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

10-06-2025 17:49 UTC+2

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Kyte	50,300 18,800	18,800
Sergio Da Silva	38,000 38,000	38,000

Tags: Jon Kyte Sergio Da Silva

10-06-2025 17:47 UTC+2

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Asish Ghosh	61,000 61,000	61,000
Yohan Rascar	50,000 20,000	20,000
Ignacio Molina	43,000 43,000	43,000

Tags: Asish Ghosh Ignacio Molina Yohan Rascar

10-06-2025 17:40 UTC+2

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oleh Pritsak	60,000 60,000	60,000
Gerard Rubiralta	45,000 11,000	11,000
Adrian Mateos	15,000 4,000	4,000

Tags: Adrian Mateos Gerard Rubiralta Gerard Rubiralta Cortes Oleh Pritsak

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

10-06-2025 17:40 UTC+2

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antoine Saout	95,000 10,400	10,400
Hannes Jeschka	70,000 70,000	70,000

Tags: Antoine Saout Hannes Jeschka

10-06-2025 17:35 UTC+2

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Kuziv	115,500 11,500	11,500
Roland Rokita	Busted

Tags: Ivan Kuziv Roland Rokita

10-06-2025 17:31 UTC+2

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kasjusz Zycinski	175,000 40,000	40,000
Paolo Boi	50,000 50,000	50,000
Anton Kraous	25,000 25,000	25,000
Lukas Zaskodny	Busted

Tags: Anton Kraous Lukas Zaskodny Paolo Boi

10-06-2025 17:28 UTC+2

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Raul Mestre	88,000 88,000	88,000
Julian Pineda	Busted

Tags: Julian Pineda Raul Mestre

10-06-2025 17:21 UTC+2

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Kuziv	104,000 104,000	104,000
Corel Theuma	Busted

Tags: Corel Theuma Ivan Kuziv

10-06-2025 17:14 UTC+2

Barzdzius Makes Lagan Fold

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Maxime Taldir

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

On a flop of 2♠8♦J♠, Paul Lagan, under the gun, bet 2,000, and he was called by Rokas Barzdzius on the button.

The turn card was the K♦, and Lagan decided to check. Barzdzius seized this opportunity to bet 3,800 and got Lagan to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rokas Barzdzius	57,000 57,000	57,000
Maxime Chilaud	39,000 39,000	39,000
El Mostafa Bel Khayate	24,000 20,000	20,000
Masato Yokosawa	18,700 18,700	18,700
Paul Lagan	18,000 18,000	18,000

Tags: Paul Lagan Rokas Barzdzius