€100,000 EPT Super High Roller Day 1 | 2025 PokerStars EPT Malta

10-05-2025 15:50 UTC+2

[Removed:608]’s Eights Hold Up to Take the Pot

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Sava Krink

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

[Removed:607] opened from the button to 3,500, and [Removed:548] called from the big blind.

The flop came 10♥5♠Q♠, and [Removed:608] continued for 2,500. [Removed:549] called again.

Both players checked the 7♣ turn.

On the 8♣ river, [Removed:549] checked once more, and [Removed:608] fired 7,500. After using a time bank card, [Removed:549] made the call, but [Removed:608]’s K♣8♦ for a pair of eights held up as [Removed:549]’s hand went to the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
[Removed:607]	293,000 22,500	22,500
[Removed:548]	87,500 1,500	1,500

10-05-2025 15:48 UTC+2

Heath Takes it Down

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Stewart Morrison

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Ben Heath started the action with a raise to 3,500 from under the gun. Both Juan Pardo and Christopher Nguyen called from the small and big blind, respectively.

Heath continued for a bet of 2,500 on the K♠K♦3♣ flop, which only Pardo called.

When Pardo checked for a second time on the 8♠ turn, Heath turned up the heat with a bet of 13,500. This was enough to take the pot, as Pardo opted to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Heath	227,000 15,000	15,000
Juan Pardo	213,500 31,500	31,500
Christopher Nguyen	200,000 7,000	7,000

Tags: Ben Heath Christopher Nguyen Juan Pardo

10-05-2025 15:44 UTC+2

Pardo's Middle Pair Enough to Take the Pot

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Sava Krink

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Juan Pardo opened with a raise to 3,500, only to run into a three-bet from Christopher Nguyen for 11,000. Pardo made the call.

The flop came 9♥8♣2♠, and both players checked.

On the Q♣ turn, Pardo check-called Nguyen’s 17,000 bet.

The 7♦ river saw another round of checks, sending the hand to showdown. Pardo’s 10♠8♠ held up with a pair of eights, earning him the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Juan Pardo	245,000 3,500	3,500
Christopher Nguyen	193,000 7,000	7,000

Tags: Christopher Nguyen Juan Pardo

10-05-2025 15:39 UTC+2

[Removed:608] Leads the River

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Stewart Morrison

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

After a raise to 4,000 from under-the-gun player Pieter Aerts, big blind [Removed:607] made the call.

[Removed:608] check-called a bet of 5,000 on a K♠K♦3♦ flop, before check-calling again on the 8♦ turn, this time for 10,000.

The dealer added the 10♦ river to the board, and [Removed:608] opted to take over the betting lead, placing a bet of 22,500. This was enough to get the job done, as Aerts mucked his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
[Removed:607]	270,500 20,000	20,000
Pieter Aerts	231,000 19,000	19,000

Tags: Pieter Aerts

10-05-2025 15:36 UTC+2

Kaladjurdjevic Takes a Small Pot from [Removed:549]

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Stewart Morrison

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

[Removed:548] raised to 3,500 on the button, which Dejan Kaladjurdjevic called from the big blind.

[Removed:549] continued for 6,500 on a 5♥7♥10♦, and again Kaladjurdjevic called.

Both players checked the 2♠ turn, prompting Kaladjurdjevic to take over the betting lead on the 2♣ river, to the tune of 22,500.

That was enough to claim the pot as [Removed:549] returned his cards to the dealer.

Player	Chips	Progress
[Removed:548]	89,000 11,000	11,000
Dejan Kaladjurdjevic	83,000 11,000	11,000

Tags: Dejan Kaladjurdjevic

10-05-2025 15:12 UTC+2

Aces in the Big Blind

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Stewart Morrison

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

[Removed:607] kicked things off with a raise to 3,500 from under the gun. [Removed:548] made the call from the hijack, before Adrian Mateos squeezed from the big blind, putting in a three-bet to 19,000. [Removed:608] called before [Removed:549] returned his cards to the dealer.

Mateos continued with a bet of 25,000 on the K♣J♥6♣ flop, and [Removed:608] matched the bet to see a turn card.

The dealer added the 10♥ turn to the board, and when Mateos put out another bet of 50,000, [Removed:608] called again.

The river 4♥ slowed the action down as both players checked. Mateos rolled over A♥A♦, which was enough to claim the pot, and [Removed:608] mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Mateos	326,500 98,000	98,000

[Removed:607]	250,500 94,000	94,000
[Removed:548]	100,000 3,500	3,500

Tags: Adrian Mateos

10-05-2025 15:08 UTC+2

Theologis Rivers a Flush to Take the Pot

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Sava Krink

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Ben Heath opened from under the gun with a raise to 3,500, and Alexandros Theologis called to see the 4♥A♥3♦ flop. Both players checked through.

The 10♦ turn brought more action as Heath check-called Theologis’ 8,500 bet.

On the A♦ river, Heath checked again, and Theologis led out with a 22,000 bet. Heath called, only to see Theologis reveal 9♦8♦ for a rivered flush, scooping the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandros Theologis	475,000 42,000	42,000

Ben Heath	242,000 32,500	32,500

Tags: Alexandros Theologis Ben Heath

10-05-2025 14:55 UTC+2

Play Resumes

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Stewart Morrison

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

The players have taken their seats, and play has resumed.

Level: 3

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

10-05-2025 14:51 UTC+2

Updated Chip Counts (full)

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Sava Krink

Level 2 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikita Badziakouski	517,500 29,000	29,000
Alexandros Theologis	433,000 7,500	7,500

[Removed:607]	344,500 4,500	4,500
Jamil Wakil	284,000 26,000	26,000
Ben Heath	274,500 5,500	5,500
Pieter Aerts	250,000 16,000	16,000
Juan Pardo	248,500 16,000	16,000
Orpen Kisacikoglu	235,000 19,000	19,000

Adrian Mateos	228,500 11,500	11,500

Christopher Nguyen	200,000 71,000	71,000
Bernhard Binder	113,500 1,500	1,500
[Removed:548]	103,500 4,500	4,500
Dejan Kaladjurdjevic	72,000 7,000	7,000