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

10-10-2025 16:27 UTC+1

Ostash Fires Three Barrels

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 16:27 UTC+1

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 16:28 UTC+1

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 16:32 UTC+1

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 16:35 UTC+1

Brzezinski Gets Out of Line

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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 16:42 UTC+1

Grzegorz Kozieja Eliminated in 21st Place (€25,600)

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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 and was called by Tom-Aksel Bedell from the small blind. Grzegorz Kozieja jammed for 355,000 from the big blind and saw Chilaud call. Bedell then made it 1,140,000 and forced out the original raiser.

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

Bedell paired up on the J♥6♣5♠ flop to take the lead and downed Kozieja after the 8♦ turn and 10♠ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom-Aksel Bedell	3,800,000 575,000	575,000

Maxime Chilaud	800,000 300,000	300,000
Grzegorz Kozieja	Busted

Tags: Grzegorz Kozieja Maxime Chilaud Tom-Aksel Bedell

10-10-2025 16:51 UTC+1

Zhao Folds Two Pair After Monster Flop

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Frank Visser

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

Luis Faria was first to act and raised to 40,000 with A♥J♥. It folded to Jiaming Zhao in the big blind, who called 10♦8♣. Faria placed a continuation-bet of 50,000 on the 8♦10♥K♥ flop, which Zhao check-raised to 165,000.

Faria wanted to see a turn and called the raise for Zhao to bet 200,000 on the subsequent Q♦ turn. Faria tossed in another call with his turned nuts, after which the dealer put the J♠ on the river.

The four-liner on the board slowed down Zhao as he checked it over to Faria. Faria opted for a bet worth 220,000. Zhao needed one time bank to fold his flopped two pair, and the pot was shipped to Faria without showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luis Faria	1,400,000 420,000	420,000
Jiaming Zhao	475,000 505,000	505,000

Tags: Jiaming Zhao Luis Faria

10-10-2025 17:01 UTC+1

Faria Flips With Calonge

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Frank Visser

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

Luis Faria started off with a raise to 40,000 in the cutoff. Adria Calonge three-bet to 130,000 in the big blind, to which Faria responded with a four-bet to 230,000.

Calonge was not satisfied yet and went all in for 595,000, being snapped off by Faria's covering stack.

Adria Calonge: J♥J♣ All in
Luis Faria: A♠K♥

The 10♣7♦10♥8♠Q♥ runout remained free of aces and kings. Calonge doubled up with jacks, elevating his stack to seven figures.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adria Calonge	1,220,000 725,000	725,000
Luis Faria	820,000 580,000	580,000

Tags: Adria Calonge Luis Faria

10-10-2025 17:05 UTC+1

Trips for Bedell

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Maxime Taldir

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

Tom-Aksel Bedell opened to 40,000 from early position and was called by Adrian Mateos in the small blind.

Both players checked the Q♦7♠K♠ flop and the 3♥ turn, but on the Q♥ river, Mateos led out for 40,000.

Bedell raised to 125,000 and was called by Mateos, who lost to Bedell's trips with Q♣10♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom-Aksel Bedell	4,100,000 300,000	300,000

Adrian Mateos	725,000 450,000	450,000

Tags: Adrian Mateos Tom-Aksel Bedell

10-10-2025 17:08 UTC+1

Boika Tries to Bluff Brzezinski

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Frank Visser

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

Aliaksei Boika was in the cutoff and raised to 45,000. Tomasz Brzezinski defended in the big blind and check-called when Boika tossed in an additional 40,000 on the J♥Q♠8♥ flop.

Boika sized up to a sizable 150,000 on the 6♠ turn. Brzezinski stuck around with another check-call, leading to the 6♦ river. After a bit of thought, Boika decided to wager 375,0000.

Brzezinski also spent one of his time banks before he slammed in a call. Boika played seven-high with 7♠5♠, leaving Brzezinski to drag the pot with Q♣4♣ for a flopped top pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tomasz Brzezinski	2,040,000 640,000	640,000

Aliaksei Boika	720,000 780,000	780,000

Tags: Aliaksei Boika Tomasz Brzezinski