Level 33
: Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
The seven remaining players have agreed to take a 20-minute break.
2025 PokerStars EPT Malta
€1,650 PokerStars Open
Day: 4
Event Info
2025 PokerStars EPT Malta
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 4
Buy-in
€1,650
Prize Pool
€2,656,800
Entries
1,845
Level
35
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Entries
14
Players Left
1
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Level 33
: Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Siarhei Sochneu in the big blind and Scott Margereson under the gun were looking at a completed board of 2♦K♠7♠A♣8♠. With about 2,000,000 in the pot, Sochneu placed a bet of 1,025,000.
Margerson grabbed a stack of chips worth 3,750,000 and dropped it in the middle. Sochneu weighed his options for a while and counted his stack before he decided to call.
Margereson flung open A♠4♠ for the nut flush, and Sochneu calmly added his cards to the muck as he paid his neighbor.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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14,900,000
6,475,000
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6,475,000 |
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8,475,000
3,725,000
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3,725,000 |
Level 33
: Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Barny Boatman open-shoved for 1,850,000 in middle position. It folded to Gerard Carbo in the big blind, who snap-called after he confirmed the amount.
Barny Boatman: A♦5♦ 
Gerard Carbo: A♠J♥
Boatman's inferior ace did not hit the 10♦4♣K♠9♣3♣ board, eliminating the 2024 EPT Paris champion in eighth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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19,975,000
1,975,000
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1,975,000 |
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Busted | |
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Level 33
: Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Gerard Carbo made it 500,000 under the gun. It folded to Evaldas Aniulis in the cutoff, who committed his stack of 1,650,000 to the middle. Carbo asked for a count before he quickly called.
Evaldas Aniulis: A♣K♣
Gerard Carbo: 10♦7♦
Carbo had live cards, but they failed to appear on the 3♠5♠2♠2♥J♣ runout, securing Aniulis' double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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18,000,000
1,500,000
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1,500,000 |
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3,925,000
2,275,000
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2,275,000 |
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Level: 33
Blinds: 125,000/250,000
Ante: 250,000
Level 32
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Evaldas Aniulis open-shoved on the button. Ana Marquez made a quick call in the big blind, putting herself at risk with a stack of 1,925,000.
Ana Marquez: Q♠Q♥
Evaldas Aniulis: A♦7♣
Aniulis made a pair on the 10♣8♥7♠ flop, but his sevens did not improve on the K♠ turn or 9♣ river. Marquez shipped the pot and doubled up, leaving Aniulis with a stack of eight big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,150,000
2,150,000
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2,150,000 |
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1,650,000
1,425,000
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1,425,000 |
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Level 32
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Evaldas Aniulis, who had not been active much on the final table, raised to 400,000 in middle position, seeing Modar Alsoud call on the button.
The two went heads-up to a flop of 7♦J♦7♣, where Aniulis bet 300,000 and Alsoud called. Aniulis sized up to 500,000 on the 5♦ turn, again receiving a call from his opponent.
The 4♥ river made Aniulis size down to 275,000. Alsoud flicked in a final call after some thought. Aniulis showed K♠J♣ for jacks and sevens. Alsoud had the better hand with Q♦Q♣, however, and his overpair won him the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,700,000
1,575,000
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1,575,000 |
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3,075,000
3,675,000
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3,675,000 |
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Level 32
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Gerard Carbo dropped a raise to 400,000 on the table in early position. The action folded to Donato De Bonis in the small blind, who tanked a bit before he pushed in his 1,400,000 remaining chips.
After Carbo confirmed the amount, he made a quick call.
Donato De Bonis: A♦Q♣
Gerard Carbo: K♣7♣
De Bonis' ace-high remained best as the 6♥9♠9♣2♠3♣ runout did not help Carbo, doubling him up to a stack of 16 big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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17,800,000
350,000
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350,000 |
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3,200,000
900,000
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900,000 |
Level 32
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
In a three-bet pot worth around 3,000,000, Gerard Carbo checked in middle position to Scott Margereson in the cutoff, who placed a continuation-bet of 550,000 on the A♦2♠6♠ flop.
Carbo called to the 4♣ turn, where he check-called again, this time for the amount of 1,250,000.
The 8♥ river was quickly checked to showdown. Carbo tabled A♥Q♣ for top pair, making Margereson nod his head and muck his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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18,150,000
1,375,000
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1,375,000 |
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8,425,000
2,300,000
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2,300,000 |
Level 32
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Siarhei Sochneu opened his button to 400,000, receiving calls from Scott Margereson and Ioannis Oikonomidis in the blinds.
Margereson checked the J♠6♥4♥ flop in flow, but Oikonomidis led out for 375,000. After Sochneu mucked his cards, Margereson moved all in.
Oikonomidis counted his remaining chips before he called off for 1,250,000 more.
Ioannis Oikonomidis: Q♥J♣
Scott Margereson: A♦J♦
Margereson improved to two pair on the A♥ turn, leaving Oikonomidis pleading for a heart. The K♠ river was a black card, however, making Oikonomidis the first departure of the final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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12,200,000
950,000
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950,000 |
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10,725,000
4,125,000
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4,125,000 |
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Busted |
