2025 PokerStars EPT Malta

€1,650 PokerStars Open
Day: 2
234
Event Info
2025 PokerStars EPT Malta
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
76
Prize
€423,700
Event Info
Buy-in
€1,650
Prize Pool
€2,656,800
Total Entries
1,845
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
277
Players Left
79
Players Left 1 / 1,845

Taghla Doubles as Kempe Can't Let Go

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Mohamed Taghla
Mohamed Taghla

Mohamed-Said Taghla opened the action to 30,000 from the hijack. Small blind Rainer Kempe upped the ante to 100,000, which Taghla flat-called.

Kempe continued for 55,000 on the 7JK flop, seeing Taghla call. The K turn saw Kempe increase his sizing to 90,000, which prompted Taghla to move all in for 275,000.

Kempe asked the dealer to count the all-in as well as his own bet before he ultimately decided to call with a slightly covering stack.

Mohamed-Said Taghla: JJ All in
Rainer Kempe: QQ

The 5 river did not bail out Kempe's queens as Taghla's set of jacks held for a big double-up. Kempe, meanwhile, was left with just over three big blinds.

Tags: Mohamed-Said TaghlaRainer Kempe