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

10-04-2025 11:58 UTC+2

A Couple of Monsters on Table #6

Calum Grant

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Stefano Puccilli raised to 11,000 from the hijack and called when Akira Takasugi three-bet to 40,000 from the small blind.

Takasugi continued for 30,000 on the 9♠6♦4♥ flop and snap-called for his tournament life when Puccilli jammed as the bigger stack.

Akira Takasugi: A♦A♣ All in
Stefano Puccilli: A♠A♥

The duo had all the aces in the deck, and the pot was officially chopped after the J♥K♦ runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stefano Puccilli	245,000 125,000	125,000
Mateusz Moolhuizen	220,000 85,000	85,000
Mohamed-Said Taghla	212,000 12,000	12,000
Akira Takasugi	190,000 27,000	27,000

Tags: Akira Takasugi Stefano Puccilli

10-04-2025 11:47 UTC+2

Ruijs Runs Into Reid's Rockets

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Frank Visser

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Under the gun, Joris Ruijs opened the action with a raise to 10,000. Terrance Reid was in middle position and three-bet to 28,000, after which the action folded back to Ruijs.

The Dutchman took another look at his cards before committing his 140,000 chips to the middle, being snapped off by Reid.

Joris Ruijs: A♥K♥ All in
Terrance Reid: A♠A♦

It was looking grim for Ruijs, although the 3♠9♣3♥6♥ turn brought him some hope. The 8♣ river did not complete his flush draw, however, and Ruijs was forced to leave the tournament area early on Day 2.

Player	Chips	Progress
Terrance Reid	445,000 206,500	206,500
Joris Ruijs	Busted

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10-04-2025 11:46 UTC+2

Early Bust Outs

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Calum Grant

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jorden Verbraeken	Busted
Joris Ruijs	Busted
Cedric Istria	Busted
Ben Miller	Busted
Erik Eisen	Busted
Atanas Kodinov	Busted
Stephane Roux	Busted
Stuart Taylor	Busted
Ziggy Baetens	Busted
Gerard Rubiralta Cortes	Busted
Ersin Ical	Busted
Adi Rajkovic	Busted
Jan Zupec	Busted
Habib Rachedi	Busted
Anthony Potis	Busted
Jon Kyte	Busted
James Clarke	Busted
Maxime Chilaud	Busted
Daniel Triana	Busted
Reza Tabatabaei	Busted
Michel Molenaar	Busted
Norbert Radoki	Busted
Florian Ribouchon	Busted
Jon Vallinas	Busted
Alex Keating	Busted

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10-04-2025 11:40 UTC+2

Zappacosta Jams on Schneiders

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Calum Grant

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Eros Zappacosta opened to 10,000 from under the gun and GRND's Felix Schneiders defended his big blind.

Schneiders check-raised to 28,000 over a bet of 8,000 on the 9♥7♦5♣ flop and was called. The streamer slowed down with a check on the 3♦ turn, and quickly folded when Zappacosta moved all-in.

Player	Chips	Progress
Felix Schneiders	200,000 37,000	37,000
Eros Zappacosta	150,000 41,000	41,000

Tags: Eros Zappacosta Felix Schneiders

10-04-2025 11:38 UTC+2

Rubiralta Books Early Exit

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Frank Visser

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Gerard Rubiralta Cortes was seen all-in and at risk in the cutoff for his stack of 77,000, being up against Kumar Ghosh in the hijack.

Gerard Rubiralta Cortes: K♥Q♥ All in
Kumar Ghosh: A♣Q♣

The board ran out an inconsequential 7♥7♦8♣4♥J♠, spelling the end of the Spanish regular's tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kumar Ghosh	210,000 47,000	47,000
Gerard Rubiralta Cortes	Busted

Tags: Gerard Rubiralta Cortes Kumar Ghosh

10-04-2025 11:35 UTC+2

Two Pots for Muehloecker

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Calum Grant

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Thomas Muehloecker opened to 10,000 from under the gun and called when Modar Alsoud made it 25,000 from middle position. It checked through to showdown, where Muehloecker's 9x9x was best on the K♦K♣Q♠5♠7♠ board.

On the next deal, Ilija Savevski raised to 10,000 from middle position. Muehloecker three-bet to 38,000 from the big blind and saw his opponent call.

This time, it checked through to the river where the board read A♠J♥J♣3♣6♦. Muehloecker fired out 32,000, and after some time in the tank, Savevski called.

Muehloecker tabled A♣8♦ for aces and jacks, which prompted Savevski to muck his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Muehloecker	675,000 91,000	91,000
Modar Alsoud	640,000 12,000	12,000
Ilija Savevski	125,000 78,000	78,000

Tags: Ilija Savevski Thomas Muehloecker

10-04-2025 11:29 UTC+2

Payout Structure

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Frank Visser

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

The 277 returning players have secured a minimum payout of €2,450. Five-figure payouts will start from 27th place, while six-figure sums await the top five.

The eventual champion is set to walk away with the eye-watering sum of €423,700. The full payout structure is listed below.

Place	Prize	Place	Prize
1	€423,700	18-20	€14,350
2	€264,650	21-23	€12,000
3	€188,900	24-27	€10,000
4	€145,350	28-31	€8,600
5	€111,850	32-39	€7,350
6	€86,500	40-55	€6,500
7	€65,950	56-71	€5,650
8	€50,700	72-95	€4,950
9	€39,050	96-119	€4,300
10-11	€29,800	120-143	€3,750
12-13	€24,850	144-183	€3,250
14-15	€20,700	184-223	€2,850
16-17	€17,250	224-277	€2,450