2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 12 Malta

€5,300 Main Event
Day: 3
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

Kenney Cracks Kings

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Bryn Kenney's wild ride continues here in Malta, this time at the expense of Natasha Barbour.

Kenney got short again, but picked up {a-Spades}{q-Diamonds} and went with it. Naturally, Barbour called with {k-Spades}{k-Diamonds}, but could not hold on a {j-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{a-Clubs}{10-Spades} board that left Kenney with a bigger pair.

With her Cowboys cracked, Barbour dipped to 250,000 as Kenney swung back up to 170,000.

Player Chips Progress
Natasha Barbour us
Natasha Barbour
250,000 -95,000
Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
170,000 -79,000

Tags: Bryn KenneyNatasha Barbour

Shorr Hits Pure One-Outer, Beats Nut Flush With Straight Flush!

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Shannon Shorr
Shannon Shorr

Latvian regular Mihails Morozovs just got the bad beat of his tournament career in what must have been the sickest hand of the tournament so far.

It all started calm with Morozovs raising from the hijack to 12,000. Niall Farrell in the small blind called and Shannon Shorr in the big blind came along for the ride as well to see a flop.

The flop came {J-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{5-Clubs} and Farrell and Shorr both checked. Morozovs made a continuation bet of 16,000 and Farrell just about instantly folded. Shorr made the call to see a turn.

The {6-Spades} hit and Shorr again checked. Morozovs fired 26,000 and Shorr moved all in. Morozovs instantly called and had his {A-Clubs}{3-Clubs} open on the table before Shorr had his {Q-Clubs}{8-Clubs} displaying.

The {10-Clubs} hit the river and for a second nobody realized what had happened. Farrell was the first to exclaim how sick it was, and Morozovs just said "This is not happening to me right?" in disbelief. Shorr wasn't saying anything and just helped the dealer count out his 117,000 stack.

Morozovs leaned back with a big sigh, had his hands in his hair for a bit, and counted his 55,000 stack. What a bad beat!

Player Chips Progress
Shannon Shorr us
Shannon Shorr
310,000 161,000
Mihails Morozovs lv
Mihails Morozovs
55,000 -175,000

Tags: Niall FarrellShannon ShorrMihails Morozovs

Two Hands, and Poof, Dominik Nitsche Disappears

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Dominik Nitsche
Dominik Nitsche

Dominik Nitsche was cruising along, but two hands — one of which was extremely unlucky — saw him bounced from the tournament.

In the first, Italy's Gianluca Escobar moved all for 89,000 from middle position and Nitsche isolated by three-betting all in from the small blind.

Nitsche: {a-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}
Escobar: {a-Spades}{10-Clubs}

Nitsche was a heavy favorite, but Escobar got lucky to catch a ten on the {4-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} flop. Neither the {3-Spades} turn nor {7-Hearts} river helped Nitsche, and he was left with 37,000 after the hand.

Not long after, Nitsche raised to 27,000 under the gun, leaving himself just 5,000 back. Andreas Chalkiadakis called from the hijack, and then Escobar put in a three-bet. Nitsche called off and Chalkiadakis folded.

Nitsche: {k-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}
Escobar: {a-Spades}{q-Hearts}

This time it was Nitsche who was dominated, but he would not get lucky against Escobar, who held after the board ran out {9-Spades}{7-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}. Nitsche exited in 58th place for €10,580.

Player Chips Progress
Gianluca Escobar it
Gianluca Escobar
250,000 90,800
Dominik Nitsche de
Dominik Nitsche
Busted

Tags: Gianluca EscobarDominik Nitsche

The End of "Tight-Man1"

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Christoph Vogelsang
Christoph Vogelsang

Action folded to online pro Christoph "Tight-Man1" Vogelsang on the button and he moved his short stack in. The small blind got out of the way, but Slaven Popov defended from the big.

Popov: {a-Clubs}{6-Hearts}
Vogelsang: {k-Clubs}{9-Spades}

Vogelsang was behind, but was drawing to two live cards. Unfortunately, he became an even bigger underdog when the {a-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{8-Clubs} flop paired Popov's ace. The {2-Diamonds} turn left Vogelsang drawing dead, and he took his leave after the {K-Diamonds} was run out on the river.

Player Chips Progress
Christoph Vogelsang de
Christoph Vogelsang
Busted

Tags: Slaven PopovChristoph Vogelsang

Blue Steel

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Mike McDonald
Mike McDonald

Mike McDonald may be the most intimidating player in poker.

Of course, the record speaks for itself. McDonald was winning millions online when he was just a teenager, won his first EPT title at 18 and last week, when he shipped the €25,750 High Roller, he became the EPT's all-time leading money winner with $6,228,104 in career earnings.

A day later he was overtaken on the list when Steve O'Dwyer made it up to $6,731,614 winning the €10,200 Single-Day High Roller, but the Hendon Mob page may not be the scariest thing about the man they call 'Timex.'

