€5,300 Main Event Day 4 | 2025 PokerStars EPT Malta

10-10-2025 17:35 UTC+2

Brzezinski Gets Out of Line

Frank Visser

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Adria Calonge opened 5♠5♣ to 40,000 in the hijack. Tomasz Brzezinski looked down at K♠2♣ on the button and decided to three-bet to 135,000.

Calonge obliged with a call, but he mucked his cards when Brzezinski continued for 100,000 on the 10♥7♠4♠ flop.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tomasz Brzezinski	1,400,000 260,000	260,000

Adria Calonge	495,000 185,000	185,000

Tags: Adria Calonge Tomasz Brzezinski

10-10-2025 17:32 UTC+2

Kozieja and Bedell Split

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Maxime Taldir

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Tom-Aksel Bedell opened from the hijack, Grzegorz Kozieja on the button three-bet all in for 350,000, and Bedell called.

Grzegorz Kozieja: A♥9♥ All in
Tom-Aksel Bedell: A♦9♦

Both players with the same hand were about to split, but Bedell flopped a flush draw on 7♦9♠3♦. The 10♠6♣ runout, however, didn't complete the flush, and they chopped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom-Aksel Bedell	3,225,000 75,000	75,000

Grzegorz Kozieja	375,000 125,000	125,000

Tags: Grzegorz Kozieja Tom-Aksel Bedell

10-10-2025 17:28 UTC+2

Boika Fires Into Brzezinski's Rockets

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Frank Visser

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Tomasz Brzezinski opened A♠A♣ from middle position for 40,000. Aliaksei Boika called K♥J♥ in the small blind, and a 4♣3♣6♥ flop was spread. Boika led out for 40,000, and Brzezinski flat-called.

Boika continued aggressing on the 10♥ turn, increasing his sizing to 125,000. Brzezinski called again, leading to the Q♣ river hitting the felt. Boika spent a time bank before checking, prompting Brzezinski to bet 100,000.

Boika quickly let go of his king-high, meaning Brzezinski's slow-played aces were never shown down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aliaksei Boika	1,500,000 105,000	105,000

Tomasz Brzezinski	1,140,000 240,000	240,000

Tags: Aliaksei Boika Tomasz Brzezinski

10-10-2025 17:27 UTC+2

Kozieja Jams; Ostash Gets Value

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Calum Grant

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Maxime Chilaud opened to 40,000 second to act but folded when Grzegorz Kozieja jammed from big blind.

On the next deal, Mykhailo Ostash raised to 40,000 from the hijack and was called by Giorgos Onisiforou from the cutoff. Tom-Aksel Bedell and Tom Vogelsang came along from the button and big blind.

The Q♥Q♠J♠ flop checked through to the 10♥ turn. Ostash bet 100,000 and was only called by Bedell. The latter called another bet of 100,000 on the 3♣ river.

Ostash tabled K♣J♣ for queens and jacks. Bedell mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom-Aksel Bedell	3,150,000 250,000	250,000

Mykhailo Ostash	3,100,000 400,000	400,000

Maxime Chilaud	1,100,000 100,000	100,000
Tom Vogelsang	775,000 5,000	5,000
Giorgos Onisiforou	630,000 70,000	70,000
Grzegorz Kozieja	250,000 195,000	195,000

Tags: Giorgos Onisiforou Grzegorz Kozieja Maxime Chilaud Mykhailo Ostash Tom Vogelsang Tom-Aksel Bedell

10-10-2025 17:27 UTC+2

Ostash Fires Three Barrels

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Maxime Taldir

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Maxime Chilaud raised to 40,000 from the hijack, Mykhailo Ostash on the button three-bet to 115,000, and Chilaud called.

Ostash continued for 80,000 on a flop of 2♣K♠10♦ and was called, then fired a second barrel of 275,000 on the 5♠ turn. Chilaud check-called again.

