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

10-08-2025 13:52 UTC+1

Reard Folds Out Celmins

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Calum Grant

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Matiss Celmins opened to 4,500 from the hijack. Alexandre Reard and Nicola Spallanzani called from the blinds.

On the Q♥10♠5♦ flop, Celmins continued for 4,000. Reard was the only caller.

Reard led out for 10,000 on the 10♥ turn. After some thinking time, Celmins folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicola Spallanzani	160,000 10,000	10,000
Alexandre Reard	140,000 41,000	41,000
Matiss Celmins	100,000 6,000	6,000
Laszlo Bujtas	55,000 17,500	17,500

Tags: Alexandre Reard Matiss Celmins Nicola Spallanzani

10-08-2025 13:58 UTC+1

Gavinet Applies Pressure on Der Megreditchian

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Maxime Taldir

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Jacques Der Megreditchian raised to 4,000 from under the gun and faced Alejandro Ganivet who defended from the big blind.

Der Megreditchian continued for 5,000 on 7♣4♥A♣ and was called, then fired a second barrel of 17,500 on the 2♠ turn.

Gavinet went deep into the tank before check-raising all-in for 150,000. Now in the difficult position, Der Megreditchian struggled to make a decision for almost two minutes but folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alejandro Ganivet	200,000 170,000	170,000
Toni Kaukua	130,000 9,000	9,000
Jacques Der Megreditchian	76,000 1,000	1,000
Kenny Hallaert	73,000 10,000	10,000

Florian Dietrich	70,000 17,000	17,000
Arnaud Enselme	32,000

Tags: Alejandro Ganivet Jacques Der Megreditchian

10-08-2025 13:59 UTC+1

Bull and Pereira Double

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Calum Grant

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Daniel Charlton opened to 4,500 from the cutoff. Evaldas Aniulis and Robbie Bull called from the button and big blind.

Charlton bet 6,000 on the A♠6♠5♦ flop. Aniulis called befofe Bull jammed for 22,500. Charlton folded and then Aniulis called.

Robbie Bull: Q♠8♠ All in
Evaldas Aniulis: 5♠4♠

Bull had the better flush darw but Aniulis was ahead with bottom pair. The 10♠ turn gave Bull the double ahead of the A♣ river.

Charlton opened to 4,500 again on the next deal. Bull called from the small blind and Antonio Pereira defended his big blind. Charlton took down the pot with a bet of 4,500 on the K♦6♣2♥ flop.

The action continued in the next hand with Aniulis raising to 4,000 from the hijack. He called when Periera moved all in for 16,000.

Antonio Pereira: A♦A♣ All in
Evaldas Aniulis: 10♦8♦

Pereira's aces remained best following the J♣10♣4♣4♦4♥ runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Charlton	155,000 72,500	72,500
Evaldas Aniulis	145,000 48,500	48,500
Robbie Bull	67,000 7,500	7,500
Antonio Pereira	36,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Antonio Pereira Daniel Charlton Evaldas Aniulis Robbie Bull

10-08-2025 14:03 UTC+1

Schulze Takes Down a Pot

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Sava Krink

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Sebastian Schulze opened from middle position and found calls from Daniel Rezaei on the button and Vasileios Tsaknis in the small blind.

Rezaei led out with a bet of 3,500 on the A♣A♦J♠ flop, and both Schulze and Tsaknis check-called.

All three players checked the 7♦ turn.

On the 5♦ river, Tsaknis checked again and Schulze fired 6,000. Rezaei mucked his hand, and Tsaknis made the call. Schulze showed Q♦Q♠ for two pair, aces and queens, which was enough as Tsaknis’ cards went into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sebastian Schulze	98,500 13,500	13,500
Daniel Rezaei	66,000 36,000	36,000
Vasileios Tsaknis	9,000 68,000	68,000

Tags: Daniel Rezaei Sebastian Schulze Vasileios Tsaknis

10-08-2025 14:06 UTC+1

Tsaknis Doubles Through Janssen

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Stewart Morrison

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Vasileios Tsaknis moved all in for 9,000 from the cutoff, with only Ferdinand Janssen making the call.

