2025 PokerStars EPT Malta

€5,300 Main Event
Day: 1b
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Event Info
2025 PokerStars EPT Malta
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
10♣4♦
Prize
€631,632
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€4,355,300
Total Entries
898
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
533
Players Left
189
Players Left 1 / 898
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Pardo Building a Big Stack

Stewart Morrison
Stewart Morrison
Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The action was joined as middle position player Jorge Ufano Pardo was facing a three-bet from Simon Wiciak in the cutoff. Pardo responded with a four-bet to 20,500, which Wiciak called.

The dealer spread a K♥7♣K♦ flop, and Pardo continued for 10,000. Again, Wiciak called.

Pardo then opted to slow down on the 8♦ turn, check-calling after Wiciak put 13,500 into the middle.

The river 4♠ saw Pardo check once more, and Wiciak snap-checked behind him.

Pardo flipped over A♠A♥, which proved to be the winning hand when Wiciak revealed his Q♣Q♦.

Tags: Jorge Ufano PardoSimon Wiciak

Teusl Shows Patience, Then Strikes

Sava Krink
Sava Krink
Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Jessica Teusl
Jessica Teusl

With around 14,000 already in the pot and the board showing Q♣2♠9♠K♦, Jessica Teusl checked to Bernd Gleissner, who bet 4,800. Teusl called.

When the 7♦ hit the river, Teusl checked again, and Gleissner fired a hefty 65,000, putting her at risk with only about 18,000 behind. Teusl folded, conceding the pot to Gleissner.

In the next three hands, Teusl turned up the pressure, winning every pot without showing her cards against almost the whole table, quickly rebuilding a healthy stack of around 47,000.

Tags: Bernd GleissnerJessica Teusl

Lococo Runs Into Bansal's Aces Again

Frank Visser
Frank Visser
Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Paawan Bansal
Paawan Bansal

For the second hand in a row, Laszlo Bujtas opened the action, making it 2,500 under the gun. The big stack on the table was Paawan Bansal, and he three-bet to 9,000 in the cutoff.

Alejandro Lococo in the small blind thought for a bit before he four-bet to 19,500. Eric Afriat was in the big blind and inquired about Lococo's stack. After about a minute in thought, Afriat folded, and so did Bujtas.

Bansal then announced an all-in bet, and Lococo instantly called off his stack of 55,000.

Alejandro Lococo: A♦K♦ All in
Paawan Bansal: A♥A♣

The 5♥6♦5♦ flop gave Lococo some outs, but no more diamonds arrived on the 10♥ turn or Q♠ river.

The Argentinian PokerStars Ambassador immediately headed to the exit, while Afriat lamented his folded queens, which would have won a monster pot had he called.

Tags: Alejandro LococoEric AfriatLaszlo BujtasPaawan Bansal

Big Stacks Battle

Maxime Taldir
Maxime Taldir
Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Cedric Schwaederle raised to 2,500 from middle position. Evaldas Aniulis in the cutoff three-bet to 6,500, but Schwaederle four-bet to 20,500. Aniulis went into the tank and called.

The dealer fanned a flop of 5♠A♥9♠ where Schwaederle continued for 12,500. Aniulis eventually chose to fold.

Tags: Big Stacks BattleCedric SchwaederleEvaldas Aniulis

Dream Runout

Stewart Morrison
Stewart Morrison
Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Alexandru Cinca kicked the action off with a raise to 2,500 from under the gun. A player in middle position called, and Matiss Celmins completed from the big blind.

Cinca continued for 3,700 on the 3♠2♣7♦ flop, which saw the first caller fold and Celmins call.

Both players then checked the 2♦ turn before Celmins took over the betting lead on the J♦, putting out a bet of 12,500.

Cinca spent a bit of time deciding what to do, ultimately choosing to call. It was bad news this time, as Celmins flipped over A♦3♦, showing he had hit running cards to make a flush.

Unable to beat that, Cinca returned his cards to the dealer face down.

Tags: Alexandru CincaMatiss Celmins

Barone Rivers Winner

Frank Visser
Frank Visser
Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Alessandro Barone tossed in a raise to 2,500 in the hijack. Andrea Melluzzo upped the ante to 6,500 on the button, and Barone called once it had folded back to him.

Melluzzo continued for 3,500 on the A♠5♦K♥ flop, seeing Barone quickly match the bet. The duo then checked the 2♥ turn, after which the 10♦ river emerged from the deck.

Barone bet 4,000 and was snapped off by Melluzzo. Barone tabled K♣10♥ for two pair, and Melluzzo could only sigh as he showed the A♥ and mucked his other card.

Tags: Alessandro BaroneAndrea Melluzzo

Jasinevicius Doubles Up

Maxime Taldir
Maxime Taldir
Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Ignas Jasinevicius in early position was all-in and at risk for 17,800 against Mathew Frankland in the small blind.

Ignas Jasinevicius: J♦J♣ All in
Mathew Frankland: A♥K♣

Jasinevicius' jacks held on 6♦4♥Q♣7♠7♦ and he secured a double up.

Tags: Ignas JasineviciusMathew Frankland

Beltz Clicks It Back

Frank Visser
Frank Visser
Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Wouter Beltz opened the action with a raise to 2,400 in middle position. Hugo De La Fouchardiere called in the small blind, and the duo went heads-up to the 10♣4♥5♠ flop.

Beltz continued for 3,000, only to be check-raised to 6,500 by De La Fouchardiere. Undeterred, Beltz three-bet to 12,200.

After some thought, De La Fouchardiere eventually let his hand go, surrendering the pot without any further action.

Tags: Hugo De La FouchardiereWouter Beltz

Grodek Back with a Bang

Stewart Morrison
Stewart Morrison
Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

In one of the first few hands back from the break, Stanislaw Grodek raised to 2,400 from under the gun. Igor Pihela made the call from the cutoff, and Fintan Hand also called from the big blind.

Hand and Grodek then each checked on the 7♠Q♣9♥ flop, allowing Pihela to take over the betting lead, doing so for 4,000. Hand made the call before Grodek check-raised to 12,000. Pihela called, but this time Hand got out of the way.

The dealer added the 10♦ turn to the board, and after a little time to consider his options, Grodek continued with a bet of 15,000.

Pihela gave the situation serious consideration but ultimately chose to fold.

Tags: Fintan HandIgor PihelaStanislaw Grodek

Maugini Finds the Flush on the River

Sava Krink
Sava Krink
Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

With around 13,800 already in the pot and the board showing 7♥6♥5♣K♣, both players checked.

Orpen Kisacikoglu checked again on the 8♥ river, and Vittorio Maugini took a moment to double-check his cards before firing a hefty bet of 18,000. Kisacikoglu also glanced back at his hand before making the call, only to see Maugini turn over Q♥9♥ for a rivered flush to claim the pot.

Tags: Orpen KisacikogluVittorio Maugini

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