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

08-27-2025 12:36 UTC+1

Laurila (Nearly) Calls His Shot to Bust Kaggerud on the Bubble

David Salituro

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Robert Kaggerud three-bet to 36,000 in the big blind before Tero Laurila moved all in from under the gun. Kaggerud leaned back and let out a deep sigh before calling for 193,000. "Good hand to crack aces," Laurila said as the two players waited a few minutes to turn over their cards.

Robert Kaggerud: K♠K♣ All in
Tero Laurila: 10♠9♠

"Straight flush," Laurila said upon revealing his cards.

"Ten-nine of spades. He's expecting a straight flush," tournament director Toby Stone repeated after arriving at the table to call the action. The flop came 8♠6♠3♣ to leave Laurila a card away from fulfilling his prediction, while the K♠ turn gave Kaggerud a set but also improved Laurila to a flush.

Kaggerud needed the board to pair on the river to survive, but he missed the Q♥ and was eliminated.

Two other players were eliminated on the bubble, and the three players will split a min-cash.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tero Laurila	460,000 195,000	195,000
Robert Kaggerud	Busted

Tags: Robert Kaggerud Tero Laurila

08-27-2025 12:35 UTC+1

Ganivet's Kings Crushed on Bubble

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Connor Richards

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Alejandro Ganivet opened in middle position and got three callers, including Albert Grane in the big blind.

Action checked to Ganivet on the flop of 2♦6♠6♥ and he continued for 8,000. Grane check-raised to 30,000 and Ganivet called. Grane then bet 20,000 on the 2♣ turn and Ganivet again called.

The 9♣ river completed the board and Grane moved all in, putting Ganivet to the test for his remaining 40,000. Ganivet called and waited as hands at other tables played out.

The cards were eventually turned over and Grane showed J♦6♦ for a full house to crush the K♦K♥ of Ganivet, who was one of three players to fall on the money bubble.

"I would've called if I were you," table mate Brock Wilson had said before the cards were revealed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Albert Grane	350,000 23,000	23,000
Alejandro Ganivet	Busted

Tags: Albert Grane Alejandro Ganivet

08-27-2025 12:33 UTC+1

Van Rooij First to Be Eliminated on the Bubble

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Maxime Taldir

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Four all-in and call situations occurred at the same time.

First, Damien Gayer opened from under the gun and Paul Tait defended from the big blind. Gayer bet a single blind on a flop of 9♦J♣9♣ and was called, then raised all-in on the 4♣ turn. Tait called off his last 30,000.

Paul Tait: J♠J♥ All in
Damien Gayer: A♠Q♥

It was an easy win for Tait who flopped a full house. The K♣ completed the board and he doubled up.

At another table, Merijn van Rooij in the big blind was at risk for 75,000 against Jon Sataoen in the cutoff.

Merijn van Rooij: A♠J♦ All in
Jon Sataoen: 8♣8♥

Van Rooij didn't win the flip on 10♥5♠K♥2♠4♣ and was eliminated on the bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Damien Gayer	470,000 41,000	41,000
Jon Sataoen	280,000 61,000	61,000
Paul Tait	61,000 4,000	4,000
Merijn van Rooij	Busted

Tags: Damien Gayer Jon Sataoen Merijn van Rooij Paul Tait Van Rooij First

08-27-2025 12:24 UTC+1

Gotuzzo Hits Quads to Crack Adeniya's Aces

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Maxime Taldir

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

On a board of 8♠7♥3♥7♠7♦ with roughly 50,000 in the pot, Martins Adeniya under the gun was all-in for 106,000 and faced Hugo Gotuzzo in the cutoff.

Martins Adeniya: A♥A♦ All in
Hugo Gotuzzo: 7♣6♣

Adeniya left the table before the cards went on their backs. His aces were cracked by quads and he was eliminated.

After this elimination, the tournament director Toby Stone announced that the tournament was now on the actual stone bubble as one elimination is now needed to reach the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martins Adeniya	Busted

Tags: Hugo Gotuzzo Martins Adeniya

08-27-2025 12:15 UTC+1

A Few More Not Making the Money

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Tim Baker

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Milad Oghabian	Busted
Luis Sequeira	Busted
Rodrigo Araujo	Busted
Ilia Pavlov	Busted

08-27-2025 12:15 UTC+1

Martins Doubles; Ni Not as Fortunate

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David Salituro

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Yuri Martins got in his last 278,000 from the cutoff and Danilo Ramos put him at risk under the gun.

Yuri Martins: A♣A♦ All in
Danilo Ramos: J♥J♣

Martins showed down a pair of aces and held on through the 3♠4♣4♦Q♦5♦ board to earn the double up.

At the same time at another table, Yidi Ni was all in for around 150,000 from the button and up against Oleh Plaksii in the hijack.

Yidi Ni: 4♣4♠ All in
Oleh Plaksii: J♥J♦

Two jacks were in the lead this time as Plaksii had his opponent crushed. Ni ended up rivering a set on the 10♣5♦2♦6♦4♦ board, but the same card gave Plaksii a flush and sent Ni to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oleh Plaksii	620,000 115,000	115,000
Yuri Gama	560,000 257,000	257,000
Danilo Ramos	260,000 207,000	207,000
Yidi Ni	Busted

Tags: Danilo Ramos Yuri Martins Oleh Plaksii

08-27-2025 12:10 UTC+1

Massive Pot with Kings for Fazio

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Maxime Taldir

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Hirokazu Kobayashi raised to 8,000 from under the gun. Olivier Fazio in the small blind three-bet to 25,000, Kobayashi moved all-in and Fazio called with his 188,000-chip stack.

Olivier Fazio: K♠K♣ All in
Hirokazu Kobayashi: Q♦Q♣

Fazio kept the lead all the way through a board of 3♦10♦6♥4♦3♥ and secured a doubled up. Kobayashi only had 24,000 left after this hand and was eliminated moments later.

Player	Chips	Progress
Olivier Fazio	395,000 253,000	253,000
Hirokazu Kobayashi	Busted

08-27-2025 12:00 UTC+1

Colillas Finds Aces to Bust Corion

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Tim Baker

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Phillip Corion made it 10,000 from the hijack and Michael Uguccioni called on the button. Ramon Colillas squeezed it up to 42,000 from the small blind and Corion shoved for 170,000. Ugoccioni tank-folded, but Colillas instantly called.

Phillip Corion: A♣K♦ All in
Ramon Colillas: A♥A♦

Corion was in terrible shape with big slick against Colillas' bullets and found no help on the J♣5♥8♠6♠9♥ runout.

Corion headed to rail, and the remaining players were one step closer to the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ramon Colillas	450,000 160,000	160,000
Michael Uguccioni	140,000 4,000	4,000
Phillip Corion	Busted

Tags: Michael Uguccioni Phillip Corion Ramon Colillas

08-27-2025 11:49 UTC+1

Cruel River for Ghafouri

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Maxime Taldir

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Amir Ghafouri found himself at risk for 52,000 against Yidi Ni to his left.

Amir Ghafouri: A♦J♣ All in
Yidi Ni: Q♥J♥

The dealer waited for a few seconds for the TV crew to arrive. She then revealed a board of 10♠8♥6♣4♣ followed by the Q♦ river, which gave a pair to Ni and sent Ghafouri to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yidi Ni	165,000 23,000	23,000
Amir Ghafouri	Busted