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

10-11-2025 11:50 UTC+1

Pardo Picks Off a Bluff in Four-Bet Pot

Calum Grant

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

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♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Juan Pardo	3,000,000 505,000	505,000
Joao Tomas	1,325,000 230,000	230,000
Longmao Fan	1,180,000 640,000	640,000

Tags: Joao Tomas Juan Pardo Longmao Fan

10-11-2025 11:53 UTC+1

Nuts Take the Pot

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Sava Krink

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Heath	2,430,000 110,000	110,000
Joao Tomas	1,170,000 75,000	75,000

Tags: Ben Heath Joao Tomas

10-11-2025 11:54 UTC+1

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

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Calum Grant

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

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mykhailo Ostash	3,680,000 540,000	540,000

Toni Kaukua	2,550,000 75,000	75,000
David Tous	Busted

Tags: David Tous Mykhailo Ostash Toni Kaukua

10-11-2025 11:59 UTC+1

Ostash Flops a Flush

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Calum Grant

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom-Aksel Bedell	5,800,000 190,000	190,000

Mykhailo Ostash	4,290,000 610,000	610,000

Tomasz Brzezinski	495,000 490,000	490,000

Tags: Mykhailo Ostash Tom-Aksel Bedell Tomasz Brzezinski

10-11-2025 12:05 UTC+1

Mateos Picks Up Queens and Doubles

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Calum Grant

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

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom-Aksel Bedell	5,740,000 60,000	60,000

Toni Kaukua	1,860,000 690,000	690,000
Adrian Mateos	1,390,000 755,000	755,000

Tags: Adrian Mateos Tom-Aksel Bedell Toni Kaukua

10-11-2025 12:09 UTC+1

Another Monster for Mateos

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Calum Grant

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aliaksei Boika	2,020,000 245,000	245,000

Adrian Mateos	1,600,000 210,000	210,000

Tomasz Brzezinski	405,000 90,000	90,000

Tags: Adrian Mateos Aliaksei Boika Tomasz Brzezinski

10-11-2025 12:11 UTC+1

Faria Finds Fan Jamming

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Frank Visser

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

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Juan Pardo	3,050,000 690,000	690,000
Ben Heath	2,375,000 55,000	55,000
Adria Calonge	1,600,000 150,000	150,000
Longmao Fan	1,500,000 300,000	300,000
Joao Tomas	1,200,000 105,000	105,000
Luis Faria	635,000 445,000	445,000
Alessandro Barone	430,000 110,000	110,000

Tags: Longmao Fan Luis Faria

10-11-2025 12:17 UTC+1

Brzezinski Doubles Up

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Calum Grant

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

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aliaksei Boika	1,960,000 60,000	60,000

Toni Kaukua	1,470,000 390,000	390,000
Tomasz Brzezinski	915,000 510,000	510,000

Tags: Aliaksei Boika Tomasz Brzezinski Toni Kaukua

10-11-2025 12:24 UTC+1

River Raise Steals the Pot

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Sava Krink

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adria Calonge	1,675,000 75,000	75,000
Longmao Fan	1,580,000 80,000	80,000

Tags: Adria Calonge Longmao Fan

10-11-2025 12:25 UTC+1

Bedell Over Six Million

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Calum Grant

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom-Aksel Bedell	6,140,000 400,000	400,000

Adrian Mateos	1,280,000 320,000	320,000

Tags: Adrian Mateos Tom-Aksel Bedell