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

08-28-2025 17:38 UTC+1

"It Looked Like a Deuce!"

Connor Richards

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Panagiotis Pantazis opened in the cutoff and Thales Morelli called on the button before Thomas Lilamand three-bet jammed in the big blind. Pantazis folded and Morelli called with a bigger stack.

Thomas Lilamand: 5♣5♦ All in
Thales Morelli: A♦Q♣

A five in the window was good news for Lilamand, but it wasn't over as the flop landed 4♣3♦5♠ to give Morelli outs to a wheel. The K♦ turn didn't change anything, and Lilamand let out a sigh of relief after realizing the deceptive 3♣ river gave him a full house.

"It looked like a deuce!" he said as he wiped sweat off his brow.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thales Morelli	1,300,000 170,000	170,000
Thomas Lilamand	450,000 225,000	225,000

Tags: Panagiotis Pantazis Thales Morelli Thomas Lilamand

08-28-2025 16:57 UTC+1

Leknes Chops Down Woods

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Kai Cocklin

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

Lauri Saaskilahti raised to 40,000 from the hijack with J♥9♥ and Tobias Leknes called in the cutoff with K♥Q♦. Tomasz Brzezinski flicked in the call from the button with 6♠6♥, and John Woods used some extra time before he called from the big blind with Q♠J♣.

The quartet saw the flop of 2♥Q♣7♦ hit the felt and when it got to Leknes, he bet 45,000. Brzezinski folded his pocket sixes, Woods called, and Saaskilahti folded.

The 6♣ came on the turn, which would have given Brzezinski a set, and Woods checked it over with 250,000 behind. Leknes then bet 100,000, Woods shoved, and Leknes called.

Woods needed a jack on the river to survive, but the 5♣ wasn't it, meaning he was out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tobias Leknes	3,180,000 350,000	350,000
Lauri Saaskilahti	2,220,000 40,000	40,000
Tomasz Brzezinski	645,000 110,000	110,000

John Woods	Busted

Tags: John Woods Lauri Saaskilahti Tobias Leknes Tomasz Brzezinski

08-28-2025 16:57 UTC+1

Colillas Trips Jonsson to the Rail

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David Salituro

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

Ramon Colillas raised to 40,000 in the middle position before Oskar Jonsson three-bet to 130,000 in the hijack. Colillas called and they saw a flop of Q♣Q♦6♠.

Jonsson then bet 55,000 and Colillas came back with a raise to 150,000. Jonsson used up a time bank before moving all in for 480,000, and Colillas snap-called.

Oskar Jonsson: A♠K♦ All in
Ramon Colillas: K♠Q♠

Colillas had flopped trips and left Jonsson drawing only to running cards. Jonsson was drawing dead after the 5♠ turn, while the river was the 10♦ to earn Colillas the bustout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ramon Colillas	1,200,000 485,000	485,000
Oskar Jonsson	Busted

Tags: Oskar Jonsson Ramon Colillas

08-28-2025 16:48 UTC+1

Colillas Doubles Up

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Maxime Taldir

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

Ramon Colillas in the cutoff found himself at risk for 335,000 against Felix Kurmayr in early position.

Ramon Colillas: A♠J♦ All in
Felix Kurmayr: A♦K♥

After a flop of 10♦5♥10♠, Colillas was two cards away from elimination. But he luckily hit the J♣ turn to take the lead, and after the 2♥ river, he doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ramon Colillas	715,000 315,000	315,000
Felix Kurmayr	350,000 740,000	740,000

Tags: Felix Kurmayr Ramon Colillas

08-28-2025 16:40 UTC+1

Suarez Wakes Up With Kings to Double

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David Salituro

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

Thomas Lilamand raised to 40,000 in the cutoff before Anton Suarez three-bet to 115,000 in the small blind. Lilamand then moved all in, and Suarez snap-called for 420,000.

Anton Suarez: K♠K♦ All in
Thomas Lilamand: J♥J♠

Lilamand had run into Suarez's kings, and Suarez held on through the 10♦6♣2♦5♣3♣ board to win the pot and double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anton Suarez	860,000 5,000	5,000

Thomas Lilamand	100,000 350,000	350,000

Tags: Anton Suarez Thomas Lilamand

08-28-2025 16:30 UTC+1

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

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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 16:12 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 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 15:33 UTC+1

"You're Too Good"; Nielsen Puts Pantazis to the Ultimate Test

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David Salituro

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

Heads-up on a flop of 3♣2♦2♥, Panagiotis Pantazis bet 40,000 from the hijack and Martin Nielsen raised to 90,000 in the big blind. Pantazis called and the 8♣ fell on the turn.

Nielsen then bet 200,000 and Pantazis called. The river was the Q♥ and Nielsen moved all in.

Pantazis, who had been covering nearly his entire face with his hoodie, ripped it away as he went deep into the tank. He tossed all of his time banks into the middle and burned through several of them before calling for his last 400,000.

"Nice call," Nielsen said, showing 6♥4♥ for a missed straight. Pantazis turned over J♣J♦ to win the pot and double up.

"I don't like playing with you. You're too good," Pantazis told him.

"It's not working so well," Nielsen replied as the start-of-day chip leader fell to a short stack.