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

Aug 27, 2025

Garcia Inflicts a Massive Cooler on Alilovic

David Salituro

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Cesar Garcia three-bet to 60,000 in the big blind before Miroslav Alilovic four-bet to 140,000 in the cutoff. Garcia called and they went heads-up to the Q♠7♥4♠ flop.

Alilovic then bet 53,000 and Garcia called. The turn was the A♣ and Alilovic bet another 92,000. Garcia again called.

The 4♦ fell on the river and Alilovic bet 135,000, leaving himself 10,000 behind. Garcia then moved all in and Alilovic instantly tossed in his last two chips.

Alilovic showed Q♦Q♥ for a flopped set and rivered boat, but Garcia had A♥A♦ for a turned set of aces, rivered bigger boat, to win the massive pot. Alilovic stopped to snap a photo of the board before wishing the table luck and heading for the exit.

Tags: Cesar Garcia Miroslav Alilovic

Aug 27, 2025

Right Place, Right Taieb

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Connor Richards

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Dimitrios Manekas was all in for 244,000 in the small blind against David Taieb in middle position.

Dimitrios Manekas: A♠Q♦ All in
David Taieb: 10♠10♦

Manekas took the lead on the flop of 8♠Q♣4♠ and nothing changed on the runout of 2♠4♦ to earn him a double.

Tags: David Taieb Dimitrios Manekas

Aug 27, 2025

De Figuereido Sends Vlachos to the Exit

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Tim Baker

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Thales De Figuereido opened from the hijack and Andreas Vlachos shoved for around 120,000 from the button. Once the blinds folded, De Figuereido called to put Vlachos at risk.

Andreas Vlachos: 6♠6♥ All in
Thales De Figuereido: 10♠10♣

Vlachos had the smaller pocket pair, and unless he found some help from the dealer, he would be out of the Main Event.

A board of K♣K♥7♠7♥2♠ came out, keeping De Figuereido's pocket tens in the lead, and Vlachos was out.

Tags: Andreas Vlachos Thales De Figuereido

Aug 27, 2025

Meftahi Hits Two Pair

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Maxime Taldir

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Oscar Alache opened to 16,000 from the cutoff and he was called by Houssem Meftahi in the big blind.

Alache continued for 20,000 on the 5♥J♦10♠ flop and was called, then both players checked the 7♦ turn.

On the 7♣ river, Meftahi led out for 31,000. Alache called but lost to Meftahi's 10♦9♥.

Tags: Houssem Meftahi Oscar Alache

Aug 27, 2025

Kebe's Pocket Sevens Win at Showdown

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Tim Baker

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Jimmy Kebe raised to 16,000 under the gun with Ramon Munoz calling on the button, and Jacobus Verberk defending his big blind.

Verberk and Kebe checked the J♣9♠9♦ flop, and Munoz fired out 18,000, which only Kebe called.

The two players checked the 2♣ turn for the 4♦ to complete the board. Kebe threw out a bet of 30,000, and Munoz called. Kebe showed 7♣7♠ for a pair of sevens, which was good enough to win him the pot.

Tags: Jimmy Kebe Ramon Munoz

Aug 27, 2025

Descouts to the Rail

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Maxime Taldir

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

On a flop of 7♠J♠Q♥ with 80,000 in the pot, Jeremie Descouts in the big blind found himself at risk for roughly 180,000 against Sergio Carro Marin in middle position.

Jeremie Descouts: A♦K♦ All in
Sergio Carro Marin: 7♦7♥

"No..." Descouts said when he discovered that Carro Marin flopped a set. Despite the K♠ turn, Descouts was eliminated on the 8♥ river.

Tags: Jeremie Descouts Sergio Carro Marin

Aug 27, 2025

Tazon Flips Hansen to the Rail

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David Salituro

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Sindre Hansen moved all in for 100,000 from middle position and Javier Tazon put him at risk in the big blind.

Sindre Hansen: 4♥4♠ All in
Javier Tazon: A♦K♠

Hansen remained in the lead on the 9♣10♥6♦ flop, but Tazon hit the A♣ on the turn to make top pair. The river was the 8♥ and Hansen, who doubled up on the money bubble earlier today, had no such luck this time and was sent to the rail.

Tags: Sindre Hansen Javier Tazon

Aug 27, 2025

Deck Lends Le a Hand

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Connor Richards

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Rifat Palevic opened in the hijack and Tan Le three-bet to 65,000 on the button with less than that behind. Palevic four-bet jammed and Le called to be at risk.

Tan Le: A♣10♣ All in
Rifat Palevic: A♦Q♥

Le was dominated but got help from the 6♣8♣9♠ flop and the 3♣ turn sealed it as he made a flush to double through Palevic after the meaningless Q♠ river.

Tags: Rifat Palevic Tan Le

Aug 27, 2025

Yu Gets There the Unconventional Way

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David Salituro

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Steve O'Dwyer raised to 18,000 under the gun and Lirong Hu Yu called in the big blind.

The flop came A♣Q♠3♠ and O'Dwyer bet 12,000. Yu then raised to 90,000, O'Dwyer moved all in, and Yu called for 175,000.

Lirong Hu Yu: 10♠6♠ All in
Steve O'Dwyer: A♠K♣

O'Dwyer had top pair, while Yu was chasing a flush draw. The 10♥ turn gave Yu more outs with a pair, while the 10♣ river improved him to trips to earn him a double up.

Tags: Lirong Hu Yu Steve O'Dwyer

Aug 27, 2025

Sow Says Ow

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David Salituro

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

The 2017 EPT Prague champion Kalidou Sow moved all in for 115,000 from early position and [Removed:551] put him at risk in middle position.

Kalidou Sow: 7♠7♥ All in
[Removed:551]: A♦K♣

Sow was racing for his tournament life but quickly fell behind on the J♥K♠3♣ flop as [Removed:552] hit top pair. The rest of the board ran out 5♣4♥ and Sow was eliminated.

Tags: Kalidou Sow