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

Oct 06, 2025

Kyte Goes for Three Streets

Stewart Morrison

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

When the action folded all the way to Sergio Da Silva in the small blind, he opted to limp in. Jon Kyte, in the big blind, then raised to 1,700, which Da Silva called.

Da Silva check-called a bet of 1,000 on the 10♠A♦Q♠ flop, before check-calling again on the K♥ turn, this time for 2,200.

The river 7♣ saw Da Silva check for a third time, prompting Kyte to continue the aggression, this time for a more substantial 9,400.

Da Silva folded, to which Kyte exclaimed, "[you're] Too good!" as he exposed the J♣ in his hand for the straight.

Tags: Jon Kyte Sergio Da Silva

Oct 06, 2025

Rascar Fires Two Barrels

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Maxime Taldir

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Yohan Rascar opened to 1,000 from early position. Ignacio Molina in the cutoff called, as well as Asish Ghosh in the small blind.

Rascar continued for 1,700 on a flop of 10♥Q♥4♣. Both Molina and Ghosh called, so Rascar fired a second barrel of 8,500 on the 6♦ turn.

Molina quickly folded on this one. Ghosh waited a few more seconds and also folded.

Tags: Asish Ghosh Ignacio Molina Yohan Rascar

Oct 06, 2025

Rubiralta Gets Value from Pritsak

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Calum Grant

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Gerard Rubiralta opened to 1,000 from early position. Oleh Pritsak and Adrian Mateos called from the button and big blind.

It checked to Pritsak on the J♦7♥2♠ flop, and he bet 1,000. Only Rubiralta called.

The Q♣ turn checked through to the 9♠ river. Rubiralta fired out 7,500 and was called. The Spaniard tabled A♥Q♥, causing Pritsak to muck his hand in visible disdain.

Tags: Adrian Mateos Gerard Rubiralta Gerard Rubiralta Cortes Oleh Pritsak

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

Oct 06, 2025

Saout Jams on Jeschka

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Calum Grant

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Antoine Saout raised from late position and called when Hannes Jeschka made it 4,000 from the small blind.

Saout called a bet of 2,500 on the K♠8♥3♠ flop, bringing in the 2♣ turn. Jeschka then check-called for 11,800.

Jeschka, with around 70,000, checked for a second time when the 2♥ completed the board. There was around 35,100 in the pot, and Saout jammed for roughly 60,000. Jeschka went deep into the tank, and the clock was called. As his countdown was about to run out, he folded.

Tags: Antoine Saout Hannes Jeschka

Oct 06, 2025

Kuziv Sends Another to the Rail

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Stewart Morrison

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Action folded to Ivan Kuziv on the button, who raised to 1,100. Roland Rokita responded by moving all in from the small blind for 12,900. Once the big blind folded, Kuziv made the call.

Roland Rokita: Q♥10♥ All in
Ivan Kuziv: A♦10♠

A dire situation for Rokita, and when the 3♣J♣J♦3♦5♥ board offered no help, he took his leave, heading to the exit.

Tags: Ivan Kuziv Roland Rokita

Oct 06, 2025

Zycinski Adds to Stack, Then Drops a Bit

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Calum Grant

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Lukas Zaskodny was seen exiting his seat after his 5x5x was no good against Kasjusz Zycinski, who had K♦K♥ on the 7♦2♦2♥4♠7♥ board.

Zycinski briefly explained the hand, saying he had four callers. He continued for 3,000 on the flop, and Zaskodny was the only caller. The turn action was skipped, but Zycinski said he fired a small bet on the river and called when his opponent jammed. The pot was worth roughly 45,000.

Some of his newfound chips did make their way to some of Zycinski's tablemates.

Paolo Boi opened to 1,000 from the button and called when Zycinski made it 3,500 from the big blind. Boi called a bet of 3,200 on the K♣9♠6♦ flop, which brought in the 5♥ turn. Boi jammed for 30,100 over a bet of 6,900. Zycinski folded.

On the next deal, Anton Kraous raised to 1,000 from under the gun. Zycinski called from the small blind. Zycinski check-called for 1,200 on the 7♠3♣3♥ flop, before leading for 2,500 on the 7♦ turn. Kraous called. The latter called another bet of 2,700 on the 2♦ river.

Zycinski was caught bluffing with 5♥4♠, and Kroaus' A♥J♥ was good for the pot.

Tags: Anton Kraous Lukas Zaskodny Paolo Boi

Oct 06, 2025

Pineda Runs Into the Nut Flush

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Maxime Taldir

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

The action was picked up on a board of 2♣5♣K♣7♠2♠ with 7,900 in the pot. Raul Mestre moved all in, applying pressure on Julian Pineda in the blinds. Pineda went into the tank and called off his last 10,000.

Julian Pineda: 9♥9♠ All in
Raul Mestre: A♣9♣

Pineda hero-called with the second pair, but ran into the nut flush. He shook Mestre's hand and left the tournament area.

Tags: Julian Pineda Raul Mestre

Oct 06, 2025

Kuziv Out-Flips Theuma

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Stewart Morrison

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

The action was joined as button player Corel Theuma was all in and at risk, with his remaining stack, roughly 22,500, in the middle versus Ivan Kuziv in the small blind.

When the cards were revealed, Theuma saw he was ahead, but would need to win a flip to remain in the tournament.

Corel Theuma: Q♠Q♥ All in
Ivan Kuziv: A♣K♠

It was a bad start for Theuma, as the flop came out A♠6♣6♦.

There was no relief to be found on the 8♦ turn or the J♠ river, and as Kuziv pulled in his newly acquired chips, Theuma headed to the exit.

Tags: Corel Theuma Ivan Kuziv

Oct 06, 2025