€10,300 High Roller Day 2 | 2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 12 Malta

10-30-2015 14:36 UTC

Sidhu Busts in Three-Way Pot

Christian Zetzsche

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

Kuljinder Sidhu moved all in for his last 23,400 chips and Senh Ung called in the small blind, so did Emil Ekvardt in the big blind. They checked down the board and Ung announced ace-high before flipping over . Ekvardt had that beat with and Sidhu joined the rail with .

Govert Metaal is also not in the High Roller tournament anymore either.

Player	Chips	Progress
Emil Ekvardt	260,000 55,000	55,000
Senh Ung	180,000 140,800	140,800
Kuljinder Sidhu	Busted
Govert Metaal	Busted

Tags: Emil Ekvardt Govert Metaal Kuljinder Sidhu Senh Ung

10-30-2015 14:32 UTC

Is that a Needle?

Christian Zetzsche

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

Juah Helppi fired 21,000 out of the big blind on the turn and Martin Finger immediately shot out of his chair. "So sick," the German said and then asked to see the stack of his opponent. Finger eventually folded and while Helppi raked in the pot, he took off his glasses and smiled over: "Maybe one day you will win a hand."

Player	Chips	Progress
Juha Helppi	280,000 35,000	35,000
Martin Finger	200,000 -32,000	-32,000

Tags: Juha Helppi Martin Finger

10-30-2015 14:27 UTC

Wheeler Rides Again

[user127999]

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

Jason Wheeler just picked up a little breathing room in his effort to make a third High Roller final table in a row here at EPT Malta.

Wheeler got all of Craig Varnell's relatively short stack, getting him all in preflop with versus Varnell's and avoiding disaster on a board of bricks.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Wheeler	150,000 51,700	51,700
Craig Varnell	Busted

Tags: Craig Varnell Jason Wheeler

10-30-2015 14:22 UTC

Gu is Gone

Christian Zetzsche

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

Byron Kaverman raised from the button and called the shove of short stack Huidong Gu out of the big blind with . Gu was ahead preflop with the , but the devastating flop left him drawing dead already. Gu nodded and then took his belongings while the dealer burned and turned the and as last two community cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Byron Kaverman	135,000 75,000	75,000
Huidong Gu	Busted

10-30-2015 14:19 UTC

Ekvardt Busts Chen

Christian Zetzsche

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

Andrew Chen raised from early position and was called two ways, by Emil Ekvardt on the button and Jussin Nevanlinna in the big blind. On the turn of a board, Chen jammed with for top two pair only for Ekvardt to look him up with a set of nines. The remaining kings and queens in the deck didn't come to the rescue of Chen and he headed to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Emil Ekvardt	205,000 35,000	35,000
Andrew Chen	Busted

Tags: Andrew Chen Jussi Nevanlinna Emil Ekvardt

10-30-2015 14:15 UTC

Big Stacks Tangle

[user127999]

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

Three healthy looking stacks sat behind each of Juha Helppi, Sylvain Loosli and Martin finger as they tangled in a pot moments ago.

On a board to the turn, Helppi bet 37,000 into the 70,000-chip pot and Loosli called.

Finger folded, and Helppi joined Loosli in checking the river. Loosli showed and Helppi mucked, giving Loosli the biggest stack of the three going forward.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sylvain Loosli	385,000 95,000	95,000

Juha Helppi	245,000 -50,000	-50,000
Martin Finger	232,000 -43,000	-43,000

Tags: Juha Helppi Martin Finger Sylvain Loosli

10-30-2015 14:11 UTC

What's up, Jason?

Christian Zetzsche

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier has spent a rather quiet day at the tables so far and lost a bunch of chips compared to what he started with while Elliot Smith has ran out of chips. On Mercier's table, Bryn Kenney is dominating most of the action and just raised to 7,000 from under the gun.

Raoul Refos was the sole caller from one seat over and they headed to the flop . Kenney continued for 11,000 and was called before firing the turn for 17,000. Again Refos called and the river completed the flush draw of the flop. Kenney jammed and the Dutchman eventually tossed his cards in the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryn Kenney	260,000 80,000	80,000
Jason Mercier	172,000 -85,300	-85,300

Raoul Refos	64,500 11,800	11,800
Elliot Smith	Busted

Tags: Bryn Kenney Jason Mercier Raoul Refos

10-30-2015 14:05 UTC

A Look at the Shorter Stacks

Christian Zetzsche

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

[Removed:17] defended his small blind against Joao Vieira and eventually gave up on the river of a board after checking and then facing a bet worth 15,200 by Vieira.

Andrew Chen took a different line and just shoved into a 6,000-raise by Jussi Nevanlinna to scoop the pot and several other well known pros will be forced to do the same soon, too.

Player	Chips	Progress
JC Alvarado	80,000 -83,200	-83,200
Joao Vieira	65,000 20,000	20,000

Alexander Rocha	60,000 -17,200	-17,200
Niko Soininen	60,000 -43,000	-43,000
Roberto Romanello	55,000 -6,400	-6,400

Andrew Chen	50,000 -38,000	-38,000
Craig Varnell	45,000 -19,400	-19,400

Bertrand Grospellier	45,000 -16,400	-16,400

Tags: Andrew Chen Joao Vieira Jussi Nevanlinna

10-30-2015 13:57 UTC

Chidwick Collects Chips

Christian Zetzsche

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

Iacopo Brandi raised to 6,000 and Stephen Chidwick jammed for 66,600 from the button, enforcing folds all around to claim the pot. The EPT regular is still short but it's just over once the last chip is gone.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Chidwick	78,000 29,300	29,300

Tags: Stephen Chidwick Iacopo Brandi

10-30-2015 13:54 UTC

Vieira Triples in Three-Way All In

Christian Zetzsche

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

Joao Vieira pushed for his last 16,200 from the cutoff and Joni Jouhkimainen moved all in from the button for far more. The action folded to Huidong Gu in the big blind and he called the two all ins with the biggest stack.

Vieira:
Jouhkimainen:
Gu: