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

10-11-2025 13:55 UTC+1

Player	Chips	Progress
Luis Faria	1,880,000 160,000	160,000
Adria Calonge	1,600,000 60,000	60,000

Adrian Mateos Eliminated in 11th Place (€56,050)

Frank Visser

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Aliaksei Boika raised his button to 80,000, receiving a call from Tomasz Brzezinski in the small blind. Adrian Mateos weighed his options for a bit, then moved all in for 925,000.

Boika quickly folded, but Brzezinski snap-called Mateos to put him at risk.

Adrian Mateos: A♥8♣ All in
Tomasz Brzezinski: A♦J♣

Brzezinski flopped a jack on Q♦4♠J♦, leaving Mateos drawing slim. The 4♣ turn gave Brzezinski the checkmark, and Mateos said his goodbyes as the meaningless 10♣ river completed the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tomasz Brzezinski	2,925,000 995,000	995,000

Aliaksei Boika	1,800,000 120,000	120,000

Adrian Mateos	Busted

Tags: Adrian Mateos Aliaksei Boika Tomasz Brzezinski

10-11-2025 14:07 UTC+1

Big Pot, No Flop

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Sava Krink

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Action folded to Tom-Aksel Bedell on the button, and he opened with a raise to 100,000. Aliaksei Boika in the big blind responded with a three-bet to 360,000. Bedell then four-bet to 860,000.

Boika took a moment, sizing up his stack, before shoving all-in. Bedell asked the dealer for a count, and when it was confirmed at 1,915,000, Bedell let his hand go with the words: "I didn't like my hand anyway. I have the stupid jacks that never win. I will never raise you with jacks again, I promise you that."

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom-Aksel Bedell	5,070,000 800,000	800,000

Aliaksei Boika	2,835,000 1,035,000	1,035,000

Tags: Aliaksei Boika Tom-Aksel Bedell

10-11-2025 14:07 UTC+1

Faria Makes an Excellent Check

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Calum Grant

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Joao Tomas raised to 80,000 from the cutoff. Luis Faria and Adria Calonge called from the button and big blind.

Tomas continued for 125,000 on the 10♣9♣5♥ flop. Faria and Calonge both called.

The Q♠ came in on the turn, where it checked to Faria. He fired out 270,000. Calonge, who had K♥10♥, folded before Tomas called.

The 4♠ river completed the board, and Tomas checked and Faria did the same.

Tomas had A♥A♦ for a pair of aces, and Faria breathed a sigh of relief, despite his A♣Q♣ not being the winner.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joao Tomas	2,180,000 840,000	840,000
Adria Calonge	1,360,000 240,000	240,000
Luis Faria	1,290,000 590,000	590,000

Tags: Adria Calonge Joao Tomas Luis Faria

10-11-2025 14:14 UTC+1

Faria Tables His Hand Too Early

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Calum Grant

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Luis Faria raised to 80,000 from the cutoff before Ben Heath three-bet to 800,000. Faria must've thought Heath had raised enough to put him all-in as he put in calling chips and then tabled his A♥Q♥. Faria got his math wrong as he still had 485,000 behind after calling the three-bet.

"This is a weird spot," said a sheepish Faria.

The floor ruled that the hand must play out as normal, so the dealer put out the 7♥7♠2♦ flop.

Heath had 9♠9♣ and bet 500,000. Faria used a couple of time banks, before deciding to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Heath	2,990,000 1,020,000	1,020,000
Luis Faria	485,000 805,000	805,000

Tags: Ben Heath Luis Faria

10-11-2025 14:15 UTC+1

Brzezinski Builds Further

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Frank Visser

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Aliaksei Boika raised his button to 90,000. Tomasz Brzezinski called in the small blind, and the two went heads up to a K♥6♣10♥ flop. Boika tossed in another 90,000, which Brzezinski check-called.

Boika sized up to 250,000 on the 3♥ turn. Brzezinski matched the bet once more, after which the 8♣ river was checked to showdown.

Brzezinski tabled K♠J♣ for top pair, being awarded the chips when Boika added his cards to the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom-Aksel Bedell	5,150,000 80,000	80,000

Mykhailo Ostash	4,020,000 350,000	350,000

Tomasz Brzezinski	3,370,000 445,000	445,000

Aliaksei Boika	2,285,000 550,000	550,000

Toni Kaukua	1,180,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Aliaksei Boika Tomasz Brzezinski

10-11-2025 14:19 UTC+1

Pardo Bluffs Heath Again

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Calum Grant

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Juan Pardo raised to 80,000 from under the gun and Ben Heath called from the button.

Pardo continued for another 80,000 on the Q♥9♣4♣ flop, and Heath called.

The 10♠ turn checked through to the 4♥ river, where Pardo bet 525,000. Heath ditched his 5♠5♥, and once again Pardo had bluffed his opponent as the Spaniard had A♣3♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Juan Pardo	3,990,000 80,000	80,000
Ben Heath	2,810,000 180,000	180,000

Tags: Juan Pardo Ben Heath

10-11-2025 14:27 UTC+1

Tomas Wins With Underpair

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Frank Visser

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Joao Tomas raised 4♠4♥ to 80,000 in the cutoff. Juan Pardo flat-called 6♥5♥ in the small blind before Adria Calonge defended K♥9♥ in the big blind.

The 2♣K♦10♦ flop checked to Tomas, who continued with a bet of 100,000. Pardo quickly mucked his suited connector, but Calonge called with top pair.

The 9♦ turn made Tomas give up, checking back after Calonge had done so first. Tomas reevaluated his position after the 3♦ river brought a fourth diamond on the board, as he fired 275,000 after a third check by Calonge.

Calonge instantly released his two pair, seeing Tomas chip up with his successful bluff.

Player	Chips	Progress
Juan Pardo	3,930,000 60,000	60,000
Joao Tomas	2,380,000 200,000	200,000
Adria Calonge	1,300,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Adria Calonge Joao Tomas Juan Pardo

10-11-2025 14:28 UTC+1

River Check-Call Sees Brzezinski Take It

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Sava Krink

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Mykhailo Ostash opened with an under-the-gun raise and found a caller in Tomasz Brzezinski in the big blind.

The flop came 8♠K♥6♠, and Ostash continued for 60,000, with Brzezinski check-calling.

Both players checked through the 4♠ turn.

On the 3♣ river, Brzezinski checked once more, and Ostash fired 230,000. Brzezinski called, showing A♣6♦ for a pair of sixes, taking the pot over Ostash’s ace high with A♦2♦.