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

10-08-2025 11:33 UTC+1

Bonus Double Up

Stewart Morrison

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Action was joined as small blind Tom Middleton and big blind Markus Bonus had manoeuvred all the chips into the middle, with the latter the player at risk.

Markus Bonus: 4♠4♣ All in
Tom Middleton: A♣10♦

There was something for everyone on the A♥4♦5♥ flop, but Middleton was left drawing dead on the 9♠ turn. The river 7♥ was purely a formality as Bonus found an early double up on Day 2.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Middleton	145,000 6,000	6,000

Markus Bonus	97,500 22,000	22,000

Tags: Markus Bonus Tom Middleton

10-08-2025 11:35 UTC+1

Player	Chips	Progress
Siegfried Friedl	Busted
Sergio Castelluccio	Busted
Jamie Flynn	Busted
Matthias Auer	Busted
Johan Creutz	Busted
Jacob Amsellem	Busted
Dylan Bradley	Busted
Maxi Lehmanski	Busted
Vitalijs Korhs	Busted
Niko Koop	Busted
Alexis Tremblay	Busted
Alex Montgomery	Busted
Hannes Jeschka	Busted
Gediminas Uselis	Busted
Ihar Soika	Busted
Alexandru Cinca	Busted
Lars Kamphues	Busted
Andrea Melluzzo	Busted
Guillermo Sanchez Otero	Busted
Juho Suutari	Busted

Onisiforou Takes Down Multi-Way Pot

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Calum Grant

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Giorgos Onisiforou opened to 3,000 from middle position. Merijn van Rooij and Paawan Bansal called from the cutoff and button. Huseyin Akgul came along from the big blind.

Onisiforou continued for 4,500 on the A♦K♥3♠ flop. Only Akgul got out of the way.

Onisiforou sized up to 16,000 on the 7♣ turn and took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paawan Bansal	240,000 18,500	18,500
Merijn van Rooij	205,000 18,000	18,000
Huseyin Akgul	140,000 1,500	1,500
Giorgos Onisiforou	130,000 22,500	22,500

Tags: Giorgos Onisiforou Huseyin Akgul Merijn van Rooij Paawan Bansal

10-08-2025 11:43 UTC+1

Carvalho Jams on Yotsuhika

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Calum Grant

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Manuel Carvalho raised to 3,000 from early position before PSO Open runner-up Gerard Carbo made it 9,000 from the next seat over. Kazuhiko Yotsushika cold-called from the big blind and then Carvahlo bumped it to 28,000. Carbo folded while Yotsuhika called after some thought.

The big blind checked on the 8♦7♦4♥ flop, prompting Carvalho to move all in for 69,500. Yotsushika mulled over his options for nearly five minutes before deciding to let his hand go.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gerard Carbo	150,000 2,500	2,500
Manuel Carvalho	145,000 48,500	48,500
Kazuhiko Yotsushika	145,000 36,500	36,500

Tags: Carvalho Jams Gerard Carbo Kazuhiko Yotsushika Manuel Carvalho

10-08-2025 11:48 UTC+1

Zegal Cracks Aces on the River

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Calum Grant

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Raul Mestre opened to 3,000 from middle position and was called by Vittorio Maugini from the small blind. Stanislav Zegal made it 12,500 from the big blnid to put the action back on Mestre. The Spaniard four-bet to 28,000, forcing out Maugini. Zegal stuck around.

The 10♠6♠5♣ flop checked through to the 5♠ turn. Zegal jammed for 32,500 and was snap-called by the slightly bigger stack.

