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

10-07-2025 17:03 UTC+1

Player	Chips	Progress
Monika Hrabec	107,000
David Kaufmann	80,000 11,000	11,000
Sinead Davenport	74,000 17,000	17,000
Jonathan Therme	73,000 32,000	32,000
Brandon Sheils	65,000 15,500	15,500
Gerard Rubiralta	62,000 3,800	3,800
Jon Kyte	55,000 2,500	2,500
Blaz Zerjav	49,000 33,900	33,900
Michel Molenaar	40,800 500	500
Chris Da-Silva	40,500 4,500	4,500
Lukas Robinson	29,000 1,000	1,000

Kenny Hallaert	24,500 5,500	5,500

Hossein Ensan	22,000 8,200	8,200

David Lappin	19,200 13,000	13,000
Rania Nasreddine	18,500 27,500	27,500
Mohamed Taghla	15,200 10,200	10,200
Wouter Beltz	13,000 3,000	3,000

Zhechev Runs Into Queens

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Maxime Taldir

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Houssem Meftahi opened from the cutoff-, Ivan Zhechev in the big blind raised all-in for 9,400 and Meftahi called.

Ivan Zhechev: K♣6♣ All in
Houssem Meftahi: Q♦Q♥

The board of 2♥3♠2♦J♥5♣ was no help for Zhechev who was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Houssem Meftahi	43,500 4,500	4,500
Ivan Zhechev	Busted

Tags: Houssem Meftahi Ivan Zhechev

10-07-2025 17:03 UTC+1

Amsellem’s Flushed to Double-Up

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Sava Krink

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Ehsan Amiri opened from under the gun with a raise to 1,200, and Jacob Amsellem in the cutoff made the call. Leonard Herrmann, sitting in the big blind, three-bet to 5,400, and both players called.

The K♥2♥A♥ flop saw Herrmann lead out for 3,000. Amiri called, but Amsellem had other ideas and raised to 16,000. Herrmann checked Amsellem’s remaining stack before calling, while Amiri folded.

The 8♠ turn brought more action as Amsellem shoved all in after Herrmann checked. Herrmann quickly called, showing A♠A♦ for a set, while Amsellem revealed J♥8♥ for a flopped flush.

Herrmann needed another ace or an eight on the river to scoop the pot, but the 6♥ river sealed it giving Amsellem a big double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ehsan Amiri	85,600 33,600	33,600
Jacob Amsellem	71,300 41,300	41,300
Leonard Herrmann	33,000 22,000	22,000

Tags: Ehsan Amiri Jacob Amsellem Leonard Herrmann

10-07-2025 17:05 UTC+1

Eychenne Fires Two Barrels

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Maxime Taldir

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Thomas Eychenne raised to 1,300 from middle position and faced Alexandros Michas who defended from the big blind.

The dealer fanned a flop of 7♠J♣K♥ and Eychenne bet 1,000. Michas check-called.

Eychenne fired a second barrel of 8,500 on the 7♣ turn, and it was enough to make Michas fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Eychenne	90,000 18,000	18,000

Alexandros Michas	42,000

Tags: Alexandros Michas Thomas Eychenne

10-07-2025 17:14 UTC+1

Lewis Takes it on the River

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Stewart Morrison

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Romain Lewis opened from early position to 1,200, which received calls from Iulian Blebea on the button, and the player in the big blind.

Action then checked to Blebea on the 10♥5♣K♥ flop, who placed a bet of 1,200. The big blind folded, but Lewis called.

Both players then checked the J♠ turn.

The river was a board-pairing, flush-completing J♥, and saw Lewis re-take the betting lead, putting 8,000 into the middle.

Blebea quickly folded, and the pot was pushed to Lewis.

Player	Chips	Progress
Romain Lewis	47,000 18,000	18,000
Iulian Blebea	18,500 18,500	18,500

Tags: Iulian Blebea Romain Lewis

10-07-2025 17:17 UTC+1

Lin Sent Packing After Hero-Call

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Frank Visser

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Picking up the action on a completed board of 8♣5♠2♠3♠10♣, Ren Lin checked from the small blind to Antonio Vecino in the big blind. The pot totaled 19,000 when Vecino put Lin all in for 25,400.

Lin took a few moments while singing to himself before he slammed in his remaining tower of chips for a call.

Vecino showed Q♠8♠ for a flush, leaving Lin to give himself a trademark slap on the wrist as he showed 7♣5♦ for third pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antonio Vecino	79,400
Ren Lin	Busted

Tags: Antonio Vecino Ren Lin

10-07-2025 17:19 UTC+1

Ensan Sends Rios to the Rail

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Maxime Taldir

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 8♥Q♥9♠, Hossein Ensan on the button bet 2,800, Jorge Rios in the big blind raised to 10,000, Ensan jammed for 20,000 and Rios called with a slightly smaller stack.

Jorge Rios: A♥6♥ All in
Hossein Ensan: K♠Q♣

Rios was looking for hearts but the 7♣6♣ runout didn't give him any and he was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hossein Ensan	43,000 21,000	21,000

Jorge Rios	Busted

Tags: Hossein Ensan Jorge Rios

10-07-2025 17:24 UTC+1

Unstoppable Afriat Claims Another Pot

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Frank Visser

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Eric Afriat, who has been among the chipleaders in the room since the start of Day 1b, opened under the gun, and Onur Gur defended his big blind. Afriat continued with a bet of 1,500 on the 6♥K♥6♦ flop, which Gur check-called.

Afriat sized up slightly to 1,800 on the 10♣, receiving another check-call from his opponent. Finally, the J♣ river was checked by both.

"Ace-high," Gur declared as he tabled A♣3♥. Afriat showed down 10♠9♠ for a pair of tens, and scooped up yet another pot. Shortly after the hand, Gur was eliminated from the Main Event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Afriat	109,500 29,500	29,500
Onur Gur	Busted

Tags: Eric Afriat Onur Gur

10-07-2025 17:28 UTC+1

Zawadzki Holds to Double

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Stewart Morrison

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Mikolaj Zawadzki moved all in from early position for 4,600, and only Romain Nardin made the call from the big blind.

Mikolaj Zawadzki: A♥K♦ All in
Romain Nardin: Q♥10♦

By the time the full board had been dealt, Zawadzki had trips and a full double up, as it came J♣3♦5♦A♦A♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Romain Nardin	17,000
Mikolaj Zawadzki	10,100 2,900	2,900

Tags: Mikolaj Zawadzki Romain Nardin

10-07-2025 17:32 UTC+1

Stoica Flops Quads to Down Haraldstad

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Frank Visser

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

After an earlier open-raise, Joachim Haraldstad flat-called in the small blind. Roman Stoica then squeezed in a three-bet from the big blind, to which the initial raiser folded.

Haraldstad had other plans, however, and jammed in his stack of 22,000, which Stoica snapped off.

Joachim Haraldstad: 4♠4♣ All in
Roman Stoica: A♠A♦

Haraldstad fours were stone dead after the A♣2♣A♥ flop presented quad aces for Stoica. The K♠4♥ runout was rendered meaningless as Haraldstad headed to the rail.