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

10-11-2025 16:37 UTC+1

Everyone Loves a Chop Pot

Frank Visser

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Toni Kaukua raised to 100,000 in the hijack. Ben Heath was in the cutoff and elected to call.

Kaukua checked the 9♠9♥8♠ flop to Heath, who placed a bet of 80,000. Kaukua called to the 5♣ turn, which he also checked. Heath opted to check back, and the 7♣ river completed the board after.

Two more checks followed, making the dealer split the pot as Kaukua tabled A♦10♠, the same hand as Heath's A♥10♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Heath	2,470,000 60,000	60,000
Toni Kaukua	1,070,000 90,000	90,000

Tags: Ben Heath Toni Kaukua

10-11-2025 16:41 UTC+1

No River for Calonge

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Frank Visser

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Mykhailo Ostash looked down at A♠Q♦ on the button. He raised to 100,000, to which Adria Calonge obliged with a call in the big blind, holding 4♥2♥.

The 10♠A♥2♠ flop paired both players, causing Calonge to check-call Ostash's continuation-bet of 90,000.

No more cheap cards were in store for Calonge, as Ostash's pot-sized bet of 410,000 on the 9♦ turn priced him out of any chance to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adria Calonge	3,370,000 170,000	170,000
Mykhailo Ostash	3,300,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Adria Calonge Mykhailo Ostash

10-11-2025 16:49 UTC+1

King High Good for Pardo

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Sava Krink

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Juan Pardo opened from late position with K♥J♣ and picked up calls from Aliaksei Boika with A♠Q♠ in the cutoff and Tom-Aksel Bedell with J♥7♦ in the big blind.

All three players checked the 10♥8♥4♥ flop.

On the 10♣ turn, Pardo fired a bet of 125,000, forcing Boika to fold while Bedell check-called.

The 8♦ river saw Bedell check again, and Pardo opted to check back. His king high was good enough to take down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom-Aksel Bedell	4,990,000 280,000	280,000

Juan Pardo	1,550,000 280,000	280,000
Aliaksei Boika	1,500,000 350,000	350,000

Tags: Aliaksei Boika Juan Pardo Tom-Aksel Bedell

10-11-2025 16:53 UTC+1

Tomas Flops Nuts

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Frank Visser

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Aliaksei Boika made it 100,000 in the hijack with A♣9♠. Joao Tomas flat-called on the button with K♣Q♣, and Tom-Aksel Bedell came along from the small blind with 6♥4♥.

It checked to Tomas on the 10♣J♦9♥ flop, who fired a bet of 130,000 with his straight. Neither Bedell nor Boika was interested in proceeding with the hand, and Tomas was shipped the pot without resistance.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom-Aksel Bedell	4,890,000 100,000	100,000

Joao Tomas	2,430,000 150,000	150,000
Aliaksei Boika	1,400,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Aliaksei Boika Joao Tomas Tom-Aksel Bedell

10-11-2025 17:00 UTC+1

Next Break

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Sava Krink

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

The remaining nine players are on a 20-minute break. Once they return, they’ll play nine more hands at the current level.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tomasz Brzezinski	6,365,000 25,000	25,000

Tom-Aksel Bedell	4,890,000

Adria Calonge	3,720,000 350,000	350,000
Mykhailo Ostash	3,265,000 35,000	35,000

Ben Heath	2,340,000 130,000	130,000
Joao Tomas	2,330,000 100,000	100,000
Aliaksei Boika	1,400,000

Juan Pardo	1,395,000 155,000	155,000
Toni Kaukua	1,245,000 175,000	175,000

10-11-2025 17:10 UTC+1

Learn From the Best in Special “All In with Jason Koon” PokerStars NAPT Event

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Kaelaine Minton

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

How would you like the opportunity to pick the brain of one of the greatest minds in poker?

For those fortunate enough to win a Silver Pass to the PokerStars 2025 North American Poker Tour (NAPT) at Resorts World Las Vegas, they’ll get the chance thanks to a special “All In with Jason Koon” event.

All NAPT Silver and Gold Pass holders will be welcomed to the invite-only event – slated to last approximately one hour – that’ll take place at Resorts World on Wednesday, November 5 at 10:30 a.m. local time.

“All In with Jason Koon” is a moderated conversation with PokerStars ambassador Jason Koon, where the poker pro will provide an inside look at what he does off the felt to be a champion on the felt.

Find Full Details Here

10-11-2025 17:21 UTC+1

Play Resumes

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Calum Grant

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Cards are back in the air, with nine hands remaining in the level.

10-11-2025 17:29 UTC+1

Chipleaders Go to Battle

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Frank Visser

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Tom-Aksel Bedell saw 7♣6♣ in late position and made it 125,000 to go. Tomasz Brzezinski flat-called 6♠5♠ in the hijack, and the duo went heads up to a flop of J♥4♠2♣.

Bedell continued for 150,000, and Brzezinski called to the 9♠ turn. Bedell sized up to 325,000, which Brzezinski called having picked up another draw.

Bedell paired up on the 7♥ river, prompting him to slide in a bet of 675,000. Brzezinski weighed his options a bit before he let go of six-high, transferring the pot to the start-of-day chipleader.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tomasz Brzezinski	5,770,000 595,000	595,000

Tom-Aksel Bedell	5,620,000 730,000	730,000

Tags: Tom-Aksel Bedell Tomasz Brzezinski

10-11-2025 17:35 UTC+1

Calonge Raises Wide

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Calum Grant

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Aliaksei Boika K♠10♠ limped in from the small blind and called when Adria Calonge 9♥4♣ made it 175,000 from the big blind.

Boika check-called for 100,000 on the Q♦Q♣3♣ flop, bringing in the Q♠ turn. Boika check-folded to a bet of 250,000, surrendering the pot to Calonge.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adria Calonge	4,000,000 280,000	280,000
Aliaksei Boika	1,300,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Adria Calonge Aliaksei Boika

10-11-2025 17:42 UTC+1

Ostash Outflops Brzezinski in Big Pot

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Calum Grant

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Tomasz Brzezinski A♣K♣ limped in from under the gun before Mykhailo Ostash A♥Q♣ made it 150,000 from the hijack. Tom-Aksel Bedell 2♥2♦ called from the big blind and Brzezinski just called.

Ostash made two pair on the A♦Q♥7♣ flop, and continued for 150,000. Bedell called with his deuces, and Brzezinski stuck around with his top pair, top kicker.

The 3♠ turn changed nothing, and Ostash sized up to 525,000. Only Brzezinski called.

There was 2,025,000 in the pot and the 6♦ river gave Ostash the check mark. His bet of 1,000,000 was called by Brzezinski and Ostash pulled the four-million-chip pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom-Aksel Bedell	5,390,000 230,000	230,000

Mykhailo Ostash	5,190,000 1,925,000	1,925,000

Adria Calonge	3,970,000 30,000	30,000
Tomasz Brzezinski	3,940,000 1,830,000	1,830,000

Ben Heath	2,340,000
Joao Tomas	2,210,000 120,000	120,000
Juan Pardo	1,370,000 25,000	25,000
Aliaksei Boika	1,300,000

Toni Kaukua	1,250,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Mykhailo Ostash Tom-Aksel Bedell Tomasz Brzezinski