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

08-28-2025 19:17 UTC+2

Leknes Flops Trips to Crack Le's Kings

Kai Cocklin

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

Rifat Palevic made it 55,000 from under the gun and Tobias Leknes three-bet the cutoff to 175,000. Tan Le called off his stack in the big blind, and Palevic also called.

The flop came 10♥10♣3♠ and Palevic checked it over to Leknes, who bet 60,000. Palevic folded A♦Q♠.

Tan Le: K♣K♥ All in
Tobias Leknes: K♦10♦

Le was drawing to just one out, the last remaining king in the deck, but that never appeared as the 3♥Q♣ runout sent him to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tobias Leknes	3,430,000 350,000	350,000
Rifat Palevic	2,480,000 180,000	180,000
Tan Le	Busted

Tags: Rifat Palevic Tan Le Tobias Leknes

08-28-2025 19:15 UTC+2

Garcia Calls Down Bel Khayate in Massive Pot

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David Salituro

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

Heads-up on a flop of 7♠K♣9♥, El Mostafa Bel Khayate bet 75,000 from the small blind and Cesar Garcia called under the gun.

The turn was the 8♥ and Bel Khayate bet another 250,000. Garcia again called and the Q♥ fell on the river. Bel Khayate then bet 525,000.

Garcia leaned back in his seat and let out a deep sigh as Bel Khayate already began celebrating. Garcia eventually called and Bel Khayate showed J♣J♠, but Garcia had 9♦9♣ for a set to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cesar Garcia	3,100,000 950,000	950,000
El Mostafa Bel Khayate	400,000 800,000	800,000

Tags: Cesar Garcia El Mostafa Bel Khayate

08-28-2025 19:10 UTC+2

Ionita Bets Out Morelli

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Connor Richards

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

Thales Morelli opened to 50,000 in early position and Sebastian Ionita called in the big blind.

Ionita checked on the flop of 4♦5♥4♠ and Morelli checked back. Ionita then bet 45,000 on the 3♦ turn and Morelli called.

Ionita sized up to 200,000 on the K♠ river and Morelli laid it down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sebastian Ionita	2,400,000 300,000	300,000

Thales Morelli	1,200,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Sebastian Ionita Thales Morelli

08-28-2025 19:09 UTC+2

Capela Doubles Through Tungel

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Maxime Taldir

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

Ricardo Capela found himself at risk for 620,000 form the button against Lars Tungel in the small blind.

Ricardo Capela: A♠K♠ All in
Lars Tungel: A♥J♦

Capela easily doubled up by flopping trips on the board of K♣K♦2♠5♦J♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ricardo Capela	1,290,000 920,000	920,000
Lars Tungel	1,000,000 780,000	780,000

Tags: Lars Tungel Ricardo Capela

08-28-2025 19:07 UTC+2

Karatsu Flops a Set Against Colillas

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Kai Cocklin

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

Hiroki Karatsu raised the button to 50,000 with J♥J♦ and Ramon Colillas called in the big blind with the 7♦ and a mystery card.

They both caught a piece of the 3♦7♣J♠ flop and after Colillas checked, Karatsu bet 25,000. Colillas called to the K♦ turn, where he checked again, only to see a bet of 130,000 from Karatsu and his set. Colillas called.

A 4♣ fell on the river and Colillas bet 30,000. Karatsu used some extra time before he made it 200,000, and Colillas snap-folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hiroki Karatsu	1,190,000 275,000	275,000
Ramon Colillas	1,070,000 260,000	260,000

Tags: Hiroki Karatsu Ramon Colillas

08-28-2025 19:07 UTC+2

Zaffagnini Picks Off a Big Bluff From Uguccioni; Table Warned About Stalling

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David Salituro

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

Umberto Zaffagnini bet 25,000 from the hijack on a flop of K♠9♣2♠ and Michael Uguccioni raised to 125,000 in the big blind. Zaffagnini called and the turn came the 10♠.

Uguccioni then bet another 125,000 and Zaffagnini again called. The river was the 7♦ and Uguccioni slid forward a tower of green 25,000 chips for a bet of 500,000. Zaffagnini snap-called.

Uguccioni turned over A♠3♥, while Zaffagnini had Q♥J♣ for a straight to win the pot.

After the hand, a tournament official arrived at the table to warn the players about taking too long each hand, threatening to reduce their time to act to five seconds if it continues.

"That's why there's a time bank. You can't do that," Leo Worthington-Leese protested.

A few hands later at this table, Petrus Brandt got in his last 370,000 from the big blind and was up against Alexandros Michas in the small blind.

Petrus Brandt: A♠A♦ All in
Alexandros Michas: A♣J♠

Brandt had woken up with aces and hit the last one in the deck on the A♥Q♥3♠ flop to make top set. The rest of the board ran out 4♦Q♦ and he doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Umberto Zaffagnini	2,500,000 775,000	775,000
Alexandros Michas	900,000 590,000	590,000
Petrus Brandt	750,000 285,000	285,000
Michael Uguccioni	700,000 740,000	740,000

Tags: Michael Uguccioni Umberto Zaffagnini

08-28-2025 19:03 UTC+2

Feature Table Counts

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Kai Cocklin

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Yohan Rascar	4,300,000

Tobias Leknes	3,080,000 95,000	95,000
Rifat Palevic	2,660,000 10,000	10,000
Jimmy Kebe	2,130,000 210,000	210,000
Ramon Colillas	1,330,000 50,000	50,000
Hiroki Karatsu	915,000 80,000	80,000
Felix Kurmayr	828,000 292,000	292,000
Tan Le	180,000

08-28-2025 19:00 UTC+2

Plaza, Vecino Spike the River

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David Salituro

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

Andre Plaza Marcano moved all in for 205,000 from the cutoff and Martin Nielsen called in the small blind.

Andre Plaza Marcano: A♠2♥ All in
Martin Nielsen: A♦J♣

Plaza Marcano was dominated and at risk as the 5♥10♠3♥ flop gave him outs to a straight. The turn was the 9♠, while the 4♣ river completed his straight and earned him a double-up.

At another table, Juan Carlos Vecino and Olivier Fazio went heads-up to the turn on a board of A♣5♣Q♣4♦. Both players then got all their chips in the middle.

Fazio showed A♠Q♠ for two pair, while Vecino had A♦10♣. Fazio was poised to take the pot until the 7♣ fell on the river, giving Vecino a flush. The stacks were counted down, and Vecino had Fazio's remaining 715,000 barely covered, sending him to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Juan Carlos Vecino	1,300,000 560,000	560,000
Andre Plaza Marcano	450,000 110,000	110,000
Martin Nielsen	450,000 280,000	280,000

Olivier Fazio	Busted

Tags: Andre Plaza Marcano Juan Carlos Vecino Martin Nielsen Olivier Fazio

08-28-2025 18:56 UTC+2

Bojovic Runs Into Queens

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Maxime Taldir

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

Cards went on their backs with Evgenii Sboev and his 660,000-chip stack on one side and Luka Bojovic on the other side.

Luka Bojovic: 4♦4x All in
Evgenii Sboev: Q♠Q♣

Sboev's queens held on a board of 3♦A♠5♠6♠3♥ so he won the pot. Both stacks were pretty close, so they were both counted. Bojovic was slightly covered and he was eliminated.