2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 12 Malta

€10,300 High Roller
Day: 3
Event Info

2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 12 Malta

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
55
Prize
€430,800
Event Info
Buy-in
€10,000
Prize Pool
€2,037,000
Entries
210
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Family Pot

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

Mikalai Vaskaboinikau made it 75,000 from under the gun and the entire table called.

"I know all you want is to take some chips from the fish," he said, as the flop fell {10-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}. It checked to Vaskaboinikau, who continued for 175,000. Only Mukul Pahuja called. The turn brought the {3-Clubs} and after Pahuja checked, Vaskaboinikau bet 325,000.

Pahuja folded, allowing Vaskaboinikau to cross the 2 million-chip mark.

Player Chips Progress
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau by
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau
2,050,000 365,000

Tags: Mikalai VaskaboinikauMukul Pahuja

Vaskaboinikau Gets Lucky River to Double

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

Mikalai Vaskaboinikau raised to 75,000 from under the gun and was called by Mukul Pahuja in the small blind as well as Vladimir Dobrovolskiy in the big blind. On the flop {A-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}, Pahuja checked and Dobrovolskiy bet 135,000. Vaskaboinikau checked his stack carefully before moving all in for 721,000 and Pahuja quickly folded, Dobrovolskiy called within a matter of a second.

Dobrovolskiy: {A-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}
Vaskaboinikau: {A-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}

The Belorussian immediately shook his head upon spotting the hand of his opponent and was ready to leave. A blank {4-Spades} appeared on the turn before the {Q-Spades} river gave him the higher two pair. Again, Vaskaboinikau banged the hand on the table in excitement and informed his rail before calming down again.

Player Chips Progress
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau by
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau
1,685,000 505,000
Vladimir Dobrovolskiy ru
Vladimir Dobrovolskiy
515,000 -688,000

Tags: Mikalai VaskaboinikauMukul PahujaVladimir Dobrovolskiy

Roberto Romanello Eliminated in 6th Place (€99,620)

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
Roberto Romanello
Roberto Romanello

Mukul Pahuja made it 65,000 from the cutoff and Roberto Romanello shoved out of the big blind for 625,000.

Pahuja made the call with the {a-Spades}{10-Spades} and Romanello was racing for his tournament life on the {6-Spades}{6-Diamonds}.

The board came down {10-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{q-Spades}{k-Clubs}{5-Spades} giving Pahuja top pair on the flop and a straight on the turn to send Romanello home sixth.

Player Chips Progress
Mukul Pahuja us
Mukul Pahuja
3,950,000 915,000
Roberto Romanello gb
Roberto Romanello
EPT 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Mukul PahujaRoberto Romanello

Bryn Kenney Eliminated in 7th place (€72,730)

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
Bryn Kenney
Bryn Kenney

In the second hand of the official final table, Ihar Soika raised to 65,000 from under the gun and claimed the blinds and antes. Byron Kaverman did so as well one hand later from the button and then Bryn Kenney moved all in from the button in the fourth hand. Soika counted his stack carefully before announcing his all in as well to enforce a fold from Mukul Pahuja in the big blind.

Soika: {A-Hearts}{K-Spades}
Kenney: {K-Diamonds}{J-Spades}

The flop {6-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}{10-Clubs} was a sweat for both players as the open-ended and gutshot straight draw appeared. The {2-Hearts} on the turn was a bad card for Kenney, as it brought the third flush and took away one of his outs. It was all over after the {8-Clubs} river and Soika claimed the pot with ace-high. Kenney had to settle for 7th place and received €72,730 for his efforts.

Player Chips Progress
Ihar Soika by
Ihar Soika
1,800,000 410,000
Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
Busted

Tags: Bryn KenneyByron KavermanIhar SoikaMukul Pahuja

Kevin MacPhee Eliminated in 8th Place (€53,150)

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
Kevin MacPhee
Kevin MacPhee

In the first hand of the official final table, Kevin MacPhee open-shoved for 385,000 and got looked up by Mukul Pahuja.

MacPhee: {5-Diamonds}{5-Spades}
Pahuja: {10-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}

The board rolled out {10-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{6-Spades}{k-Spades} and MacPhee, coming off his WSOP Europe Main Event win earlier this month, was drawing dead by the turn and forced to settle for 8th-place money here in Malta.

Player Chips Progress
Mukul Pahuja us
Mukul Pahuja
3,035,000 385,000
Kevin MacPhee us
Kevin MacPhee
EPT 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Kevin MacPheeMukul Pahuja

Final Table Counts (full)

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
SeatPlayerCountryChip Count
1Mukul PahujaUSA2,650,000
2Vladimir DobrovolskiyRussia1,203,000
3Mikalai VaskaboinikauBelarus1,180,000
4Roberto RomanelloUK775,000
5Byron KavermanUSA2,990,000
6Bryn KenneyUSA385,000
7Kevin MacPheeUSA380,000
8Ihar SoikaBelarus1,390,000
Player Chips Progress
Byron Kaverman us
Byron Kaverman
2,990,000 540,000
Mukul Pahuja us
Mukul Pahuja
2,650,000 -350,000
Ihar Soika by
Ihar Soika
1,390,000 540,000
Vladimir Dobrovolskiy ru
Vladimir Dobrovolskiy
1,203,000 -2,000
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau by
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau
1,180,000 30,000
Roberto Romanello gb
Roberto Romanello
EPT 1X Winner
775,000 15,000
Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
385,000 -264,000
Kevin MacPhee us
Kevin MacPhee
EPT 1X Winner
380,000 60,000

Level: 23

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 4,000

Dominik Nitsche Eliminated in 9th Place (€44,000)

Level 22 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
Dominik Nitsche
Dominik Nitsche

Dominik Nitsche raised to 50,000 from the cutoff in the last hand of the level and the action folded to Mikalai Vaskaboinikau in the small blind. He moved all in for around 630,000 and had Nitsche covered. The German snap-called for just under 500,000 chips and they tabled the cards.

Nitsche: {Q-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}
Vaskaboinikau: {A-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}

The flop fell {4-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} and Nitsche immediately shook his head, fully aware of the additional outs through the flush draw. While the {J-Spades} on the turn changed nothing whatsoever, the {6-Diamonds} on the river completed the flush and Nitsche let out a short sign of disgust while Vaskaboinikau banged on the table in excitement.

Player Chips Progress
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau by
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau
1,150,000 450,000
Dominik Nitsche de
Dominik Nitsche
Busted

Tags: Dominik NitscheMikalai Vaskaboinikau