2025 PokerStars Open Manchester

£1,100 Main Event
Day: 3
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Event Info
2025 PokerStars Open Manchester
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
£149,500
Event Info
Buy-in
£1,100
Prize Pool
£1,000,000
Total Entries
927
Level Info
Level
38
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
49
Players Left
6
Players Left 1 / 927
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Spulber Busts to Hereu's Jacks

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Iosif Spulber
Iosif Spulber

Joan Perez Hereu raised from the hijack and Iosif-Daniel Spulber moved all in from the small blind for around 270,000. Hereu made the call and players revealed their hands, with Spulber at risk.

Iosif-Daniel Spulber: 44 All in
Joan Perez Hereu: JJ

The board ran out Q273Q and Hereu held with his pocket jacks, making two pair with the queens on board. He won the pot and Spulber was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
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Joan Perez Hereu
890,000
745,000
745,000
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Iosif-Daniel Spulber
Busted

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Topuz Doubles With Kings

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Jay O'Leary raised from the hijack and Baris Topuz moved all in for around 300,000 from the cutoff. O'Leary called with the bigger stack and players flipped their cards.

Baris Topuz: KK All in
Jay O'Leary: 99

The board ran out A6J5A and Topuz held with his pocket kings, making two pair with the aces on board to double up his stack.

Player Chips Progress
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Jay O'Leary
2,300,000
700,000
700,000
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Baris Topuz
640,000
460,000
460,000

Tags: Baris TopuzJay O'Leary

Butt Runs Into Queens

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Aqeel Butt
Aqeel Butt

Aqeel Butt moved all in from early position for 160,000 and Aqeel Butt called in the big blind with the covering stack. Players flipped their cards.

Aqeel Butt: JJ All in
Brett Angell: QQ

Butt had run into a higher pair and Angell improved to a set of queens on the Q7938 board. He won the pot and Butt was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
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Aqeel Butt
Busted

Tags: Aqeel ButtBrett Angell

Level: 22

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

Khodiyara Picks Off Hardcastle's Bluff

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Jack Hardcastle
Jack Hardcastle

Hasmukh Khodiyara open-raised to 35,000 and Jack Hardcastle put in a three-bet, which Khodiyara called.

The flop came KJK and Khodiyara checked. Hardcastle made a continuation bet and Khodiyara called. On the 7 turn, Khodiyara checked again and Hardcastle sized up a bet of around 150,000, which Khodiyara called.

The river came the 6 and Khodiyara checked a third time. Hardcastle announced that he was "all in" for around 680,000 chips. Khodiyara only took a moment before making the call.

Hardcastle had A5 for a bluff and Khodiyara showed QQ for pocket queens, two pair with the kings on board. He won a huge pot and Hardcastle was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
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Hasmukh Khodiyara
2,600,000
1,680,000
1,680,000
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Jack Hardcastle
Busted

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Penfold Wins Flip to Double

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Lawrence Penfold open-raised to 35,000 from the button and Baris Topuz moved all in from the big blind. Penfold made the call for around 415,000 and was at risk as players flipped their cards.

Lawrence Penfold: AQ All in
Baris Topuz: 99

It was a coinflip, but Penfold soon pulled ahead on the A83AJ board as he made trip aces. Penfold won the pot and doubled his stack.

Player Chips Progress
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Lawrence Penfold
850,000
340,000
340,000
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Baris Topuz
180,000
185,000
185,000

Tags: Baris TopuzLawrence Penfold

Hallaert Survives After Being Left on Fumes

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Kenny Hallaert
Kenny Hallaert

It's not been a good start for Kenny Hallaert, who started the day with 735,000 and found himself very close to elimination, left with just 25,000 chips.

Hallaert got his chips in the middle with 103 and found himself a double up when he hit quad tens to bring his stack back up to 85,000.

The next hand, Hallaert shoved again and this time Borislav Neshkov isolated with a shove of his own from the small blind. The big blind folded and players flipped their cards.

Kenny Hallaert: 98 All in
Borislav Neshkov: KQ

The board ran out 797AA and Hallaert paired his nine for two pair, aces and nines. He won the pot and doubled to over 200,000. It's not what the PS ambassador would have wanted from his Day 3 run so far, but he's still in with everything to play for.

Player Chips Progress
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Borislav Neshkov
750,000
310,000
310,000
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Kenny Hallaert
210,000
525,000
525,000
pokerstars

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Ionescu Gets the Double Up

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Bogdan-Alexandru Ionescu open-shoved from middle position for 185,000 and was looked up by Iosif-Daniel Spulber, who made the call in the big blind with the covering stack.

Bogdan-Alexandru Ionescu: A5 All in
Iosif-Daniel Spulber: Q10

Spulber pulled ahead on the 52Q flop, but the A turn gave Ionescu two pair, aces and fives. The river was the 7 and Ionescu held to win the pot, doubling his stack.

Player Chips Progress
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Iosif-Daniel Spulber
450,000
175,000
175,000
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Bogdan-Alexandru Ionescu
400,000
165,000
165,000

Walsh Rivers Set to Bust Hallam

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Antony Hallam
Antony Hallam

Daniel Walsh raised from middle position and Antony Hallam moved all in from the button with a short stack of around 150,000. Walsh called and players flipped their cards, with Hallam at risk.

Antony Hallam: 88 All in
Daniel Walsh: 77

Hallam had his opponent dominated and stayed ahead right up until the river on the 56K57 board. The seven on the river gave Walsh the pot and Hallam was eliminated.

"I wish I had that luck," commented a neutral player.

Mazalahedwa Bako also hit the exit shortly afterwards.

Player Chips Progress
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Daniel Walsh
470,000
210,000
210,000
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Antony Hallam
Busted
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Mazalahedwa Bako
Busted

Tags: Antony HallamDaniel Walsh