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
Total Entries
651
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Players Left 1 / 651
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From the High Roller Straight Into the Main Event

Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante

After finishing runner-up to Mike McDonald in the €25K High Roller, Juha Helppi has opted to jump into the Main Event. He got off to a quick start working his 30,000 starting stack up to nearly 45,000, but he just his a small road bump.

We missed the action unfold, but we do know a short-stacked Bob Ekelund got his last 4,200 or so all in preflop and was at risk against Helppi.

Ekelund: {k-Hearts}{j-Spades}
Helppi: {2-Clubs}{2-Hearts}

It was a flip, and Ekelund managed to pull ahead on the {6-Diamonds}{k-Spades}{a-Hearts} flop. Neither the {4-Clubs} turn nor {9-Clubs} river helped Helppi, and he sent a small portion of his stack over to Ekelund.

Korotkikh Gets a Lucky Double

Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante

Akin Tuna limped from under the gun and Mikhail Korotkikh limped in as well with a rather short stack. The action reached Francois Goulet on the button and he moved all in for 10,000. Tuna folded and Korotkikh called off for 4,200 in total, turning over his {5-Spades}{3-Clubs}. Goulet held the {A-Hearts}{K-Diamonds} but the Russian got there on the turn of a {A-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{2-Spades}{4-Clubs}{10-Spades} board.

Tags: Francois GouletMikhail Korotkikh

Toma Riding the Rollercoaster

Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante

The chip stack of Tsugunari Toma is going up and down all the time. He was up to more than 80,000 already again and then put Thiago Nishijima at risk for 12,200 preflop. It was a flip for Toma with {A-Diamonds}{10-Spades} versus {5-Diamonds}{5-Spades} and the board ran out {7-Spades}{6-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}.

Tags: Tsugunari TomaThiago Nishijima

Roberts Suddenly with Decent Stack

Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante

On the three-way flop {K-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}, one player bets and Brian Roberts calls before Mikolaj Zawadzki folds. The {4-Spades} turn is checked through and the opponents of Roberts also checked the {5-Diamonds} river with exactly three T-5,000 chips left. Roberts gave it some thought and then pushed forward four blue T-5,000 chips to push his opponent all in, enforcing a fold.

Tags: Brian RobertsMikolaj Zawadzki

Pocket Rockets Propel Muehloecker to a Double

Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante
Thomas Muehloecker
Thomas Muehloecker

We happened upon the action with roughly 55,000 already in the pot and a board reading {a-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{5-Hearts}. Thomas Muehloecker, who was in the small blind, moved all in for his last 17,300 and action was on Sanan Dovlatov.

The man from Azerbaijan thought long and hard before making the call, but he did not like what he saw.

Muehloecker: {a-Spades}{a-Clubs}
Dovlatov: {k-Clubs}{k-Spades}

Seeing their hole cards it's no wonder the pot had gotten so big, but as it was, Muehloecker was shipped the big double.

Tags: Sanan DovlatovThomas Muehloecker

No Chips for Negriin

Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante

We picked up the action with Iván "Negriin" Lucá betting out 3,000 on a flop of {Q-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{9-Clubs}. The first of his three opponents folded, but the second called. The third, JC Alvarado, folded as well so it was heads up to the turn.

The {A-Spades} hit and Luca causally bet 5,000. His opponent called again.

Luca checked with the {Q-Clubs} on the river and his opponent was quick to check behind. Luca showed {9-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} for a counterfeited two pair, and the pot went to his opponent who showed {A-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}.

Tags: Ivan Luca

Hochman Drops some Chips

Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante

On a five-way flop of {A-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{3-Spades}, Corey Hochman made it 3,375 to go and was called by one player before Byron Kaverman folded. Then, Thomas Alarcon moved all in for 10,250 and just Hochman called with {A-Diamonds}{J-Clubs} for top pair. Alarcon was way ahead with {3-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} and locked up the double on the {K-Spades} turn and {K-Diamonds} river.

Tags: Byron KavermanCorey Hochman

"See you guys in Prague"

Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante

Martin Finger walked out of the tournament area and joked "see you guys in Prague" to the colleagues of the German blog. "Aces into kings, king as door card," Finger added. The opponent in question is Ferdinand Le Pichon and the Frenchman also shoved into Michael Wang on the {10-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{K-Spades} turn as well. Wang forfeited his bet of 2,000 and got shown {Q-Hearts}{J-Spades} by Le Pichon.

Tags: Ferdinand Le PichonMartin FingerMichael Wang

Shahade Shoves the Flop

Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante
Jennifer Shahade
Jennifer Shahade

Elliot Smith opened to 1,200 and Shyam Srinivasan three-bet to 3,600 before Jennifer Shahade made it 5,200 to go. Only Srinivasan called and they saw the flop {J-Spades}{10-Hearts}{2-Clubs}. Srinivasan checked and Shahade moved all in for 15,400 to scoop the pot without showdown.

Tags: Jennifer ShahadeShyam Srinivasan

Demidov Doubles, Farrell the Fortune Teller

Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante
Ivan Demidov
Ivan Demidov

Niall Farrell opened to 1,200 from early position and his neighbor Ivan Demidov shoved for 11,700. Action folded to Vicente Delgado and he too pushed all in. Action now folded around to Farrell who folded {K-Clubs}{Q-Clubs} face up, despite being convinced he "should never fold king-queen suited in a PokerStars tournament since that hand always wins..."

Demidov showed {8-Hearts}{8-Diamonds} and Delgado had {A-Clubs}{A-Diamonds}, but still Farrell wasn't backing down on his claim king-queen would win the hand.

Wouldn't you know it; {A-Hearts}{J-Hearts}{10-Hearts} on the flop. Farrell merely raised an eyebrow upon seeing his future predicting talent once again confirmed.

The {9-Clubs} on the turn and {7-Clubs} on the river made Demidov's eights into a winning straight and Delgado's top set hit the muck soon enough.

Tags: Ivan DemidovNiall FarrellVicente Delgado