[Removed:17] Leads Final 6 Players in PokerStars EPT Malta €25,750 High Roller
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After two grueling days of play, the 65-player field of the PokerStars EPT Malta €25,750 High Roller has been cut down to six. All of them are guaranteed at least a payday of €98,740, but all eyes are on the massive first price of €465,800.
The chipleader is none other than [Removed:17], who finished second in the same event in EPT Barcelona last August, banking €704,755. Yan finished the day with 887,000 in chips, leading a stacked field. These six players will return tomorrow as follows:
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ramin Hajiyev | Azerbaijan | 388,000 | 39 |
| 2 | [Removed:17] | New Zealand | 887,000 | 89 |
| 3 | Max Silver | United Kingdom | 412,000 | 41 |
| 4 | Mikita Badziakouski | Belarus | 438,000 | 44 |
| 5 | Oleksii Khoroshenin | Ukraine | 858,000 | 86 |
| 6 | Ole Schemion | Germany | 267,000 | 27 |
The day started off with 27 survivors of Day 1, who were joined by five new entrants on Day 2. Paul Newey's re-entry lasted just one hand, as he found himself on the wrong side of ace-king versus pocket queens. Vladimir Troyanovskiy was also among the early casualties. He found himself in good company, as Dan Shak, EPT 8 Prague champion Martin Finger, EPT 9 Grand Final winner Steve O'Dwyer and four-time EPT side event winner Charlie Carrel were all forced to the rail as well.
Scott Seiver was topping the leaderboard for most of the day, but suddenly found himself eliminated after a huge clash with Patrick Leonard. Seiver had flopped the nut flush draw against Leonard's set and the two of them had gotten it all in. Seiver completed his flush on the turn but, unfortunately for him, the board paired on the river, shipping the huge pot to his opponent.
With money awaiting for just nine players, the action slowed down with just two tables remaining. Andras Nemeth fell by shoving pocket deuces in Schemion's aces. Nick Petrangelo lost a coinflip versus Philipp Gruissem and Dario Sammartino ran into Adrian Mateos' top pair top kicker.
With 11 players left, it took a long while before the last two players made their exit empty-handed. It was German juggernaut Gruissem who eventually succumbed in 11th place. He got it in good with pocket jacks versus Allan Sannier's king-ten, but the latter spiked a king on the turn to send Gruissem packing.
After a bubble phase of over an hour, it was Sannier who was the last person to go home empty-handed. Sannier had flopped two pair, but was outflopped by Khoroshenin's bigger two pair. With Sannier's elimination, all players were guaranteed at least €46,180.
With the bubble burst, it didn't take long to reach the final six. Adrian Mateos shoved pocket tens into Ramin Hajiyev's pocket kings and finished ninth (€46,180). Patrick Leonard couldn't improve with ace-ten versus Oleksii Khoroshenin's ace-jack (eighth - €60,500) and Davidi Kitai ran ace-queen into Yan's pocket aces to finish seventh (€78,050).
The EPT 13 Malta Super High Roller final table is set and will commence at 12:30 local time in Casino Portomaso, Malta. The live stream will commence half an hour later with hole card information shown on screen. Follow the PokerStars European Poker Tour Malta 2017 live reporting on PokerNews.com as the tournament plays down to a winner who'll walk away with €465,800. Here's what they're playing for:
| Position | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | €465,800 | ||
| 2 | €334,400 | ||
| 3 | €217,400 | ||
| 4 | €164,030 | ||
| 5 | €127,400 | ||
| 6 | €98,740 | ||
| 7 | Davidi Kitai | Belgium | €78,050 |
| 8 | Patrick Leonard | United Kingdom | €60,500 |
A former professional poker player with a background in sports marketing and journalism. Yori has been a part of PokerNews since 2016 and manages the content team.
