€1,650 PokerStars Open Day 2 | 2025 PokerStars EPT Malta

10-04-2025 15:15 UTC+2

Ace-Queen Brings Little Joy for Micallef

Calum Grant

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Matthew Micallef opened to 20,000 from the cutoff before Matas Cimbolas three-bet to 75,000 from the small blind. Micallef jammed as the bigger stack and Cimbolas snap-called for his stack of 299,000.

Matas Cimbolas: 9♣9♥ All in
Matthew Micallef: A♠Q♣

Cimbolas spiked a set on the 10♠9♠2♣ flop, and sealed the checkmark on the 7♣ turn, ahead of the 3♠ river.

On the next deal, Ben Zech raised to 20,000 from early position. Tudor Zapsa reraised to 50,000 from the next seat over and then Micalleff put in his last 88,000 from the hijack. Zech folded and then Zapsa put in the calling chips.

Matthew Micallef: A♣Q♦ All in
Tudor Zapsa: A♠10♥

Things went from bad to worse for Micallef as the 10♦ was in the window, followed by the 8♥5♥. HIs three-outer failed to come in and he was eliminated after the board completed with the 9♣2♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matas Cimbolas	619,000 204,000	204,000
Tudor Zapsa	470,000 270,000	270,000

Ben Zech	185,000 90,000	90,000
Matthew Micallef	Busted

Tags: Ben Zech Matas Cimbolas Matthew Micallef Tudor Zapsa

10-04-2025 15:08 UTC+2

Bernhauser Joins Rank of Millionaires

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Frank Visser

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Catching the tail end of a pot of 310,000 between Fabian Bernhauser in the small blind and Candido Cappiello under the gun, Bernhauser moved all in on the 5♦J♣8♦4♦J♥ river, covering the 200,000 of Cappiello.

Cappiello weighed his options for a bit before he committed a call. Bernhauser opened 4♠4♥ for a full house, leaving the J♦10♦ of Cappiello in the dust.

Bernhauser shipped the big pot and ended with more than a million in chips, while Cappiello had no choice but to head to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabian Bernhauser	1,155,000 657,000	657,000

Candido Cappiello	Busted

Tags: Candido Cappiello Fabian Bernhauser

10-04-2025 15:06 UTC+2

RobinPoker Goes for GOLD - Mini Vlog

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Milko van Winden

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

10-04-2025 14:55 UTC+2

Field Getting Thinner

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Calum Grant

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Antonio Alba	Busted
Fredric Gjertsen	Busted
Rui Bouquet	Busted
Jianwei Lin	Busted
Leonard Herrmann	Busted
Gergely Bartos	Busted
Romain Nardin	Busted
Vid Zagar	Busted
Jakub Dobias	Busted
Konstantyn Holskyi	Busted
Riccardo Bonelli	Busted
Dimitrios Kourous	Busted
Kevin Houghton	Busted

10-04-2025 14:54 UTC+2

River Saves Alsoud From Exit

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Frank Visser

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

In a single-raised pot, Tom Fuchs and Modar Alsoud were heads-up on the 10♣3♣Q♥ flop. Fuchs checked to Alsoud, who bet 20,000. Fuchs then raised to 70,000, and Alsoud called after some deliberation.

Fuchs continued for 125,000 on the 7♦ turn. Alsoud went into the tank again, this time coming out with an all-in raise to 282,000. Fuchs snap-called, revealing the cards.

Modar Alsoud: Q♦J♦ All in
Tom Fuchs: Q♠10♦

Only a jack could save Alsoud, and he cheered as he received one on the J♣ river. Fuchs silently paid his neighbor, still having a seven-figure stack to play with.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Fuchs	1,033,000 367,000	367,000
Modar Alsoud	769,000 389,000	389,000
Siarhei Sochneu	555,000 43,000	43,000
Keith Johnson	414,000 192,000	192,000
Antonio Scuderi	216,000 43,000	43,000
Matteo Sarais	195,000 100,000	100,000
Fabian Niederreiter	175,000 38,000	38,000
Christopher Day	154,000 32,000	32,000

Tags: Modar Alsoud Tom Fuchs

10-04-2025 14:51 UTC+2

Hand Has Impeccable Sporting Taste

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Calum Grant

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Fintan Hand is one of five PokerStars Ambassadors still battling in the PokerStars Open Main Event and recently found himself involved in a string of consecutive pots.

In the first, Daniele Degennaro opened to 20,000 from under the gun. Hand three-bet to 55,000 from the next seat, and Degennaro called. The latter then check-folded to a continuation bet of 30,000 on the 9♥7♣3♠ flop.

Hand, sporting a throwback Mark Bosnich Aston Villa jersey, entered the next pot with a raise to 20,000. This time, he was forced to fold when Nariman Yaghmai three-bet to 55,000.

On the very next deal, Alberto Cigliano opened to 20,000 from middle position. Hand defended his big blind, only to fold again after facing a 35,000 bet on the 9♦7♣3♣ flop.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniele Degennaro	570,000 205,000	205,000
Nariman Yaghmai	440,000 75,000	75,000
Alberto Cigliano	380,000 200,000	200,000
Fintan Hand	310,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Alberto Cigliano Daniele Degennaro Fintan Hand Nariman Yaghmai

10-04-2025 14:40 UTC+2

Ultimate Cooler Doubles Nardin

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Frank Visser

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Vid Zagar open-raised from early position, Romain Nardin three-bet from the small blind. Zagar then four-bet jammed, and Nardin instantly called off his stack of 269,000.

Romain Nardin: A♥A♣ All in
Vid Zagar: K♥K♦

The 10♠3♦6♦10♥5♦ runout brought no surprises for Nardin's aces, beating the kings of Zagar to secure a sizable double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Romain Nardin	554,000 214,000	214,000
Vid Zagar	185,000 62,000	62,000

Tags: Romain Nardin Vid Zagar

Level: 19

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

10-04-2025 14:32 UTC+2

Board Prevents Further Damage for Rokita

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Frank Visser

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Roland Rokita opened to 16,000 in middle position, which David Kaufmann three-bet to 56,000 in the hijack. Rokita called to the 3♣4♠2♠ flop, where he check-called Kaufmann's continuation-bet of 44,000 as well.

The 5♦ turn and 2♣ river were checked down by both players. Rokita tabled Q♠Q♣ for queens and deuces, but Kaufmann had the higher overpair with K♠K♥ and was shipped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Muehloecker	1,075,000 75,000	75,000
David Kaufmann	780,000 97,000	97,000
Nikolaos Mouroutis	647,000 174,000	174,000
Antoine Labat	480,000 303,000	303,000
Roland Rokita	460,000 250,000	250,000
Rolando Carrera	440,000 361,000	361,000
Robin Schmitt	300,000 43,000	43,000
Dmitrii Semenov	251,000 106,000	106,000

Tags: David Kaufmann Roland Rokita

10-04-2025 14:22 UTC+2

Sierke Limps to Demise

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Frank Visser

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

In a four-way limped pot to the J♥7♣8♥ flop, Arie Yaaran checked from the big blind to Manfred Sierke in early position. Sierke then promptly jammed in his stack of 108,000, quickly being called by Manfred Sierke in the cutoff.

Georgios Vrakas gave it some thought on the button but ultimately folded, and Yaaran quickly followed suit to force a showdown.

Manfred Sierke: A♥A♦ All in
Francesco Di Profio: K♥3♥

Di Profio's flush draw came in on the 4♥ turn, and the Q♣ river failed to bring another heart, securing Sierke's exit.