,000. Both opponents folded to earn the 2019 PSPC champion the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ramon Colillas	250,000 134,000	134,000
Marco Regonaschi	150,000 25,000	25,000
Christian Pedersen	61,000 25,500	25,500

Tags: Christian Pedersen Marco Regonaschi Ramon Colillas

08-26-2025 16:09 UTC+2

Nielsen and Yajima Clash

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Tim Baker

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Martin Nielsen min-raised to 5,000 on the button and Shinya Yajima three-bet to 14,000 out of the big blind. Nielsen continued with a call.

The flop came down a monotone K♠A♠3♠, and Yajima put out a bet of 5,500. Nielsen decided to raise to 17,500, which prompted Yajima to jam, covering Nielsen. With 89,000 total in his stack, Nielsen was happy to call.

Martin Nielsen: 5♠4♠ All in
Shinya Yajima: A♥3♣

Nielsen was in the lead with a flopped flush against the top and bottom pair of Yajima. The remainder of the board ran out 7♣Q♣, which didn't improve Yajima to a boat and Nielsen doubled up with his flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shinya Yajima	240,000 122,000	122,000
Martin Nielsen	215,000 185,000	185,000

Tags: Martin Nielsen Shinya Yajima

08-26-2025 16:02 UTC+2

Spragg Staying Alive

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Kai Cocklin

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Dimitar Danchev opened from early position and Benjamin Spragg shoved his last 20,000 on the button. Danchev called.

Benjamin Spragg: A♣Q♦ All in
Dimitar Danchev: K♣10♣

Spragg was ahead, but needed to fade the live cards of Danchev. A flop of Q♥A♥4♥ gave Spragg two pair, but left Danchev with four clean outs as a jack would complete his Broadway draw.

However, it was Spragg that raked the pot as the 4♦10♦ runout didn't improve Danchev enough.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Spragg	46,000 14,000	14,000

Dimitar Danchev	30,000

Tags: Benjamin Spragg Dimitar Danchev

08-26-2025 15:59 UTC+2

Top Counts at the Break

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Kai Cocklin

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jacob Amsellem	575,000 160,000	160,000

Daiki Shingae	413,500 46,500	46,500

Fabio Peluso	398,000 102,000	102,000
Firoz Mangroe	394,000 206,000	206,000
Alejandro Ganivet	374,500 135,800	135,800
Anton Suarez	372,500 149,500	149,500

Cesar Garcia	366,500 91,500	91,500
Shinya Yajima	362,000 29,500	29,500
Mario Colavita	360,000 20,000	20,000
Ryuta Nakai	358,000 33,000	33,000
Chongxian Yang	358,000 78,000	78,000
Spencer Champlin	347,000 62,000	62,000
Martin Stausholm	347,000 207,000	207,000
Hugo de la Fouchardiere	336,000 129,000	129,000
Yohan Rascar	335,000 206,000	206,000