Vasileios Tsaknis: A♦J♠ All in
Ferdinand Janssen: K♥10♠

The dealer spread a A♥5♠10♥2♠7♣ board, retaining Tasknis' lead, giving him a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ferdinand Janssen	183,000 34,500	34,500
Vasileios Tsaknis	22,000 13,000	13,000

Tags: Ferdinand Janssen Vasileios Tsaknis

10-08-2025 14:12 UTC+1

Tous Leaves Meftahi on Fumes

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Stewart Morrison

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

David Tous raised to 4,000 under the gun before facing a three-bet to 11,000 by Houssem Meftahi on the button. The action folded back to Tous, who made the call.

The flop of 7♥9♣7♦ saw Tous check-call a bet of 5,000 before both players checked the 3♦ turn.

The dealer then added the 6♦ river to the board, and Tous decided to lead out for 27,000. Meftahi took some time mulling over the situation before choosing to call.

It was bad news for Meftahi, as Tous tabled 9♦9♥ for a flopped full house.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Tous	218,000 13,000	13,000
Houssem Meftahi	10,000 84,000	84,000

Tags: David Tous Houssem Meftahi

10-08-2025 14:14 UTC+1

More Bust Outs

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Sava Krink

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Vasileios Tsaknis	Busted
Arnaud Enselme	Busted
Dimitrios Manekas	Busted
Razvan Scutaru	Busted
Roberto Milito	Busted
Alexandre Raymond	Busted
Alexandre Reard	Busted
Dimitar Danchev	Busted

Niclas Pugge	Busted
Antonio Leotta	Busted
Florian Duta	Busted
Miguel Chaves	Busted
Thomas Clack	Busted
Marius Stanciu	Busted
Samuel Mullur	Busted

Francesco Caramazza	Busted
Jerry Odeen	Busted
Maciej Gut	Busted
Mathew Frankland	Busted
Miao Chenxiang	Busted
Sven Stok	Busted
Boris Kolev	Busted
Juan Baraza	Busted
Jakub Michalak	Busted
Sergio Da Silva	Busted

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10-08-2025 14:23 UTC+1

Delfoco to the Rail

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Maxime Taldir

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Francesco Delfoco in the big blind was all-in and at risk for 13,000 against Davide Marchi in the small blind.

Francesco Delfoco: 7♣6♣ All in
Davide Marchi: A♠Q♥

Marchi flopped top pair on 4♣A♥4♦. Delfoco stayed at the table took see if he didn't hit something to double with the 5♠6♥ runout, but he was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Davide Marchi	170,000 25,500	25,500
Francesco Delfoco	Busted

Tags: Davide Marchi Francesco Delfoco

10-08-2025 14:25 UTC+1

Exit for Eychenne

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Sava Krink

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

After losing with Kings against Aces a few hands earlier, Thomas Eychenne opened the action from under the gun, raising to 4,000. Action folded around to Richard Geyer in the cutoff, who went all in for just a hint more than Eychenne. With about 24,000 behind, Eychenne double-checked his cards but made the call in the end, sending the cards on their backs.

Thomas Eychenne: 7♦7♥ All in
Richard Geyer: K♠Q♠

Despite being ahead, the board ran out 8♦5♣Q♣3♠9♠, giving Geyer the better pair and sending Eychenne to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Geyer	56,000 164,000	164,000
Thomas Eychenne	Busted

Tags: Richard Geyer Thomas Eychenne

10-08-2025 14:34 UTC+1

Quads Over Full House Over Aces for Rodrigues

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Maxime Taldir

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Dylan Cechowski opened from the cutoff. Michael Rodrigues on the button called but Michael Lech in the big blind three-bet to 12,000. Both Cechowski and Rodrigues called.

The dealer fanned a flop of 10♥8♣8♠ and Lech continued for 25,000. Cechowski and Rodrigues called again to find the 7♦ turn where Lech jammed for roughly 200,000.

Cechowski moved all-in as well for 82,000, and Rodrigues eventually called off his last 80,000.

Michael Rodrigues: 8♦8♥ All in
Dylan Cechowski: 10♣10♦ All in
Michael Lech: A♦A♥

"Why don't you snap-call?" Cechowski asked Rodrigues who flopped quads. "I didn't see [Lech] moved all-in before," Rodrigues answered. The 4♠ completed the board and Rodrigues tripled up while Cechowski was left on fumes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Rodrigues	380,000 380,000	380,000
Michael Lech	115,000 59,500	59,500
Dylan Cechowski	2,000 65,000	65,000

Tags: Dylan Cechowski Michael Lech Michael Rodrigues