2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 12 Malta

€25,750 High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info

2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 12 Malta

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kj
Prize
€498,575
Event Info
Buy-in
€25,000
Prize Pool
€1,813,000
Entries
74
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000

Pollak Scores Big Double Up

Level 16 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
Benjamin Pollak
Benjamin Pollak

Benjamin Pollak raised under the gun to 65,000 and Dietrich Fast in the big blind was the sole caller. The flop came {7-Clubs}{10-Spades}{6-Spades} and Fast check called a bet of 75,000. The {6-Diamonds} hit the turn and now Fast check called a bet of 105,000.

The river came the {3-Spades} and Fast checked a third time. Pollak fired 295,000 with about the same behind. Fast thought about it for a bit before moving all in. Pollak, just to be sure, double checked his cards one last time and in the same second called for 791,000 total.

Fast showed his {A-Hearts}{7-Hearts} with a pained face. Pollak tabled {10-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} and doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Benjamin Pollak fr
Benjamin Pollak
2,115,000
1,181,000
1,181,000
Dietrich Fast de
Dietrich Fast
1,050,000
-1,050,000
-1,050,000

Tags: Benjamin PollakDietrich Fast

Frederik Jensen Eliminated

Level 16 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
Frederik Jensen
Frederik Jensen

Action folded to Frederik Jensen and the EPT champion moved in for 322,000 from the button. Jason Wheeler in the small blind peeked at his cards and announced all in as well. Juha Helppi folded his big blind.

Frederik Jensen: {K-Hearts}{7-Clubs}
Jason Wheeler: {A-Spades}{7-Diamonds}

Wheeler's position was great and it only got better on the flop: {A-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{9-Spades}. Jensen already got up from the table, and despite getting a glimmer of hope on the {K-Spades} turn, the {10-Hearts} on the river blanked and the Dane made his exit.

Wheeler still below average, but with 920,000 (31 big blinds) he has a very much workable stack.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Wheeler us
Jason Wheeler
920,000
196,000
196,000
Frederik Jensen dk
Frederik Jensen
Busted
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Frederik JensenJason Wheeler

Bonomo Doubles Pollak

Level 16 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

Justin Bonomo raised to 65,000 under the gun and Dietrich Fast in the hijack made the call. Benjamin Pollak in the cutoff squeezed all in for 396,000 and action folded to Bonomo. Bonomo called, Fast quickly released.

Benjamin Pollak: {A-Hearts}{K-Hearts}
Justin Bonomo: {A-Spades}{Q-Clubs}

The flop came {K-Clubs}{J-Spades}{6-Spades}, pairing Pollak but bringing Bonomo a gutshot and back doors. The {5-Spades} on the turn meant all the spades and tens were good for Bonomo, but they wouldn't come. Instead the {Q-Hearts} popped up on the river and Bonomo forfeited a large portion of his chips.

Player Chips Progress
Benjamin Pollak fr
Benjamin Pollak
934,000
334,000
334,000
Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo
840,000
-438,000
-438,000

Tags: Benjamin PollakDietrich FastJustin Bonomo

Level: 16

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 4,000

Zhou is Going Too Fast

Level 15 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante

Quan Zhou opened for 60,000 from the cutoff and Dietrich Fast came along from the button. Both blinds folded, and it was heads-up action to the {k-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{k-Clubs} flop. Zhou bet 56,000, Fast called, and the {9-Diamonds} appeared on the turn.

Zhou bet again, this time 115,000, but he failed to shake Fast, who made the call. When the {9-Hearts} double paired the board on the river, Zhou bet what looked to be right around 350,000 only to have Fast snap-call with the {k-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}, which bested Zhou's {3-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Dietrich Fast de
Dietrich Fast
2,100,000
775,000
775,000
Quan Zhou cn
Quan Zhou
925,000
-575,000
-575,000

Tags: Dietrich FastQuan Zhou

Loosli Finds Kings

Level 15 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante

Mikita Badziakouski opened the cutoff with a raise to 54,000 and his neighbor Sylvain Loosli on the button three bet to 135,000. Both blinds released and Badziakouski called.

Badziakouski check called a bet of 100,000 on {A-Diamonds}{A-Hearts}{9-Spades} and the two of them checked the {5-Clubs} on the turn and {5-Spades} on the river. Badziakouski showed {10-Clubs}{9-Clubs} with a hopeful face, but Loosli tabled {K-Diamonds}{K-Hearts} and took it down.

Player Chips Progress
Sylvain Loosli fr
Sylvain Loosli
1,090,000
710,000
710,000
Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski
300,000
-200,000
-200,000

Tags: Mikita BadziakouskiSylvain Loosli

Bonomo Pulls the Trigger

Level 15 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
Sam Greenwood - Justin Bonomo
Sam Greenwood - Justin Bonomo

Sam Greenwood raised his button to 60,000 and Justin Bonomo three bet from the small blind to 170,000. The big blind folded, Greenwood called.

Both players checked the {4-Spades}{6-Clubs}{7-Clubs} flop and the {9-Clubs} fell on the turn. Bonomo cut out 190,000 and moved 'em in. Greenwood didn't waste much time calling.

The river {J-Spades} made Bonomo move in for 510,000. Greenwood had the 510,000 ready and counted out how much he would have left if he called and lost, but after some minutes of tanking decided against it. He folded and Bonomo collected the chips.

Player Chips Progress
Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo
1,278,000
366,000
366,000
Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
870,000
-565,000
-565,000

Tags: Justin BonomoSam Greenwood

Jensen Doulbes Through Helppi

Level 15 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante

Frederik Jensen moved all in for 190,000 under the gun and Juha Helppi called from middle position. The rest of the table folded, and Jensen tabled the {8-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}, which was racing against the {k-Hearts}{q-Hearts} of Helppi.

The {10-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}{5-Clubs} flop gave Helppi a gutshot to go with his overs, but it never came in as the {9-Hearts} blanked on the river.

Player Chips Progress
Juha Helppi fi
Juha Helppi
1,400,000
-200,000
-200,000
Frederik Jensen dk
Frederik Jensen
400,000
150,000
150,000
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Frederik JensenJuha Helppi

Badziakouski Shoved on Timex

Level 15 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante

Action folded to Mike McDonald on the button and he raised to 52,000. Mikita Badziakouski responded by moving all in for 230,000 from the small blind, and McDonald begrudgingly called.

Badziakouski: {10-Spades}{10-Hearts}
McDonald: {j-Hearts}{8-Hearts}

Badziakouski got it in good, and he reaped the reward as the {4-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{3-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{2-Spades} board gave him a double.

Player Chips Progress
Mike McDonald ca
Mike McDonald
3,000,000
-200,000
-200,000
EPT 1X Winner
Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski
500,000
273,000
273,000

Tags: Mikita BadziakouskiMike McDonald