€5,300 Main Event Day 4 | 2025 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

08-28-2025 16:30 UTC+1

Four-Bet Shove Doesn't Work Out For Apicella; Palevic Fills Up on Colillas

David Salituro

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Cesar Garcia raised to 40,000 in middle position and Marc Foggin called in the hijack. Youssef Zereg then three-bet to 185,000 in the cutoff.

Anthony Apicella moved all in for 300,000 in the small blind and both Garcia and Foggin quickly folded, but Zereg snap-called to put Apicella at risk.

Anthony Apicella: A♠J♠ All in
Youssef Zereg: A♥K♣

Apicella was dominated and needed to improve to stay alive, and the 6♥3♠6♠ flop gave him outs to a flush. The 5♥ turn was no help, while the river was the 4♦ and Zereg's king-kicker secured him the pot and the knockout.

At another table, Ramon Colillas and Rifat Palevic were on the river with the board showing 5♠A♠A♥7♣3♥. Colillas then bet 60,000 from under the gun and Palevic raised to 330,000 in the hijack.

Colillas took a few minutes before calling, and Palevic turned over 7♦7♠ for a full house to win the big pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rifat Palevic	3,300,000 800,000	800,000
Cesar Garcia	2,400,000 100,000	100,000
Youssef Zereg	1,600,000 100,000	100,000
Marc Foggin	800,000 340,000	340,000
Ramon Colillas	400,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Anthony Apicella	Busted

Tags: Anthony Apicella Cesar Garcia Marc Foggin Youssef Zereg Ramon Colillas Rifat Palevic

08-28-2025 16:16 UTC+1

Flush for Kebe

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Maxime Taldir

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

On a flop of 3♣4♣8♥, after Marco Bich in the big blind bet 65,000, Jimmy Kebe on the button raised to 155,000. Bich then moved all-in for approximately 400,000 and Kebe snap-called.

Marco Bich: 10♣10♦ All in
Jimmy Kebe: J♣8♣

Bich was in the lead with an over-pair, but Kebe had a pair and a flush draw. The 2♣ turn followed by the 2♥ river completed the flush and Bich was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jimmy Kebe	2,600,000 1,500,000	1,500,000
Marco Bich	Busted

Tags: Jimmy Kebe Marco Bich

08-28-2025 16:12 UTC+1

Palevic, D'Alessio Got Into a Big Raising War

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David Salituro

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Rifat Palevic on the button and big blind Ferdinando D'Alessio exchanged raises before the flop until both players had all their chips in the middle with around 2,500,000 at stake.

Ferdinando D'Alessio: A♦Q♠ All in
Rifat Palevic: A♠K♠

Palevic had D'Alessio dominated and was poised to take down the massive pot. The board ran out 3♠7♦7♥J♠6♥ and Palevic's king-kicker continued to play to secure him the pot.

The stacks were counted down and Palevic barely had D'Alessio's 1,235,000 covered, sending D'Alessio crashing to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rifat Palevic	2,500,000 1,470,000	1,470,000
Ferdinando D'Alessio	Busted

Tags: Ferdinando D'Alessio Rifat Palevic

08-28-2025 16:06 UTC+1

Marin Sends Out Verberk

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David Salituro

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Sergio Carro Marin raised to 40,000 on the button, Jacobus Verberk moved all in for 130,000 in the small blind, and Marin called.

Jacobus Verberk: J♠5♣ All in
Sergio Carro Marin: K♣10♠

The K♥5♥4♣ flop gave both players a pair, while Marin was ahead with his kings. Verberk couldn't catch up on the Q♠ turn or 6♥ river, and he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergio Carro Marin	1,600,000 400,000	400,000
Jacobus Verberk	Busted

Tags: Jacobus Verberk Sergio Carro Marin

08-28-2025 16:05 UTC+1

Set Over Set for Nielsen

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Maxime Taldir

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Thomas Lilamand opened to 40,000 from the button. Georgios Karakousis in the small blind three-bet all-in for 200,000, then Martin Nielsen in the big blind jammed for 590,000. Lilamand seemed tempted but folded.

Georgios Karakousis: 3♦3♠ All in
Martin Nielsen: J♦J♣

Karakousis stood up but was ready to sit back down when he flopped a set on K♦2♣3♣. However his hopes were short-lived as the J♥ turn gave a better set to Nielsen. Karakousis smiled when he saw this turn and was eliminated on the 8♥ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Nielsen	850,000 300,000	300,000

Thomas Lilamand	450,000 150,000	150,000
Georgios Karakousis	Busted

Tags: Georgios Karakousis Martin Nielsen

08-28-2025 15:58 UTC+1

Lemmens Blasts Off and Rascar Rockets Into the Chip Lead

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Kai Cocklin

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Yohan Rascar opened the hijack to 40,000 with 7♠7♣ and Ronnie Lemmens looked down at A♣9♥ in the small blind before he three-bet to 135,000. Rascar called.

