She is Gone...But Not Forgotten
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 12 Malta
€5,300 Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 12 Malta
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€3,157,350
Entries
651
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Kitty Uses One of Her Nine Lives
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Action folded to the last woman in the field, Kitty Kuo, who limped from the small blind. Darrell Goh then exercised his option in the big by making it 45,000 all day. Kuo responded by moving all in for 323,000, and Goh snap-called.
Goh: 
Kuo: 
Kuo was dominated, but she received a reprieve when the 
flop delivered her a set. Goh was looking for either a six or seven to take back the lead, but it wasn't in the cards as the 
blanked on the turn followed by the 
on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,000,000 | -360,000 |
|
650,000 | 302,000 |
Natasha Barbour Eliminated in 20th Place (€23,960)
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Alen Bilic opened under the gun to 32,000 and Natasha Barbour moved in for her last 265,000 from the hijack. Action folded to Michael Ho in the big blind and he shoved too. Bilic instantly folded and it was time for a showdown.
"Can I snapchat this?" Ho asked before revealing his cards. The dealer nodded and Ho's phone suddenly started playing loud music. "Every %^*! time!" he said with a smile.
Michael Ho: 
Natasha Barbour: 
The board came 
and Barbour got up from the table. "I don't think I got you covered" Ho said. But he did and Natasha hit the rail in 20th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
595,000 | 355,000 |
|
Busted |
Le Pichon Has Kicker Problems
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Daniel Dvoress raised to 35,000 from the button and Ferdinand Le Pichon defended from the big blind to see a 
flop. Le Pichon proceeded to check-call a bet of 45,000 before check-calling one of 105,000 on the 
turn. When the 
completed the board on the river, Le Pichon checked for a third time and Dvoress did the same.
Le Pichon tabled the 
for queens and tens, but his kicker proved too weak to win as Dvoress held the same two pair with an ace holding the 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,150,000 | 264,000 |
|
325,000 | -267,000 |
Ho Crippled By Kempe
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
With roughly 325,000 in the pot and a board reading 
, Michael Ho bet 175,000 from the small blind and Rainer Kempe thought long and hard before moving all in for 207,000 more from the under-the-gun position. Ho made the call and discovered the bad news.
Ho:
Kempe:
Ho ran his big pocket pair into an even bigger one, and he sent over a large portion of his chips after the 
blanked on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,100,000 | 613,000 |
|
|
240,000 | -591,000 |
Check Raises Allowed, Not Encouraged
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Niall Farrell opened to 35,000 from the button and Bjorn Geissert in the small blind made the call. The flop came 
and Geissert check raised Farrell's 48,000 continuation bet to 108,000. Farrell three bet to 175,000. Geissert, with 379,000 behind, tanked for a bit before folding.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,540,000 | 155,000 |
|
379,000 | -57,000 |
PokerNews Podcast Ep. #341: WSOP Europe Recap and Hall of Fame Talk
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Rich Ryan is back, and he and Donnie Peters place a bow on top of Run It Up Reno, recap the conclusion of the World Series of Poker Europe, and discuss the 2015 Poker Hall of Fame class.
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Do PCA and EPT Grand Final Retain Prestige?
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Sarah talks to Players and PokerStars to get a perspective on how the buy-in Changes will change the way certain events are perceived.
Ivarsson Empties the Clip
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Alexander Ivarsson raised pre flop from the small blind and Niall Farrell in the big blind called. Ivarsson fired 50,000 on a flop of 
and Niall Farrell in the big blind tossed in two green 25,000 chips to call. The 
fell on the turn and Ivarsson bet 115,000. Farrell called again. The hit the river and Ivarsson bet 255,000 into the 428,000 pot. Farrell folded after some tanking.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,208,000 | 322,000 |
|
1,738,000 | -12,000 |
|
1,421,000 | -99,000 |
|
1,404,000 | -32,000 |
|
|
1,385,000 | -222,000 |
|
|
436,000 | -8,000 |
Spampinato Wins a Big One
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Alen Bilic opened under the gun for 32,000 and action folded to Giulio Spampinato in the small blind. Spampinato three bet to 85,000 and Bilic called.
The flop came 
and Spampinato bet out 110,000. Bilic called. Spampinato checked on the turn, and called as Bilic bet 77,000. The completed the board and Spampinato bet out 130,000. Bilic thought about it for a bit before he raised to 350,000. Spampinato called.
Bilic showed , Spampinato tabled 
for the winner.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,840,000 | 585,000 |
|
1,060,000 | -609,000 |