2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 12 Malta

€5,300 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 12 Malta

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
56
Prize
€534,300
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€3,157,350
Entries
651
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Players Info - Day 1a

Update Counts from the Other Half the Room

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante
Player Chips Progress
Mikko Turtiainen fi
Mikko Turtiainen
135,000 -10,000
Salim Alibas de
Salim Alibas
110,000 -20,000
[Removed:17] nz
[Removed:17]
100,000 10,000
Charlie Carrel gb
Charlie Carrel
85,000 29,300
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
EPT 1X Winner
75,000 20,000
Ilari Sahamies fi
Ilari Sahamies
72,000 3,000
Brian Roberts us
Brian Roberts
64,000 -4,000
Joni Jouhkimainen fi
Joni Jouhkimainen
60,000 -3,000
Mohsin Charania us
Mohsin Charania
EPT 1X Winner
50,000 10,000
Andy Black ie
Andy Black
46,000 -5,000
Dominik Panka pl
Dominik Panka
EPT 1X Winner
45,000 -5,000
Ben Heath gb
Ben Heath
42,000 -1,000
Corey Hochman us
Corey Hochman
42,000 7,000
Jake Cody gb
Jake Cody
35,000 16,000
Elliot Smith ca
Elliot Smith
25,000 -4,000
Antonio Buonanno it
Antonio Buonanno
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
18,000 -27,000
Ivan Demidov ru
Ivan Demidov
15,000 -9,600
Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo
14,000 -2,000
Byron Kaverman us
Byron Kaverman
13,000 -3,500
Keven Stammen us
Keven Stammen
13,000 -17,000
Senh Ung gb
Senh Ung
13,000 -47,000

Updated Chip Counts from Half the Room

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante
Player Chips Progress
Noah Vaillancourt ca
Noah Vaillancourt
125,000 -15,000
Thomas Muehloecker at
Thomas Muehloecker
115,000 -10,000
Jeff Rossiter au
Jeff Rossiter
100,000 59,000
Mukul Pahuja us
Mukul Pahuja
82,000 7,000
Jose Carlos Garcia pl
Jose Carlos Garcia
80,000 -38,000
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
80,000 -4,000
Dylan Linde us
Dylan Linde
75,000 -11,000
Daniel Dvoress ca
Daniel Dvoress
60,000 4,000
Fabrice Soulier fr
Fabrice Soulier
60,000 -6,900
Liviu Ignat ro
Liviu Ignat
60,000 29,000
Anthony Zinno us
Anthony Zinno
55,000 13,000
Ivan Luca ar
Ivan Luca
55,000 700
Lauri Varonen fi
Lauri Varonen
45,000 -23,000
Juha Helppi fi
Juha Helppi
42,000 2,000
Jorryt van Hoof nl
Jorryt van Hoof
40,000 4,000
JC Alvarado mx
JC Alvarado
40,000 15,000
Ramin Hajiyev az
Ramin Hajiyev
40,000 5,000
Maria Ho us
Maria Ho
35,000 25,625
Rob Schiffbauer us
Rob Schiffbauer
35,000 -1,000
Jennifer Shahade us
Jennifer Shahade
32,000
David Benefield us
David Benefield
29,000 -11,000
Ike Haxton us
Ike Haxton
27,000
Christoph Vogelsang de
Christoph Vogelsang
22,000 6,000
Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
18,000 -14,000
Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver
12,000 -20,000

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A Fin Fails, a Fin Wins

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante
Ilari Sahamies
Ilari Sahamies

Childhood friends Patrik Antonius and Ilari Sahamies both grew up to be high stakes poker players, and both are playing this tournament today - though at different tables.

We witnessed Bernhard Haider open the cutoff to 1,200 and Patrik Antonius three bet from the small blind to 3,600. The big blind folded, Haider made the call. Antonius continued to fire 3,500 on {A-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{3-Spades} and 5,500 on the {5-Diamonds} turn. Haider called both times and checked behind after Antonius checked the {10-Hearts} river. Antonius showed {J-Spades}{5-Spades} and lost to {A-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}.

Over on Sahamies table we saw Tobias Leuenberger bet 1,800 from middle position on {10-Hearts}{10-Spades}{7-Diamonds}. Sahamies called and he called the 3,500 bet on the {K-Clubs} turn as well. The river came the {Q-Clubs} and Leuenberger checked. Sahamies checked behind and showed the winning {A-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts} as Leuenberger tabled {6-Spades}{6-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
Ilari Sahamies fi
Ilari Sahamies
69,000 9,000
Patrik Antonius fi
Patrik Antonius
EPT 1X Winner
18,125 -13,875

Tags: Ilari SahamiesPatrik Antonius

Turtiainen Busts Korotkikh

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

One player limped, Mikko Turtiainen raised to 2,000 and then Mikhail Korotkikh shoved into the raise of Turtiainen according to [Removed:17] in the one seat of the table. Turtiainen called with {10-}{10-} and Korotkikh only had {K-}{Q-}. The Finn flopped a set and the gutshot on the turn for Korotkikh didn't come anymore to send the Russian to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Mikko Turtiainen fi
Mikko Turtiainen
110,000 13,000
Mikhail Korotkikh ru
Mikhail Korotkikh
Busted

Tags: Mikhail KorotkikhMikko Turtiainen

Bendinelli busts to Muehloecker

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

After a raise and a three-bet by Thomas Muehloecker and Giuliano Bendinelli then four-bet shoved out of the big blind for 16,000. The initial raiser folded, but Muehloecker snap-called for a very good reason.

Bendinelli: {Q-Spades}{J-Spades}
Muehloecker: {A-Diamonds}{A-Clubs}

The {Q-Clubs}{10-Spades}{8-Hearts} flop gave Bendinelli quite a few outs to stay in the tournament, however both the {4-Clubs} turn and the {10-Diamonds} river bricked and sent the chips to Muehloecker instead.

Player Chips Progress
Thomas Muehloecker at
Thomas Muehloecker
125,000 35,000
Giuliano Bendinelli it
Giuliano Bendinelli
EPT 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Giuliano BendinelliThomas Muehloecker

Level: 8

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75

A Clash of High Rollers

Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante
Ramin Hajiyev
Ramin Hajiyev

Benjamin Pollak, who finished 7th in the €25,750 High Roller earlier today, opened with {A-}{Q-} for 1,100. Ramin Hajiyev, who also competed in the High Roller but didn't cash, three bet to 3,000. Pollak shoved for 10,500 and Hajiyev called with {10-}{10-}. The board failed to improve Pollak and the French high roller hit the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Ramin Hajiyev az
Ramin Hajiyev
35,000 35,000
Benjamin Pollak fr
Benjamin Pollak
Busted

Tags: Benjamin PollakRamin Hajiyev