The flop of K♥A♠7♦ was a juicy one as Rascar made a set and Lemmens paired his ace. Lemmons bet 110,000 and Rascar called to the 2♠ turn, where Lemmens continued to fire with a bet of 265,000. Rascar was of course going nowhere with his set and called.

A 10♥ fell on the river and Lemmens shoved for 840,000, which Rascar snapped off to claim the monster pot and send Lemmens to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yohan Rascar	4,640,000 1,520,000	1,520,000

Ronnie Lemmens	Busted

Tags: Ronnie Lemmens Yohan Rascar

08-28-2025 15:45 UTC+1

Rascar Collects the Last of Kovalski's Stack

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Kai Cocklin

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Yohan Rascar opened the button to 40,000 and then called the shove of Fabiano Kovalski, who moved all in for 335,000 from the big blind.

Fabiano Kovalski: K♥10♥ All in
Yohan Rascar: A♠Q♥

Both players connected with the A♥J♠K♦ flop, but Rascar kept his lead with a pair of aces. No help arrived for Kovalski on the 3♣9♦ runout, and he was sent to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yohan Rascar	3,120,000 320,000	320,000

Fabiano Kovalski	Busted

Tags: Fabiano Kovalski Yohan Rascar

08-28-2025 15:03 UTC+1

Garcia Cracks Zingales' Aces

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Maxime Taldir

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Firoz Mangroe opened to 30,000 from the cutoff but Cesar Garcia on the button three-bet to 90,000. Alfredo Zingales in the small blind fou-bet all-in for 420,000 and made Mangroe fold. Garcia went into the tank and eventually chose to call.

Alfredo Zingales: A♥A♣ All in
Cesar Garcia: A♠J♥

Zingales slammed his phone on the table in anger when Garcia flopped trips on J♠J♣6♥. The 4♣9♥ runout completed the board and he was eliminated.

Elsewhere, Ramon Munoz was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cesar Garcia	2,200,000 375,000	375,000
Firoz Mangroe	850,000 210,000	210,000
Alfredo Zingales	Busted
Ramon Munoz	Busted

Tags: Alfredo Zingales Cesar Garcia Firoz Mangroe

08-28-2025 14:34 UTC+1

D'Alessio Makes the Nuts to Bust Sitbon; Eychenne Picks Off Lozano

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David Salituro

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Julien Sitbon moved all in for 190,000 under the gun, Ferdinando D'Alessio put in a reraise in the hijack, and the rest of the table got out of the way.

Julien Sitbon: 9♦9♥ All in
Ferdinando D'Alessio: A♦Q♦

The 4♦3♦J♥ flop gave D'Alessio a flush draw to go with his overcards, and he spiked his flush on the 5♦ turn. Sitbon was already drawing dead before the Q♣ fell on the river, sealing his elimination.

At the same time at another table, Thomas Eychenne and Julian Pineda Lozano arrived at the river on a completed board of 8♠3♥A♥Q♥2♦ with around 200,000 in the pot. Eychenne then bet 85,000 from early position and Pineda Lozano raised to 375,000 in the cutoff.

Eychenne used a few time banks before calling, and Pineda Lozano showed 9♦9♥. Eychenne turned over A♠Q♠ for two pair as he took down another big pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Eychenne	2,700,000 300,000	300,000

Ferdinando D'Alessio	1,700,000 215,000	215,000
Julian Pineda Lozano	1,100,000 570,000	570,000
Julien Sitbon	Busted

Tags: Ferdinando D'Alessio Julian Pineda Lozano Julien Sitbon Thomas Eychenne

08-28-2025 14:23 UTC+1

Karlsson Runs into Rascar's Rockets

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Kai Cocklin

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Heitor Maciel raised from under the gun to 30,000 and Yohan Rascar three-bet to 95,000 from the next seat. Karl Karlsson was on the button and cold four-bet to 250,000, which got Maciel to fold. Rascar then five-bet to 550,000, and after some time, Karlsson shoved 1,340,000. Rascar snap-called.

Karl Karlsson: Q♠Q♥ All in
Yohan Rascar: A♠A♣

Karlsson had run into the rockets of Rascar, but there were still five cards to come to try and salvage something. However, there was nothing for Karlsson to work with on the 4♣8♦2♦ flop, which left just two shots at the two remaining queens.

None of which appeared on the 7♠9♥ runout, and after the stacks were counted down, Karlsson was eliminated.