2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 12 Malta

€10,300 High Roller
Day: 1
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

Carrel Doubles Through Rettenmaier

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

The board was already complete and reading {5-Spades}{6-Hearts}{A-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}{2-Clubs}. Charlie Carrel had moved all in for 10,400 into a pot of 13,200 out of the small blind and Marvin Rettenmaier was thinking. He eventually called off and was shown {A-Spades}{J-Spades} to attempt mucking his cards. Since it was an all in showdown, the dealer told him to show and it was the {10-Hearts}{10-Clubs} of the German that ended up second best in the hand.

Player Chips Progress
Marvin Rettenmaier de
Marvin Rettenmaier
55,000
5,000
5,000
Charlie Carrel gb
Charlie Carrel
34,000
-8,000
-8,000

Tags: Charlie CarrelMarvin Rettenmaier

One New Face; Four Reentries

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Georgios Sotiropoulos has bought in late in an attempt to get yet another big score. The Greek finished runner up at the EPT10 Prague and won a bracelet at the WSOPE in Berlin last week.

Mohsin Charania, Thomas Muehloecker, Dario Sammartino and Dominik Panka are all in for their second bullet and especially Muehloecker has an interesting situation, as he was drawn to the very same table to seat six instead of seven. Will he take revenge and get the chips back from Emil Ekvardt?

Player Chips Progress
Thomas Muehloecker at
Thomas Muehloecker
50,000
50,000
50,000
Georgios Sotiropoulos gr
Georgios Sotiropoulos
50,000
50,000
50,000
Mohsin Charania us
Mohsin Charania
50,000
50,000
50,000
EPT 1X Winner
Dominik Panka pl
Dominik Panka
50,000
EPT 1X Winner
Dario Sammartino it
Dario Sammartino
50,000
50,000
50,000
Theo Jorgensen dk
Theo Jorgensen
Busted
PokerStars
Paul Vas Nunes gb
Paul Vas Nunes
Busted
Shannon Shorr us
Shannon Shorr
Busted
Luca Pagano it
Luca Pagano
Busted
PokerStars
Puk Nabuurs
Puk Nabuurs
Busted

Tags: Dario SammartinoDominik PankaEmil EkvardtMohsin CharaniaThomas Muehloecker

Berlin Vs Brazil

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 100 ante
Andre Akkari
Andre Akkari

Brazilian Team PokerStars Pro Andre Akkari appears headed in the wrong direction right now.

He bet 2,500 into a {j-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds} flop with a pot of 5,200 already in the middle. Heads-up opponent Kevin MacPhee made the call and they both checked the {8-Hearts} turn.

The {j-Diamonds} river brought another Akkari check and he folded when MacPhee fired in a value-sized bet, leaving himself less than half a starting stack behind.

Coming off his big win at the WSOP Europe Main Event in Berlin earlier this month, the same city where he won an EPT Main Event in 2010, MacPhee is working on his second bullet here, but it has already proven more fruitful than the first.

Player Chips Progress
Kevin MacPhee us
Kevin MacPhee
80,000
30,000
30,000
EPT 1X Winner
Andre Akkari br
Andre Akkari
20,000
-1,000
-1,000
PokerStars

Tags: Andre AkkariKevin MacPhee

Pahuja Wins Pot; Explains Move

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

"Yeah that's what I do when I am freerolling, kind-deuce suited. I won a Satellite this morning," Mukul Pahuja said and confirmed the alleged move from early today that some players spoke about during the break.

Just now he won another nice pot on the river of a {3-Spades}{3-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{6-Spades} board with {5-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}, his opponent was in the showdown with a three.

Player Chips Progress
Mukul Pahuja us
Mukul Pahuja
180,000
95,000
95,000

Tags: Mukul Pahuja

Table 13 Needs Players

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 100 ante
Igor Kurganov
Igor Kurganov

Both Fabrice Soulier and Igor Kurganov departed from table 13 within a matter of minutes and left the remaining players behind five-handed, requiring new arrivals for the action to continue. Dominik Nitsche was responsible for the seat open of Kurganov after four-bet shoving with pocket sevens from the small blind. Kurganov called with {A-}{Q-} and failed to improve.

Player Chips Progress
Dominik Nitsche de
Dominik Nitsche
170,000
120,000
120,000
Igor Kurganov ru
Igor Kurganov
Busted
Fabrice Soulier fr
Fabrice Soulier
Busted

Tags: Dominik NitscheFabrice SoulierIgor Kurganov

Just Like that Bojang is Back

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

The very next hand, Ismael Bojang doubled up with {A-}{K-} versus {A-}{Q-} and then Huidong Gu raised to 2,400 from early position. Alexander Rocha called and so did Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier on the button. Bojang squeezed to 10,500 in the big blind and enforced folds all around.

Player Chips Progress
Ismael Bojang de
Ismael Bojang
54,000
34,000
34,000

Tags: Bertrand GrospellierHuidong GuAlexander RochaIsmael Bojang

Roy Doesn't Get There

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 100 ante
Jonathan Roy
Jonathan Roy

Ivan Demidov raised to 1,600 from the cutoff and Jonathan Roy reraised to 4,800 from one seat over. Back to Demidov who clicked to 11,500 and Roy then squeezed to 22,600 before calling all in for 72,000 and almost even in chips with the {A-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds}.

Demidov had pocket aces and this time the premium hand of the PokerStars Team Pro didn't get cracked on an ace-high board.

Player Chips Progress
Ivan Demidov ru
Ivan Demidov
155,000
80,000
80,000
PokerStars
Jonathan Roy ca
Jonathan Roy
Busted

Tags: Ivan DemidovJonathan Roy

Bojang Loses Half Stack

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Ismael Bojang raised and got called by Huidong Gu on the button only to see a flop of {Q-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}. Bojang's continuation bet resulted in the all in of Gu for around 25,000 chips and Bojang called with the {Q-Diamonds}{10-Spades} for top two pair. Gu only had the {J-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} for a gutshot, but immediately found help with the {9-Clubs} on the turn.

The {5-Clubs} river blanked and Bojang's stack got halved.

Player Chips Progress
Huidong Gu mo
Huidong Gu
55,000
40,000
40,000
Ismael Bojang de
Ismael Bojang
20,000
-35,000
-35,000

Tags: Ismael BojangHuidong Gu

Remko Report Episode #25: November Nine Chip Leader Joe McKeehen

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

November Nine chip leader Joe McKeehen joins Remko RInkema to discuss how he amassed his chip lead, how he is preparing for the final table, and more.

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Tags: Joe McKeehenPokerNews PodcastRemko RInkemaRemko Report

Level: 8

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 100