€1,100 Main Event Day 2 | 2025 PokerStars Open Malaga

Jun 21, 2025

Jablonski Gets Di Giacomo

Richard Hayes

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Simone Demasi opened to 25,000 under the gun, and received a call from Mateusz Jablonski in the cutoff, before Claudio Di Giacomo three-bet jammed from the button for 121,000.

Demasi quickly got out of the way, but Jablonski made the call.

Claudio Di Giacomo: A♦Q♠ All in
Mateusz Jablonski: 4♣4♦

Di Giacomo needed some help, but he bricked the 9♣6♠3♦ flop, and was up out his chair. The stand-up trick didn't work as he also missed the K♥K♣ turn and river.

Tags: Claudio Di Giacomo Mateusz Jablonski Simone Demasi

Jun 21, 2025

Penultimate Level Exits (€2,900)

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Richard Hayes

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Level: 20

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

Jun 21, 2025

Laurila Pips Beneforti

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Richard Hayes

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

2024 Irish Open champ Tero Laurila was all-in for around 90,000, and at risk versus Giacomo Beneforti.

Tero Laurila: A♠J♥ All in
Giacomo Beneforti: K♣J♠

Laurila had Beneforti pipped, and ace-high was good enough with the board pair of queens across the Q♣Q♦2♦10♠4♥ runout.

Tags: Giacomo Beneforti Tero Laurila

Jun 21, 2025

Lococo Bluffs?

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Richard Hayes

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Alejandro Lococo opened to 20,000 from the cutoff, and Istvan Varga defended the big blind.

On the 6♥4♥3♥ flop, Varga led out with a bet of 17,000, earning a quick call from Papo MC.

The A♠ hit on the turn, and as it did Varga smiled at Lococo and said "Bad card for me no?". Lococo smiled and said "We'll see, if it is I overbet turn and river, if not i check", laughing.

The turn was indeed checked to the Q♣ river. Varga led out again with a bet of 22,000, and Lococo responded by quickly verbally declaring a raise to 182,000.

Varga's cards were in the muck before Lococo even finished moving his chips forward. Lococo smiled, flashed the 7♣, and raked in the pot.

Tags: Alejandro Lococo Istvan Varga

Jun 20, 2025

Further Bust Outs

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Richard Hayes

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Jun 20, 2025

Truzman Doubles Through Pulido

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Richard Hayes

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Abraham Truzman was all-in for 248,000 on a flop of 10♣7♠4♦, and had received a customer in Laureano Pulido.

Abraham Truzman: K♥10♥ All in
Laureano Pulido: A♦J♦

Truzman was well ahead with top pair tens, and held across the 6♥7♦ runout, giving his opponent a quizzical look as he raked in the pot.

Tags: Abraham Truzman Laureano Pulido

Jun 20, 2025

Grasu Spikes River to Double

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Richard Hayes

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Alin-Gabriel Grasu was all-in for around 80,000 and at risk against Daniel Doroteo.

Alin-Gabriel Grasu: K♥Q♦ All in
Daniel Doroteo: K♠J♥

Grasu was well ahead, but looked to be heading for the exit after Doroteo turned top pair on the 7♦2♣2♥J♦ runout. However the Q♥ hit on the river to save Grasu and keep him in it.

Tags: Daniel Doroteo Alin-Gabriel Grasu

Jun 20, 2025

Domination Rotation as Sandoff Zaps Zapolski

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Richard Hayes

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

A pot of around 80,000 had brewed on a flop of A♥K♣9♥, in a hand between Krysztof Zapolski in middle position and Karl Sandoff in the big blind.

Sandoff check-raised to 100,000 in the face of a continuation bet of 25,000 from Zapolski, who thought it through for quite a bit before three-bet jamming for 225,000 total. Sandoff made the quick call.

Krysztof Zapolski: A♠10♦ All in
Karl Sandoff: K♥9♣

Sandoff had flopped two pair versus Zapolski's pair of aces. The 10♥ hit on the turn to give Zapolski a better two, but Sandoff made the one-card flush on the 3♥ river.

Zapolski had some left, but was seen leaving the tournament area shortly after.

Tags: Karl Sandoff Krysztof Zapolski

Jun 20, 2025