Stanislav Zegal: 9♠9♥ All in
Raul Mestre: A♦A♥

Mestre was ahead with aces but Zegal sealed the checkmark on the 2♠ river as he made a flush. Mestre was left with 10,000, which went up in smoke shortly after.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stanislav Zegal	150,000 87,000	87,000
Raul Mestre	Busted

Tags: Raul Mestre Stanislav Zegal Vittorio Maugini

10-08-2025 11:49 UTC+1

Aces Cracked, Ionita Eliminated

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Stewart Morrison

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Gary Fisher raised to 4,000 from under the gun, meeting immediate resistance as Stefan Ionita, one seat to his left, three-bet to 9,500. The action folded back to Fisher, who made the call.

The dealer spread a 10♣8♦7♣ flop, and Fisher checked. Ionita continued for 6,000, which left Fisher questioning why his opponent hadn't yet just moved all in, with roughly 19,000 behind.

After the interrogation was over, Fisher moved all in, and Ionita called.

Stefan Ionita: A♠A♣ All in
Gary Fisher: Q♥9♥

"That's what I thought you had", Fisher told Ionita.

There was immediate service for Fisher as the turn J♣ gave him a straight. The river 2♦ was unable to save Ionita, who headed to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gary Fisher	134,000 44,000	44,000
Stefan Ionita	Busted

Tags: Gary Fisher Stefan Ionita

10-08-2025 11:57 UTC+1

Po-Yi To the Rail

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Maxime Taldir

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Three-way on a flop of K♠8♠Q♦, Adi Rajkovic in middle position bet 2,500 and was called by Cedric Schwaederle in the small blind. Wu Po-Yi in the big blind raised all-in for 25,000, Rajkovic jammed and made Schwaederle fold.

Wu Po-Yi: K♦J♥ All in
Adi Rajkovic: Q♠Q♥

The K♥ gave a full house to Rajkovic but kept Po-Yi alive. The 3♠ river however changed nothing and he was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adi Rajkovic	202,000 101,500	101,500
Cedric Schwaederle	55,500 18,500	18,500
Wu Po-Yi	Busted

Tags: Adi Rajkovic Cedric Schwaederle Wu Po-Yi

10-08-2025 12:00 UTC+1

Decesare's the Only One with a Heart

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Calum Grant

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Shaun Decesare raised to 3,000 from early position and was called by Christos Xanthopoulos from the button before Stanislaw Grodek jammed for 18,000 from the small blind. Desacre reshoved for 70,000. Xanthopoulos quickly called as the bigger stack.

Stanislaw Grodek: Ax10x All in
Shaun Decesare: J♣J♥
Christos Xanthopoulos: KxKx

Descare picked up a flush draw on the 10♥8♥5♥ flop while Grodek had a pair of tens. Xanthopoulos was still ahead with his cowboys.

The turn was a brick but the 2♥ river gave the Maltese player the flush he needed to stay alive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shaun Decesare	160,000 100,000	100,000
Christos Xanthopoulos	72,000 59,000	59,000
Stanislaw Grodek	Busted

Tags: Christos Xanthopoulos Shaun Decesare Stanislaw Grodek

10-08-2025 12:02 UTC+1

Wilson Finds a Double

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Stewart Morrison

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Severi Palmu raised the hijack to 3,000 and one seat to his left, Andrew Wilson responded with a three-bet all in for 17,000.

Action folded back to Palmu, who wasted no time in calling.

Andrew Wilson: K♠Q♥ All in
Severi Palmu: 7♠7♦

The deck favoured Wilson on this occasion, as the board ran out 3♠10♣Q♦4♠6♦, giving Wilson the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Wilson	38,000 8,000	8,000
Severi Palmu	33,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Andrew Wilson Severi Palmu

10-08-2025 12:07 UTC+1

Eisen Scores an Elimination

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Maxime Taldir

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Erik Eisen opened to 3,000 from the hijack and was called by Erwann Pecheux on the button. Diego Montone in the big blind three-bet all-in for 23,000, Eisen jammed and made Pecheux fold.

Diego Montone: K♣Q♠ All in
Erik Eisen: A♥K♦

The dealer fanned a board of 10♠9♦3♥7♥7♣ and Montone left the tournament area.