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

10-05-2025 13:23 UTC+2

Updated Break Counts

Frank Visser

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ioannis Oikonomidis	2,580,000 130,000	130,000
Siarhei Sochneu	2,275,000 475,000	475,000
Scott Margereson	2,260,000 350,000	350,000
Matas Cimbolas	1,750,000 10,000	10,000
Carlo Wolters	1,740,000 675,000	675,000
Claudio Coelho	1,720,000 55,000	55,000
Merijn van Rooij	1,660,000 60,000	60,000
Vasyl Palandiuk	1,660,000 5,000	5,000
Mateusz Moolhuizen	1,635,000 250,000	250,000
Dario Pieruzzini	1,550,000 175,000	175,000
Erik Lindqwist	1,495,000 145,000	145,000
Miao Chenxiang	1,445,000 460,000	460,000
Francesco Di Profio	1,375,000 125,000	125,000
Joachim Haraldstad	1,360,000 240,000	240,000
Ivan Martinez	1,350,000 780,000	780,000
Modar Alsoud	1,280,000 540,000	540,000
Barny Boatman	1,280,000 5,000	5,000

Koen De Visscher	1,270,000 320,000	320,000
Marius Pertea	1,260,000 360,000	360,000
Ilija Savevski	1,225,000 235,000	235,000

Lars Kamphues	1,210,000 135,000	135,000
David Kaufmann	1,195,000 75,000	75,000
Sebastian Mortensen	1,150,000 220,000	220,000

Benjamin Duval	1,145,000 495,000	495,000
Marian Virlanuta	1,085,000 105,000	105,000

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Level: 24

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

10-05-2025 13:13 UTC+2

Flashback: Aliaksei Boika Wins 2016 EPT Malta Main Event

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Elijah Farrow

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

The European Poker Tour’s last visit to Malta saw Aliaksei Boika claim the 2016 EPT Malta Main Event title.

After six long days of poker, the then 28-year old Belarusian poker pro bested long-time tournament chip leader Mats Karlsson heads-up, making one of the best calls in EPT history to win it all.

The final day started with just six of the 468 runners remaining. Boika started the final table as the short stack, but quickly moved up the pack and took home the top prize of €355,700 from the €2,269,800 prize pool.

2016 EPT Malta Main Event Final Table Results

Place	Player	Country	Prize (EUR)
1	Aliaksei Boika	Belarus	€355,700
2	Mats Karlsson	Sweden	€261,730
3	Dmitry Yurasov	Russia	€192,650
4	Elie Saad	Lebanon	€141,780
5	Peter Ockenden	United Kingdom	€104,340
6	Tomas Macnamara	United Kingdom	€76,790
7	Bastian Dohler	Germany	€56,520
8	Xixiang Luo	China	€41,590
9	Dominik Panka	Poland	€41,590

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10-05-2025 13:04 UTC+2

Small Break

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Frank Visser

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

The remaining 49 players have been sent on a 20-minute break.

10-05-2025 13:03 UTC+2

Kaufmann Doubles in Three-Bet Pot

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Frank Visser

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Heads-up to the 3♣6♠K♠ flop, David Kaufmann added a bet of 70,000 to the pot of 320,000 from the big blind. Thomas Muehloecker called on the button, and did so too when Kaufmann slid in 125,000 on the Q♥ turn.

The 9♣ river saw Kaufmann jam all in for 205,000, and again Muehloecker quickly called. Kaufmann tabled A♦K♦ for top pair, outkicking the K♣8♣ of Muehloecker to take down the pot and double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Kaufmann	1,120,000 540,000	540,000
Thomas Muehloecker	950,000 695,000	695,000

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10-05-2025 12:55 UTC+2

Boatman Ships Off Jagger

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Frank Visser

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

James Jagger got his 475,000 chips in from the big blind against Barny Boatman in the cutoff and was at risk.

James Jagger: K♠Q♦ All in
Barny Boatman: A♥A♦

"Never easy," Boatman stated as Jagger flopped a pair on K♦2♠6♣. The rest of the 10♣10♥ runout was safe for Boatman, however, and he resultingly knocked out his fellow Englishman.

Player	Chips	Progress
Barny Boatman	1,285,000 490,000	490,000

James Jagger	Busted

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10-05-2025 12:54 UTC+2

Day 3 Info

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Calum Grant

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Day 3 will conclude after Level 29 or when the field is reduced to six players, whichever comes first.

If play runs the full distance, action is expected to wrap up around 8 p.m. local time, with no dinner break currently scheduled.

10-05-2025 12:51 UTC+2

Ghosh Runs into Aces

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Calum Grant

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Joachim Haraldstad opened to 50,000 from middle position before Kumar Ghosh made it 190,000 from the hijack., Haraldstad four-bet to 350,000 and snap-called as the slightly bigger stack when Ghosh jammed for 755,000.

Kumar Ghosh: A♣K♥ All in
Joachim Haraldstad: A♥A♦

Haraldstad made a boat on the A♠7♣7♠ flop, and took in the spoils after the board completed with the Q♦5♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joachim Haraldstad	1,600,000 715,000	715,000
Kumar Ghosh	Busted
Antonio Scala	Busted
Kazuyuki Tanemura	Busted

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10-05-2025 12:45 UTC+2

Fuchs Finds Aces

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Frank Visser

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Tom Fuchs got his stack of 345,000 in from the hijack, being looked up by Mateusz Moolhuizen in the cutoff.

Tom Fuchs: A♥A♦ All in
Mateusz Moolhuizen: 10♥10♦

Moolhuizen needed running quads after the 4♥3♥A♠ flop, but his miracle runout did not come as the dealer put 5♦9♠ on the table instead.

Fuchs doubled up, putting a slight dent in Moolhuizen's stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mateusz Moolhuizen	1,385,000 150,000	150,000
Tom Fuchs	750,000 405,000	405,000

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10-05-2025 12:39 UTC+2

Kolev Bites the Dust After Vital Flip

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Frank Visser

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Matas Cimbolas raised to 55,000 in the hijack. Boris Kolev sat in the small blind and upped the ante to 195,000 before Cimbolas moved all in. Kolev quickly called off, putting his stack of 800,000 at risk.

Boris Kolev: J♥J♣ All in
Matas Cimbolas: A♦K♠

Cimbolas paired his ace on the A♣5♠3♦8♥8♣ board, awarding him the pot and knocking Kolev out.