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

10-06-2025 19:43 UTC+1

Schemion Applies Pressure While Vogelsang Gets Rubbed the Wrong Way

Calum Grant

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Tom Vogelsang raised from middle position and called when Ole Schemion three-bet to 4,500 from the hijack.

Both players were getting a massage (not from the same masseuse). Vogelsang was getting his head seen to, while Schemion’s therapist was working the neck.

Vogelsang check-called for 2,100 on the 10♥10♣9♠ flop, but when Schemion applied more pressure with a 6,700 bet on the 7♠ turn, Vogelsang decided he’d had enough tension for one hand and folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ole Schemion	72,000 45,500	45,500
Tom Vogelsang	21,500 21,500	21,500

Tags: Ole Schemion Tom Vogelsang

Level: 8

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

10-06-2025 19:50 UTC+1

Player	Chips	Progress
Corel Theuma	Busted
Roberto Milito	Busted
Alexander Ivarsson	Busted
Eric Afriat	Busted
Francesco Gisolfi	Busted
Gerard Rubiralta	Busted
Jon Kyte	Busted
Aleksejs Ponakovs	Busted
Adrien Pierini	Busted

Chaves Hit a Runner-Runner Flush to Eliminate Uzan

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Maxime Taldir

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Ludovic Uzan in the big blind was all-in and at-risk for 42,000 against Miguel Chaves on the button.

Ludovic Uzan: J♦J♣ All in
Miguel Chaves: A♠Q♦

Uzan's jacks held on 3♣4♠3♠6♠, but Chaves hit a runner-runner flush thanks to the 10♠ river to send Uzan to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Miguel Chaves	148,000 27,000	27,000
Ludovic Uzan	Busted

Tags: Ludovic Uzan Miguel Chaves

10-06-2025 20:13 UTC+1

Cimbolas Runs Into Aces

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Maxime Taldir

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Matas Cimbolas jammed for 15,300 from the hijack. Dimitri Steinfeuer in the cutoff called, but Luis Faria on the button four-bet all in. The blinds folded, as well as Steinfeuer, who revealed the 8♣ by mistake. He later said that he had pocket eights.

Matas Cimbolas: J♠10♠ All in
Luis Faria: A♦A♠

The dealer fanned a board of 4♦6♥9♠9♣2♣, which was no help for Cimbolas, who was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luis Faria	90,000
Dimitri Steinfeuer	42,000 42,000	42,000
Matas Cimbolas	Busted

Tags: Dimitri Steinfeuer Matas Cimbolas Luis Faria

10-06-2025 20:18 UTC+1

Tanemura Doubles

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Calum Grant

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Kazuyuki Tanemura jammed in his last 3,600 and was at risk to Rokas Barzdzius.

Kazuyuki Tanemura: A♠10♣ All in
Rokas Barzdzius: J♦J♣

Tanemura looked like he was heading for the exit after the Q♥3♥2♥ flop and 8♥ turn, but the A♣ river was the card he needed to stay alive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Davenport	100,000 40,000	40,000
Rokas Barzdzius	58,000 1,000	1,000
Hossein Ensan	45,000 3,000	3,000

Kazuyuki Tanemura	8,700 125,800	125,800

Tags: Kazuyuki Tanemura Rokas Barzdzius

10-06-2025 20:22 UTC+1

Neilsen Takes in a Pot

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Calum Grant

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Eduard Barsegyan opened to 2,000 from early position. Kasjusz Zycinski and Martin Nielsen called from the blinds.

Barsegyan continued for 2,500 on the Q♥4♠2♠ flop and was called by both players.

The 3♥ turn checked through to the 2♥ river. Nielsen bet 6,500 and won the pot uncontested.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kasjusz Zycinski	190,000 90,000	90,000
Martin Nielsen	35,000 35,000	35,000
Brandon Sheils	28,200 12,800	12,800
Eduard Barsegyan	27,000

Tags: Eduard Barsegain Martin Neilsen

10-06-2025 20:27 UTC+1

Ivacson Folds Out Lipnitskii

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Calum Grant

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Attila Ivacson opened to 2,100 from the hijack and called when Vladimir Lipnitskii made it 5,000 from the cutoff.

It checked through to the river for the board to read 9♣8♣4♥J♦10♦. Ivacson bet 5,500 and folded out his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Julien Dupré	80,000 17,000	17,000

Vladimir Lipnitskii	50,000 11,000	11,000
Attila Ivacson	40,000 6,000	6,000
Luis Rayon	20,000 1,500	1,500
Felix Schneiders	12,700 10,500	10,500

Tags: Attila Ivacson Vladimir Lipnitskii

10-06-2025 20:35 UTC+1

EPT Champ Shevliakov Busts

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Calum Grant

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

There was a raise from a player, then Luka Sorainen made it 7,000 from the cutoff. Aleksandr Shevliakov clicked it to 14,000 from the button. The original raiser folded, and Shevliakov called off his stack of around 60,000 when Sorainen jammed.

Aleksandr Shevliakov: J♥J♦ All in
Luka Sorainen: K♦K♥

Sorainen's kings held out on the 10♣5♣7♦10♦Xx runout, and Shevliakov departed.