€5,300 Main Event | 2025 PokerStars EPT Malta

10-12-2025 18:43 UTC+1

All Square

Calum Grant

Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Tomasz Brzezinski K♦8♣ raised to 650,000 from the button, and Mykhailo Ostash J♥10♠ defended the big blind. The K♣5♣5♠ flop checked through to the 2♣ turn. Ostash check-folded to a bet of 800,000.

On the next hand, Ostash 6♥5♠ raised and then folded after Brzezinski 8♠3♠ three-bet to 2,100,000.

Brzezinski 9♥2♦ made it 650,000, and Ostash Q♥8♥ defended the big blind. On the Q♠J♥2♥ flop, Ostash check-raised to 2,100,000 over a bet of 400,000 and took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mykhailo Ostash	13,950,000 50,000	50,000

Tomasz Brzezinski	13,000,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Mykhailo Ostash Tomasz Brzezinski

10-12-2025 18:48 UTC+1

Ostash Calls Down With King-High

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Frank Visser

Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

In a limped pot, Mykhailo Ostash checked from the big blind on a 5♠3♥10♦ flop. Button Tomasz Brzezinski then bet 350,000, which Ostash opted to call.

Brzezinski sized up to 1,100,000 on the 3♣ turn, but unconvinced by his opponent's bet, Ostash check-called again. After the 4♣ river completed the board, Brzezinski put 2,600,000 more chips into the pot.

Ostash weighed his options for a while before he decided to match the bet. However, Ostash's hero call with K♠2♥ came nowhere near being able to beat the 6♣3♦ of Brzezinski, who raked in the sizable pot with trips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tomasz Brzezinski	17,050,000 4,050,000	4,050,000

Mykhailo Ostash	9,900,000 4,050,000	4,050,000

Tags: Mykhailo Ostash Tomasz Brzezinski

10-12-2025 18:52 UTC+1

Brzezinski Aggressively Increases Gap

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Frank Visser

Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Button Tomasz Brzezinski tossed in a raise to 650,000 with 8♠5♥. Mykhailo Ostash defended his big blind with K♣3♣, after which both players checked the 2♠J♦9♦ flop.

Ostash decided to bet a hefty 1,000,000 on the 10♥ turn, but he forfeited the pot when Brzezinski announced a raise to 2,400,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tomasz Brzezinski	19,450,000 2,400,000	2,400,000

Mykhailo Ostash	7,500,000 2,400,000	2,400,000

Tags: Mykhailo Ostash Tomasz Brzezinski

10-12-2025 19:00 UTC+1

Brezinski's Bigger Pair Wins

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Frank Visser

Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Tomasz Brzezinski went for his signature raise to 650,000 on the button. Mykhailo Ostash defended in the big blind, and the duo both checked the K♠8♦Q♦ flop.

Brzezinski then bet 800,000 on the 6♣ turn, which Ostash check-called. The 10♦ river was knuckled by both again, and Brzezinski's 8♣5♦ bested Ostash's A♣6♥ at showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tomasz Brzezinski	20,130,000 680,000	680,000

Mykhailo Ostash	6,830,000 670,000	670,000

Tags: Mykhailo Ostash Tomasz Brzezinski

10-12-2025 19:03 UTC+1

Ostash Down to Crumbs After Brzezinski Flops a Straight Against Two Pair

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Calum Grant

Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Mykhailo Ostash limped in from the button and Tomasz Brzezinski checked in the big blind.

On the 7♣6♦5♣ flop, Brzezinski check-raised to 800,000 over a bet of 250,000, was called by Ostash.

The Q♣ turn saw Brzezinski check-call for 1,200,000, and the 10♦ completed the board.

Brzezinski checked, and faced a bet of 3,100,000. This left Ostash with 1,480,000 behind. Brzezinski wasted little time calling and the cards were tabled.

