€5,300 Main Event Day 2 | 2025 PokerStars EPT Malta

10-08-2025 22:03 UTC+2

Fario Holds to Double

Stewart Morrison

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Jiaming Zhao raised in middle position before Luis Faria committed his remaining 35,000 into the middle. Action found its way back to Zhao, who made the call.

Luis Faria: A♦8♦ All in
Jiaming Zhao: 8♥7♥

The flop made things harder than they needed to be, as far Faria was concerned, coming 6♥Q♥3♣.

There was no further help for Zhao, though, as the board bricked out on the 6♠ turn and 10♦ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jiaming Zhao	500,000 200,000	200,000
Luis Faria	80,000 148,000	148,000

Tags: Jiaming Zhao Luis Faria

10-08-2025 22:01 UTC+2

"Of Course You Win"

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Maxime Taldir

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Maria Koutsouki, in the hijack, raised to 8,000, but out of turn, so David Salamanca to her right limped to keep Koutsouki in play. All the other players folded to Salamanca, who then called.

The dealer fanned a flop of 3♣2♦K♦ that Salamanca checked. Koutsouki bet 8,000, and she was called.

Both players checked the 8♥ turn and the J♦ river.

"I win," Salamanca said while flipping over A♣J♣ for a pair.

"Of course you win," Koutsouki answered while sending her cards into the muck. "But I lost the minimum," she added.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Salamanca	205,000 59,000	59,000
Maria Koutsouki	180,000 14,000	14,000

Tags: David Salamanca Maria Koutsouki

10-08-2025 21:51 UTC+2

Kodinov Busts

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Calum Grant

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Nikolai Mamut raised to 8,000 from under the gun before Atanas Kodinov jammed for 13,000 from the next seat over. Joao Tomas called from the cutoff while Mamut also called.

The Q♦9♠3♦ flop checked through to the Q♣ turn, where Mamut check-folded to a bet of 15,000.

Atanas Kodinov: K♠8♠ All in
Joao Tomas: A♦4♦

Tomas was ahead and then sealed the check mark with the 5♦ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikolai Mamut	340,000 31,000	31,000
Joao Tomas	280,000 106,000	106,000
Atanas Kodinov	Busted

Tags: Atanas Kodinov Joao Tomas Nikolai Mamut

10-08-2025 21:50 UTC+2

Player	Chips	Progress
Hugues Mazerolle	Busted
David Taieb	Busted
Hugo Corbel	Busted
Octavian Tarcau	Busted
Artsiom Lasouski	Busted
Gerard Carbo	Busted

Camosci and Schneiders Split

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Maxime Taldir

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

The action was picked up on a board of 10♣6♥A♠K♦J♠ after Enrico Camosci in the big blind bet 28,000 with 3,000 behind.

Felix Schneiders on the button raised and Camosci snap-called with Q♥J♦ for a straight. Schneiders had Q♣10♦, so they split the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Felix Schneiders	260,000 145,000	145,000
Enrico Camosci	89,000 23,000	23,000

Tags: Enrico Camosci Felix Schneiders

10-08-2025 21:40 UTC+2

Cooler Ends Quinn's Run

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Stewart Morrison

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

The action was joined as Edward Quinn was all in and at risk pre-flop from the big blind, versus Ferdinand Janssen on the button.

Edward Quinn: Q♥Q♣ All in
Ferdinand Janssen: A♦A♥

There was no help to be found for Quinn, as the board ran out J♠K♥5♠2♠8♠, seeing his deep run come to an end.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ferdinand Janssen	345,000 137,000	137,000
Edward Quinn	Busted

Tags: Edward Quinn Ferdinand Janssen

10-08-2025 21:34 UTC+2

Davenport Gaining Momentum

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Stewart Morrison

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Ben Miller opened the action with a raise to 8,000 from the cutoff, only to be met by a three-bet to 25,000 by Sinead Davenport on the button. The action folded back to Miller, who made the call.

The dealer spread a 6♦10♣2♠ board, and when Davenport continued for 20,000, Miller opted to check-fold.

Davenport flipped over pocket queens, letting her opponent know she had it.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sinead Davenport	185,000 29,000	29,000
Ben Miller	155,000

Tags: Ben Miller Sinead Davenport

10-08-2025 21:33 UTC+2

Set Over Set for Ionescu

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Maxime Taldir

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Mehdi Rebai in the small blind was all-in and at risk against Petre Ionescu in the hijack.

Mehdi Rebai: 10♣10♥ All in
Petre Ionescu: K♥K♣

Rebai thought he had a chance to stay in the tournament thanks to a flop of 9♥10♦4♦, which improved him to a set of tens, but the K♠ turn dashed his hopes, and he was eliminated on the 7♠ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Petre Ionescu	245,000 55,000	55,000
Mehdi Rebai	Busted

Tags: Mehdi Rebai Petre Ionescu

10-08-2025 21:27 UTC+2

Final Level

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Calum Grant

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

It's been confirmed that Level 15 is the final level of Day 2. There are around 51 minutes left to play before players bag and tag their stacks.

10-08-2025 21:24 UTC+2

Vallinas to the Rail

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Maxime Taldir

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

The action was picked up on a board of 2♥7♦5♣10♣ with approximately 90,000 in the pot. Jon Vallinas in the cutoff bet 15,000, Harald Sammer in middle position raised all-in and Vallinas went into the tank before calling with a way smaller stack.

Jon Vallinas: 8♦8♥ All in
Harald Sammer: Q♥Q♠

The K♥ river completed the board and Vallinas was eliminated.