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

10-11-2025 14:31 UTC+1

Boika Misclicks, Bedell Profits

Frank Visser

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

Aliaksei Boika limped in from the cutoff. Mykhailo Ostash completed his small blind before Tom-Aksel Bedell checked his option in the big blind. Ostash checked the 3♣6♥4♣ flop to Bedell, who led out for 100,000.

Boika called while Ostash opted to get out of the way. Bedell and Boika both checked the 3♥ turn, but Bedell picked the aggression back up with a bet of 350,000 on the K♣ river.

"Misclick preflop," Boika sighed before he tossed his cards into the muck and granted the pot to Bedell.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom-Aksel Bedell	5,240,000 90,000	90,000

Mykhailo Ostash	3,480,000 220,000	220,000

Aliaksei Boika	2,560,000 275,000	275,000

Tags: Aliaksei Boika Mykhailo Ostash Tom-Aksel Bedell

10-11-2025 14:32 UTC+1

Luis Faria Eliminated in 10th Place (€56,050)

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Frank Visser

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

Luis Faria was first to act and open-shoved his 385,000 remaining chips. It folded to Joao Tomas in the big blind, who found an instant call.

Luis Faria: A♥J♠ All in
Joao Tomas: Q♠Q♥

The 9♥K♦9♠3♥4♣ board completely missed Faria, cementing his status as bubble boy of the unofficial final table of nine.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joao Tomas	2,795,000 415,000	415,000
Luis Faria	Busted

Tags: Joao Tomas Luis Faria

10-11-2025 14:34 UTC+1

Final Table Redraw

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Calum Grant

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

The final table has been set, and the players will continue for another 9 hands at this level before taking a short break. After the break they will countinue with 30 hands per level.

There'll be a brief pause in play while the final table gets set-up.

Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Juan Pardo	Spain	3,955,000	99
2	Mykhailo Ostash	Ukraine	3,485,000	87
3	Aliaksei Boika	Belarus	2,585,000	65
4	Adria Calonge	Spain	1,275,000	32
5	Joao Tomas	Portugal	2,795,000	70
6	Tom-Aksel Bedell	Norway	5,260,000	132
7	Tomasz Brzezinski	Poland	3,440,000	86
8	Toni Kaukua	Finland	1,380,000	35
9	Ben Heath	United Kingdom	2,655,000	66

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom-Aksel Bedell	5,260,000 20,000	20,000

Juan Pardo	3,955,000 125,000	125,000
Mykhailo Ostash	3,485,000 5,000	5,000

Tomasz Brzezinski	3,440,000 90,000	90,000

Joao Tomas	2,795,000
Ben Heath	2,655,000 25,000	25,000
Aliaksei Boika	2,585,000 25,000	25,000

Toni Kaukua	1,380,000 200,000	200,000
Adria Calonge	1,275,000 25,000	25,000

10-11-2025 14:46 UTC+1

Final Table Underway

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Calum Grant

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

The final nine players have taken their seats and play has restarted.

Day 5 is expected to close when six players remain.

10-11-2025 14:54 UTC+1

Boika Wins First Two Hands

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Frank Visser

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

On the first hand of the final table, Aliaksei Boika raised to 80,000 in the cutoff with Q♠9♥. Tom-Aksel Bedell fancied a flop and defended 7♣4♥ in the big blind.

Bedell did hit much on the 9♠J♣6♣ flop, and he quickly check-folded to Boika's continuation-bet of 80,000.

The next hand, Boika again made it 80,000 to go, this time holding K♦4♦. No interested parties were present at the table, and he took down the pot preflop.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom-Aksel Bedell	5,140,000 120,000	120,000

Aliaksei Boika	2,830,000 245,000	245,000

Tags: Aliaksei Boika Tom-Aksel Bedell

10-11-2025 14:56 UTC+1

Bedell Turns a Better Pair

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Calum Grant

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

Joao Tomas K♣Q♦ opened to 80,000 from the cutoff. Tom-Aksel Bedell 10♠7♠ and Tomasz Brzezinski 4♥4♦ called from the button and small blind.

Brzezinski's pair remained ahead following the A♠2♥3♣ flop, but Bedell took the lead on the 7♣ turn after the action checked through. Bedell bet 155,000, and Brzezinski called before Tomas folded.

The K♦ river checked through to showdown and Bedell took in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom-Aksel Bedell	5,520,000 380,000	380,000

Tomasz Brzezinski	3,130,000 310,000	310,000

Joao Tomas	2,700,000 95,000	95,000

Tags: Joao Tomas Tom-Aksel Bedell Tomasz Brzezinski

10-11-2025 15:03 UTC+1

Ostash Overtakes Pardo

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Frank Visser

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

Mykhailo Ostash was under the gun when he opened to 80,000. It folded to Juan Pardo in the big blind, who defended.

Pardo led out for 65,000 on the 5♥3♥7♠ flop, and Ostash just called. Pardo then checked the A♠ turn before he called Ostash's bet of 205,000. The 3♦ river was quickly checked by both.

Pardo showed a missed draw with Q♥4♥, leaving Ostash to take the pot with his 9♥9♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mykhailo Ostash	3,900,000 415,000	415,000

Juan Pardo	3,570,000 385,000	385,000

Tags: Juan Pardo Mykhailo Ostash

10-11-2025 15:06 UTC+1

Jacks for Brzezinski

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Calum Grant

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

Tomasz Brzezinski J♦J♣ raised to 80,000 from the hijack. Mykhailo Ostash 8♥7♦ came along from the big blind.

Ostash paired up on the Q♠8♦3♦ flop, but Brzezinski's jacks remained ahead. Ostash check-called for 70,000.

The 6♠ turn changed nothing, and Brzezinski sized up to 210,000. Ostash thought briefly and called once more.

The 5♦ river checked through to showdown where Brzezinski's jacks took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tomasz Brzezinski	3,550,000 420,000	420,000

Mykhailo Ostash	3,500,000 400,000	400,000

Tags: Mykhailo Ostash Tomasz Brzezinski

10-11-2025 15:13 UTC+1

Straight for Both Blinds

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Frank Visser

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

In a limped pot to the 8♥10♣J♥ flop, Mykhailo Ostash checked from the small blind before calling big blind Aliaksei Boika's bet of 80,000.

Ostash led out for 175,000 when the Q♥ fell on the turn, receiving a call from his neighbor.

Ostash sized up to 520,000 on the 4♦ river. Boika took a good look at the board, as well as his opponent, before he decided to toss in a call.

Ostash quickly tabled a straight to the king with K♣9♦. Boika also had a straight with 9♥4♠, but his was only to the queen, and thus he returned it to the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mykhailo Ostash	4,350,000 850,000	850,000

Aliaksei Boika	1,970,000 860,000	860,000

Tags: Aliaksei Boika Mykhailo Ostash

10-11-2025 15:19 UTC+1

Pots for Calonge and Ostash

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Calum Grant

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

Toni Kaukua A♦Q♠ raised to 80,000 from early position and Adria Calonge 10♣4♣ called from the big blind. The action checked through to the river, where the board read J♥6♣4♥7♣9♦. Calonge's pair of fours were best and he took the pot when it checked through to showdown.

On the next deal, Juan Pardo K♥10♣ opened to 80,000 from the hijack and Mykhailo Ostash K♣J♠ called from the cutoff. Pardo check-folded to a bet of 130,000 on the 9♣9♦7♠ flop.