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

08-27-2025 17:23 UTC+2

Kamne to the Rail

Maxime Taldir

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

The action was picked up on a flop of 5♣9♠3♣ after Raoul Kanme in the big blind saw his 90,000-chip stack being called by Tim van de Riet in middle position.

Raoul Kanme: K♦9♥ All in
Tim van de Riet: A♦9♣

Both players flopped top pair, but Van de Riet had a better kicker so Kamne was eliminated after the J♦5♥ runout was revealed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ramon Colillas	1,120,000 399,000	399,000
Damien Gayer	790,000 279,000	279,000
Leo Worthington-Leese	500,000 20,000	20,000
Omar Lakhdari	480,000 13,000	13,000
Tim van de Riet	385,000 245,000	245,000
Raoul Kanme	Busted

Tags: Raoul Kanme Tim van de Riet

08-27-2025 17:21 UTC+2

Sitbon Sends Preziosi for an Early Dinner

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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 17:17 UTC+2

Piznak Doubles Through Blondal

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Connor Richards

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

Anton Blondal opened to 12,000 on the button and Nazarii Piznak three-bet jammed a stack of around 104,000 in the small blind. Blondal called with a bigger stack.

Nazarii Piznak: K♦J♥ All in
Anton Blondal: 5♦5♠

Piznak took a big lead on the flop of J♠Q♦9♠ and stayed ahead for a double as the board finished out 7♦Q♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nazarii Piznak	215,000 78,000	78,000
Anton Blondal	120,000 95,000	95,000

Tags: Anton Blondal Nazarii Piznak

08-27-2025 17:16 UTC+2

Tazon Goes For Value Against Saaskilahti; Talebi Keeps Climbing

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David Salituro

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

Heads-up on a board of 2♥10♣7♠A♠, Lauri Saaskilahti bet 32,000 from early position and Javier Tazon called in the cutoff.

Saaskilahti checked the 2♦ river, and Tazon bet 25,000. Saaskilahti called, then mucked as Tazon turned over A♦Q♦ for two pair to win the pot.

At another table, Matin Talebi has jumped up amongst the biggest stacks in the room. "I won another big one. 838," he said, counting out his newfound wealth.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matin Talebi	838,000 223,000	223,000
Lauri Saaskilahti	620,000 250,000	250,000
Javier Tazon	520,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Javier Tazon Lauri Saaskilahti Matin Taleb

08-27-2025 17:11 UTC+2

Holskyi's Aces Leave Kanme on Crumbs

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Tim Baker

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

From the cutoff, Konstantyn Holskyi made it around 15,000 to go and was three-bet to 60,000 by Raoul Kanme out of the small blind. Once the big blind folded, Holskyi did some inventory of his stack, then four-bet to 120,000. Kanme five-bet ripped it, covering Holskyi, and Holskyi called for his 323,000 total.

Konstantyn Holskyi: A♠A♦ All in
Raoul Kanme: J♥J♣

Holskyi had the preflop nuts and just needed to dodge a jack to double up to over half a million.

The dealer produced a clean runout of 7♥9♣7♦3♥Q♠ for Holskyi's bullets, and he won the pot. Holskyi was up to 650,000, while Kanme was left with crumbs.

Player	Chips	Progress
Konstantyn Holskyi	650,000 415,000	415,000
Raoul Kanme	50,000 120,000	120,000

Tags: Raoul Kanme Konstantyn Holskyi

08-27-2025 17:10 UTC+2

O'Dwyer Puts in a Big Shove Against Plaksii

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David Salituro

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

Steve O'Dwyer and Oleh Plaksii went heads-up to a flop of 10♥6♠4♠ where Plaksii bet 16,000 from early position. O'Dwyer then raised to 54,000 in the small blind.

Plaksii came back with a reraise to 141,000 before O'Dwyer moved all in for 330,000. Plaksii ended up burning through three time banks before folding as O'Dwyer took down the big pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oleh Plaksii	730,000 161,000	161,000
Steve O'Dwyer	500,000 111,000	111,000

Tags: Oleh Plaksii Steve O'Dwyer

08-27-2025 17:08 UTC+2

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 17:01 UTC+2

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 17:01 UTC+2

Meftahi Shoves With Six-High

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Tim Baker

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

Umberto Zaffagnini raised to 12,000 on the button with Sergi Escote calling from the small blind and Houssem Meftahi defending his big blind.

All three players checked the 7♥9♦10♦ flop to see the A♠ roll off on the turn.

After another two checks, Zaffagnini bet 27,000 that Escote called. Meftahi went into the tank for a while before electing to check-jam for 92,000. This got folds from Zaffagnini and Escote, after which Meftahi flipped over 6♦3♦ for just a draw with six-high.

Player	Chips	Progress
Umberto Zaffagnini	300,000 169,000	169,000
Houssem Meftahi	170,000 70,000	70,000
Sergi Escote	127,000 63,000	63,000

Tags: Houssem Meftahi Sergi Escote Umberto Zaffagnini

08-27-2025 17:00 UTC+2

Amsellem Falling Fast as Moll Shoves the River

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David Salituro

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

Jacob Amsellem raised to 13,000 in the cutoff, Silius Moll three-bet to 50,000 in the big blind, and Amsellem called.

Both players checked the 10♦8♠2♣ flop. Moll then bet 70,000 on the 3♠ turn and Amsellem used a time bank before calling.

The river was the K♥ and Moll moved all in, having Amsellem's remaining 180,000 covered. Amsellem burned through two more time banks and his countdown nearly reached zero once again before he finally tossed his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Silius Moll	500,000 140,000	140,000
Jacob Amsellem	180,000 214,000	214,000

Tags: Jacob Amsellem Silius Moll