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

08-27-2025 17:51 UTC+2

Leknes Snaps Off Sitbon

David Salituro

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

Julien Sitbon bet 17,000 from the cutoff on a flop of J♦4♠2♣ and Tobias Leknes called under the gun.

The turn was the 2♥ and Sitbon bet another 62,000. Leknes again called and the A♣ fell on the river. Sitbon then bet 145,000 and Leknes snap-called.

Sitbon could only show K♥Q♥ for a bluff, while Leknes had A♦J♠ for top two pair to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tobias Leknes	1,300,000 262,000	262,000
Julien Sitbon	550,000 350,000	350,000

Tags: Julien Sitbon Tobias Leknes

08-27-2025 17:50 UTC+2

Sanchez Eliminated by Pantazis

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Maxime Taldir

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

Panagiotis Pantazis opened from the button and called when Zygmunt Sanchez in the big blind moved all-in for 38,000.

Zygmunt Sanchez: 3♦3♥ All in
Panagiotis Pantazis: K♥7♦

Pantazis flopped a pair on 2♥A♦7♥4♦8♥ to take the lead and send Sanchez to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Panagiotis Pantazis	190,000 98,000	98,000
Zygmunt Sanchez	Busted

Tags: Panagiotis Pantazis

08-27-2025 17:47 UTC+2

Voreland Rivers a Flush, But Mangroe Hits a Boat

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Tim Baker

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

Nicolai Voreland was all in for his last 100,000 or so with Firoz Mangroe making the call to try and eliminate him.

Nicolai Voreland: K♠J♠ All in
Firoz Mangroe: A♦Q♣

Voreland was behind to the ace-high of Mangroe, but he did have two live cards working for him.

The 9♠4♥4♠ flop gave Voreland even more outs in the form of a flush draw. The 4♦ landed on the turn, and the Q♠ hit the river, completing Voreland's flush. However, the river card also gave Mangroe a full house, and after a few moments, Voreland realized he was beaten and headed to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Firoz Mangroe	390,000 27,000	27,000
Nicolai Voreland	Busted

Tags: Firoz Mangroe Nicolai Voreland

08-27-2025 17:46 UTC+2

Kings Over Queens for Peukert

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Maxime Taldir

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

Stefan Peukert opened from under the gun then was raised by Jonas Hagstrom in the big blind to ultimately move all-in for 128,000.

Stefan Peukert: K♣K♦ All in
Jonas Hagstrom: Q♣Q♠

Peukert found the perfect spot with kings and doubled up on 9♠8♠9♦2♥6♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stefan Peukert	267,000 162,000	162,000
Jonas Hagstrom	29,000 236,000	236,000

Tags: l Jonas Hagstrom Stefan Peukert

08-27-2025 17:45 UTC+2

Leknes Fires Every Street

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Tim Baker

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

In a heads-up pot on a flop of 6♥6♦10♦, Robert Binek checked from the big blind and faced a bet of 13,000 from Tobias Leknes, who was seated in an early position. Binek continued in the form of a call.

A 8♠ dropped on the turn and Binek checked the action over to Leknes again. Leknes fired a second barrel of 32,000, which was called by Binek.

The 9♣ completed the board, prompting a final check from Binek. Leknes laid out a bet of 70,000, resulting in a tank-fold from Binek.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tobias Leknes	1,100,000 62,000	62,000
Robert Binek	315,000 124,000	124,000

Tags: Robert Binek Tobias Leknes

08-27-2025 17:41 UTC+2

Champlin Nearly Cracks Kings in Six-Bet Pot

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Connor Richards

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

A raising war took place with Spencer Champlin opening in middle position and Kelvin Kerber three-betting to 50,000 in the cutoff.

Champlin clicked it back with a four-bet to 110,000 and Kerber responded by five-betting to 190,000 after using a time bank. Champlin used a time bank of his own before six-bet jamming for around 480,000. Kerber quickly called with a bigger stack.

Spencer Champlin: K♥J♥ All in
Kelvin Kerber: K♠K♣

Kerber was far in front with pocket kings but the flop landed 9♥8♥3♣ to give Champlin a flush draw. Luckily for Kerber, the board finished out 6♠8♠ to keep his kings ahead as Champlin hit the rail in one of the biggest pots of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kelvin Kerber	1,200,000 403,000	403,000
Spencer Champlin	Busted

Tags: Kelvin Kerber Spencer Champlin

08-27-2025 17:35 UTC+2

Alilovic Shoves Out Camargo

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David Salituro

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

Four players went to a flop of 4♣3♠2♣ when Kaio Camargo bet 12,000 from early position. Only Miroslav Alilovic called in the hijack.

The turn was the 7♣ and Camargo checked. Alilovic then bet 16,000 and Camargo called.

Camargo checked again on the 3♦ river, and Alilovic moved all in. Camargo only had around 50,000 remaining and tanked for more than a minute, but he eventually ended up saving his last chips for another hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Miroslav Alilovic	600,000 220,000	220,000
Kaio Camargo	50,000 279,000	279,000

Tags: Kaio Camargo Miroslav Alilovic

08-27-2025 17:30 UTC+2

No Flush to Save Tammel

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Maxime Taldir

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

On a flop of 10♠6♥10♥ with approximately 30,000 in the pot, Tarmo Tammel in the hijack and Alfredo Zingales in the big blind ended up moving all-in, with Tammel at risk for a bit more than 100,000.

Tarmo Tammel: A♥9♥ All in
Alfredo Zingales: 10♦8♥

Tammel had a nut flush draw while Zingales flopped trips. The 3♦4♠ runout didn't complete Tammel's flush and he was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alfredo Zingales	510,000 210,000	210,000
Tarmo Tammel	Busted

Tags: Alfredo Zingales Tarmo Tammel

08-27-2025 17:25 UTC+2

Some More Eliminations

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Tim Baker

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Andreas Berggren	Busted
Paul Tait	Busted
Sven McDermott	Busted
Christopher Puetz	Busted
Volga Uyanik	Busted
Marian Cocoara	Busted
Oleksandr Novoselskyi	Busted
Ran Shahar	Busted
Jorge Alberdi	Busted
Samy Khaled	Busted
Candido Cappiello	Busted
Harpreet Gill	Busted

08-27-2025 17:23 UTC+2

Jurcuta Runs Into a Cooler Against Palevic

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David Salituro

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

There was around 100,000 in the pot as Rifat Palevic and Paul Jurcuta went to the turn on a board of 6♥7♦K♦3♠. Jurcuta then moved all in for around 150,000 from the big blind, and Palevic called on the button.

Jurcuta showed 7♥6♠ for two pair, but Palevic had flopped a better two pair with K♥7♣. The river was the 9♥ and Jurcuta was sent to the rail.

At another table, Daniel Rezaei got his last chips in with two fives against Ramon Munoz's A♣J♣ and remained in the lead going to the river on a board of 2♣2♥9♠10♥, but Munoz spiked the A♥ on the river to win the pot and send Rezaei off to collect his payout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rifat Palevic	700,000 125,000	125,000
Ramon Munoz	650,000 101,000	101,000
Paul Jurcuta	Busted
Daniel Rezaei	Busted

Tags: Daniel Rezaei Paul Jurcuta Ramon Munoz Rifat Palevic