2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 11 Malta

€5,300 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 11 Malta

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a10
Prize
€687,400
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€4,340,750
Entries
895
Level Info
Level
38
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
100,000

Nosko Takes on a Team PokerStars Pro

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

With 6,200 in the pot and a flop of {3-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{5-Hearts}, Slovenia's Emil Nosko checked from the big blind and Team PokerStars Pro Jonathan Duhamel bet 3,200 from middle position. Nosko then woke up with a check-raise to 7,700, and Duhamel paused for a few moments before moving all in for roughly 45,000. Nosko only had 35,000 total and wasted little time in calling it off.

Duhamel: {k-Spades}{k-Hearts}
Nosko: {8-Hearts}{5-Spades}

It was a king flop for Nosko, who made two pair to pull ahead of Duhamel's kings. The {2-Clubs} turn wasn't particularly interesting, but it became so when it was followed by a repeat deuce, the {2-Diamonds}. Duhamel made a bigger two pair to counterfeit a clearly frustrated Nosko, who saw his EPT Malta Main Event cut short.

Player Chips Progress
Jonathan Duhamel ca
Jonathan Duhamel
87,000
40,800
40,800
Emil Nosko si
Emil Nosko
Busted

Tags: Emil NoskoJonathan Duhamel

Dermot Blain Back Doors Into a Flush

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

Dermot Blain opened for 1,700 under the gun and just EPT Deauville champion Remi Castaignon made the call.

The flop came {10-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{6-Clubs} and both players checked. Blain checked again on the {Q-Spades} turn, and called the 3,000 bet that followed. Both players checked the {K-Spades} river.

Blain showed {A-Spades}{10-Spades} for the nuts and Castaignon frowned and mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Dermot Blain ie
Dermot Blain
33,200
1,700
1,700
Full Tilt
Remi Castaignon fr
Remi Castaignon
31,200
-42,600
-42,600
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Remi CastaignonDermot Blain

Jorgensen Busts: Kings vs. Aces and Jacks

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

Team PokerStars Pro Theo Jorgensen has just been knocked out and the hand he busted on was rather remarkable.

It started with a raise from Dietrich Moritz who made it 1,900 from early position and Remi Lemeur called from the button. From the blinds Jorgensen three-bet to 5,500 and Moritz four-bet to 11,600.

The action was now back on Lemeur who moved all in for 25,000 chips and Jorgensen pushed as well. Moritz made the call to put two players at risk, and the showdown went as following.

Lemeur: {J-Spades}{J-Diamonds}
Jorgensen: {K-Spades}{K-Diamonds}
Moritz: {A-Diamonds}{A-Hearts}

Both Jorgensen and Lemeur were in serious trouble, and the board ran out {4-Spades}{5-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{2-Hearts} to send both players to the rail. Moritz now sits on 224,000 chips and is the tournament chip leader.

Player Chips Progress
Dietrich Moritz de
Dietrich Moritz
224,000
89,000
89,000
Theo Jorgensen dk
Theo Jorgensen
Busted
Remi Lemeur fr
Remi Lemeur
Busted

Tags: Dietrich MoritzRemi LemeurTheo Jorgensen

Polchlopek Busts Gruissem

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

Philipp Gruissem started the day as short stack and doubled up twice to get up to 50,000. Then, the German raised to 1,800 and was called by Michal Polchlopek in the big blind.

On the {K-Hearts} {7-Spades} {8-Diamonds} flop, Polchlopek check-raised from 2,600 to 7,000 and was called before firing the {6-Clubs} turn for 10,500. Gruissem called and The {A-Hearts} fell on the river. Polchlopek shoved and Gruissem called to muck stunned when he was shown the {10-Spades} {9-Hearts} of his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
Michal Polchlopek pl
Michal Polchlopek
110,000
52,700
52,700
Philipp Gruissem de
Philipp Gruissem
Busted

Tags: Michal PolchlopekPhilipp Gruissem

Loosli Busts Ivashkin

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

Sylvain Loosli opened for 1,800 from middle position and action folded to Andrei Ivashkin on the button. The Russian shoved all in for 13,700 and both blinds folded. Loosli asked for a count, and upon seeing it was in the range of 15,000 he called.

Andrei Ivashkin: {A-Diamonds}{J-Hearts}
Sylvain Loosli: {A-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}

The board ran out {Q-Clubs}{2-Spades}{K-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} and Loosli started stacking while Ivashkin made his exit.

Player Chips Progress
Sylvain Loosli fr
Sylvain Loosli
140,000
28,000
28,000
Jaka Coaching
Andrei Ivashkin ru
Andrei Ivashkin
Busted

Tags: Sylvain LoosliAndrei Ivashkin

Bustouts from Upstairs

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

Jonas Lauck, EPT 11 Prague runner-up Anton Bertilsson, Joni Jouhkimainen, Fady Kamar and Marton Czuczor have all been running out of chips.

