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

Aug 27, 2025

Ganivet's Kings Crushed on Bubble

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.

Tags: Albert Grane Alejandro Ganivet

Aug 27, 2025

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.

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

Aug 27, 2025

Hansen Smacks the Flop to Double Off Munoz

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David Salituro

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

On the first hand of hand-for-hand play, Sindre Hansen was in the big blind and moved all in for 49,000 on a flop of 10♥8♦4♥. Ramon Munoz put him at risk in early position.

Sindre Hansen: 10♠10♦ All in
Ramon Munoz: J♣J♠

Munoz had an overpair, but Hansen had flopped top set to take the lead. The rest of the board ran out 5♠A♣ and Hansen doubled up.

Tags: Ramon Munoz Sindre Hansen

Aug 27, 2025

Iakuba Stays Alive

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Connor Richards

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

Anton Iakuba was all in for crumbs in the small blind against the bigger-stacked Juan Ocampo on the button.

Anton Iakuba: A♠K♦ All in
Juan Ocampo: A♥9♠

Iakuba had the better kicker and held up for a double on the soft bubble as the board ran out a safe J♥J♠5♣4♠7♣.

Tags: Anton Iakuba Juan Ocampo

Aug 27, 2025

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.

Tags: Hugo Gotuzzo Martins Adeniya

Aug 27, 2025

Bubble Time

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Tim Baker

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

With the field just three more eliminations from the money, the tournament has now entered hand-for-hand.

Aug 27, 2025

Queen Bich

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Connor Richards

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

Oleh Plaksii opened to 9,000 from under the gun and Marco Bich three-bet jammed a stack of 33,000 in the hijack. Plaksii called with a bigger stack.

Marco Bich: A♦Q♦ All in
Oleh Plaksii: 9♣8♣

The flop landed 4♥10♠Q♠ to give Bich a big lead with top pair and the board finished out 6♠10♣ to earn Bich a double.

Tags: Marco Bich Oleh Plaksii

Aug 27, 2025

Brzezinski Four-Bets on the Soft Bubble

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Tim Baker

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

Fulvio Preziosi opened to 9,000 in middle position and Merijn van Rooij three-bet to 19,000 from the cutoff.

Tomasz Brzezinski then four-bet jammed a stack of 99,000 from the button. His opponents didn't want to play for stacks on the soft bubble and both folded.

Tags: Fulvio Preziosi Merijn van Rooij Tomasz Brzezinski

Aug 27, 2025

Van Der Beek Takes it With a Check-Raise

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Tim Baker

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

Grzegorz Kozieja raised to 9,000 from early position with Ladislao Dalfo calling from the hijack, and Luc van der Beek defending his big blind.

All three players checked the 8♠J♥8♣ flop to see the 4♥ appear on the turn. After two checks, Dalfo bet 11,000, and was met by a check-raise to 42,000 from Van Der Beek. Kozieja and Dalfo folded, allowing Van Der Beek to drag in the pot.