€1,100 Main Event Day 3 | 2025 PokerStars Open Namur

06-06-2025 14:44 UTC+1

Barton Takes Three-Bet Pot

Richard Hayes

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Tim Hanssen opened to 30,000 from early position, and received a call from Krzysztof Grubka in the hijack, before Jason Barton produced a three-bet to 110,000 from the cutoff. Hanssen got out of the way, but Grubka called.

On the 9♥6♦5♣ flop, Grubka quickly check-folded versus a bet of 130,000 from Barton.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Barton	1,575,000 1,038,000	1,038,000
Krzysztof Grubka	1,050,000 665,000	665,000
Tim Hanssen	380,000 49,000	49,000

Tags: Jason Barton Krzysztof Grubka Tim Hanssen

06-06-2025 14:42 UTC+1

Ho Doubles via Frere

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Richard Hayes

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Mallory Frere opened to 35,000 on the button, and Ka Ho defended in the big blind.

On the 8♠3♥2♣ flop, Ho checked to Frere, who jammed with the covering stack. Ho, who had around 174,000 behind, quickly called it off.

Ka Ho: J♠8♣ All in
Mallory Frere: A♠9♥

Ho was well ahead with top pair, and he remained so after the 2♠ turn and 5♣ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ka Ho	560,000 406,000	406,000
Mallory Frere	135,000 334,000	334,000

Tags: Ka Ho Mallory Frere

06-06-2025 14:31 UTC+1

Life Outside Poker: Sam Greenwood Talks Battling Gambledore & High-Stakes Online Poker Cheating

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Richard Hayes

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Life Outside Poker is a podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.

In the 28th episode, Connor talks with Canadian high-stakes pro Sam Greenwood about getting into poker with his two brothers Lucas Greenwood and Max Greenwood, running up a bankroll in high school, traveling the world playing high-stakes tournaments, climbing Canada's all-time money list and battling with Vladimir "Gambledore" Korzinin at Triton.

Greenwood also talked about the state of online poker, how to deal with cheaters, being a dad and his new "Punt of the Day" blog where he breaks down key hands from high-stakes tournaments.

The Life Outside Poker podcast is available on major streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud and iHeartRadio. You can also watch the interview with Sam Greenwood by heading to the PokerNews YouTube channel.

Be sure to follow Sam Greenwood and Connor Richards on X.

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06-06-2025 14:22 UTC+1

Departures Since First Break

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Richard Hayes

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Mahmoud Ait Benour	Busted
Samuel Bovy	Busted
Viacheslav Novoselov	Busted
Gary Moran	Busted
Chris Rubbini	Busted
Grzegorz Kozieja	Busted

06-06-2025 14:19 UTC+1

Sootla and Schneiders Tangle

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Richard Hayes

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

A pot of 95,000 had developed on a flop of K♥J♦10♥, in a hand between Ranno Sootla on the button and Felix Schneiders in the big blind, with Schneiders check-calling a bet of 25,000 from Sootla.

The 5♥ hit on the turn, and Schneiders couldn't withstand a double-barrel of 80,000 from his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ranno Sootla	705,000 87,000	87,000

Felix Schneiders	450,000 280,000	280,000

Tags: Felix Schneiders Ranno Sootla

06-06-2025 14:14 UTC+1

Cibicek Busts Bovy

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Richard Hayes

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Samuel Bovy jammed for 155,000 from the cutoff, and was called by Jozef Cibicek after he asked for a count and a brief period of deliberation.

Samuel Bovy: K♠Q♥ All in
Jozef Cibicek: 3♠3♣

Bovy needed some help, and gained further outs to the straight after the A♠10♣4♥ flop. The A♥ turn added some more, as he could now counterfeit Cibicek.

The river favored the Slovakian however, as he improved to a full house with the 3♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jozef Cibicek	500,000 238,000	238,000

Samuel Bovy	Busted

Tags: Jozef Cibicek Nagib Raji

06-06-2025 13:56 UTC+1

Top Ten Counts At First Break

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Richard Hayes

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Hassan Sey	2,390,000 140,000	140,000
Jean-Vincent Lehut	1,750,000 728,000	728,000
Erwin Vu Duc	1,650,000 75,000	75,000
Ramdhane Ben Maamar	1,550,000 341,000	341,000

Alexandru Danes	1,550,000 800,000	800,000
Fabri Cardenia	1,500,000 650,000	650,000
Djamal Boutaleb	1,490,000 429,000	429,000
Gertjan Albers	1,405,000 270,000	270,000
Sasa Maksic	1,340,000 202,000	202,000
Julien Breuil	1,300,000