2025 PokerStars EPT Malta

€1,650 PokerStars Open
Day: 2
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Event Info
2025 PokerStars EPT Malta
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
7♠6♥
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
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Ace-Queen Brings Little Joy for Micallef

Calum Grant
Calum Grant
Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Matthew Micallef
Matthew Micallef

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♦.

Tags: Ben ZechMatas CimbolasMatthew MicallefTudor Zapsa

Bernhauser Joins Rank of Millionaires

Frank Visser
Frank Visser
Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Fabian Bernhauser
Fabian Bernhauser

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.

Tags: Candido CappielloFabian Bernhauser

Field Getting Thinner

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

River Saves Alsoud From Exit

Frank Visser
Frank Visser
Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Modar Alsoud
Modar Alsoud

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.

Tags: Modar AlsoudTom Fuchs

Hand Has Impeccable Sporting Taste

Calum Grant
Calum Grant
Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Fintan Hand
Fintan Hand

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.

Tags: Alberto CiglianoDaniele DegennaroFintan HandNariman Yaghmai

Ultimate Cooler Doubles Nardin

Frank Visser
Frank Visser
Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Romain Nardin
Romain Nardin

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.

Tags: Romain NardinVid Zagar

Level: 19

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

Board Prevents Further Damage for Rokita

Frank Visser
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.

Tags: David KaufmannRoland Rokita

Sierke Limps to Demise

Frank Visser
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.

Tags: Arie YaaranFrancesco Di ProfioGeorgios VrakasManfred Sierke

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