€25,500 High Roller
Day 3 Started
2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 11 Malta
€25,500 High Roller
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 11 Malta
Buy-in
€25,000
Prize Pool
€2,156,000
Entries
88
Level
25
Blinds
25,000 / 25,000
Ante
5,000
Connor Drinan Leads €25,000 High Roller Final Table
At 12:30 local time (in 1.5 hours), the final table of the 2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 11 Malta €25,500 High Roller will commence. It's Day 3 and it's the day a champion will be crowned. He'll be the biggest poker winner on Malta ever, only to be overtaken by the Main Event champion next week most likely.
Connor Drinan is leading the charge with 893,000 in chips, good for 56 big blinds. Second in chips is Dani "Ansky" Stern with 827,000 (52 big blinds). Nick Petrangelo is the short stack, starting out with just 179,000 (12 big blinds). Sandwiched in between these Americans are two Poles (Franczak and Urbanovich), two Canadians (Dvoress and Greenwood) and a German (Finger).
The first level to be played is 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante.
There will be no live stream, so keep your eyes glued to PokerNews.com for updates from all the big hands.
| Seat | Name | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Piotr Franczak | 612,000 | 38 |
| 2 | Dani Stern | 827,000 | 52 |
| 3 | Sam Greenwood | 431,000 | 27 |
| 4 | Daniel Dvoress | 367,000 | 23 |
| 5 | Nick Petrangelo | 179,000 | 12 |
| 6 | Connor Drinan | 893,000 | 56 |
| 7 | Martin Finger | 358,000 | 22 |
| 8 | Dzmitry Urbanovich | 734,000 | 46 |
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | €572,300 |
| 2 | €397,800 |
| 3 | €263,000 |
| 4 | €205,900 |
| 5 | €166,000 |
| 6 | €129,400 |
| 7 | €102,400 |
| 8 | €79,800 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
893,000 | |
|
827,000 | |
|
734,000 | |
|
612,000 | |
|
431,000 | |
|
367,000 | |
|
358,000 | |
|
179,000 |
Level: 20
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
Dzmitry Urbanovich Hits Two Pair, Grabs the Lead
Level 20
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
No flop was seen the first couple of hands. Dani Stern took down the blinds and antes once, the next two hands saw Nick Petrangelo push from the small blind and button. Both times his opponent(s) folded.
The fourth hand did go to show down.
Dani Stern opened for 37,000 from middle position and Dzmitry Urbanovich in the big blind made the call.
Urbanovich check called 41,000 on 
and another 95,000 on the 
turn.
Both players checked the 
on the river and Urbanovich announced "two pair", before showing 
. Stern mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
907,000 | 173,000 |
|
|
694,000 | -133,000 |
Martin Finger Eliminated in 8th Place (€79,800)
Level 20
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
"We're doing good with five North-Americans here, good showing," Connor Drinan said a few minutes after the final table started.
"Where are all the Germans, there used to be five of you guys and now it's just you?" Drinan jokingly poked at Martin Finger, who was sitting on his immediate left.
"Hey don't blame me for them, I'm doing my job here," Finger responded with a smile.
Drinan and Finger had been involved in friendly banter yesterday, but the former will have to find a new friend as the German was the first casualty at the final table.
Finger raised before the flop to 33,000 from middle position and Dzmitry Urbanovich three-bet from his immediate left to 79,000. The other players folded and Finger moved all in for right about 350,000 chips. Urbanovich called right away and the showdown went as following.
Urbanovich: 
Finger: 
The board ran out 
and Finger left the tournament room after shaking hands with the remaining seven finalists while Urbanovich strengthens his chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,300,000 | 393,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Global Poker Masters Official Draw Party Scheduled for 7 p.m. Tonight!
Level 20
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
As you probably know, the inaugural Global Poker Masters event is taking place this weekend during the EPT Malta Poker Festival. The Official Draw is taking place tonight at 7 p.m. in the Hilton Hotel (next door to Portomaso Casino). The event will be attended by members of the media (including PokerNews), who will in turn bring the draw to the poker world. As well as the draw, the Global Poker Index is also providing free cocktails/food.
The Global Poker Masters is making its debut at Portomaso Casino during EPT Malta and will involve some of the biggest names in poker including numerous Team PokerStars Pros and EPT high stakes regulars.
Among those competing in the eight national teams are Team PokerStars Pro George Danzer for Germany (pictured), Jonathan Duhamel and Team PokerStars Pro Online’s Marc-Andre Ladouceur for Canada, Vanessa Selbst and Ike Haxton for the USA and Team Pro Eugene Katchalov representing Ukraine.
For more information, check put the following PokerNews articles regarding each team:
- 2015 Global Poker Masters Team Profiles: Russia and U.K.
- 2015 Global Poker Masters Team Profiles: France and Italy
- 2015 Global Poker Masters Team Profiles: Canada and Germany
The entire Global Poker Masters event (hashtag #globalpokermasters) will be broadcast live on Twitch, and PokerNews will also be providing live updates. Stay tuned to PokerNews all weekend long for all the updates on the Global Poker Masters!
Franczak's Hand Mucked by the Dealer
Level 20
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Piotr Franczak was seated in the big blind and busy texting on his phone when the cards were dealt. In the mean time, Dani Stern under the gun and Sam Greenwood under the gun plus one folded their cards by throwing them over the line. Franczak's yet untouched cards were halfway over the line as well.
With two folds underway, the dealer scooped up all six cards, mucking Franczak's cards by accident.
Nobody noticed what had happend till action folded to Connor Drinan on the button who raised to 35,000. Dzmitry Urbanovich folded his small blind and Piotr Franczak shifted his attention from his phone to his cards... The cards that weren't there.
Franczak thought he hadn't been dealt in, but in fact he was but his cards were already mucked. Franczak didn't understand and the floor man stepped in to make the ruling that Franczak's hand was dead, and there was nothing there could be done about it.
Franczak was unpleasantly surprised, but was quickly convinced by the table that it was the correct ruling, however unfair it seemed.
"It's good that you folded," Drinan said with a serious voice, stating he had a real hand when he raised his button.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
950,000 | 57,000 |
|
|
459,000 | -153,000 |
Level: 21
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 3,000
Group Shot
Stern Chips Up Through Drinan
Level 21
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Connor Drinan raised to 36,000 under the gun and Dani Stern called from the cutoff. The flop brought out 
and Drinan opted to check. Stern bet 39,000 and Drinan made the call.
On the turn the 
hit and Drinan check-folded when Stern bet 95,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
910,000 | -40,000 |
|
|
805,000 | 111,000 |