€1,100 Main Event | 2025 PokerStars Open Campione

03-16-2025 20:24 UTC+1

State Bluffs Three-Way

Frank Visser

Level 34 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Adrian State raised Q♦6♣ to 300,000 on the button. Andreas Putz flatted K♦Q♥ in the small blind, and Manel Montalban came along from the big blind with A♣9♦.

The 2♥8♥4♦ flop checked through, and so did the J♠ turn. The 7♠ river improved none of the players. It checked to State for a third time, who fired 550,000 this time.

Putz and Montalban quickly got rid of their cards, seeing the worst hand being awarded the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Manel Montalban	16,075,000 50,000	50,000

Adrian State	14,550,000 600,000	600,000
Andreas Putz	4,825,000 600,000	600,000

Tags: Adrian State Andreas Putz Manel Montalban

03-16-2025 20:11 UTC+1

Sposato Slow-Plays Queens

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Frank Visser

Level 34 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Manel Montalban raised to 300,000 in the hijack, with Gaspare Sposato calling in the big blind. Montalban continued for 250,000 on the 9♠9♦J♣ flop, and Sposato check-called.

The 8♣ turn and A♦ river were checked down. Sposato tabled Q♦Q♣ for queens and nines, and Montalban quickly added his J♠10♣ into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Manel Montalban	16,125,000 550,000	550,000

Gaspare Sposato	8,250,000 650,000	650,000

Tags: Gaspare Sposato Manel Montalban

03-16-2025 20:08 UTC+1

Main Event Resumes

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Frank Visser

Level 34 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

The players are back in their seats and the cards are in the air for the final nine of the Main Event.

03-16-2025 19:59 UTC+1

Chip Counts and Seat Draw of Final Nine

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Frank Visser

Level 34 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Jakub Sterba	Czechia	3,800,000	25
2	Giorgio Soceanu	Italy	7,675,000	51
3	Adrian State	Romania	13,950,000	93
4	Andreas Putz	Germany	5,425,000	36
5	Manel Montalban	Spain	16,675,000	111
6	Salvatore Russo	Italy	5,275,000	35
7	Barnaba Perone	Italy	8,125,000	54
8	Francesco Legnaro	Italy	3,125,000	21
9	Gaspare Sposato	Italy	7,600,000	51

Player	Chips	Progress
Manel Montalban	16,675,000 250,000	250,000

Adrian State	13,950,000
Barnaba Perone	8,125,000 175,000	175,000
Giorgio Soceanu	7,675,000 50,000	50,000
Gaspare Sposato	7,600,000
Salvatore Russo	5,725,000 1,400,000	1,400,000
Andreas Putz	5,425,000 200,000	200,000
Francesco Legnaro	4,150,000 150,000	150,000
Jakub Sterba	3,800,000 400,000	400,000

03-16-2025 19:56 UTC+1

Small Break

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Frank Visser

Level 34 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

The players are taking a couple of minutes off while the final table is being prepared.

03-16-2025 19:55 UTC+1

Friedrich Raez Eliminated in 10th Place (€25,650)

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Frank Visser

Level 34 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Adrian State raised to 300,000 in the cutoff. Friedrich Raez quickly moved in his stack of 1,250,000 on the button and was snapped off when it folded back to State.

Friedrich Raez: A♣Q♦ All in
Adrian State: Q♠Q♥

Raez was dominated and could not find an ace on the K♠9♥5♦9♣9♠ runout. Raez finished in tenth place as the last player to miss out on the unofficial final table of the Main Event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian State	13,950,000 2,700,000	2,700,000
Friedrich Raez	Busted

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03-16-2025 19:55 UTC+1

Petre Ionescu Eliminated in 11th Place (€25,650)

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Frank Visser

Level 34 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Petre Ionescu had opened under the gun when Barnaba Perone defended his big blind. Ionescu's stack of 1,500,000 subsequently flew in on the 7♦3♦10♥ flop, with Perone looking him up.

Petre Ionescu: K♥10♣ All in
Barnaba Perone: K♦4♦

Perone completed his flush draw on the Q♦ turn, leaving Ionescu's top pair drawing dead. Ionescu said his goodbyes as the 10♠ river was dealt as he exited in 11th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Barnaba Perone	8,300,000 2,225,000	2,225,000
Petre Ionescu	Busted

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03-16-2025 19:48 UTC+1

Sposato Doubles, Ionescu Left Short

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Frank Visser

Level 34 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Petre Ionescu raised his button to 350,000. Gaspare Sposato sat in the small blind and three-bet to 1,050,000. Ionescu then jammed all in, and Sposato called with his stack of 3,650,000 being at risk.

Gaspare Sposato: Q♥Q♣ All in
Petre Ionescu: J♥J♦

Sposato's ladies faced no issues on the 9♠7♦5♠K♠5♥ runout, doubling him up and leaving ionescu with less than ten big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gaspare Sposato	7,600,000 3,600,000	3,600,000
Petre Ionescu	1,900,000 2,150,000	2,150,000

Tags: Gaspare Sposato Petre Ionescu

03-16-2025 19:46 UTC+1

Sterba Raises Into Aces

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Frank Visser

Level 34 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Adrian State was under the gun and raised to 300,000. Big blind Jakub Sterba looked down at his cards and put in a call. State continued for 250,000 on the 2♦Q♠8♥ flop, which Sterba check-raised to 800,000.

State was going nowhere with as he called to the Q♣ turn. Sterba continued firing, putting 1,200,000 in the middle. State called undetered, after which the 6♠ river was checked down.

Sterba could only table king-high with K♦10♦, while State was sitting on A♥A♣ and raked in the pot with his aces, becoming the second eight-figure stack in the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian State	11,250,000 2,550,000	2,550,000
Jakub Sterba	4,200,000 2,100,000	2,100,000

Tags: Adrian State Jakub Sterba

03-16-2025 19:40 UTC+1

Montalban Builds Further in Four-Bet Pot

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Frank Visser

Level 34 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Adrian State raised to 300,000 on the button with 6♣4♣. Friedrich Raez then three-bet to 950,000 in the small blind, holding K♠Q♥, while Manel Montalban four-bet his A♥Q♦ to 1,800,000 in the big blind.

State quickly folded his suited connector, but Raez stuck around and called. The flop fell 8♦2♦7♥. Montalban quickly put Raez all-in for 1,850,000, seeing Raez instantly muck his king-high.

Player	Chips	Progress
Manel Montalban	16,925,000 2,250,000	2,250,000

Adrian State	8,700,000 850,000	850,000
Friedrich Raez	1,850,000 2,200,000	2,200,000

Tags: Adrian State Friedrich Raez Manel Montalban