2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 12 Malta

€10,300 High Roller
Day: 3
Event Info

2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 12 Malta

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
55
Prize
€430,800
Event Info
Buy-in
€10,000
Prize Pool
€2,037,000
Entries
210
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Kaverman Shoves the River; Shows one Pair

Level 27 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Byron Kaverman raised to 175,000 and Mukul Pahuja called with both players heading to the {10-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} flop. No betting action took place and Pahuja then bet the {9-Spades} turn for 210,000. Kaverman called and faced a bet worth 515,000 on the {8-Hearts} river. Taking some time, Kaverman shoved eventually and Pahuja folded to get shown {K-Diamonds}{6-Spades} for just a pair of sixes.

"Gotta show that one," Kaverman said with a smile on the face and Pahuja replied back with a simple "nice."

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Mukul Pahuja us
Mukul Pahuja
7,135,000
-915,000
-915,000
Profile photo of Byron Kaverman us
Byron Kaverman
3,365,000
915,000
915,000

Tags: Byron KavermanMukul Pahuja

Level: 27

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 10,000

Pahuja Increases Lead

Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Mukul Pahuja raised to 150,000 and Byron Kaverman called. On the flop {8-Spades}{A-Clubs}{K-Clubs}, Kaverman check-folded to a continuation bet.

Kaverman then raised to 150,000 and Pahuja called to see a flop of {10-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}. Pahuja checked and then called a continuation bet worth 175,000 before the {2-Diamonds} on the turn was checked through. The {6-Clubs} fell on the river and Pahuja's bet of 425,000 won the hand uncontested.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Mukul Pahuja us
Mukul Pahuja
8,050,000
450,000
450,000
Profile photo of Byron Kaverman us
Byron Kaverman
2,450,000
-450,000
-450,000

Tags: Byron KavermanMukul Pahuja

Pahuja Gets There; Gets Paid

Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Mukul Pahuja
Mukul Pahuja

Mukul Pahuja made it 150,000 and Byron Kaverman pushed in a raise to 450,000.

Pahuja called and the flop fell {q-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{6-Hearts}. Both players checked and did the same on the {8-Clubs} turn. But on the {9-Hearts} river, Kaverman checked and Pahuja bet 675,000.

Kaverman went deep into the tank, coming out three minutes later with a quiet call. Pahuja showed {10-Hearts}{9-Clubs} and Kaverman mucked

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Mukul Pahuja us
Mukul Pahuja
7,600,000
1,050,000
1,050,000
Profile photo of Byron Kaverman us
Byron Kaverman
2,900,000
-1,050,000
-1,050,000

Tags: Byron KavermanMukul Pahuja

Some More for Kaverman

Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Byron Kaverman raised to 150,000 and Mukul Pahuja called. On the flop {2-Clubs}{4-Spades}{6-Diamonds}, Pahuja check-folded to a continuation bet worth 140,000 before Pahuja took the big blind and antes with a raise the next hand.

Then, Kaverman raised to 150,000 and Pahuja called. On the {5-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{A-Diamonds} board both players checked and Pahuja check-called a bet worth 90,000 on the {K-Clubs} turn. Pahuja checked the {2-Diamonds} river as well and now Kaverman made a rather large bet of 450,000. Pahuja studied the board and eventually let go.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Mukul Pahuja us
Mukul Pahuja
6,550,000
-330,000
-330,000
Profile photo of Byron Kaverman us
Byron Kaverman
3,950,000
330,000
330,000

Tags: Byron KavermanMukul Pahuja

Kaverman Doubles Early in Heads Up

Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Mukul Pahuja started the heads up duel with a dominating lead, but only a few hands in the first double up took place in favor of Byron Kaverman. Pahuja raised to 125,000 and Kaverman three-bet to 340,000 before Pahuja four-bet shoved to put Kaverman at risk. The latter called for his last 1,805,000 and they flipped over the cards:

Pahuja: {A-Hearts}{5-Hearts}
Kaverman: {A-Diamonds}{K-Spades}

The double up was locked after the turn of a {6-Spades}{6-Clubs}{4-Spades}{K-Clubs}{4-Hearts} board and Kaverman is only a 1-2 underdog anymore.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Mukul Pahuja us
Mukul Pahuja
6,880,000
-1,920,000
-1,920,000
Profile photo of Byron Kaverman us
Byron Kaverman
3,620,000
1,945,000
1,945,000

Tags: Byron KavermanMukul Pahuja

Mikalai Vaskaboinikau Eliminated in 3rd Place (€204,500)

Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau

Mukul Pahuja made it 125,000 from the button and was beat to the pot by a Mikalai Vaskaboinikau shove for 2.1 million.

Byron Kaverman passed, but Pahuja snap-called with the {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs}. Vaskaboinikau held {a-Diamonds}{q-Clubs} but his tournament ended after a {10-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{6-Spades}{7-Clubs} board brought no help.

Pahuja then took a massive lead into heads-up play with Kaverman.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Mukul Pahuja us
Mukul Pahuja
8,800,000
2,675,000
2,675,000
Profile photo of Mikalai Vaskaboinikau by
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau
Busted

Tags: Byron KavermanMikalai VaskaboinikauMukul Pahuja

Pahuja With the Straight

Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

The first hand was just a small limped pot between Byron Kaverman and Mukul Pahuja whereas the next two provided some fireworks.

Kaverman raised to 140,000 from the button and Mikalai Vaskaboinikau called in the big blind. On the {9-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}{A-Hearts} flop, Vaskaboinikau check-called a bet of 140,000 and the {4-Hearts} turn was then checked through. After the {4-Hearts} river, Vaskaboinikau fired 375,000 and that won the pot.

Pahuja then raised to 140,000 from the button and Kaverman defended his big blind. On the flop {5-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}{A-Spades}, Kaverman checked and called a bet of 100,000 before doing the same on the {3-Diamonds} turn for 200,000. Pahuja fired a third barrel worth 485,000 on the {7-Hearts} river and Kaverman reluctantly called to get shown {4-Hearts}{6-Hearts} for a straight.

A few moments later, Kaverman openly folded that exact hand to cause some laughter at the table.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Mukul Pahuja us
Mukul Pahuja
6,125,000
580,000
580,000
Profile photo of Mikalai Vaskaboinikau by
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau
2,700,000
285,000
285,000
Profile photo of Byron Kaverman us
Byron Kaverman
1,675,000
-1,415,000
-1,415,000

Tags: Byron KavermanMikalai VaskaboinikauMukul Pahuja

Level: 26

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 10,000