2025 PokerStars EPT Malta

€5,300 Main Event
Day: 5
Event Info
2025 PokerStars EPT Malta
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
10♣4♦
Prize
€631,632
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€4,355,300
Total Entries
898
Places Paid
135
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Players Info - Day 5
Entries
15
Players Left
5
Players Left 1 / 898
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Bedell Over Six Million

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Adrian Mateos A♣7♣ raised to 60,000 from the button and Tom-Aksel Bedell 8♥6♣ defended his big blind.

Bedell check-called for 45,000 on the K♦9♦6♦, bringing in the 8♠ turn that saw the chip leader make two pair. He led for 105,000 and Mateos called with his open-ender. The K♥ river saw Bedell check after his two pair was counterfeited. Mateos checked back and Bedell took in the pot.

Tags: Adrian MateosTom-Aksel Bedell

River Raise Steals the Pot

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Adria Calonge opened with a raise to 60,000 from early position, and Longmao Fan called from the button.

Both players checked through the K♠10♥9♣ flop and the 7♦ turn.

On the 2♦ river, Calonge led out with a bet of 120,000, only for Fan to raise it to 400,000. Calonge thought it over, burning through one time bank, before finally folding and giving the pot to Fan.

Tags: Adria CalongeLongmao Fan

Brzezinski Doubles Up

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Tomasz Brzezinski
Tomasz Brzezinski

Toni Kaukua raised to 60,000 from early position and was called by Aliaksei Boika from the hijack. Tomasz Brzezinski used a time bank card before moving all in for 390,000 from the cutoff. Kaukua asked for a count, and called. Boika let go of his 9♥9♣.

Tomasz Brzezinski: Q♠Q♦All in
Toni Kaukua: A♦Q♣

Kaukua picked up four more outs on the K♦J♥2♥ flop, but the 4♦ turn and K♠ river ensured Brzezinski's survival.

Tags: Aliaksei BoikaTomasz BrzezinskiToni Kaukua

Faria Finds Fan Jamming

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Longmao Fan
Longmao Fan

Longmao Fan opened to 60,000 in middle position. Luis Faria upped the ante to 150,000 in the hijack, after which the action folded back to Fan. He opted for a call, seeing the 2♠5♦5♣ flop appear.

After Faria continued for 140,000, Fan check-raised all in, putting Faria at risk for 785,000 in total. Faria quickly mucked, forfeiting the pot to his neighbor.

Tags: Longmao FanLuis Faria

Another Monster for Mateos

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Adrian Mateos A♦K♠ raised to 60,000 from early position. Aliaksei Boika A♣7♣ and Tomasz Brzezinski 10♥9♠ called from the blinds.

Mateos continued for 55,000 on the A♠J♦9♣ flop, Boika, who also had a pair of aces, called before Brzezinski got out of the way.

Boika was drawing dead after the K♥ turn improved Mateos to aces and kings. The defending champ though, saved his chips, as he folded to a bet of 180,000.

Tags: Adrian MateosAliaksei BoikaTomasz Brzezinski

Mateos Picks Up Queens and Doubles

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Adrian Mateos
Adrian Mateos

Adrian Mateos raised to 60,000 from the hijack and was called by Tom-Aksel Bedell from the button. Toni Kaukua three-bet to 190,000 from the small blind and snap-called when Mateos jammed for 635,000. Bedell folded his 8♣5♣.

Adrian Mateos: Q♥Q♦All in
Toni Kaukua: A♣K♥

Mateos' queens remained best and he held out to double following the J♠4♦3♣6♥9♥ runout.

Tags: Adrian MateosTom-Aksel BedellToni Kaukua

Ostash Flops a Flush

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Tomasz Brzezinski A♥10♣ opened to 60,000 from early position. Mykhailo Ostash K♥J♥ and Tom-Aksel Bedell K♦J♦ called from the button and big blind.

Ostash continued to run well, making a flush on the Q♥9♥3♥, while Brzezinski was still live with his ace-high flush draw. It checked to Ostash, and he bet 75,000. He was called by both opponents.

On the 6♠ turn, Ostash sized up to 200,000. Bedell folded and then Brzezinski called, leaving 495,000 behind.

The Q♦ river gave Ostash the checkmark, and he took down the pot after Brzezinski folded to an all-in bet.

Tags: Mykhailo OstashTom-Aksel BedellTomasz Brzezinski

David Tous Eliminated in 15th Place (€38,950)

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
David Tous
David Tous

Toni Kaukua opened to 60,000 from early position before Mykhailo Ostash three-bet to 200,000 from the small blind. David Tous put in his last 455,000 from the big blind, forcing out Kaukua. Ostash, however, snap-called.

David Tous: Q♠Q♦All in
Mykhailo Ostash: K♠K♣

Tous was in a world of trouble, and he only had one out as Kaukua folded Q♥J♠.

Tous had some backdoor straight possibilities after the 9♥8♦3♦ flop, but the 4♥ turn left him drawing to the case queen. The K♥ river saw Ostash get the first bust out of the day.

Tags: David TousMykhailo OstashToni Kaukua

Nuts Take the Pot

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Action folded to the blinds, and Ben Heath called his small blind while Joao Tomas just checked.

The flop came Q♥J♣Q♣, and Heath led with a bet of 30,000, which Tomas called.

On the 2♥ turn, Heath checked, and Tomas fired 80,000. Heath called.

Both players checked the 3♦ river, and Heath revealed Q♥J♥ for the nuts, taking down the pot.

Tags: Ben HeathJoao Tomas

Pardo Picks Off a Bluff in Four-Bet Pot

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Juan Pardo
Juan Pardo

Joao Tomas raised to 60,000 from under the gun before Longmao Fan made it 150,000 on his direct left. Juan Pardo four-bet to 300,000 from the button, and saw Tomas get out of the way. Fan, however, stuck around.

Fan check-called for 75,000 on the A♠5♦2♥ flop before the 2♣ turn checked through to the 5♣ river. Fan fired out 250,000, and after 25 seconds on thinking time, Pardo called.

Fan had been caught speeding with K♠J♠, and Pardo took in the pot after he tabled A♣J♣.

Tags: Joao TomasJuan PardoLongmao Fan