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

10-07-2025 14:23 UTC+1

Kaufmann Forces a Fold

Sava Krink

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Rauno Kiviloo opened to 600 from early position, and right next to him David Kaufmann three-bet to 2,200. Action folded around to Jerry Odeen in the small blind, who came in with a four-bet to 7,700. Kaufmann was the only caller.

On the 2♥3♥4♠ flop, Odeen continued for 4,000, and Kaufmann raised it up to 11,000. After a bit of thought, Odeen made the call.

The 9♣ turn went check-check, and Odeen checked again on the 4♦ river. Kaufmann then moved all in for 31,700. Odeen clearly didn’t like it, taking his time and checking his cards a few times before finally letting them go. Kaufmann dragged in the pot without showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jerry Odeen	100,000 100,000	100,000
David Kaufmann	70,300 20,300	20,300
Rauno Kiviloo	29,000 29,000	29,000

Tags: David Kaufmann Jerry Odeen Rauno Kiviloo

Level: 4

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

10-07-2025 14:26 UTC+1

Recently Departed

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Frank Visser

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Alejandro Lococo	Busted

Sylwia Studniarz	Busted
Marius Kudzmanas	Busted
Kyle Pullicino	Busted
Soraya Estrada	Busted
Ankit Ahuja	Busted
Roeland Peeks	Busted

10-07-2025 14:35 UTC+1

Verberk Goes Bluff-Catching

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Frank Visser

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Arriving on the 9♦7♣5♠4♦ turn, Jacobus Verberk checked from the big blind to Mikolaj Zawadzki in the cutoff, who added 2,500 to the pot of 8,000 with a bet.

Verberk then raised to 6,000, which Zawadzki quickly called. The A♦ river saw Verberk revert to a check, after which Zawadzki put him all in for his remaining 8,600.

Verberk sighed but swiftly tossed in his final chips for a call. Zawadzki showed 4♥3♥ for bottom pair, but Verberk had rivered the best hand with his A♣J♠ and received a full double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fintan Hand	45,200 16,100	16,100
Jacobus Verberk	37,200
Mikolaj Zawadzki	13,000

Tags: Jacobus Verberk Mikolaj Zawadzki

10-07-2025 14:36 UTC+1

Di Vito Runs Into Therme's Aces

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Maxime Taldir

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Domenico Di Vito in the small blind was all-in and at risk for 23,000 against Jonathan Therme in the cutoff.

Domenico Di Vito: Q♦Q♥ All in
Jonathan Therme: A♠A♦

Therme's aces held on 5♦7♦3♥K♠7♠ and Di Vito was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Therme	57,000
Domenico Di Vito	Busted

Tags: Domenico Di Vito Jonathan Therme

10-07-2025 14:40 UTC+1

Taghla Keeps His Foot Down

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Stewart Morrison

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Mohamed Taghla raised to 900 on the button, and both the small blind, Gerard Rubiralta, and the big blind called.

When action checked to Taghla on the A♥K♠Q♣ board, he continued for 1,100. Rubiralta called, and the big blind folded.

The dealer added the 4♣ turn to the board, and Rubiralta checked once again. There was no slowing down from Taghla, though, who continued with a bet of 2,900.

Rubiralta took stock of his opponent's stack before opting just to let his cards go.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gerard Rubiralta	45,500 4,200	4,200
Mohamed Taghla	28,700

Tags: Gerard Rubiralta Mohamed Taghla

10-07-2025 14:45 UTC+1

Delkof Chips Up in Four-Bet Pot

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Frank Visser

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Yuma Yoshida opened the action with a raise to 800. Alessandro Barone made it 2,200 to go in the cutoff before Patrick Delkof raised the price to 5,200 on the button.

Yoshida quickly let his hand go, but Barone wanted to see a flop and called. When K♠4♠K♥ appeared on the table, Barone checked to Delkof.

Delkof placed a small bet of 2,500, which was enough to win the pot as Barone added his cards to the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick Delkof	49,000
Yuma Yoshida	30,000
Alessandro Barone	21,100

Tags: Alessandro Barone Patrick Delkof Yuma Yoshida

10-07-2025 14:51 UTC+1

Split Pot

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Maxime Taldir

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Marius Kudzmanas opened from the button, Andrea Cortellazzi in the big blind three-bet to 3,700 and Kudzmanas called.

Both players checked all the way through a board of K♦5♣9♦K♣. Cortellazzi checked the 5♠ river as well, but Kudzmanas bet 4,000.

Cortellazzi went into the tank and called with A♥Q♣. Kudzmanas had A♣J♠, so they split the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrea Cortellazzi	64,000 64,000	64,000
Marius Kudzmanas	34,000 34,000	34,000

Tags: Andrea Cortellazzi Marius Kudzmanas

10-07-2025 14:55 UTC+1

Furneri Triples Up

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Maxime Taldir

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

The action was picked up on a board of 9♠J♦2♦9♣ with 31,400 in the pot and Alessandro Furneri in middle position already all-in and at risk. William Kassouf in the small blind jammed for 19,000 and he made Paul Lagan in the hijack fold.

Alessandro Furneri: K♠K♦ All in
William Kassouf: A♠J♥

Kassouf had two pair but Furneri already had kings for a better two pair so he doubled after the 3♦ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Lagan	51,000 51,000	51,000

Alessandro Furneri	31,400 31,400	31,400
Will Kassouf	19,000 11,000	11,000

Tags: Alessandro Furneri Paul Lagan William Kassouf

10-07-2025 15:04 UTC+1

Therme Takes Four-Bet Pot

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Frank Visser

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Jonathan Therme had three-bet an earlier open to 3,200 from the small blind when Richard Geyer bumped it up to 7,700 in the big blind. The initial raiser got out of the way before Therme obliged with a call.

Both players checked the 3♣9♠7♣ flop, and Therme did so too when the A♠ arrived on the turn. Geyer took the opportunity to bet 11,700, which Therme called.

The table was knuckled by both again on the 9♦ river. Therme tabled A♦Q♦ for top pair, and he won the pot when Geyer's cards were returned face down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Therme	83,500 26,500	26,500
Richard Geyer	55,000 55,000	55,000
Rikiya Jindo	34,000
Julien Stropoli	23,500 23,500	23,500
Pavle Pecelj	23,400 23,400	23,400
Giuseppe Dedoni	10,000 10,000	10,000
Grzegorz Popiolek	6,500 6,500	6,500

Tags: Jonathan Therme Richard Geyer