He tends to stare down opponents when they play pots against him, and whether he knows it or not, the Canadian does it with a steely-eyed scowl that might make the meek muck.

He defended his big blind against a Przemyslaw Piotrowski open to 13,000 moments ago, and after checking the {j-Spades}{5-Spades}{6-Diamonds} flop, fixed his eyes squarely on Piotrowski. Piotrowski bet 16,000, and after staring him down a little while longer, McDonald made the call.

The turn brought the {j-Hearts}, another check and a firm stare down from McDonald. Piotrowski checked as well. The river came the {9-Diamonds} and this time McDonald led for 21,000, once again glancing over at Piotrowski with intensity.

Piotrowski gulped, called and reluctantly showed the {10-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}. McDonald had just the {q-Clubs}{6-Spades} and dipped below his peak stack at the end of the last level.

Piotrowski appeared to breath a sigh of relief, having faced the McDonald stare down and stood strong this time.

Player Chips Progress
Mike McDonald ca
Mike McDonald
EPT 1X Winner
850,000 -100,000
Przemyslaw Piotrowski pl
Przemyslaw Piotrowski
165,000 -65,200

Tags: Mike McDonaldPrzemyslaw PiotrowskiSteve O'Dwyer

Sharp and Jann Up

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Patrick Jann doubled up after losing the last hand of the previous level and now joked to Kevin Lee Sharp to see one of his cards. Sharp had pushed the {10-Clubs}{4-Spades}{8-Clubs}{Q-Hearts} turn for 69,000 from under the gun and his opponent folded. Sharp showed nothing and claimed back some chips that he had previously lost.

Player Chips Progress
Patrick Jann ch
Patrick Jann
190,000 90,000
Kevin Lee Sharp ca
Kevin Lee Sharp
150,000 -54,500

Tags: Patrick JannKevin Lee Sharp

Feddersen Busts to Lodden

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Jesper Feddersen and Johnny Lodden had clashed earlier in the tournament and the Norwegian now took revenge after having had to fold against an all in before when he was at risk. Now, Feddersen only had 46,000 left and moved all in from early position with the {A-Hearts}{Q-Spades}.

Lodden found {A-Spades}{K-Hearts} in the big blind and his top pair on the board {5-Spades}{10-Hearts}{K-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} won the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Johnny Lodden no
Johnny Lodden
695,000 175,000
Jesper Feddersen de
Jesper Feddersen
Busted

Tags: Jesper FeddersenJohnny Lodden

Luca Eliminates Routier

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Ivan Luca opened the hijack for 13,000 and saw Jeremy Routier in the small blind shove all in for 72,000. The big blind folded but Luca called after some serious tanking.

Jeremy Routier: {A-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}
Ivan Luca: {K-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}

The flop was save for Routier with {J-Clubs}{J-Spades}{2-Spades}, but the {K-Diamonds} on the turn spelled doom for him. The {4-Hearts} on the river was a blank and Routier hit the rail 60th place (€ 10,580).

Player Chips Progress
Ivan Luca ar
Ivan Luca
560,000 57,000
Jeremy Routier fr
Jeremy Routier
Busted

Tags: Ivan LucaJeremy Routier

"Nice Hand Dealer"

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Narutoshi Otsuka opened the action with a raise to 15,000 and Marcin Wydrowski announced all in for 176,000. The action folded to Jens Lakemeier in the small blind and he called, Otsuka called all in for slightly less than Wydrowski.

Wydrowski: {A-Hearts}{K-Spades}
Otsuka: {Q-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}
Lakemeier: {J-Spades}{J-Clubs}

"Nice hand dealer," Wydrowski grinned before the showdown and then proceeded to hit two pair on the board {7-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{K-Hearts}{A-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} to eliminate Otsuka and almost tripled up.

Player Chips Progress
Marcin Wydrowski pl
Marcin Wydrowski
520,000 390,000
Jens Lakemeier at
Jens Lakemeier
480,000 -70,000
Narutoshi Otsuka jp
Narutoshi Otsuka
Busted

Tags: Jens LakemeierMarcin WydrowskiNarutoshi Otsuka

Geissert Doubles in Battle of Germans

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

In the previous hand, Erik Scheidt had called a raise and then folded to a three-bet. Scheidt then raised to 12,000 and quickly called all in when Bjorn Geissert pushed for 111,000. It was the best two hands in No Limit Hold'em that clashed with Geissert's {A-Diamonds}{A-Hearts} and Scheidt's {K-Diamonds}{K-Spades}. The board ran out {6-Hearts}{A-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{J-Diamonds} and Geissert doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Erik Scheidt de
Erik Scheidt
460,000 -60,000
Bjorn Geissert de
Bjorn Geissert
230,000 30,000

Tags: Bjorn GeissertErik Scheidt