€5,300 Main Event Day 3 | 2025 PokerStars EPT Malta

10-09-2025 15:51 UTC+1

Kotake Fires Two Barrels

Maxime Taldir

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Ryo Kotake opened to 16,000 from the cutoff and Nicola Spallanzani defended from the big blind.

Kotake continued for 20,000 on a flop of 2♠7♦8♠. Spallanzani check-called. Kotake then fired a second barrel of 45,000 on the J♥ turn. It didn't take long for Spallanzani to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicola Spallanzani	915,000 75,000	75,000
Ryo Kotake	240,000 36,000	36,000

Tags: Nicola Spallanzani Ryo Kotake

10-09-2025 15:52 UTC+1

Brzezinski Eliminates Miller

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Stewart Morrison

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

The action was joined on a 9♣8♥10♥ board, on which Ben Miller was all in and at risk for his stack of roughly 130,000. Tomasz Brzezinski was the player who had him at risk.

Ben Miller: Q♦10♦ All in
Tomasz Brzezinski: K♥K♣

There was no improvement for Miller on the 3♦ turn or the 8♦ river, seeing him vacate his seat and head to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tomasz Brzezinski	1,120,000 595,000	595,000

Ben Miller	Busted

Tags: Ben Miller Tomasz Brzezinski

10-09-2025 15:53 UTC+1

Mateos Rides Cowboys to Double

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Frank Visser

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Adrian Mateos made it 16,000 in the cutoff, which Tomasz Brzezinski three-bet to 64,000 in the hijack. Mateos then announced his all-in for 262,000, which Brzezinski snapped off.

Adrian Mateos: K♠K♦ All in
Tomasz Brzezinski: J♥J♣

Mateos' kings faced no threats on the A♦3♣2♦2♣10♣ runout, doubling him up to an above-average stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tomasz Brzezinski	925,000 195,000	195,000

Adrian Mateos	530,000 331,000	331,000

Tags: Adrian Mateos Tomasz Brzezinski

10-09-2025 15:58 UTC+1

Carvalho's Turn to Double

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Maxime Taldir

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Martin Tsvetanov opened to 16,000 from under the gun. Manuel Carvalho in the hijack three-bet all in for 89,000. Tsvetanov asked for the count and called.

Manuel Carvalho: K♠Q♠ All in
Martin Tsvetanov: 8♥8♦

Carvalho flopped a royal flush draw on 3♣10♠A♠. He didn't hit the jack of spades, but after the 5♥ turn, the 3♠ river was good enough to complete his flush and allow him to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Tsvetanov	260,000 191,000	191,000
Manuel Carvalho	198,000 9,000	9,000

Tags: Manuel Carvalho Martin Tsvetanov

10-09-2025 15:58 UTC+1

Pots for Mateos and Kuziv

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Calum Grant

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Adrian Mateos made it 16,000 from the hijack. Alexandros Michas and Ben Heath called from the blinds.

Mateos continued for 14,000 on the K♣4♦3♥ flop. Only Heath called. The latter then folded to a bet of 65,000 on the 5♥ turn.

One table over, Marian Virlanuta raised to 16,000 from under the gun, and Ivan Kuziv defended his big blind.

Kuziv check-called for 15,000 on the J♥J♦5♦ flop, bringing in the 8♣ turn. Kuziv check-jammed for 180,000 over a bet of 65,000 and took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Heath	700,000 30,000	30,000
Alexandros Michas	630,000 139,000	139,000
Adrian Mateos	620,000 90,000	90,000

Ivan Kuziv	310,000 108,000	108,000
Marian Virlanuta	295,000 70,000	70,000

Tags: Adrian Mateos Alexandros Michas Ben Heath Ivan Kuziv Marian Virlanuta

10-09-2025 16:05 UTC+1

Semenov's Run Snipped Short

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Frank Visser

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Button Dmitrii Semenov was all in for his final 80,000, at risk against Ryo Kotake under the gun.

Dmitrii Semenov: A♣10♦ All in
Ryo Kotake: A♥Q♥

Neither player received any help from the 4♦8♠8♥K♣J♠ board, spelling the end for Semenov's Main Event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paolo Boi	1,000,000 235,000	235,000
Tom Vogelsang	940,000 185,000	185,000
Harald Sammer	398,000 37,000	37,000
Ryo Kotake	338,000 98,000	98,000
Dmitrii Semenov	Busted

Tags: Dmitrii Semenov Ryo Kotake

10-09-2025 16:08 UTC+1

Kuziv Runs into Boika's Kings

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Maxime Taldir

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Ivan Kuziv opened to 16,000 from the cutoff. Aliaksei Boika in the small blind three-bet to 64,000, Kuziv four-bet all in for 315,000, and Boika snap-called.

Ivan Kuziv: 7♦7♠ All in
Aliaksei Boika: K♠K♦

The board of Q♦J♠A♠2♦3♣ changed nothing, and Kuziv was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aliaksei Boika	1,305,000 615,000	615,000

Ivan Kuziv	Busted

Tags: Aliaksei Boika Ivan Kuziv

10-09-2025 16:10 UTC+1

Senda Sends Tsvetanov to the Rail

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Maxime Taldir

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Emika Senda raised to 16,000 from early position. Martin Tsvetanov, to her left, three-bet all in for 115,000, and Senda called.

Martin Tsvetanov: K♥Q♦ All in
Emika Senda: J♠J♥

Senda kept the lead all the way through a board of A♠5♦7♠5♥10♠ and Tsvetanov was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Emika Senda	425,000 106,000	106,000
Martin Tsvetanov	Busted

Tags: Emika Senda Martin Tsvetanov

10-09-2025 16:14 UTC+1

Bansal Takes from Mamut

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Stewart Morrison

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Nikolai Mamut raised to 16,000 on the button, which saw both the small blind and Paawan Bansal in the big blind call.

The small blind checked on the 7♦3♥6♠ flop, but Bansal took over the betting lead, putting out 14,000. Mamut responded with a raise to 29,000. Action folded to Bansal, who called.

Bansal led out once more on the 8♦ turn, this time for 28,000, which Mamut called.

The 5♥ completed the board, prompting Bansal to bet 85,000, almost all of his stack.

After using a time extension, a tortured-looking Mamut elected to fold. Bansal showed the 10♣, while scooping in the pot, leaving his second card face down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikolai Mamut	560,000 110,000	110,000
Paawan Bansal	260,000 19,000	19,000

Tags: Nikolai Mamut Paawan Bansal

10-09-2025 16:19 UTC+1

Faria Finds Thin Value

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Frank Visser

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Luis Faria raised to 16,000 under the gun. Nikolai Mamut upped the ante to 42,000 in the hijack, and Faria called once it had folded back to him.

Both players checked the 10♣9♠A♣ flop through to the 6♣ turn, where Faria bet 45,000. Mamut tossed in a call, and did so too when Faria sized down to 27,000 on the 8♣ river.

Faria showed 7♣7♦ for a small flush. Mamut tapped the table and returned his cards face down, admitting defeat.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikolai Mamut	445,000 115,000	115,000
Luis Faria	440,000 147,000	147,000
Mykhailo Ostash	400,000 156,000	156,000

Erik Eisen	340,000 245,000	245,000
Birger Larsen	315,000 22,000	22,000
Paawan Bansal	265,000 5,000	5,000
Keith Johnson	265,000 31,000	31,000

Tags: Luis Faria Nikolai Mamut