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

Yan Puts Spindler To The Test

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

A 65,000-chip pot lay in the middle already with Benny Spindler heads-up against [Removed:17].

Spindler checked the river on a {10-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{3-Spades} board and Yan pushed in for some 120,000. Spindler considered the call for all of his 65,000 chips and tournament life.

In the end, he passed, allowing Yan to climb up to a spot near closer to the top of the leader board.

Player Chips Progress
[Removed:17] nz
[Removed:17]
185,000
-15,400
-15,400
Benny Spindler de
Benny Spindler
65,000
-35,100
-35,100

Khachatryn and Demidov Eliminated

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Two Russians have been eliminated and one of them was PokerStars Team Pro Ivan Demidov. He opened and then called a three-bet by Juha Helppi from one seat over to find a flop of {8-}{9-}{6-} according to Keven Stammen. Demidov check-raised all in with the {J-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} for an open ended straight draw and Helppi called with pocket aces to hold up.

Player Chips Progress
Juha Helppi fi
Juha Helppi
240,000
94,600
94,600
Ivan Demidov ru
Ivan Demidov
Busted
PokerStars
Armen Khachatryan ru
Armen Khachatryan
Busted

Tags: Armen KhachatryanIvan DemidovJuha HelppiKeven Stammen

Urbanovich Busts Early

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Dzmitry Urbanovich
Dzmitry Urbanovich

EPT phenomena Dzmitry Urbanovich raised from early position and was called by [Removed:17] and a third player. They went heads-up to the {8-Spades}{9-Spades}{10-Spades}{8-Clubs} turn where Urbanovich got the remainder of his stack in with the {4-Spades}{7-Spades} for a flush and straight flush draw. Yan looked him up with the superior {K-Spades}{J-Spades} and the one outer didn't come, instead the {3-Spades} river changed nothing whatsoever.

Player Chips Progress
[Removed:17] nz
[Removed:17]
250,000
65,000
65,000
Dzmitry Urbanovich pl
Dzmitry Urbanovich
Busted
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Dzmitry Urbanovich

Rettenmaier and Sidhu Double

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

EPT12 Barcelona High Roller runner up Kuljinder Sidhu bought in today and immediately lost a big portion of his stack in two hands before getting it in with {K-Spades}{10-Spades} against the {A-Clubs}{J-Hearts} of Emil Ekvardt. The board ran out {K-Hearts}{J-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{10-Clubs} and the two pair won the pot for the Brit.

Marvin Rettenmaier also doubled, albeit with a very short stack. His {5-Spades}{5-Diamonds} won the flip against the {A-Hearts}{Q-Clubs} of David Peters on a board of {J-Spades}{6-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{3-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
Kuljinder Sidhu gb
Kuljinder Sidhu
37,000
-13,000
-13,000
Marvin Rettenmaier de
Marvin Rettenmaier
25,000
-2,500
-2,500

Tags: David PetersEmil EkvardtMarvin RettenmaierKuljinder Sidhu

No Love For The Ladies

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Dan Smith
Dan Smith

Dan Smith made it 5,500 under the gun plus one and Ben Heath three-bet, making it 16,000 from one seat over.

Smith called, then checked the {5-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{10-Diamonds} flop. Heath fired out a bet of 18,500 and after Smith called again, they both checked the {j-Spades} turn. The {10-Spades} turned up on the river and Smith cut out betting ships, eventually dropping in 44,500 of them.

Heath called quickly and when Smith showed two queens, he turned over two aces to drag the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Ben Heath gb
Ben Heath
235,000
85,000
85,000
Dan Smith us
Dan Smith
130,000
-47,100
-47,100

Tags: Ben HeathDan Smith

Haxton Rises

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Isaac Haxton
Isaac Haxton

Team PokerStars Pro Isaac Haxton is off to a fast start here today.

He made it 6,000 on the button and after getting a call from Mikalai Vaskaboinikau in the small blind, Haxton sat up and looked across the table at his stack. Vaskaboinikau checked the {6-Spades}{5-Clubs}{2-Diamonds} flop and folded when Haxton continued for 8,000.

Ever the active one, Haxton called a Vaskaboinikau raise a few hands later.

"I know it's jacks or better," Haxton said. "But I'm going to try to catch up anyway."

Apparently he didn't, because Haxton folded to a continuation bet on the flop, taking some 150,000 in chips with him on to the next hand.

Player Chips Progress
Isaac Haxton us
Isaac Haxton
152,500
9,500
9,500
PokerStars

Tags: Isaac Haxton

Smith Recovers; Busts Smain

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Piotr Franczak, Thomas Muehloecker and Mamouni Smain are the latest additions to the bustout list. Smain fell in a coin flip against Dan Smith after four-bet jamming around 67,000 chips with pocket tens. Smith had three-bet and eventually called with the {A-Spades}{Q-Clubs} to find the {Q-Spades} and the {A-Clubs} on the flop.

Player Chips Progress
Dan Smith us
Dan Smith
210,000
80,000
80,000
Mamouni Smain ca
Mamouni Smain
Busted
Piotr Franczak pl
Piotr Franczak
Busted
Thomas Muehloecker at
Thomas Muehloecker
Busted

Tags: Dan SmithMamouni SmainPiotr FranczakThomas Muehloecker

Haxton Jams on Stammen

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Keven Stammen raised to 5,000 and then called the three-bet of Isaac Haxton from the button for 14,100. On the flop {6-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{3-Clubs}, Stammen checked and called a continuation bet worth 8,500. Both players checked the {10-Spades} on the turn before the {K-Diamonds} fell on the river. Stammen checked and Haxton jammed to enforce a fold.

Player Chips Progress
Isaac Haxton us
Isaac Haxton
180,000
27,500
27,500
PokerStars
Keven Stammen us
Keven Stammen
85,000
-27,600
-27,600

Tags: Isaac HaxtonKeven Stammen

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 300