€5,300 Main Event Day 3 | 2025 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

08-27-2025 16:21 UTC+1

Sitbon Sends Preziosi for an Early Dinner

Tim Baker

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

All of Fulvio Preziosi's stack of 120,000 was in the middle preflop, with Julien Sitbon trying to send him the rail before the dinner break.

Fulvio Preziosi: A♣K♥ All in
Julien Sitbon: Q♣Q♦

Preziosi needed to connect with the board in some way to keep his seat in the Main Event.

A flop of 3♣8♦4♦ came down, keeping the ladies of Sitbon out in front. A 7♦ turn meant only an ace or king on the river would save Preziosi. The 8♥ completed the board, and the pot went over to Sitbon, while Preziosi vacated the tournament area.

Player	Chips	Progress
Julien Sitbon	900,000 81,000	81,000
Fulvio Preziosi	Busted

Tags: Fulvio Preziosi Julien Sitbon

08-27-2025 16:08 UTC+1

Odani Runs Into Queens

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Maxime Taldir

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Takumi Odani in early position was all-in for 57,000 against Ladislao Dalfo who called from two seats over.

Takumi Odani: A♣10♥ All in
Ladislao Dalfo: Q♣Q♦

Odani ran into queens and was eliminated on 2♥J♦10♠7♠7♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ladislao Dalfo	485,000 43,000	43,000
Takumi Odani	Busted

Tags: Ladislao Dalfo Takumi Odani

08-27-2025 16:01 UTC+1

Aces for McEwan

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Connor Richards

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Caio Ozawa was all in in the cutoff against the bigger-stacked Matthew McEwan in the big blind.

Caio Ozawa: 5♥5♣ All in
Matthew McEwan: A♠A♣

Ozawa had run into aces and couldn't spike a five as the board ran out 10♠K♠9♠Q♥Q♠, causing Ozawa to end his massage early as he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew McEwan	600,000 185,000	185,000
Caio Ozawa	Busted

Tags: Matthew McEwan Caio Ozawa

08-27-2025 15:53 UTC+1

Margereson to the Rail

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Maxime Taldir

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Scott Margereson in the hijack raised to 36,000, with only 13,000 behind. Filho Duarte Ferreira in the big blind raised all-in and Margereson made the call.

Scott Margereson: 7♦7♠ All in
Filho Duarte Ferreira: K♣Q♥

Duarte Ferreira flopped top pair on 4♠8♥K♦, but Margereson found a straight draw with the 6♠ turn. However the A♦ river didn't help him and he was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Filho Duarte Ferreira	215,000 119,000	119,000
Scott Margereson	Busted

Tags: Filho Duarte Ferreira Scott Margereson

08-27-2025 15:19 UTC+1

Saarnio's Main Event is Over

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Tim Baker

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Artus Gimenez raised to 10,000 under the gun and only Kai Saarnio defended from the big blind.

Saarnio started with a check on the 3♥5♣10♠ flop, and Gimenez bet 15,000. Saarnio checked his cards one last time, then check-jammed for about 45,000. Gimenez got an exact count from the dealer then called with the covering stack.

Kai Saarnio: Q♠5♠ All in
Artus Gimenez: 8♣7♣

Saarnio was ahead with his pair of fives until the 8♥ turn improved Gimenez to a pair of eights. The A♦ completed the board and all of Saarnio's stack was absorbed into Gimenez.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artus Gimenez	600,000 325,000	325,000
Kai Saarnio	Busted

Tags: Kai Saarnio Artus Gimenez

08-27-2025 15:18 UTC+1

More Main Event Eliminations

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Tim Baker

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Neel Murthy	Busted
Gianfranco Iaculli	Busted
Samir Ainous	Busted
Antoine Camors	Busted
Victor Fryda	Busted
Richard Geyer	Busted
Takashi Yagura	Busted
Habib Rachedi	Busted
Mauricio Salazar Sanchez	Busted
Frederic D'Orazio	Busted
Mario Fata	Busted
David Djian	Busted
Henrik Juncker	Busted
Tom Seck	Busted
Stephen Woodhead	Busted

08-27-2025 15:08 UTC+1

Saaskilahti Busts Bedell, Still Not Chip Leader at His Table

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David Salituro

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

"Do you do coaching for Tritons? I also want to win three out of four," Martin Nielsen asked Tom-Aksel Bedell.

