2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 12 Malta

€10,300 High Roller
Day: 2
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

Vieira Loses Flip

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Joao Vieira
Joao Vieira

Joao Vieira started the action with a raise from the hijack and Carlos Chadha three-bet jammed for 160,000 chips out of the small blind with the {K-Clubs}{Q-Clubs}.

Vieira took the flip with pocket sevens and the board ran out {4-Spades}{4-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts}{5-Diamonds} to send the Portuguese to the rail a mere minute before the second break of Day 2.

Player Chips Progress
Carlos Chadha us
Carlos Chadha
260,000
15,000
15,000
Joao Vieira pt
Joao Vieira
Busted
$25K Fantasy
Winamax

Tags: Carlos ChadhaJoao Vieira

Alvarado Loses all of it

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
JC Alvarado
JC Alvarado

It has been a very unfortunate last few minutes for JC Alvarado. After his two double ups almost in a row, he had Keven Stammen at risk with pocket tens versus pocket deuces and "Stammdogg" found a deuce on the board. The rest of it went in with the {A-}{10-} and Manuel Blaschke rejammed with {A-}{Q-}.

The board ran out {A-}{J-}{3-}{J-}{10-} to make the kicker ten worthless and Alvarado quietly left the tournament area.

Player Chips Progress
Keven Stammen us
Keven Stammen
120,000
-34,000
-34,000
Manuel Blaschke at
Manuel Blaschke
110,000
83,700
83,700
JC Alvarado mx
JC Alvarado
Busted

Tags: JC AlvaradoKeven StammenManuel Blaschke

Jaguscik on the Rise

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Rasmus Agerskov raised to 9,000 and Adam Jaguscik flat-called from one seat over, Brian Yoon defended his big blind. On the flop {K-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}, Agerskov checked and Jaguscik bet 18,500 to claim the pot once his opponents had folded.

Player Chips Progress
Adam Jaguscik pl
Adam Jaguscik
405,000
200,300
200,300
Brian Yoon us
Brian Yoon
260,000
$25K Fantasy
Rasmus Agerskov dk
Rasmus Agerskov
100,000
2,400
2,400

Tags: Adam JaguscikBrian YoonRasmus Agerskov

Wheeler Works on some Magic

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Jason Wheeler had to shoot a second bullet but is still in and on his way to cash all three High Roller tournaments here during the EPT12 Malta. The American grinder came fourth in the €25,000 High Roller and then third in the €10,000 Single-Day High Roller a few days ago. Right now, Wheeler sits behind a stack of just under 40 big blinds, more than enough to work some more magic.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Wheeler us
Jason Wheeler
151,000
1,000
1,000

Tags: Jason Wheeler

Cruel Five Minutes for Poker Germany

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Julian Stuer
Julian Stuer

Both Julian Stuer and Pascal Hartmann have been eliminated within a matter of minutes.

Stuer was first to go in a big pot against Mukul Pahuja after raising the button for 9,000 and getting called by Pahuja. On the flop {8-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}, Pahuja check-called a bet of 12,000 and the {K-Clubs} came on the turn. Pahuja check-raised from 32,000 to 78,000 and Stuer called before the {8-Diamonds} fell on the river.

Pahuja jammed with 130,000 remaining and Stuer called with the {J-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} only to see his opponent flip over {8-Spades}{4-Spades} for a full house.

Hartmann's chips went to Bryn Kenney. He defended his big blind and they checked down the flop {Q-Hearts}{9-Spades}{2-Spades}. On the {4-Hearts} turn, Hartmann check-called a delayed continuation bet worth 17,000 and then check-raised all in after the {2-Hearts} on the river. The {A-Hearts}{8-Hearts} of the German found an unlucky timing to make the nut flush, as Kenney had rivered the full house with {4-Clubs}{4-Spades} to scoop the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Mukul Pahuja us
Mukul Pahuja
585,000
395,500
395,500
Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
500,000
130,000
130,000
Julian Stuer at
Julian Stuer
Busted
Pascal Hartmann de
Pascal Hartmann
Busted

Tags: Bryn KenneyJulian StuerMukul PahujaPascal Hartmann

Kaverman Busts Soininen

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Niko Soininen
Niko Soininen

Niko Soininen had more than doubled up his short stack and was back up to 70,000. Byron Kaverman then raised to 9,000 and the Finn jammed out of the big blind with {K-Clubs}{Q-Clubs} only to receive a snap-call by Kaverman with pocket kings. There was no major upset on a dry board and Soininen headed to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Byron Kaverman us
Byron Kaverman
210,000
Niko Soininen fi
Niko Soininen
Busted

Tags: Byron KavermanNiko Soininen

Right Beside JC

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Dan Smith
Dan Smith

Dan Smith had just been moved to the table and there was some question as to whether he had taken the right seat.

"I told them no," he said. "I'm right where I need to be. Right beside JC."

In fact, he had been given the seat right next to JC Alvarado and when Alvarado opened up in the very first hand to 9,000, Smith came over the top.

"Gotta do it," he said, pushing in a three-bet of 27,000. Everyone else got out of the way and Alvarado promptly pushed in for 81,000 total.

Smith called with {A-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} and was trailing in a less-than-classic race against Alvarado's {3-Hearts}{3-Spades}.

The board ran out {8-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{q-Spades} and Alvarado doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Dan Smith us
Dan Smith
260,000
-65,000
-65,000
$25K Fantasy
Run It Once
JC Alvarado mx
JC Alvarado
170,000
90,000
90,000

Tags: Dan SmithJC Alvarado

Pauli Done for the Day; Alvarado Not Yet

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Sebastian Pauli
Sebastian Pauli

EPT11 London champion Sebastian Pauli lost the last few chips with {Q-Clubs}{J-Diamonds} against the {7-Clubs}{9-Hearts} of his table neighbor on the board {2-Clubs}{K-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{4-Hearts} and departed while Patrick Uzan's move on the flop {K-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{6-Spades} backfired.

The Frenchman raised and then had to call off the shove of table neighbor JC Alvarado in a battle of the blinds with {6-Diamonds}{3-Spades} only to find himself in desperate shape. Alvarado had the {7-Spades}{6-Clubs} and doubled on {3-Clubs} turn and {J-Hearts} river.

Player Chips Progress
JC Alvarado mx
JC Alvarado
80,000
12,000
12,000
Patrick Uzan fr
Patrick Uzan
75,000
-109,300
-109,300
Sebastian Pauli de
Sebastian Pauli
Busted
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: JC AlvaradoPatrick UzanSebastian Pauli

Romanello Rolling

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Roberto Romanello
Roberto Romanello

The details escaped us, but the fact remains that Roberto Romanello was just seen stacking chips with two nines in front of him and a third on the board.

It also appears that Sebastian Pauli is the one who paid off his set, because he had one foot out the door and just an unlucky 13 100-denomination chips in front of him a few seats over.

Player Chips Progress
Roberto Romanello gb
Roberto Romanello
150,000
95,000
95,000
EPT 1X Winner
Sebastian Pauli de
Sebastian Pauli
1,300
-113,700
-113,700
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Roberto RomanelloSebastian Pauli