€5,300 Main Event Day 4 | 2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 12 Malta

10-29-2015 12:31 UTC

Andreas Chalkiadakis Loses the Most Important Flip

Frank Op de Woerd

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Andreas Chalkiadakis (middle position) and Kitty Kuo (big blind) got their chips in the middle before the flop. It was an unavoidable collision of big hands as Chalkiadakis showed while Kuo held .

The in the window already made Kuo the heavy favorite, and the rest of the board didn't change that anymore: . Chalkiadakis busted in 31st place, netting him €15,620.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kitty Kuo	1,100,000 586,000	586,000

Andreas Chalkiadakis	Busted

Tags: Andreas Chalkiadakis Kitty Kuo

10-29-2015 12:24 UTC

Bad Beat Sends Muehloecker to the Rail

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Chad Holloway

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Action folded to Rainer Kempe in the small blind and he simply moved all in to put the pressure on a short-stacked Thomas Muehloecker in the big. The Austrian thought long and hard before eventually calling off for roughly 135,000.

Muehloecker:
Kempe:

Both players held a king, but Muehloecker's kicker made him a huge favorite. That all changed though as the flop paired Kempe. Muehloecker needed a king, but it didn't come as the blanked on the turn followed by the on the river.

Muehloecker took home €13,730 for his 32nd-place finish.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rainer Kempe	755,000 107,000	107,000
Thomas Muehloecker	Busted

Tags: Rainer Kempe Thomas Muehloecker

10-29-2015 12:17 UTC

Chemi Doubles

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Frank Op de Woerd

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Apostolos Bechrakis opened the button for 22,000 and Antonio Chemi shoved from the small blind for 110,000. Erik Scheidt in the big blind called, Bechrakis folded.

Antonio Chemi:
Erik Scheidt:

The board came and Chemi fist pumped to celebrate his double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Erik Scheidt	435,000 135,000	135,000
Antonio Chemi	250,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Antonio Chemi Apostolos Bechrakis Erik Scheidt

10-29-2015 12:14 UTC

Alen Bilic Rivers a Straight

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Frank Op de Woerd

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

We caught the action with the board already entirely out: . Mikael Jean had checked from the big blind and Alen Bilic in the hijack bet 82,000. Jean tanked for a bit and called, but was beat out by Bilic's rivered straight with . Jean showed for a failed hero call and Bilic raked in the chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alen Bilic	1,150,000 150,000	150,000
Mikael Jean	455,000 143,000	143,000

Tags: Mikael Jean Alen Bilic

10-29-2015 12:07 UTC

[Removed:563] Takes Huge Pot Off Ivarsson

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Chad Holloway

Level 20 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

On a 3♣2♥7♦ flop, [Removed:563] checked from early position and then called when Alexander Ivarsson bet roughly 50,000 from the button. [Removed:563] checked for a second time on the 5♦ turn, and called again when Ivarsson bet, this time 150,000.

When the 8♥ completed the board on the river, [Removed:563] checked and Ivarsson used two hands to slide out a big bet of 385,000. [Removed:563] thought about it for over a minute before tossing in a chip. Ivarsson had been bluffing with the A♣9♥, and [Removed:563] tabled the Q♥Q♠ to take down the large pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
[Removed:563]	1,500,000 867,000	867,000
Alexander Ivarsson	800,000 506,000	506,000

Tags: Alexander Ivarsson

10-29-2015 12:05 UTC

Chemi Has More Time Left

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Chad Holloway

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Mike "Timex" McDonald raised to 22,000 only to have Italy's Antonio Chemi three-bet all in to 70,000. McDonald made the call and was a big underdog.

Chemi:
McDonald:

Despite being a heavy favorite, Chemi was clearly nervous, standing from the table and shifting his weight back and forth. The flop gave McDonald a sweat, but neither the turn nor river was the jack he was looking for. Ship the double to Chemi.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike McDonald	550,000 70,000	70,000

Antonio Chemi	150,000 80,000	80,000

Tags: Antonio Chemi Mike McDonald

10-29-2015 12:02 UTC

WSOP Bracelet Winner Ivan Luca Flips for Tournament Life

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Chad Holloway

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Shannon Shorr opened for 22,000 from middle position and Argentina's Ivan Luca, who won a World Series of Poker gold bracelet this summer, moved all in for 198,000 from the button. The blinds both folded and Shorr opted to put most of his stack at risk wit ha call.

Shorr:
Luca:

It was a flip, but Luca needed to improve to stay alive. The flop didn't do much for him, though the turn did give him a gutshot. Unfortunately for him, the river was a blank and he had to settle for 33rd place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shannon Shorr	480,000 73,000	73,000
Ivan Luca	Busted

Tags: Ivan Luca Shannon Shorr

10-29-2015 11:55 UTC

Bryn Kenney Busts With Kings to Ace-King

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Frank Op de Woerd

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Bryn Kenney and Erik Scheidt got their chips in the middle before the flop, and their stacks were close. Kenney was just slightly dominated chip wise, but was dominating cards wise:

Bryn Kenney:
Erik Scheidt:

The flop was good for Scheidt though with , leaving Kenney just a single card to hope for. The on the turn and on the river were blanks, and Kenney made his exit in 34th place, good for €13,730.

Player	Chips	Progress
Erik Scheidt	570,000 287,000	287,000
Bryn Kenney	Busted

Tags: Bryn Kenney Erik Scheidt

10-29-2015 11:46 UTC

Apostolos Bechrakis Eliminated Pierre Chevalier

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Frank Op de Woerd

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

A hijack raise to 22,000 by Pierre Chevalier was followed by a three bet to 65,000 by Apostolos Bechrakis from the blinds. Chevalier shoved all in for around 400,000, Bechrakis was quick to call.

Pierre Chevalier:
Apostolos Bechrakis:

The board ran out and Chevalier hit the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Apostolos Bechrakis	1,060,000 340,000	340,000
Pierre Chevalier	Busted

Tags: Pierre Chevalier Apostolos Bechrakis

10-29-2015 11:38 UTC

Bahna Busts in 37th Place

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Chad Holloway

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Action folded to a short-stacked Hani Bahna in the small blind, and he moved all in for his last 45,000. Alen Bilic had chips to spare and made the call from the big.

Bilic:
Bahna:

Bahna got it in good, but the flop was huge for Bilic. The turn left Bahna drawing dead, and he made his way to the payout desk in 37th place after the was put out on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alen Bilic	1,000,000 40,000	40,000
Hani Bahna	Busted

Tags: Hani Bahna