2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 12 Malta

€5,300 Main Event
Day: 3
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Event Info

2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 12 Malta

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
5♦6♠
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

€5,300 Main Event

Day 3 Started

Chip Counts for Start of Day 3 (full)

Christian Zetzsche
Christian Zetzsche
Player Chips Progress
Alexander Ivarsson se
Alexander Ivarsson 		529,200
Samuli Sipila fi
Samuli Sipila 		466,500
Erik Scheidt de
Erik Scheidt 		447,700
Giulio Spampinato it
Giulio Spampinato 		406,500
Jens Lakemeier at
Jens Lakemeier 		385,000 205,000
Jaroslaw Sikora pl
Jaroslaw Sikora 		377,700 107,700
Faraz Jaka us
Faraz Jaka 		375,200
Pawel Brzeski pl
Pawel Brzeski 		372,100
Andreas Chalkiadakis gr
Andreas Chalkiadakis 		358,600
Farid Jattin co
Farid Jattin 		339,200 4,500
Daniel Dvoress ca
Daniel Dvoress 		321,100
Michael Ho us
Michael Ho 		320,000 170,000
Mike McDonald ca
Mike McDonald
EPT 1X Winner
314,200
Enrico Camosci it
Enrico Camosci 		314,000
Alfie Adam gb
Alfie Adam 		283,700
Niall Farrell gb
Niall Farrell
EPT 1X Winner
280,000
Stefan Vagner sk
Stefan Vagner 		275,500 15,500
Kitty Kuo tw
Kitty Kuo
Natural8
264,900
Christoph Vogelsang de
Christoph Vogelsang 		240,300
Peter Chien ca
Peter Chien 		236,300 16,300
Przemyslaw Piotrowski pl
Przemyslaw Piotrowski 		230,200
Apostolos Bechrakis gr
Apostolos Bechrakis 		223,400 13,400
Carmelo Crucitti it
Carmelo Crucitti 		221,500 -18,500
Ivan Luca ar
Ivan Luca 		219,800 5,000
Jesper Feddersen de
Jesper Feddersen 		219,800

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Day 3 Seat Draw

Christian Zetzsche
Christian Zetzsche
TableSeatNameCountryChips
11Antonio D'AlessandroItaly97,500
12Mikko TurtiainenFinland188,300
13Pierre ChevalierFrance113,000
14Ferdinand Le PichonFrance195,900
15Peter ChienCanada236,300
16David De AbreuPortugal125,500
17Ludovic GeilichUnited Kingdom143,300
18Thomas MuehloeckerAustria209,200
     
21Bjorn GeissertGermany188,000
22Carmelo CrucittiItaly221,500
23Erik ScheidtGermany447,700
24Boris KolevBulgaria42,900
25Akim AouineFrance175,000
26Hani BahnaCanada41,800
27Gerald KarlicAustria106,800
28Daniel PaulyFrance40,800
     
31Giacomo FundaroItaly139,700
32Lauri PesonenFinland34,900
33Jaroslaw SikoraPoland377,700
34Ezequiel KleinmanArgentina199,300
35Charles ChatthaUnited Kingdom131,000
36Antonio ChemiItaly113,300
37Alfie AdamUnited Kingdom283,700
38Orpen KisacikogluTurkey53,100
     
41Darrell GohIreland89,100
42Artan DedushaUnited Kingdom68,700
43Antonio MitrottaItaly82,800
45Rainer KempeGermany87,100
46Matthieu RodriguezFrance78,300
47Koray AldemirGermany205,400
48Natasha BarbourUnited States157,400
     
51Kevin Lee SharpCanada91,500
52Mihails MorozovsLatvia145,000
53Ilan BoujenahFrance146,000
54Gaspare TrioloItaly129,600
55Niall FarrellUnited Kingdom280,000
56Adrian TivadarRomania61,800
57Patrick JannSwitzerland200,200
58Anton KrausBulgaria39,800
     
61Jesper FeddersenGermany219,800
62Ivan SkoblovRussia95,200
63Antoine SaoutFrance149,600
64Atanas KavrakovBulgaria114,400
65Ludovic RiehlFrance185,500
66Marco D`AmicoItaly28,600
67Johnny LoddenNorway102,400
68Slaven PopovBulgaria54,600
     
71Faraz JakaUnited States375,200
72Antonio ScalziItaly35,200
73Farid JattinUnited States339,200
74Alen BilicBosnia and Herzegovina187,700
75Jeremy RoutierFrance89,300
76Dara O'KearneyIreland50,300
77Serkan KurnazTurkey36,800
     
81Andrew AtkinsonUnited Kingdom15,700
82Alexander RochaUnited States99,800
83Adrian MateosSpain45,000
84Dominik NitscheGermany166,700
85Marcin WydrowskiPoland113,400
86Andreas ChalkiadakisGreece358,600
87Gianluca EscobarItaly159,200
88Alberto ArbiolSpain38,700
     
