2025 PokerStars EPT Malta

€5,300 Main Event
Day: 6
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Event Info
2025 PokerStars EPT Malta
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
10♣4♦
Prize
€631,632
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€4,355,300
Total Entries
898
Places Paid
135
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Players Info - Day 6
Entries
5
Players Left
1
Players Left 1 / 898
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Tom-Aksel Bedell Eliminated in 5th Place (€200,550)

Frank Visser
Frank Visser
Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Tom-Aksel Bedell
Tom-Aksel Bedell

On the button, Tom-Aksel Bedell tossed in a few time banks before he announced his all-in for 1,050,000. Mykhailo Ostash asked for a count in the big blind, making the call when he heard the correct amount.

Tom-Aksel Bedell: 2♠2♣ All in
Mykhailo Ostash: 3♠3♦

Bedell's ducks were in dire shape against the threes of Ostash. The 4♠K♠3♥ flop gave Ostash a set and put Bedell in an even worse predicament, as he needed runner-runner to remain in contention.

Instead, the Norwegian was drawing dead after the Q♥ hit the turn. Bedell stood up and shook hands with his former opponents while the K♥ river completed the board, then exited the stage to pick up his payout.

Tags: Mykhailo OstashTom-Aksel Bedell

Break

Calum Grant
Calum Grant
Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

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

Boika Doesn't Buy Over-Bet

Frank Visser
Frank Visser
Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Aliaksei Boika
Aliaksei Boika

Aliaksei Boika raised his small blind to 300,000 with. Adria Calonge called in the big blind, after which the pair checked through the 6♠7♥10♣ flop.

Boika continued knuckling the table on the Q♦ turn, and Calogne followed suit again. After the 6♣ river completed the board, Boika checked for a third time.

Calonge veered from the previous course and slid in a massive bet of 850,000. Boika gave his hand some serious thought, burning through four time banks before he finally decided to call.

Calonge had been caught bluffing with J♣9♠. Boika triumphantly tabled A♦J♦ for a hero-call with ace-high, winning the pot to overtake Calonge in the counts.

Tags: Adria CalongeAliaksei Boika

Brzezinski Has a Monster

Calum Grant
Calum Grant
Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Tomasz Brzezinski opened to 200,000 from under the gun and Aliaksei Boika called from the button. Tom-Aksel Bedell three-bet to 650,000, leaving him with 1,350,000, from the big blind. Brzezinski jammed as the big stack and Boika ditched his A♥J♥. Bedell went into the tank, and decided to fold A♠Q♦. Brzezinski had K♥K♣ and collected the pot.

Tags: Aliaksei BoikaTom-Aksel BedellTomasz Brzezinski

Bedell Wins With King-High; Brzezinski Folds to Pressure

Frank Visser
Frank Visser
Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Tom-Aksel Bedell raised to 200,000 on the button. Mykhailo Ostash called in the big blind and checked the 5♦9♣6♣ flop over to the initial raiser. Bedell checked back, prompting Ostash to take a stab of 175,000 on the 10♠ turn.

Bedell wanted to see a river and flicked in a call, after which the duo checked to showdown when the A♣ completed the board. Ostash showed Q♦8♥ for queen-high, but Bedell's K♣J♥ was slightly better as he was shipped the pot.

The next hand, Tomasz Brzezinski upped the price of play to 200,000 on the button with 6♦6♣. Ostash three-bet to 800,000 in the small blind with A♦6♥, getting Brzezinski to muck his pocket pair.

Tags: Mykhailo OstashTom-Aksel BedellTomasz Brzezinski

Ostash's Wide Open Goes Unpunished, Gets Aces Again

Frank Visser
Frank Visser
Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Mykhailo Ostash
Mykhailo Ostash

Mykhailo Ostash raised 7♥5♣ to 200,000 in the cutoff. Adria Calonge came along in the small blind with K♠J♥, and Tom-Aksel Bedell defended his big blind with K♦9♠.

Ostash continued with a bet of 175,000 on the 4♠4♣10♦ flop, receiving two check-folds and increasing his lead further.

On the next deal, Ostash found A♥A♣ under the gun, raising it to 200,000. Tomasz Brzezinski looked at Q♥6♥ in the big blind, but wisely decided not to tangle with the chip leader and let his hand go.

Tags: Adria CalongeMykhailo OstashTom-Aksel Bedell

Level: 29

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 100,000

Ostash Gets Away with One

Calum Grant
Calum Grant
Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Aliaksei Boika
Aliaksei Boika

Mykhailo Ostash raised to 300,000 from the small blind, and Aliaksei Boika called from the big blind.

Ostash continued for 225,000 on the 10♣8♥4♠ flop, and was called.

The 2♥ came in on the turn, and Ostash sized up to 800,000. Boika called to swell the pot to 2,730,000.

The K♠ completed the board, and a third barrel came from Ostash, this time for 2,100,000. Boika had 2,990,000 behind and immediately sent a time bank into the middle of the table. Several more time banks followed as the defending champion considered his options.

Despite the 9♥ only being scanned for Boika, it appeared he had the best hand due to his tank. Ostash was bluffing with Q♥9♣ and wiped the sweat off of his eyebrow when Boika folded.

Tags: Aliaksei BoikaMykhailo Ostash

Tom and Tom Play a Pot

Frank Visser
Frank Visser
Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Tom-Aksel Bedell announced a raise to 160,000 on the button after seeing his A♣8♠. Tomasz Brzezinski flat-called Q♣J♦ in the small blind, after which both players checked when the flop fell 5♦5♣5♠.

Brzezinski led out for 250,000 on the 10♦ turn. Bedell spent one of his plentiful time banks before he decided to call.

The dealer then completed the board with the J♠. Having rivered a full house, Brzezinski made a near pot-sized bet of 800,000. Bedell wisely let go of his ace-high, seeing Brzezinski drag his first pot since Day 6 started.

Tags: Tom-Aksel BedellTomasz Brzezinski