"I'm too old for that," Bedell replied.

Chin Wei Lim then opened to 10,000 in early position and Lauri Saaskilahti three-bet to 30,000 in middle position. Bedell called in the small blind, while Lim got out of the way.

Saaskilahti bet another 20,000 on the 6♠5♦5♣ flop, Bedell moved all in for 54,000, and Saaskilahti called.

Tom-Aksel Bedell: A♠8♠ All in
Lauri Saaskilahti: A♣Q♣

Both players had ace-high, but Saaskilahti was ahead with his queen-kicker. The board ran out 9♣A♥ and Saaskilahti's queen continued to play to send Bedell to the rail.

Saaskilahti moved up close to 1,000,000 with that pot, but he's still not the chip leader at this table as Nielsen has climbed up to around 1,200,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Nielsen	1,200,000 287,000	287,000

Lauri Saaskilahti	950,000 310,000	310,000
Chin Wei Lim	150,000 15,000	15,000
Tom-Aksel Bedell	Busted

Tags: Chin Wei Lim Lauri Saaskilahti Martin Nielsen Tom-Aksel Bedell

08-27-2025 15:04 UTC+1

Emotional Roller Coaster for Guidetti

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Maxime Taldir

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

On a flop of 7♣7♦6♣, cards went on their backs with Daniele Guidetti on the button at risk for approximately 100,000 against Thomas Eychenne in middle position.

Daniele Guidetti: Q♣J♣ All in
Thomas Eychenne: 9♠7♠

Eychenne flopped trips while Guidetti had a flush draw. After the 5♠ turn, the 9♣ river completed Guidetti's flush. "Yes!" he shouted, before other players explained him that Eychenne hit a full house on the river. Guidetti quickly realized and was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Eychenne	560,000 134,000	134,000

Daniele Guidetti	Busted

Tags: Daniele Guidetti Thomas Eychenne

08-27-2025 15:01 UTC+1

Tsvetanov Wins a Crucial Flip vs Hu

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Tim Baker

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

After some raising back and forth, Martin Tsvetanov got his stack of around 170,000 into the middle with Jinlong Hu trying to bust him.

Martin Tsvetanov: A♠K♠ All in
Jinlong Hu: 9♣9♥

It was a race that was pivotal for both players' future in the Event, as Hu only had slightly more chips to start the hand than Tsvetanov.

Tsvetanov took the lead on the 4♠A♣K♦ flop by improving to two pair. The rest of the board ran out 3♣J♥ and Tsvetanov doubled up.

Hu was unable to spin-up his stack and was eliminated just a few hands later.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Tsvetanov	350,000 135,000	135,000
Jinlong Hu	Busted

Tags: Jinlong Hu Martin Tsvetanov

08-27-2025 14:51 UTC+1

More Additions to the Rail

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Tim Baker

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Osman Aksu	Busted
Grzegorz Kozieja	Busted
Remy Murcia	Busted
Luigi D'Alterio	Busted
Jeremie Beneteau	Busted
Danilo Ramos	Busted
Miguel Chaves	Busted
Juan Ocampo	Busted
Marco Regonaschi	Busted
Simone Andrian	Busted
Dave Stann	Busted
Adrian Troya	Busted
Giuseppe Dedoni	Busted
Andrei Boghean	Busted
Keisuke Hikosaka	Busted
Enrico Rudelitz	Busted
Peter Patricio	Busted
Michael Weiss	Busted
Ivan Balzano	Busted
Adam Geyer	Busted
Samuel Mullur	Busted
Jorge Ruiz	Busted
Francesco Delfoco	Busted