2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 12 Malta

€10,200 Single-Day High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 12 Malta

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
89
Prize
€327,030
Event Info
Buy-in
€10,000
Prize Pool
€1,299,800
Entries
134
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

Wheeler Takes from Kaverman

Level 20 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Jason Wheeler finished fourth in the € 25,000 + 750 #16 No Limit Hold'em - High Roller - 8 Handed yesterday and is back at the final table of yet another High Roller Event. Wheeler just snapped off the 250,000 river bet by Byron Kaverman on the board {10-Diamonds}{J-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{4-Clubs} and Kaverman flipped over the {8-Spades}{9-Hearts}. Wheeler had the {K-Spades}{J-Diamonds} for top pair and moved up to more than two million in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Wheeler us
Jason Wheeler
2,180,000
680,000
680,000
Byron Kaverman us
Byron Kaverman
1,310,000
-90,000
-90,000

Tags: Byron KavermanJason Wheeler

Thorel and Kaverman give up Hands

Level 20 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Jean-Noel Thorel opened to 125,000 and PokerStars Team Online member Ike Haxton moved all in from three seats over to enforce folds all around.

Shortly after, Byron Kaverman raised to 130,000 and the action reached Niko Soininen in the big blind. The Finn three-bet to 325,000 and that went through without any further betting action.

Player Chips Progress
Niko Soininen fi
Niko Soininen
2,200,000
400,000
400,000
Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
2,050,000
-50,000
-50,000
Isaac Haxton us
Isaac Haxton
1,227,000
-48,000
-48,000
Byron Kaverman us
Byron Kaverman
1,100,000
-210,000
-210,000

Tags: Byron KavermanIke HaxtonIsaac HaxtonJean-Noel ThorelNiko Soininen

O'Dwyer Check-Raises Kaverman

Level 20 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Steve O'Dwyer
Steve O'Dwyer

Byron Kaverman opened to 125,000 under the gun and Steve O'Dwyer defended his big blind.

The flop came {a-Clubs}{k-Spades}{3-Clubs} and both players checked. The turn was the {5-Hearts} and after O'Dwyer checked, Kaverman fired out a 125,000-chip bet.

O'Dwyer wasted little time coming back at Kaverman with a check-raise to 350,000 and Kaverman let it go.

Player Chips Progress
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
2,700,000
350,000
350,000
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Byron KavermanSteve O'Dwyer

Level: 21

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 10,000

Thorel Shows Queens

Level 21 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Two hands in a row, Jean-Noel Thorel attacked the blinds. In the second hand where the Frenchman had raised to 175,000, Jason Wheeler defended his big blind. On the {7-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} flop, Wheeler checked and Thorel continued for 500,000. Wheeler tanked and Steve O'Dwyer did some fitness exercises while the fellow American was still thinking.

Wheeler eventually folded and then patted himself on the back once Thorel showed {Q-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}. He said in table chat he folded pocket nines.

Player Chips Progress
Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
2,725,000
675,000
675,000
Jason Wheeler us
Jason Wheeler
2,025,000
-155,000
-155,000

Tags: Jason WheelerJean-Noel ThorelSteve O'Dwyer

Wheeler Gives up the Turn

Level 21 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Jason Wheeler raised to 205,000 from the small blind and Niko Soininen called from one seat over. On the flop {3-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}, Wheeler continued for 200,000 and Soininen called before the American checked the {6-Hearts} turn. Soininen bet 350,000 and that enforced a fold from Wheeler.

Player Chips Progress
Niko Soininen fi
Niko Soininen
2,650,000
450,000
450,000
Jason Wheeler us
Jason Wheeler
1,600,000
-425,000
-425,000

Tags: Jason WheelerNiko Soininen

Byron Kaverman Eliminated in 9th Place (€32,495)

Level 21 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Byron Kaverman
Byron Kaverman

Steve O'Dwyer shoved the button and Byron Kaverman called all in for 650,000.

Isaac Haxton let go of the big blind and the hands were revealed.

Kaverman: {7-Diamonds}{7-Spades}
O'Dwyer: {10-Diamonds}{J-Hearts}

Kaverman kept the lead through the {6-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} flop and {q-Clubs} turn, but the {j-Spades} river did him in, giving O'Dwyer a bigger pair.

Player Chips Progress
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
3,300,000
600,000
600,000
EPT 1X Winner
Byron Kaverman us
Byron Kaverman
Busted

Tags: Byron KavermanIsaac HaxtonSteve O'Dwyer

Wheeler Folds Again

Level 21 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Jason Wheeler opened to 165,000 from under the gun and the action folded around to Ilari Sahamies in the big blind. The Finn jammed and Wheeler immediately asked for a count. It was 905,000 in total and Wheeler also asked the dealer to pull in the raising chips.

Sahamies tried to guess the hand of his opponent and put pocket nines in the shopping window. Wheeler sat there without emotions and eventually folded after a good four minutes of consideration.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Wheeler us
Jason Wheeler
1,305,000
-295,000
-295,000
Ilari Sahamies fi
Ilari Sahamies
1,300,000
300,000
300,000

Tags: Ilari SahamiesJason Wheeler

Level: 22

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 10,000

Julian Stuer Eliminated in 8th Place (€43,540)

Level 22 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
Julian Stuer
Julian Stuer

Julian Stuer open-shoved for less than 500,000 and Jean-Noel Thorel made the call with {2-Hearts}{2-Clubs}.

Stuer held {a-Clubs}{6-Clubs} and was flipping for his tournament life until the {5-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{j-Hearts} flop made Thorel a set and left him drawing pretty thin.

The {7-Diamonds} turn ended things and the {3-Clubs} river was more salt in the wound as Stuer busted eighth.

Player Chips Progress
Julian Stuer at
Julian Stuer
Busted

Tags: Jean-Noel ThorelJulian Stuer