2025 PokerStars EPT Malta

€5,300 Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info
2025 PokerStars EPT Malta
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
104
Prize
€631,632
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€4,355,300
Total Entries
898
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Players Info - Day 4
Entries
36
Players Left
15
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Barone Rebounding

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Gerard Rubiralta opened to 24,000 from early position. Alessandro Barone and Juan Pardo called from the blinds.

Rubiralta bet 60,000 on the 1026 flop. Only Barone called. The 7 turn checked through to the 5 river. Barone led out for 75,000 and took down the pot.

Tags: Alessandro BaroneGerard RubiraltaJuan Pardo

Chevalier Five-Bets All In with Kings

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Pierre Chevalier
Pierre Chevalier

Evaldas Aniulis opened to 24,000 from early position and was called by Juan Pardo in the hijack. Pierre Chevalier in the cutoff three-bet to 113,000, but Roman Stoica in the big blind four-bet to 200,000.

Both Aniulis and Pardo quickly folded, and Chevalier immediately moved all in for 613,000.

Stoica went into the tank and eventually folded QQ face up. "Ok, I show you," Chevalier said while flipping over KK.

Tags: Evaldas AniulisJuan PardoPierre ChevalierRoman Stoica

Tomas Takes It on River

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Joao Tomas flicked in a raise to 24,000 under the gun with A10. Maxime Chilaud flat-called 99 in the small blind, and the two went heads-up to a 3105 flop. Tomas placed a continuation-bet of 40,000, which Chilaud check-called.

Chilaud also checked the 4 turn, prompting Tomas to size up to 110,000. Undeterred, Chilaud called for a second time, seeing the 3 emerge from the deck on the river.

Tomas kept the aggression up, shoving in 300,000 chips, the vast majority of his stack. Eventually, Chilaud let go of his pocket pair, chipping up Tomas without showdown.

Tags: Joao TomasMaxime Chilaud

Rubiralta Pushes Pardo Off It

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

With around 180,000 already in the middle and the flop showing 2Q8, Gerard Rubiralta fired 65,000 from the big blind. Juan Pardo called on the button to see the next card.

The A landed on the turn, and Rubiralta kept up the pressure with another bet of 85,000. That was enough to make Pardo fold, sending the pot Rubiralta’s way.

Tags: Gerard RubiraltaJuan Pardo

Larsen Doubles Up

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

A few hands after he was left short, Birger Larsen in the small blind moved all in for 25,000 on a board of 8K64 with 100,000 already in the pot. He faced Tom Vogelsang in early position.

Birger Larsen: K8 All in
Tom Vogelsang: 33

Larsen was way ahead with two pair, then improved to a flush with the 3 river to secure his double up.

Tags: Birger LarsenTom Vogelsang

Carvalho Eliminated After Hero-Calling Mateos

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Manuel Carvalho
Manuel Carvalho

Adrian Mateos raised his button to 25,000. Manuel Carvalho upped the ante to 105,000 in the small blind, and Mateos obliged with a call. Carvalho continued for 120,000 on the 5KJ flop, seeing Mateos flick in a call.

Both players went on to check the 2 turn, leading to the 9 turn emerging from the deck. Carvalho checked again, prompting Mateos to move in, having Carvalho's 302,000 covered.

Carvalho went deep into the tank, spending five time extensions before calling, tabling QQ. However, his pair of queens was no good, as Mateos had rivered a straight with Q10.

Mateos absorbed the last of Carvalho's chips as the Portuguese player said his goodbyes from the feature table.

Tags: Adrian MateosManuel Carvalho

Larsen Left Short After Doubling Ionescu

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Birger Larsen opened to 26,000 under the gun. Petre Ionescu three-bet to 120,000 in the next seat over, and Larsen moved in for Ionescu's remaining 182,000. Ionescu quickly called off, revealing the cards.

Petre Ionescu: 1010 All in
Birger Larsen: 99

No nines appeared on the Q8Q32 runout, securing the double-up for Ionescu. Larsen, meanwhile, was left with about eight big blinds.

Tags: Birger LarsenPetre Ionescu

Seven Heaven for Ostash

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Mykhailo Ostash
Mykhailo Ostash

Mykhailo Ostash opened from the cutoff, and Petre Ionescu in the small blind three-bet to 100,000. Ostash took a moment before moving all in, putting his remaining 590,000 at risk. Ionescu asked for a count, then went deep into the tank, burning through four time bank cards before finally making the call.

Mykhailo Ostash: 77All in
Petre Ionescu: 1010

Ostash stood up, already ready to leave, but the flop of 87Q brought him a miracle set of sevens. The A turn and 6 river sealed the deal, giving Ostash a timely double-up and leaving Ionescu with just over four big blinds.

Tags: Mykhailo OstashPetre Ionescu

Mateos Dives Under Seven Figures

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Adrian Mateos
Adrian Mateos

Adrian Mateos limped in from the small blind. Manuel Carvalho made it 42,000 to go in the big blind, which Mateos called.

The flop fell 10Q5. Mateos checked before he called the 30,000 Carvalho placed in the middle. After the Q turn checked around, Mateos bet 95,000 on the 4 river.

Carvalho quickly looked up his opponent, and he was shipped the pot with his KK as Mateos tabled an inferior two pair with his 109.

Tags: Adrian MateosManuel Carvalho

Kaukua Rivers a Straight to Double

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Joao Tomas opened from under the gun. Toni Kaukua, to his left, three-bet to 69,000. Tomas then raised all in, and Kaukua eventually made the call with his last 360,000.

Toni Kaukua: AK All in
Joao Tomas: QQ

Tomas flopped a set, but Kaukua still had top pair and a straight draw on AQJ. The 8 turn didn't change anything, but the 10 river completed Kailua's straight, allowing him to double up.

Tags: Joao TomasToni Kaukua