€1,100 Main Event | 2025 PokerStars Open Malaga

06-22-2025 17:54 UTC+1

Di Nicola Pulls Off Bluff

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Richard Hayes

Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Ermanno Di Nicola limped the button with K♠J♠ and Manuel Ferrari knuckled A♥2♥.

On the 10♦9♥6♣ flop, Ferrari check-called in the face of a bet of 900,000 from Di Nicola.

The 7♣ turn was checked through. The 6♥ hit on the river to pair the board, and Ferrari check-folded versus a bet of 3,000,000 from Di Nicola, after quite a bit of deliberation.

Player	Chips	Progress
Manuel Ferrari	26,700,000 2,150,000	2,150,000
Ermanno Di Nicola	22,250,000 2,150,000	2,150,000

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06-22-2025 17:50 UTC+1

Ferrari Gets There on River

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Richard Hayes

Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Ermanno Di Nicola raised to 750,000 from the button with A♣Q♥ and Manuel Ferrari defended the big blind with Q♠9♦.

Both players made top pair on the the Q♣J♠4♠ flop, and Ferrari check-raised to 2,100,000 versus a bet of 750,000 from Di Nicola. After some thought, Di Nicola called.

The 2♠ turn brought in flushes, and was checked through to the K♠ river, where Ferrari went in front with the one-card flush.

No further action took place and Ferrari took the pot at showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Manuel Ferrari	28,850,000 2,400,000	2,400,000
Ermanno Di Nicola	20,100,000 2,400,000	2,400,000

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06-22-2025 17:34 UTC+1

First Blood to Di Nicola

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Richard Hayes

Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Manuel Ferrari opened the button to 750,000 with A♦7♣, and was faced with a three-bet to 2,300,000 from Ermanno Di Nicola in the big blind with A♣Q♥.

Ferrari thought for a moment but found a good fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Manuel Ferrari	26,450,000 700,000	700,000
Ermanno Di Nicola	22,500,000 725,000	725,000

Tags: Ermanno Di Nicola Manuel Ferrari

06-22-2025 17:25 UTC+1

Ermanno Di Nicola - Manuel Ferrari / Heads Up

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Danny Maxwell

Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

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06-22-2025 17:23 UTC+1

Heads-Up Deal Agreed

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Richard Hayes

Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

The heads-up contest was set to be a €89,060 match, and with the players pretty evenly stacked, after some discussions during the break, the all-Italian duo have elected to flatten out the variance.

Chip leader Ferrari will take home €197,300, while Ermanno Di Nicola will bank €188,360. The players will play on for €9,000 and the trophy.

PokerStars Open Malaga 2025 Main Event Trophy

Player	Chips	Progress
Manuel Ferrari	27,150,000
Ermanno Di Nicola	21,775,000

Tags: Ermanno Di Nicola Manuel Ferrari

06-22-2025 17:11 UTC+1

Morten Lie Eliminated in 3rd Place (€109,200)

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Richard Hayes

Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Morten Lie opened to 600,000 from the button, and was faced with a three-bet to 1,600,000 from Ermanno Di Nicola in the small blind.

Action back to Lie, who wasted little time before four-bet jamming for 8,250,000.

Di Nicola took his glasses off, looked over at Lie, counted out his chips, and made the call.

Morten Lie: A♠9♥ All in
Ermanno Di Nicola: K♣Q♥

Lie was ahead, and remained so after the 10♠9♦7♠ flop gave him second pair.

However the Q♣ hit on the turn, and Lie could not find an ace or nine on the 8♠ river. Lie gave both his opponents a hug before heading to the payout desk.

A first six-figure score for Lie. We are now heads-up, with the players taking a short break before play begins.

Player	Chips	Progress
Manuel Ferrari	27,150,000 1,225,000	1,225,000
Ermanno Di Nicola	21,775,000 8,600,000	8,600,000

Morten Lie	Busted

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06-22-2025 16:56 UTC+1

Jorgen Dyhrberg Eliminated in 4th Place (€84,000)

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Richard Hayes

Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Jorgen Dyhrberg jammed from under the gun for 6,325,000 and was looked up by Manuel Ferrari in the small blind.

Jorgen Dyhrberg: A♣7♦ All in
Manuel Ferrari: A♦Q♠

Dyhrberg was dominated, and the poker gods decided that was the end of the road for him on the J♥6♣5♠3♦10♣ runout, with Ferrari unable to watch the runout.

A huge career-best score for the Dane with previous recorded cashes of less than $10,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Manuel Ferrari	25,925,000 6,825,000	6,825,000
Jorgen Dyhrberg	Busted

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06-22-2025 16:55 UTC+1

Ferrari Shows Heart of a Lion with Huge Bluff

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Richard Hayes

Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Morten Lie opened to 500,000 under the gun with A♠K♠, and Manuel Ferrari defended the big blind with 9♣8♦.

On the 7♣5♠4♣ flop, Ferrari led out with a bet of 375,000 and Lie called.

The A♣ hit on the turn to give Lie a pair, and Ferrari check-raised to 2,400,000 in the face of a bet of 1,000,000 from Lie. Lie called after some thought.

The 10♥ river completed the board, giving Lie the check mark, and Ferrari decided to go for the bluff with no showdown value, firing out a bet of 7,500,000.

Lie had 10,950,000 behind, and went deep into the tank, clasping his hands together over his face, and thinking through the hand.

He completely unblocked the flush, and that may have ultimately been the reason he decided to send top pair to the muck. An epic bluff from Ferrari.

Player	Chips	Progress
Manuel Ferrari	19,100,000 4,800,000	4,800,000
Morten Lie	10,950,000 4,925,000	4,925,000

Tags: Manuel Ferrari Morten Lie

06-22-2025 16:44 UTC+1

Fernando Quintana Eliminated in 5th Place (€64,600)

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Richard Hayes

Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Ermanno Di Nicola opened to 500,000 from under the gun, and short-stack Fernando Quintana jammed from the big blind, for 1,950,000, with Di Nicola making the quick call.

Fernando Quintana: A♣J♦ All in
Ermanno Di Nicola: A♦K♠

Quintana was crushed, and he could not find an unlikely escape on the 8♥7♠6♣9♣Q♣ runout, Di Nicola's king kicker playing with ace-high.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ermanno Di Nicola	13,175,000 3,200,000	3,200,000

Fernando Quintana	Busted

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06-22-2025 16:30 UTC+1

Lie Four-Bet Jams

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Richard Hayes

Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Morten Lie opened to 500,000 under the gun with A♦K♦, and received a call from Ermanno Di Nicola in the small blind with 9♣8♣, before Manuel Ferrari produced a three-bet to 2,500,000 from the big blind with A♣5♦.

Lie didn't think long before piling his stack into the middle, and both of his opponents quickly got out of the way.