€5,300 Main Event Day 1a | 2025 PokerStars EPT Malta

10-06-2025 17:08 UTC+1

Danchev Bets River

Stewart Morrison

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Dimitar Danchev started the action with a raise to 1,300 on the button. Both Jordan Dumas, in the small blind, and the big blind player called.

The action checked through on the 10♠8♥3♣ flop, prompting Dumas to take over the betting lead on the 2♣ turn. His bet of 3,000 saw the big blind fold, but Danchev made the call.

Dumas then checked the 3♥ river, before seeing Danchev put in a pot-sized bet of 10,500. Dumas wasted little time in folding, and Danchev added the chips to his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jordan Dumas	45,500 15,500	15,500
Dimitar Danchev	41,500 18,700	18,700

Tags: Dimitar Danchev Jordan Dumas

10-06-2025 17:11 UTC+1

Schneiders Folds Out Rayon

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Calum Grant

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Luis Rayon raised from under the gun and Felix Schneiders defended his big blind. The 6♣2♠8♥ flop checked through to the 6♠ turn. Scheiders led out for 2,000 and was called. He fired out 7,000 on the 7♣ river, which folded out Rayon.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Kaufmann	45,700 5,300	5,300
Felix Schneiders	32,000 300	300
Jovan Kenjic	29,700 3,700	3,700
Luis Rayon	21,500

Tags: Felix Schneiders Luis Rayon

10-06-2025 17:16 UTC+1

Spirins Rivers a Flush

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Maxime Taldir

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Five-way on a flop of 8♥6♣2♣, everybody checked to Umberto Ruggeri in the hijack who bet 1,600. Pavels Spirins on the button called, the small blind folded, then Eduards Rakuss in the big blind raised to 11,500.

A player in middle position folded, Ruggeri called, and Spirins moved all in for approximately 80,000. Rakuss snap-called for 44,500, and Ruggeri eventually folded.

Eduards Rakuss: 6♠6♥ All in
Pavels Spirins: 9♣8♣

Rakuss flopped a set, but Spirins also had top pair and a flush draw. The 4♥ turn changed nothing, but the 10♣ river completed Spirins' flush, so Rakuss was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pavels Spirins	110,000 110,000	110,000
Paolo Boi	43,000 7,000	7,000
Enrico Camosci	30,000 30,000	30,000
Eduards Rakuss	Busted

Tags: Eduards Rakuss Pavels Spirins Umberto Ruggeri

10-06-2025 17:27 UTC+1

Boi Jams on Zycinski

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Calum Grant

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

There was 34,500 in the pot on the Q♦10♥6♥8♠ board.

Paolo Boi bet 11,500 from from early position and Kasjusz Zycinski called from the cutoff.

Boi jammed for 16,000 on the 7♣ river and folded out his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kasjusz Zycinski	120,000 55,000	55,000
Paolo Boi	75,000 32,000	32,000

Tags: Boi Jams Paolo Boi

10-06-2025 17:31 UTC+1

Rebai Flats with Big Slick

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Calum Grant

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Domenico De Francesco opened to 1,300 from middle position. Mehdi Rebai and Mario Trattou called from the button and big blind.

De Francesco continued for 1,600 on the 9♦4♥2♠. Rebai was the only caller.

De Francesco sized up to 6,000 on the 7♣ turn. Rebai stayed sticky.

The 4♠ turn checked through to showdown where De Francesco's A♣8♣ was bested by Rebai's A♦K♠

Player	Chips	Progress
Mehdi Rebai	122,000 29,500	29,500
Domenico De Francesco	74,000 74,000	74,000
Mario Trattou	17,200 10,800	10,800

Tags: Domenico De Francesco Mehdi Rebai

10-06-2025 17:33 UTC+1

Van Rooij Flipped Out

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Stewart Morrison

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Merijn van Rooij kicked the action off with a raise to 1,300 from the hijack, before Grzegorz Kozieja put in a three-bet to 3,500 from the button. When action returned to Van Rooij, he opted to four-bet to 10,500. Kozieja responded with a five-bet shove, covering his opponent's stack, roughly 36,000. Van Rooij called, and the players revealed their cards.

Merijn van Rooij: 10♠10♥ All in
Grzegorz Kozieja: A♠K♥

The dealer then revealed a 6♥8♥3♥ flop, giving Kozieja more outs to take the lead.

It was immediate service for Kozieja, as the turn 9♥ gave him a flush, leaving Van Rooij with just one out to catch up.

Alas, the river 5♣ could not save Van Rooij, who took his leave and headed to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Grzegorz Kozieja	84,000 84,000	84,000
Merijn van Rooij	Busted

Tags: Grzegorz Kozieja Merijn van Rooij

10-06-2025 17:35 UTC+1

Ivacson Bets Out Schneiders

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Calum Grant

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Attila Ivacson opened to 1,300 from early position before Felix Schneiders made it 4,000 from the hijack. It folded to Julien Dupré in the big blind, who gave his options some deep thought before folding. Ivacson called.

Ivacson check-called for 2,000 on the K♦J♥6♥ flop before the A♣ turn checked through to the Q♥ river. Ivacson bet 5,500 and Schneiders folded after some time in the tank.

Player	Chips	Progress
Julien Dupré	63,000 15,000	15,000

Attila Ivacson	34,000 15,000	15,000
Felix Schneiders	23,200 8,800	8,800

Tags: Attila Ivacson Felix Schneiders Julien Dupré

10-06-2025 17:38 UTC+1

Fast Hits the Rail

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Calum Grant

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Dietrich Fast was all-in for his last 5,500 from early position and was at risk to Matthew Micallef, who was in the cutoff.

Dietrich Fast: Q♣10♣ All in
Matthew Micallef: A♣5♦

Fast still needed help after the A♦K♦Q♦ flop. The 10♦ gave Fast two pair but needed to improve to a full house as Micallef turned a flush. The 7♥ river gave Micallef the check mark, and Fast was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Micallef	60,000 4,400	4,400
Dietrich Fast	Busted

Tags: Dietrich Fast Matthew Micallef

10-06-2025 17:40 UTC+1

Dinner Time

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Stewart Morrison

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

The remaining players are heading for a 65-minute dinner break.

So far, Day 1a has seen 301 players enter the field, with 188 of those still in.

Play is expected to resume at 7:45 p.m. local time.

10-06-2025 17:55 UTC+1

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Elijah Farrow

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

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