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

08-29-2025 14:05 UTC+1

Rifat Palevic Eliminated in 23rd Place (€46,100)

Kai Cocklin

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Yohan Rascar just put a brutal, brutal beat on Rifat Palevic to thin down the field.

Rascar opened from the hijack to 100,000 and Palevic three-bet the button to 260,000. When it got back to Rascar, he called.

They saw a flop of 9♥6♣4♣ and after Rascar checked, Palevic bet 300,000. Rascar called to see the Q♦ turn, where he checked it over to Palevic, who bet 700,000. Rascar took a peek at the stack of Palevic and seeing he had 1,000,000 behind, he shoved. Palevic snap-called.

Rifat Palevic: A♥A♦ All in
Yohan Rascar: 10♥8♥

Palevic was well ahead with his aces and in prime position to double up. Rascar's semi bluff had one chance to earn a return on the hand, and he maximized his profit as the J♣ smacked the river to give him a straight, which ended Palevic's run in 23rd.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yohan Rascar	8,500,000 2,390,000	2,390,000

Rifat Palevic	Busted

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08-29-2025 13:15 UTC+1

Matthew McEwan Eliminated in 24th Place (€40,050)

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Tim Baker

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Matthew McEwan raised to 100,000 from the hijack before Thomas Eychenne three-bet to 225,000 from the button. When it got back to McEwan, he four-bet jammed for 950,000, and Eychenne snap-called to put him at risk.

Matthew McEwan: A♠K♠ All in
Thomas Eychenne: A♥A♣

McEwan was on the wrong end of a cooler and needed a lot of help from the dealer, or he would be out of the Main Event.

The dealer put down a flop of J♠J♥5♥, keeping Eychenne's aces in the lead. McEwan couldn't pick up any backdoor draws on the 2♦ turn, which left him drawing dead. A Q♣ river completed the board and McEwan headed to the rail in 24th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Eychenne	2,040,000 1,080,000	1,080,000

Matthew McEwan	Busted

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08-29-2025 13:15 UTC+1

Michas Flips Mangroe to the Rail

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David Salituro

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Alexandros Michas raised to 100,000 on the button, Firoz Mangroe moved all in for 500,000, and Michas called even before Mangroe had finished moving his chips in the middle.

Firoz Mangroe: 9♥9♣ All in
Alexandros Michas: A♦Q♣

Michas took the lead on the A♠8♦2♠ flop with a pair of aces, while the turn was the J♥. The A♥ river improved Michas to trips, and Mangroe was sent to the rail just short of matching his 22nd-place finish from last year.

With 24 players remaining, the clock has been paused while a table is randomly selected to break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandros Michas	2,400,000 400,000	400,000
Firoz Mangroe	Busted

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08-29-2025 13:11 UTC+1

Morelli is No More

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Connor Richards

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Thales Morelli open-jammed a stack of around 250,000 in the small blind and Alexandros Michas quickly called in the big blind.

Thales Morelli: J♥9♠ All in
Alexandros Michas: K♠Q♠

The flop of 8♠K♥3♣ all but secured things for Michas and the runout of 2♦7♠ confirmed Morelli's elimination in 26th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandros Michas	2,000,000 340,000	340,000
Thales Morelli	Busted

Tags: Alexandros Michas Thales Morelli

08-29-2025 12:12 UTC+1

Suarez Soars as Vecino Hits the Rail

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Kai Cocklin

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Juan Carlos Vecino opened the hijack to 80,000 and Anton Suarez called on the button. Thales Morelli also called from the big blind.

The trio watched the flop of K♣4♠A♠ hit the felt and after Morelli checked, Vecino bet 150,000. Suarez called and Morelli folded.

A Q♦ fell on the turn and again Vecino bet, this time for 375,000, and again Suarez called. When the 7♠ landed on the river, Vecino bet 825,000, leaving himself around 60,000 behind. Shortly after, Suarez shoved, and Vecino very reluctantly put in his last chips.

Suarez then showed a flush with J♠10♠. and that was good as Vecino held J♥10♥ for Broadway.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anton Suarez	4,700,000 1,700,000	1,700,000

Thales Morelli	800,000 470,000	470,000
Juan Carlos Vecino	Busted

Tags: Anton Suarez Juan Carlos Vecino Thales Morelli

08-29-2025 11:24 UTC+1

Brutal Runout Ends Gimenez

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Tim Baker

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Artus Gimenez made it 130,000 from the small blind and Thomas Eychenne defended his big blind.

On the 6♦K♠5♣ flop, Gimenez bet 75,000, and Eychenne called to see the J♣ hit the turn. Gimenez put out a bet of 250,000, and again, Eychenne called.

The J♦ completed the board and Gimenez checked. Eychenne shoved for Gimenez's remaining 655,000, and Gimenez went deep into the tank.

Gimenez used up the majority of his time bank cards before making the call for his tournament life. Eychenne revealed J♠2♠ for trip jacks on the river, which eliminated Gimenez, who showed K♥6♣ two pair.

Gimenez headed to the exit earlier than he had hoped, while Eychenne moved up to over 2,800,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Eychenne	2,820,000 1,210,000	1,210,000

Artus Gimenez	Busted

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08-29-2025 11:23 UTC+1

Bel Khayate Falls to a Classic Flip

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David Salituro

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

El Mostafa Bel Khayate raised to 100,000 in the hijack, Anton Suarez moved all in from the big blind, and Bel Khayate called for 350,000.

El Mostafa Bel Khayate: A♣K♥ All in
Anton Suarez: Q♠Q♦

Suarez's queens stayed in the lead on the 10♣5♦2♦ flop, while the J♣ turn gave Bel Khayate outs to a straight. He missed the 9♣ river and Bel Khayate became the first elimination of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anton Suarez	2,950,000 525,000	525,000

El Mostafa Bel Khayate	Busted

Tags: Anton Suarez El Mostafa Bel Khayate