€1,650 PokerStars Open Day 3 | 2025 PokerStars EPT Malta

10-05-2025 12:00 UTC+2

Chip Leader Oikonomidis Busts Salner

Calum Grant

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Ioannis Oikonomidis opened to 40,000 from the hijack and called when Fabian Salner three-bet to 110,000 from the small blind.

Oikonomidis called a bet of 110,000 on the 2♣3♠3♦ flop, and quickly called a jam of around 305,000 on the Q♦ turn.

Fabian Salner: 9♦9♣ All in
Ioannis Oikonomidis: A♦Q♠

Oikonomidis' float paid off as he had Salner drawing to two outs with his better pair. The 7♠ river confirmed Salner's exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ioannis Oikonomidis	2,450,000 1,070,000	1,070,000
Fabian Salner	Busted

Tags: Fabian Salner Ioannis Oikonomidis

10-05-2025 11:53 UTC+2

Boatman Best With Aces

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Frank Visser

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Barny Boatman opened to 40,000 in middle position before he was three-bet to 85,000 by Fabian Bernhauser in the hijack.

Milos Petakovic joined the clicking battle by four-betting to 160,000, after which it folded back to Boatman. He quickly moved all in for 330,000, prompting Bernhauser to get out of the way.

Petakovic shrugged and called off, however, putting the 2024 EPT Paris Main Event champion at risk.

Barny Boatman: A♥A♦ All in
Milos Petakovic: A♣Q♦

The deck had no outs left for Petakovic after the 10♣3♠6♠9♦ turn, and he paid Boatman what he owed on the 8♥ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Barny Boatman	795,000 240,000	240,000

Fabian Bernhauser	750,000 630,000	630,000

Milos Petakovic	280,000 360,000	360,000

Tags: Barny Boatman Fabian Bernhauser Milos Petakovic

10-05-2025 11:42 UTC+2

Haraldstad Fighting Back from Early Downfall

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Calum Grant

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

After getting three-outered in a 1.7 million chip pot, Joachim Haraldstad has responded well to the start-of-day set-back. Immediately after being left with 185,000, he doubled to 420,000 and then picked up another pot to get closer to average. Now the Norwegian is almost back to where he started after eliminating Spyros Karathanos.

Merijn van Rooij opened to 40,000 from early position before Karathanos jammed for 180,000 from the next seat over. Haraldstad attempted a raise, but it was ruled as a call as he got his math incorrect. This didn't matter though as Van Rooij got out of the way.

Spyros Karathanos: A♦J♣ All in
Joachim Haraldstad: A♣K♠

Haraldstad picked up the bust out after his Big Slick remained best following the 10♥6♠5♥4♥4♠ runout.

On another table, PokerStars' Benjamin Bruneteaux was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Merijn van Rooij	1,600,000 100,000	100,000
Joachim Haraldstad	885,000 465,000	465,000
Spyros Karathanos	Busted
Benjamin Bruneteaux	Busted

Tags: Joachim Haraldstad Merijn van Rooij Spyros Karathanos

10-05-2025 11:41 UTC+2

Soulier Doubles With Cowboys

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Frank Visser

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Milos Petakovic raised to 40,000 in early position, after which Corentin Soulier moved in for 255,000 in the hijack. Vladimir Lipnitskii asked for a count before he committed his stack of 445,000 from the small blind, forcing Petakovic out.

Corentin Soulier: K♦K♣ All in
Vladimir Lipnitskii: A♠Q♣

Lipnitskii flopped a pair on 8♠Q♦9♠, but it was not enough to win the pot as the remainder of the board ran out 5♣2♥, posing no threat to the kings of Soulier.

Player	Chips	Progress
Milos Petakovic	640,000 40,000	40,000
Corentin Soulier	600,000 185,000	185,000
Vladimir Lipnitskii	190,000 85,000	85,000

Tags: Corentin Soulier Milos Petakovic Vladimir Lipnitskii

10-05-2025 11:31 UTC+2

Aktas' Final Chips Annihilated

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Frank Visser

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Keith Johnson opened to 40,000 under the gun, and Marius Pertea called in the neighboring seat. It then folded to Yelizaveta Aktas, who put her stack of 150,000 at risk from the big blind.