91Andrey KotelnikovRussia43,500
92Nabil Mohamed Abdien CardosoSpain201,100
93Salim AlibasGermany167,000
94Enrico CamosciItaly314,000
95Younas YousafDenmark142,700
96Mike McDonaldCanada314,200
97Eros NastasiItaly176,800
98Abdelkarim El HaddoutiSpain175,500
     
101Apostolos BechrakisGreece223,400
103Cristiano BlancoUnited Kingdom30,800
104Giulio SpampinatoItaly406,500
105Christopher AndlerSweden58,700
106Daniel DvoressCanada321,100
107Sina AlamzadIran85,900
108Shannon ShorrUnited States149,000
     
111Khorshid SakhraGermany173,800
112Davidi KitaiBelgium70,700
113Stefan VagnerSlovakia275,500
114Sam GreenwoodCanada163,000
115Nihat KaryagdiRomania185,800
116Brian YoonUnited States126,000
117Diego ZeiterSwitzerland59,200
118Nikolaus TeichertGermany47,700
     
121Narutoshi OtsukaJapan74,900
122Matthias De MeulderBelgium45,600
123Mamouni SmainCanada48,200
124Christoph VogelsangGermany240,300
125Jeff RossiterAustralia116,900
126Ivan LucaArgentina219,800
127Joni JouhkimainenFinland76,800
128Francesco DelfocoItaly75,000
     
131Michael HoCanada320,000
132Mudasser HussainUnited Kingdom42,800
133Anthony VenturiniUnited States63,700
134Jens LakemeierGermany385,000
135Kitty KuoChina264,900
136Govert MetaalNetherlands207,100
137Pawel BrzeskiPoland372,100
     
141Mikael JeanLebanon175,500
142Ayaz ManjiPortugal3,700
143Darie VladRomania208,000
144Isaac HaxtonUnited States106,500
145Ilkin AmirovAzerbaijan53,000
146Steve O'DwyerIreland98,100
147Anton BertilssonSweden199,800
148Joona LinnaFinland77,000
     
151Przemyslaw PiotrowskiPoland230,200
152Brian RobertsUnited States146,000
154Carlos ChadhaCanada179,400
155Zoltan SzaboHungary84,900
156Ludovic HeinryFrance84,500
157Max SilverUnited Kingdom85,300
158Lauri VaronenFinland27,900
     
161Laurent CessyFrance102,300
162Shaan SiddiquiCanada111,300
163Paul BerendeNetherlands53,000
164Nichan KhorchidianLebanon186,000
165Dylan LindeUnited States59,900
166Mohsin CharaniaUnited States98,400
167Miltiadis KyriakidesGreece82,200
168Alexander IvarssonSweden529,200
     
171Dan SmithUnited States214,200
172Samuli SipilaFinland466,500
173Pierre HussonFrance130,000
174Bryn KenneyUnited States95,000
175Adam JaguscikPoland83,500
176Jordan MitevBulgaria82,400
177Michael GathyBelgium63,600
178Chris HunichenUnited States113,900

The Race to the Money on Day 3 of the EPT12 Malta Main Event

Christian Zetzsche
Christian Zetzsche
Alexander Ivarsson leads at the start of Day 3
Alexander Ivarsson leads at the start of Day 3

In 90 minutes from now at 12 p.m. (noon) local time, Day 3 of the 2015 PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Season 12 Malta Main Event will restart with 131 hopefuls out of a 651-entry strong field remaining. The top 95 spots will get paid at least €9,320 for their efforts and the money will definitely be reached within the scheduled five 90-minute levels at the Casino Portomaso. There will be no dinner break today, play is scheduled to end around 8:45 pm.

Alexander Ivarsson is leading the field after a very dominant performance at the tables yesterday, bagging up 529,200. He is followed by fellow Scandinavian Samuli Sipila with 466,500 whereas Germany's Erik Scheidt completes the overnight podium with 447,700 chips. Other big stacks include Giulio Spampinato (406,500), who won the entry into the €5,300 Main Event through a live satellite, Jens Lakemeier (385,000), Day 1b chip leader Jaroslaw Sikora (377,700), Faraz Jaka (375,200), Pawel Brzeski (372,100) and Andreas Chalkiadakis (358,600).

Several big names of the international poker circuit also bagged up chips for Day 3 such as Mike "Timex" McDonald (314,200), Niall Farrell (280,000), Christoph Vogelsang (240,300), Ivan Luca (219,800), Dan Smith (214,200), EPT10 Barcelona High Roller champion Thomas Muehloecker (209,200), EPT10 Prague runner up Anton Bertilsson (199,800) , Dominik Nitsche (166,700), €25,000 High Roller winner Sam Greenwood (163,000) and Shannon Shorr (149,000). PokerStars will be represented by the Team Pros Johnny Lodden (102,400), Matthias de Meulder (45,600) and Team Online's Isaac Haxton (106,500).

