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

Gu is Gone

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
Bryn Kenney - Huidong Gu
Bryn Kenney - Huidong Gu

Byron Kaverman raised from the button and called the shove of short stack Huidong Gu out of the big blind with {A-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}. Gu was ahead preflop with the {A-Clubs}{K-Clubs}, but the devastating flop {7-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} left him drawing dead already. Gu nodded and then took his belongings while the dealer burned and turned the {5-Hearts} and {6-Clubs} as last two community cards.

Player Chips Progress
Byron Kaverman us
Byron Kaverman
135,000
75,000
75,000
Huidong Gu mo
Huidong Gu
Busted

Wheeler Rides Again

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
Jason Wheeler
Jason Wheeler

Jason Wheeler just picked up a little breathing room in his effort to make a third High Roller final table in a row here at EPT Malta.

Wheeler got all of Craig Varnell's relatively short stack, getting him all in preflop with {a-Hearts}{j-Clubs} versus Varnell's {k-Spades}{q-Diamonds} and avoiding disaster on a board of bricks.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Wheeler us
Jason Wheeler
150,000
51,700
51,700
Craig Varnell us
Craig Varnell
Busted

Tags: Craig VarnellJason Wheeler

Is that a Needle?

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

Juah Helppi fired 21,000 out of the big blind on the turn {2-Spades}{K-Clubs}{A-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} and Martin Finger immediately shot out of his chair. "So sick," the German said and then asked to see the stack of his opponent. Finger eventually folded and while Helppi raked in the pot, he took off his glasses and smiled over: "Maybe one day you will win a hand."

Player Chips Progress
Juha Helppi fi
Juha Helppi
280,000
35,000
35,000
Martin Finger de
Martin Finger
200,000
-32,000
-32,000
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Juha HelppiMartin Finger

Sidhu Busts in Three-Way Pot

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
Kully Sidhu
Kully Sidhu

Kuljinder Sidhu moved all in for his last 23,400 chips and Senh Ung called in the small blind, so did Emil Ekvardt in the big blind. They checked down the board {J-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{2-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}{2-Hearts} and Ung announced ace-high before flipping over {A-Diamonds}{J-Hearts}. Ekvardt had that beat with {5-Hearts}{5-Clubs} and Sidhu joined the rail with {A-Clubs}{6-Clubs}.

Govert Metaal is also not in the High Roller tournament anymore either.

Player Chips Progress
Emil Ekvardt se
Emil Ekvardt
260,000
55,000
55,000
Senh Ung gb
Senh Ung
180,000
140,800
140,800
Kuljinder Sidhu gb
Kuljinder Sidhu
Busted
Govert Metaal nl
Govert Metaal
Busted

Tags: Emil EkvardtGovert MetaalKuljinder SidhuSenh Ung

Straighten Up and Fly Right

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
JC Alvarado
JC Alvarado

Keven Stammen came back from the break with a stack around 90,000 and a plan to spin it up.

Things got moving in the right direction for him when he bet 29,000 into a pot of about the same size, heads-up with JC Alvarado on an {8-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}{j-Hearts} board.

Alvarado went deep into the tank on this one, staring down the hulky Stammen for a minute or two before making the call.

He could only smile and muck when Stammen showed {q-Clubs}{10-Spades} for the straight.

Player Chips Progress
Keven Stammen us
Keven Stammen
154,000
69,000
69,000
JC Alvarado mx
JC Alvarado
68,000
-12,000
-12,000

Tags: JC AlvaradoKeven Stammen

Sahamies Busts to Badziakouski

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
Ilari Sahamies
Ilari Sahamies

Sylvain Loosli raised to 7,000 and Vladimir Troyanovskiy called before the action reached Ilari Sahamies. He moved all in for 99,300 in total and the action then folded around to Mikita Badziakouski. The Belorussian shoved for slightly more and that got folds from Loosli and Troyanovskiy.

Sahamies: {Q-Spades}{Q-Clubs}
Badziakouski: {K-Spades}{K-Hearts}

The board ran out {3-Spades}{7-Spades}{7-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} and the €10,000 Single-Day High Roller runner-up joined the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski
230,000
115,000
115,000
Ilari Sahamies fi
Ilari Sahamies
Busted

Tags: Ilari SahamiesMikita BadziakouskiSylvain LoosliVladimir Troyanovskiy

Ensan Wins Flip after Scary Flop

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

Hossein Ensan had previously lost with kings to the pocket tens of Senh Ung and then jammed with pocket sevens. His opponent also had sevens and they split the pot.

Soon after, the EPT11 Barcelona third place finisher then got his stack in with {10-Spades}{10-Hearts} and Niko Soininen in one seat over put him at risk with the {A-Spades}{K-Spades}. The flop {J-Spades}{8-Hearts}{9-Spades} brought a flush draw for the Finn, but Ensan survived thanks to the {3-Diamonds} turn and {2-Diamonds} river.

Player Chips Progress
Hossein Ensan de
Hossein Ensan
105,000
20,000
20,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Niko Soininen fi
Niko Soininen
22,000
-38,000
-38,000

Tags: Hossein EnsanNiko SoininenSenh Ung

Ole Schemion Missing

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
Ole Schemion
Ole Schemion

According to Dietrich Fast, fellow German Ole Schemion three-bet shoved out of the small blind for his last approximately 70,000 chips. Dobrovolskiy called with pocket nines and Schemion only had pocket threes to join the rail after an event less and dry board. Alexander Rocha experienced the same fate and has also run out of chips.

Player Chips Progress
Vladimir Dobrovolskiy ru
Vladimir Dobrovolskiy
455,000
230,000
230,000
Ole Schemion de
Ole Schemion
Busted
Alexander Rocha us
Alexander Rocha
Busted

Tags: Alexander RochaOle SchemionVladimir Dobrovolskiy

Handling The Swings

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
Bryn Kenney
Bryn Kenney

Bryn Kenney is turning in another swingy day now peaking at 370,000 to book a spot among the current leaders.

The latest chips added to his stack came courtesy of Dominik Nitsche, who limped the small blind into his big blind. The flop came {7-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{j-Diamonds} and Kenney quickly called when Nitsche led for 4,000.

Nitsche checked the {j-Clubs} turn and Kenny pounced on the opportunity, leading out for 7,600 and forcing a fold.

Player Chips Progress
Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
370,000
110,000
110,000
Dominik Nitsche de
Dominik Nitsche
180,000
-20,000
-20,000

Tags: Bryn KenneyDominik Nitsche