On the 5♣ river, Chilaud checked, and Ostash raised the bid to 600,000. Chilaud went deep into the tank but folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mykhailo Ostash	2,700,000 95,000	95,000

Maxime Chilaud	1,200,000 325,000	325,000

Tags: Maxime Chilaud Mykhailo Ostash

10-10-2025 17:24 UTC+2

Faria Doubles as Calonge Four-Bet Bluffs

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Frank Visser

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Under the gun, Adria Calonge made the minimum raise to 40,000. Luis Faria was on the button and three-bet to 100,000. Calonge was unimpressed and moved all in, seeing Faria snap him off to put himself at risk for 465,000.

Luis Faria: J♥J♣ All in
Adria Calonge: A♥4♥

The board ran out an uneventful Q♣10♦7♦9♠Q♥. Having faded the aces in the deck, Faria doubled up and overtook Calonge on the leaderboard.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luis Faria	980,000 380,000	380,000
Adria Calonge	680,000 470,000	470,000

Tags: Adria Calonge Luis Faria

10-10-2025 17:20 UTC+2

Heath Applies Maximum Pressure

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Maxime Taldir

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Ben Heath opened from middle position and called Joao Tomas's three-bet from the hijack.

Both players checked a flop of 3♦8♥10♥ leading to the 5♣ turn where Heath bet 90,000. Tomas called.

On the J♥ river, Heath bet 360,000, keeping only 5,000 behind. Tomas went into the tank but folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Heath	720,000 260,000	260,000
Joao Tomas	595,000 190,000	190,000

Tags: Ben Heath Joao Tomas

10-10-2025 17:16 UTC+2

Nicola Spallanzani Eliminated in 22nd Place (€25,600)

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Frank Visser

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Toni Kaukua upped the price to 40,000 in the hijack. It folded to the short-stacked Nicola Spallanzani in the big blind, who obliged with a call. Both players checked the K♠6♣5♥ flop, after which the A♠ appeared on the turn.

Spallanzani checked again before he moved in his 215,000 remaining chips after Kaukua bet 50,000. Kaukua instantly called, and the cards were revealed.

Nicola Spallanzani: 6♥5♦ All in
Toni Kaukua: A♥10♥

Spallanzani was in the lead with his flopped two pair, but the K♥ river counterfeited him. Kaukua's aces and kings won the pot, knocking Spallanzani out in 22nd place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Toni Kaukua	2,880,000 240,000	240,000
Nicola Spallanzani	Busted

Tags: Nicola Spallanzani Toni Kaukua

10-10-2025 17:16 UTC+2

Petre Ionescu Eliminated in 23rd Place (€25,600)

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Maxime Taldir

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Petre Ionescu and his remaining 50,000 jammed from middle position and faced Tom Vogelsang who raised to 80,000 from the cutoff to make all the other players fold.

Petre Ionescu: A♥Q♠ All in
Tom Vogelsang: A♣5♣

Vogelsang flopped two pair on A♠4♦5♥7♥2♦ to send Ionescu to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Vogelsang	780,000 510,000	510,000
Petre Ionescu	Busted

Tags: Petre Ionescu Tom Vogelsang

10-10-2025 17:08 UTC+2

Giuseppe Spitale Eliminated in 24th Place (€22,250)

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Calum Grant

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Juan Pardo raised to 40,000 and Pierre Chevalier called on his direct left. Roman Stoica and Giuseppe Spitale came along from the button and the big blind.

The action checked to Stoica on the 9♥8♣6♥ flop, and he bet 60,000. Spitale check-raised to 225,000, leaving 275,000 behind. Pardo clicked it up to 500,000, forcing out Chevalier and Stoica. Spitale called all in for his tournament life and the cards were tabled.

Giuseppe Spitale: 9♦6♣ All in
Juan Pardo: 10♠7♠

Pardo flopped the joint and had the nuts while Spitale had two pair. The 3♥ turn and 7♥ river failed to save Spitale and he exited in 24th place.