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

10-09-2025 11:29 UTC+1

Big Slick for Tous

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Stewart Morrison

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

The action was joined as David Tous and Nikolai Mamut competed for a pot that had ballooned to 110,000 preflop.

Tous led out for 40,000 from the big blind on the J♠10♠4♥ flop, which Mamut called.

Action checked through on the 9♦ turn, and again on the K♣ river.

Tous flipped over A♦K♥ for a rivered top pair, which was good enough to claim the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Tous	315,000 103,000	103,000
Nikolai Mamut	125,000 203,000	203,000

Tags: David Tous Nikolai Mamut

10-09-2025 11:32 UTC+1

Pardo Takes a Big Pot With a Set

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Maxime Taldir

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

The action was picked up on a flop of 9♥5♥4♣ after Juan Pardo in the big blind bet 45,000. Kenta Miyoshi in the hijack raised to 115,000, and Pardo made the call.

Pardo led out for 68,000 on the K♦ turn and was called, then raised the bid to 80,000 on the 3♥ river.

Miyoshi went into the tank and called, but lost to Pardo's set with 4♦4♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Juan Pardo	775,000 334,000	334,000
Kenta Miyoshi	260,000 175,000	175,000

Tags: Juan Pardo Kenta Miyoshi

10-09-2025 11:33 UTC+1

Miyoshi on Half a Million

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Frank Visser

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Paawan Bansal raised to 10,000 under the gun, and was called by Kenta Miyoshi on the button and Risto Parnat in the big blind.

Bansal continued for 11,000 on the 8♦2♦10♥ flop, which both opponents called. The 32,000 he put in on the K♠ turn folded out Parnat, while Miyoshi called again.

Bansal slowed down on the 3♦ river, checking it over to Miyoshi. The Japanese player slid in a bet of 105,000, to which Parnat folded after spending some time in the tank.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kenta Miyoshi	514,000 254,000	254,000
Paawan Bansal	225,000 63,000	63,000
Risto Parnat	55,000 34,000	34,000

Tags: Kenta Miyoshi Paawan Bansal Risto Parnat

10-09-2025 11:35 UTC+1

Heath Wilts Bouquet

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Calum Grant

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Rui Bouquet raised to 10,000 from under the gun, and Ben Heath called from the hijack.

Bouquet check-called bets of 8,000 and 44,000 on the flop and turn for the board to read Q♦8♥3♣2♦2♣.

Bouquet, with 121,000 behind, checked. Heath bet enough to cover his opponent, and Bouquet released his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Heath	335,000 55,000	55,000
Rui Bouquet	121,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Ben Heath Rui Bouquet

10-09-2025 11:37 UTC+1

Van Rooij Sends Xanthopoulos to the Rail

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Maxime Taldir

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Christos Xanthopoulos in the small blind was all-in and at risk for 77,000 against Merijn van Rooij in the big blind.

Christos Xanthopoulos: A♠J♣ All in
Merijn van Rooij: Q♣3♦

Van Rooij cracked Xanthopoulos' ace-jack by hitting a pair on 5♦K♥7♠Q♠8♣ to score an elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Merijn van Rooij	220,000 72,000	72,000
Christos Xanthopoulos	Busted

Tags: Christos Xanthopoulos Merijn van Rooij

10-09-2025 11:40 UTC+1

Miller Holds to Bust Two

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Calum Grant

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Linus Goh jammed for 74,000 from middle position before Ben Miller reshoved from the hijack. Pieter Aerts called off his stack for a little bit less to set-up a three-way all-in.

Linus Goh: A♦10♣ All in
Pieter Aerts: A♠K♠ All in
Ben Miller: Q♣Q♦

The the 9♦5♦3♥ flop and 2♦ turn saw the queens stay ahead. Goh had outs to the flush while Aerts had his overcards. The 5♠ river was a brick and Miller picked up the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Miller	325,000 214,000	214,000
Linus Goh	Busted
Pieter Aerts	Busted

Tags: Ben Miller Linus Goh Pieter Aerts

10-09-2025 11:40 UTC+1

Hrabec Heads Home

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Frank Visser

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Monika Hrabec open-raised her button, seeing Konstantyn Holskyi defend in the big blind.

Holskyi led out for 10,000 on the 7♦5♣3♣ flop, which Hrabec raised to 37,000. After some thought, Holskyi then moved all in, and Hrabec quickly pushed her stack of 200,000 in the middle to put herself at risk.

Monika Hrabec: K♠K♥ All in
Konstantyn Holskyi: 6♦4♥

Holskyi had flopped the nut straight and left Hrabec drawing dead on the 8♦ turn. Hrabec wished her former opponents good luck as the meaningless J♠ hit the river, finding her way to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Konstantyn Holskyi	470,000 198,000	198,000
Monika Hrabec	Busted

Tags: Konstantyn Holskyi Monika Hrabec

10-09-2025 11:41 UTC+1

Cooler Sends Decesare to the Rail

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Stewart Morrison

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Gerard Rubiralta raised from middle position to 10,000 before seeing Shaun Decesare three-bet to 37,000 from the cutoff. Action folded back to Rubiralta, who moved all in for 240,000. Decesare wasn't thrilled with the situation but made the call.

Decesare was the shorter of the two stacks, all in for roughly 130,000.

Shaun Decesare: Q♠Q♦ All in
Gerard Rubiralta: A♠A♥

The board ran out 2♣8♠10♠6♠J♠, and although Decesare made a queen-high flush, Rubiralta held the crucial ace of spades to send his opponent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gerard Rubiralta	382,000 77,000	77,000
Shaun Decesare	Busted

Tags: Gerard Rubiralta Shaun Decesare

10-09-2025 11:46 UTC+1

Delkof Loses his Last Flip

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Maxime Taldir

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Patrick Delkof in the big blind saw his 45,000-chip stack being called by Paolo Boi on the button.

Patrick Delkof: A♣Q♥ All in
Paolo Boi: 4♥4♠

Boi's fours held on 9♣5♠J♣6♠5♦ and Delkof was eliminated in 99th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paolo Boi	585,000 235,000	235,000
Patrick Delkof	Busted

Tags: Paolo Boi Patrick Delkof

10-09-2025 11:51 UTC+1

Ufano Wheels in Double-Up; Salamanca Exits

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Frank Visser

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Jorge Ufano Pardo was down to just 18,000, which he got in against Toni Kaukua, who had added over 50 big blinds to his stack since the start of Day 3.

Jorge Ufano Pardo: A♦4♠ All in
Toni Kaukua: J♠J♥

Ufano did not hit an ace on the 3♦5♥10♠2♥K♠ flop, but he turned a straight instead to lock up the pot and double up.

Meanwhile, at another table, David Salamanca had also moved all in, but he lost his encounter and was eliminated from the Main Event.