Player Chips Progress
Nikita Nikolaev ru
Nikita Nikolaev
Busted
Fady Kamar lb
Fady Kamar
Busted
Remi Lemeur fr
Remi Lemeur
Busted
Davide Suriano it
Davide Suriano
Busted
Dariusz Paszkiewicz pl
Dariusz Paszkiewicz
Busted
Jonas Lauck de
Jonas Lauck
Busted
Radoslaw Morawiec pl
Radoslaw Morawiec
Busted
Marton Czuczor hu
Marton Czuczor
Busted
Anton Bertilsson se
Anton Bertilsson
Busted
Nicholas Galtos au
Nicholas Galtos
Busted
Joni Jouhkimainen fi
Joni Jouhkimainen
Busted
Run It Once
Russell Carson ca
Russell Carson
Busted
Pieter-Michael De Goede nl
Pieter-Michael De Goede
Busted
Sergio Castelluccio it
Sergio Castelluccio
Busted
Grzegorz Grochulski pl
Grzegorz Grochulski
Busted

Tags: Anton BertilssonJonas LauckJoni JouhkimainenMarton CzuczorFady Kamar

Bustouts from Downstairs

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

Former EPT Prague champion Martin Finger was the biggest name to fall within the first half an hour in the secondary tournament area downstairs.

Player Chips Progress
Olli Juhani Muukkonen fi
Olli Juhani Muukkonen
Busted
Andreas Wittke de
Andreas Wittke
Busted
Marius Maciukas lt
Marius Maciukas
Busted
Martin Finger de
Martin Finger
Busted
EPT 1X Winner
Ugnius Simelionis lt
Ugnius Simelionis
Busted
Jose Noronha pt
Jose Noronha
Busted
Cristiano Guerra it
Cristiano Guerra
Busted
Emil Patel us
Emil Patel
Busted

Tags: Martin Finger

Hulme Runs with Queens into Aces

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

Nir Levy confirmed that Andrew Hulme has been running with pocket queens into the pocket aces of Alan-James Brincat to bow out early. Levy himself is off to a good start as well after winning a four-bet pot with {A-} {K-} against Govert Metaal. Levy check-called a bet on a king-high flop before both the turn and river were checked down and the king with ace kicker was good.

Player Chips Progress
Nir Levy il
Nir Levy
170,000
40,000
40,000
Alan-James Brincat mt
Alan-James Brincat
60,000
26,000
26,000
Govert Metaal nl
Govert Metaal
50,000
-40,700
-40,700
Andrew Hulme gb
Andrew Hulme
Busted

Tags: Govert MetaalAndrew HulmeNir LevyAlan-James Brincat

Bad Start for the Day 1b Chip Leader

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante
Max Silver
Max Silver

Max Silver was the Day 1b chip leader, which put him second in chips at the start of the day (he was behind Day 1a chip leader Evangelos Tsairis). Unfortunately for the man from the UK, his Day 2 has gotten off to a rocky start.

In a recent hand, we happened upon the action on the river with a board reading {8-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}. There was approximately 34,000 already pulled into the pot, and Bram Haenraets had his last 24,000 out in front of him in the big blind. Silver, who was on the button, was contemplating what to do. After a decent amount of time had ticked off the clock, Silver dropped in a call holding the {10-Clubs}{q-Diamonds} for a rivered pair. It was no good though as Haenraets held a flush with the {j-Clubs}{7-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
Max Silver gb
Max Silver
135,000
-41,100
-41,100
Bram Haenraets nl
Bram Haenraets
85,000
50,200
50,200

Tags: Bram HaenraetsMax Silver

Early Double for Drinan

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

Action folded to Connor Drinan, who finished runner-up in the EPT €25,000 High Roller last week, and he raised to 1,700 from the button. Sergio Aido then three-bet to 5,600 from the small blind, the player in the big folded, and Drinan hit the tank for nearly two minutes before moving all in for 24,900. Aido didn't seem excited about it, but made the call nonetheless.

Drinan: {a-Spades}{k-Hearts}
Aido: {a-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}

Aido had some kicker issues, and they didn't get resolved on the {9-Spades}{8-Spades}{3-Clubs}. Flop. The {Q-Clubs} turn gave him some gutshot outs, but the {4-Diamonds} river proved safe for Drinan to give him a welcomed double.

Player Chips Progress
Sergio Aido es
Sergio Aido
100,000
-17,000
-17,000
Connor Drinan us
Connor Drinan
52,000
24,600
24,600

Tags: Segio AidoConnor Drinan