Johnson quickly rejammed, signaling Pertea to get out of the pot and leave the players to show down.

Yelizaveta Aktas: A♥Q♥ All in
Keith Johnson: A♠K♠

Aktas had no outs remaining after the 9♠2♦2♠K♥ turn, and the meaningless 5♥ river completed the board before she took her exit from the PokerStars Open.

Player	Chips	Progress
Keith Johnson	965,000 565,000	565,000
Marius Pertea	950,000 330,000	330,000
Yelizaveta Aktas	Busted

Tags: Keith Johnson Marius Pertea Yelizaveta Aktas

10-05-2025 11:26 UTC+2

Lindqwist Holds to Survive

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Calum Grant

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Erik Lindqwist jammed for 155,000 from the button. Kazuyuki Tanemura called from the big blind.

Erik Lindqwist: 9♥9♠ All in
Kazuyuki Tanemura: K♦2♥

Tanemura paired up on the Q♥J♥2♣ but Linqwist remained ahead with his pocket pair. The 5♦ turn and 8♣ river ensured his survival.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kazuyuki Tanemura	450,000 400,000	400,000
Erik Lindqwist	340,000 135,000	135,000

Tags: Erik Lindqwist Kazuyuki Tanemura

10-05-2025 11:23 UTC+2

Sorainen Doubles

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Calum Grant

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Luka Sorainen put in his last 100,000 from early position and was at risk to Gustaf Soderholm, who was in the cutoff.

Luka Sorainen: K♥8♥ All in
Gustaf Soderholm: A♣10♦

Sorainen was the only player to connect on the 5♦4♣3♦K♦6♣ runout, and he doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gustaf Soderholm	415,000 100,000	100,000
Luka Sorainen	250,000 150,000	150,000

Tags: Gustaf Soderholm Luka Sorainen

10-05-2025 11:21 UTC+2

Early Elminations

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Frank Visser

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Stanislaw Grodek	Busted
Vasileios Tsaknis	Busted
Sal Al Fakih	Busted
Roland Rokita	Busted
Ashley Locker	Busted

10-05-2025 11:21 UTC+2

420 Raise It

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Calum Grant

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Merijn van Rooij opened to 40,000 from under the gun before Joachim Haraldstad three-bet to 120,000 from middle position. It folded back to Van Rooij, who bumped it to 260,000, and then Haraldstad made it 420,000. The raising war didn't end there as Van Rooij six-bet jammed for 835,000. Haraldstad snap-called.

Merijn van Rooij: A♣K♥ All in
Joachim Haraldstad: K♣K♦

Van Rooij was instantly rewarded with the A♠ in the window, which was followed by the 9♥8♥. The board completed with the Q♣5♠ and Van Rooij won a massive pot early on in Day 3.

On the next deal, Haraldstad raised to 165,000, leaving 20,000 behind. Keith Johnson called from the cutoff.

Haraldstad put in his last 20,000 before the 10♣7♠3♦ flop. Johnson made the call and the cards were tabled.

Joachim Haraldstad: A♥7♥ All in
Keith Johnson: A♦Q♠

Haralstad found a three-outer of his own, and doubled up after the 9♦ turn and K♥ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Merijn van Rooij	1,700,000 865,000	865,000
Joachim Haraldstad	420,000 600,000	600,000
Keith Johnson	400,000 185,000	185,000

Tags: Joachim Haraldstad Keith Johnson Merijn van Rooij

10-05-2025 11:20 UTC+2

Carbo Takes Heart

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Frank Visser

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Gerard Carbo made it 40,000 to go in the hijack, which Longmao Fan three-bet to 110,000 in the cutoff. It folded back to Carbo, who announced an all-in bet worth 525,000.

Fan double-checked his cards before he quickly called with a covering stack.

Gerard Carbo: K♥10♥ All in
Longmao Fan: A♣K♣

Carbo turned a flush draw on J♥4♦8♣3♥ for some extra outs, and the river brought the 2♥ to complete it. Carbo was awarded the pot with his flush, gaining a seven-figure stack in the process.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gerard Carbo	1,100,000 575,000	575,000
Longmao Fan	270,000 585,000	585,000

Tags: Gerard Carbo Longmao Fan