Metaal Follows IPT Runner-Up Finish With Deep EPT12 Malta Main Event Run
Level 18
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Earlier this week, Natan Chauskin finished as the last man standing in the €1,100 IPT7 Malta2 Main Event, a tournament attracted 947 participants from 57 countries and created a prize pool of €918,590. Chauskin captured the €149,560 first-place prize after a heads-up deal with EPT regular Govert Metaal, who had actually began the final table as the short stack.
Metaal, who took home €124,000 as a part of the deal, was in action today and followed up his runner-up finish with a cash in the Main Event. Unfortunately, his run just came to an end after he three-bet jammed 
over the open of Sam Greenwood, who called with 
. There was no seven from heaven, and Metaal's deep run came to an end.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
488,000
88,000
|
88,000 |
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Busted | |