EPT9 Grand Final champion Steve O'Dwyer (98,100) and EPT11 Grand Final winner Adrian Mateos (45,000) will start below average when play resumes in level 15 at blinds 1,500 / 3,000 with a running ante of 400. The PokerNews live reporting will be there to provide all key hands until a winner is crowned on Sunday, so make sure to tune in regularly.

Tags: Adrian MateosAlexander IvarssonAnton BertilssonChristoph VogelsangDan SmithDominik NitscheErik ScheidtFaraz JakaGiulio SpampinatoIsaac HaxtonIvan LucaJaroslaw SikoraJens LakemeierJohnny LoddenMatthias De MeulderMike McDonaldNiall FarrellPawel BrzeskiSam GreenwoodSamuli SipilaShannon ShorrSteve O'DwyerThomas Muehloecker

Level: 15

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 400

MyStack App Available for EPT12 Malta Main Event

Chad Holloway
Chad Holloway
Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

The PokerNews MyStack App is available for players here in the EPT12 Malta Main Event, allowing players to directly update their chip count on the PokerNews Live Reporting page for their friends and family to see.

You can download the app for iPhone or Android now to get started. Then, create a new PokerNews account or update your current one to start updating your status immediately. Your followers can see all the live action that you're involved in.

Be forewarned, however, any abuse of the app will result in account suspension or termination.

Australian Becomes PokerStars' Sixth Spin & Go Millionaire This Week

Chad Holloway
Chad Holloway
Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

The live Spin & Go tournaments, which debuted here at EPT12 Malta, have come to an end here at Portomaso Casino, but that hasn't stopped the online version from making headlines. In fact, it seems like everyday the world's biggest online poker site is minting a new millionaire.

According to PokerStars, Australia's "ifipushud325" became the sixth Spin & Go millionaire this week. That's a run that has smashed all expectations as players across the world have benefited from this extraordinary run of good fortune.

The $5 buy-in Spin & Go tournament (Tournament # 1,361,869,792) started at 5.48 p.m. Australian ET on October 28 (2.48 p.m. US ET, 6.48 a.m. GMT on October 25) and concluded at 6.00 p.m., making a wonderful afternoon down under after twelve minutes of poker play.

The runner up was "ModusPonen7" from Germany, who won $100,000. The third-place finisher was "FlyEko" from Russia, who also won $100,000. The tournament was over in just 66 hands.

"ifipushud325" had been all in and at risk of elimination twice during the tournament when heads up against "ModusPonen7" – first when he had {A-Clubs}{2-Hearts} all in preflop against the {K-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} of "ModusPonen7" in Hand #35, and Hand #50 against where he had {8-Hearts}{8-Spades} against {10-Clubs}{A-Hearts}. In the latter hand, "ModusPonen7" paired his ten, but "ifipushud325" hit a set of eights on a board of {8-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{6-Spades}{Q-Spades}{3-Hearts}.

Hand #66 was the final hand of the tournament, when "ifipushud325" moved all in with the {Q-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} and was called by "ModusPonen7’s" {A-Clubs}{K-Diamonds}. "ifipushud325" made a pair of queens on a board of {J-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{6-Spades}{Q-Spades}{8-Diamonds}, and with that, became poker’s newest millionaire, and the sixth new millionaire in the last week.

In addition to this tournament, there has been an unprecedented spate of instant millionaires made on Spin & Go tournaments this week:

  • On 26 October, ‘handbt1’ from Germany won $1 million from a $5 tournament.
  • On 26 October, ‘barrakuuda4’ from Estonia won $1 million from a $100 tournament.
  • On 25 October, ’prophethicks’ from England won $1 million from a $5 tournament.
  • On 22 October, ‘wrawras’ from Brazil won $1 million from a $100 tournament.
  • On 21 October, ‘Samara Lúcio’ from Brazil won $1 million from a $5 tournament.

Spin & Go's are fast-paced, 3-Max Hyper Turbo tournaments which feature 500 chip starting stacks. Each tournament has a randomly drawn prize pool that will award between two and 3,000 times your buy-in. PokerStars offer Spin & Go's at nine different buy-in levels: $0.50, $1, $3, $5, $7, $15, $30, $60 and $100.

Fireworks on Table Three

Christian Zetzsche
Christian Zetzsche
Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

Ezequiel Kleinman bet the {K-Hearts}{K-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{6-Spades} turn for 14,500 and Alfie Adam three-bet to 37,800 from the button, receiving a call from Kleinman. The {4-Clubs} fell on the river and Kleinman shoved all in for 153,300. Adam asked for the exact count and then sent his cards into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Ezequiel Kleinman ar
Ezequiel Kleinman 		265,000 65,700
Alfie Adam gb
Alfie Adam 		224,000 -59,700

Tags: Alfie AdamEzequiel Kleinman

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