Ostash tabled 7♥6♥ for two pair, but Brzezinski flopped a nine-high straight with 9♣8♥ to take a commanding lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tomasz Brzezinski	25,480,000 5,350,000	5,350,000

Mykhailo Ostash	1,480,000 5,350,000	5,350,000

Tags: Mykhailo Ostash Tomasz Brzezinski

10-12-2025 19:05 UTC+1

Ostash Doubles His Crumbs

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Frank Visser

Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Tomasz Brzezinski raised enough to cover Mykhailo Ostash, who called all in for his remaining 1,225,000.

Mykhailo Ostash: K♣3♥ All in
Tomasz Brzezinski: Q♥9♥

Ostash was slightly ahead preflop, and he flopped a king on A♦K♦8♣ to improve his percentage further. Brzezinski was left drawing dead after the 2♠ turn, rendering the 10♥ river meaningless.

The two players returned to their seats, and the heads-up battle continued once again.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tomasz Brzezinski	24,250,000 1,230,000	1,230,000

Mykhailo Ostash	2,700,000 1,220,000	1,220,000

Tags: Mykhailo Ostash Tomasz Brzezinski

10-12-2025 19:06 UTC+1

Ostash Rivalling a Cat's Number of Lives

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Calum Grant

Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Mykhailo Ostash put in his last 2,700,000 from the button, and Tomasz Brzezinski quickly called.

Mykhailo Ostash: 10♠8♠ All in
Tomasz Brzezinski: K♣J♦

The 6♦5♣4♥ flop gave Ostash outs to the straight, which immediately arrived as the 7♣ came on the turn. That confirmed his seventh heads-up double-up ahead of the 9♠ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tomasz Brzezinski	21,300,000 2,950,000	2,950,000

Mykhailo Ostash	5,650,000 2,950,000	2,950,000

Tags: Mykhailo Ostash Tomasz Brzezinski

10-12-2025 19:15 UTC+1

Straight Over Straight Benefits Ostash

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Frank Visser

Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Mykhailo Ostash fancied a limp on the button, and Tomasz Brzezinski obliged by checking in the big blind.

The 4♣10♥5♥ flop was quickly checked by both. Ostash bet the minimum of 250,000 on the 7♦ turn, being check-called by Brzezinski.

Brzezinski led out for 1,100,000 on the 6♦ river. Ostash raised to 2,500,000, however.

Brzezinski went deep into thought before he found a call, but his K♥3♥ for the bottom straight was bested by the A♠8♠ of Ostash, who had the higher five cards in a row.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tomasz Brzezinski	18,150,000 3,150,000	3,150,000

Mykhailo Ostash	8,800,000 3,150,000	3,150,000

Tags: Mykhailo Ostash Tomasz Brzezinski

10-12-2025 19:21 UTC+1

Battlers Battling

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Calum Grant

Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Tomasz Brzezinski A♦7♣ made it 650,000 from the button and Mykhailo Ostash 7♥5♥ called from the big blind. It checked through to the turn for the board to read J♣8♦2♣9♣. Ostash fired out 1,900,000 and folded out his opponent.

Some chips went back to Brzezinski the hand after, as he got a walk. Then on the next deal Brzezinski A♦K♦ made it 650,000. Ostash 6♣2♦ reraised to 2,000,000 but snap-folded after Brzezinski jammed.

Ostash K♣7♦ limped in and Brzezinski J♥6♦ checked his option. Brzezinski check-called bets of 250,000 and 900,000 on the flop and turn for the board to read A♥6♣5♥8♥7♣. Brzezinski's flopped pair was bested by Ostash's rivered pair when it checked through to showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tomasz Brzezinski	18,230,000 80,000	80,000

Mykhailo Ostash	8,730,000 70,000	70,000

Tags: Mykhailo Ostash Tomasz Brzezinski

10-12-2025 19:25 UTC+1

Brzezinski Avoids Chop

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Frank Visser

Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Mykhailo Ostash decided to limp in on the button. Tomasz Brzezinski checked in the big blind, and both players checked the 7♥4♥10♣ flop and Q♣ turn.

The 6♣ river was checked to showdown as well, where Brzezinski's A♣6♥ won the pot, the river saving him from splitting the pot with Ostash's A♠5♠.