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

08-28-2025 14:23 UTC+1

Palevic Scores a Double Elimination

Maxime Taldir

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

While the tournament director was stopping the clock to randomly break a table with 64 players left, Ben Jackson under the gun with 160,000, Antonio Asaro in the cutoff with 240,000 and Rifat Palevic in the big blind who had them covered moved all-in preflop.

Ben Jackson: K♠K♣ All in
Antonio Asaro: 7♦7♠ All in
Rifat Palevic: J♥J♣

Jackson was on his way to triple up, but Palevic flopped a full house on 8♥8♣J♠ to take the lead. The 10♥9♣ runout changed nothing and Palevic eliminated both of his opponents.

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Player	Chips	Progress
Rifat Palevic	1,400,000 205,000	205,000
Ben Jackson	Busted
Antonio Asaro	Busted

Tags: Antonio Asaro Ben Jackson Rifat Palevic

08-28-2025 14:13 UTC+1

Eychenne Cracks Kings to Oust Tazon

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Connor Richards

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

Javier Tazon was all in for around 900,000 from the big blind against Thomas Eychenne in the cutoff.

Javier Tazon: K♣K♦ All in
Thomas Eychenne: A♥K♠

The flop of 6♠10♣J♠ kept Tazon's kings ahead, but the Q♦ turn had him drawing to just a chop as Eychenne made Broadway before the 6♣ river bricked off to mark Tazon's elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Eychenne	3,000,000 1,700,000	1,700,000

Javier Tazon	Busted

Tags: Javier Tazon Thomas Eychenne

08-28-2025 14:06 UTC+1

Binek Takes Out Mantor

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David Salituro

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

Didrik Mantor moved all in for 200,000 from the hijack and Robert Binek put him at risk in the cutoff.

Didrik Mantor: K♦Q♥ All in
Robert Binek: A♠Q♣

Mantor was dominated and needed to improve, but he couldn't connect with the 10♥6♦4♦4♣J♣ board and was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Binek	760,000 410,000	410,000
Didrik Mantor	Busted

Tags: Didrik Mantor Robert Binek

08-28-2025 14:05 UTC+1

Wheeler Runs Into Jacks

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Maxime Taldir

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

Moments after Kelvin Kerber's elimination from the same table, it was Jason Wheeler's turn to be at risk for 360,000 against Joao Webber in the hijack.

Jason Wheeler: 9♥9♦ All in
Joao Webber: J♣J♦

The board of K♣Q♦7♦2♦7♥ was no help for Wheler who was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joao Webber	1,615,000 615,000	615,000
Jason Wheeler	Busted
Tero Laurila	Busted

Tags: Jason Wheeler Joao Webber

08-28-2025 14:04 UTC+1

Karlsson Sends Fountoukidis Out the Backdoor

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Kai Cocklin

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

Kimon Fountoukidis opened to 30,000 from under the gun and Karl Karlsson three-bet to 75,000 in the hijack. When it got back to Fountoukidis, he shoved for 185,000, and Karlsson called.

Kimon Fountoukidis: Q♠Q♥ All in
Karl Karlsson: A♣Q♣

Fountoukidis was ahead with his pocket queens and was looking to start building a stack. The flop of J♦6♣J♠ kept him in front, but he had to sweat a little when the 9♣ turn gave Karlsson a flush draw.

That flush draw came in when the 8♣ hit the river, which meant Fountoukidis was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Karl Karlsson	1,540,000 305,000	305,000
Kimon Fountoukidis	Busted

Tags: Karl Karlsson Kimon Fountoukidis

08-28-2025 14:03 UTC+1

Kerber Loses a Flip to Vecino

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Maxime Taldir

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

Kelvin Kerber opened from middle position. Juan Carlos Vecino on the button three-bet to 65,000, Kerber moved all in for 240,000 and Vecino called.

Kelvin Kerber: Q♣Q♠ All in
Juan Carlos Vecino: A♠K♠

Vecino hit top pair on a board of 3♥J♦A♦6♥3♦ and sent Kerber to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Juan Carlos Vecino	1,940,000 940,000	940,000
Kelvin Kerber	Busted

Tags: Juan Carlos Vecino Kelvin Kerber

08-28-2025 13:59 UTC+1

"Now We Got a Game"; Houghton Finds an Ace in Three-Way All In

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David Salituro

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

Kevin Houghton moved all in yet again, this time for 200,000 in the hijack. Javier Tazon called on the button, while Konstantyn Holskyi reshoved in the big blind. Tazon snap-called.

Kevin Houghton: A♥5♥ All in
Konstantyn Holskyi: J♣J♠ All in
Javier Tazon: K♣K♦

"Come on, give me an ace. Flop 'em dead," Houghton pleaded with the dealer going to the flop, and his wish was granted when the flop came A♣10♥2♠. The rest of the board ran out 3♠8♥ and Houghton tripled up.

"That will do. That will do, boys. Now we got a game," Houghton said. After both opponents paid off Houghton, their remaining stacks were counted down and Tazon's 400,000 had Holskyi covered by just 15,000, sending the Ukrainian to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Javier Tazon	800,000 345,000	345,000
Kevin Houghton	630,000 310,000	310,000
Konstantyn Holskyi	Busted

Tags: Javier Tazon Kevin Houghton Konstantyn Holskyi

08-28-2025 13:32 UTC+1

Lilamand Saved by a Runner-Runner Flush

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Maxime Taldir

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

Thomas Lilamand jammed for 115,000 from the hijack and he was called by Georgios Karakousis in the cutoff. Oscar Alache on the button raised all-in for 395,000 and Karakousis went into the tank before making the call.

Thomas Lilamand: A♠K♣ All in
Oscar Alache: A♦K♥ All in
Georgios Karakousis: A♣8♣

A few players seemed surprised to see that Karakousis called with ace-eight, and even more surprised when he hit a pair on 8♥10♠9♠.

It seems like he was going to score a double elimination after the Q♠5♠ runout was revealed, but Lilamand luckily hit a runner-runner flush to triple up. "I didn't see it, that's a very good surprise," he said while Alache was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgios Karakousis	820,000 300,000	300,000
Thomas Lilamand	385,000 255,000	255,000
Oscar Alache	Busted

Tags: Georgios Karakousis Oscar Alache Thomas Lilamand

08-28-2025 13:21 UTC+1

Stand Up Trick Doesn't Work For Dalfo

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David Salituro

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

Ladislao Dalfo moved all in for 155,000 from the cutoff and Umberto Zaffagnini called in the big blind.

Ladislao Dalfo: 10♦9♦ All in
Umberto Zaffagnini: 6♣6♠

The board ran out J♥4♣5♥A♠ and Dalfo was already up from his seat as they awaited the river, but he missed the 5♦ and Zaffagnini's pair held up to earn him the knockout.