2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 12 Malta

€5,300 Main Event
Day: 4
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

Andreas Chalkiadakis Loses the Most Important Flip

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 {A-Hearts}{K-Spades} while Kuo held {Q-Spades}{Q-Hearts}.

The {Q-Clubs} in the window already made Kuo the heavy favorite, and the rest of the board didn't change that anymore: {Q-Clubs}{K-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{7-Clubs}. Chalkiadakis busted in 31st place, netting him €15,620.

Player Chips Progress
Kitty Kuo tw
Kitty Kuo
1,100,000 586,000
Andreas Chalkiadakis gr
Andreas Chalkiadakis
Busted

Tags: Andreas ChalkiadakisKitty Kuo

Bad Beat Sends Muehloecker to the Rail

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

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: {k-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}
Kempe: {k-Hearts}{3-Hearts}

Both players held a king, but Muehloecker's kicker made him a huge favorite. That all changed though as the {3-Clubs}{7-Spades}{5-Clubs} flop paired Kempe. Muehloecker needed a king, but it didn't come as the {Q-Hearts} blanked on the turn followed by the {2-Hearts} on the river.

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

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

Tags: Rainer KempeThomas Muehloecker

Chemi Doubles

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: {A-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}
Erik Scheidt: {A-Clubs}{J-Clubs}

The board came {10-Spades}{A-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} and Chemi fist pumped to celebrate his double up.

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

Tags: Antonio ChemiApostolos BechrakisErik Scheidt

Alen Bilic Rivers a Straight

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

We caught the action with the board already entirely out: {9-Spades}{6-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{Q-Spades}. 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 {10-Hearts}{J-Spades}. Jean showed {8-Hearts}{2-Hearts} for a failed hero call and Bilic raked in the chips.

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

Tags: Mikael JeanAlen Bilic

Goh Takes Huge Pot Off Ivarsson

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

On a {3-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} flop, Darrell Goh checked from early position and then called when Alexander Ivarsson bet roughly 50,000 from the button. Goh checked for a second time on the {5-Diamonds} turn, and called again when Ivarsson bet, this time 150,000.

When the {8-Hearts} completed the board on the river, Goh checked and Ivarsson used two hands to slide out a big bet of 385,000. Goh thought about it for over a minute before tossing in a chip. Ivarsson had been bluffing with the {a-Clubs}{9-Hearts}, and Goh tabled the {q-Hearts}{q-Spades} to take down the large pot.

Player Chips Progress
Darrell Goh at
Darrell Goh
1,500,000 867,000
Alexander Ivarsson se
Alexander Ivarsson
800,000 -506,000

Tags: Darrell GohAlexander Ivarsson

Chemi Has More Time Left

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: {q-Hearts}{q-Clubs}
McDonald: {q-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}

Despite being a heavy favorite, Chemi was clearly nervous, standing from the table and shifting his weight back and forth. The {j-Spades}{8-Spades}{3-Hearts} flop gave McDonald a sweat, but neither the {4-Hearts} turn nor {9-Hearts} river was the jack he was looking for. Ship the double to Chemi.

Player Chips Progress
Mike McDonald ca
Mike McDonald
EPT 1X Winner
550,000 -70,000
Antonio Chemi it
Antonio Chemi
150,000 80,000

Tags: Antonio ChemiMike McDonald

WSOP Bracelet Winner Ivan Luca Flips for Tournament Life

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

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: {10-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}
Luca: {a-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}

It was a flip, but Luca needed to improve to stay alive. The {j-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{3-Clubs} flop didn't do much for him, though the {K-Hearts} turn did give him a gutshot. Unfortunately for him, the {J-Hearts} river was a blank and he had to settle for 33rd place.

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

Tags: Ivan LucaShannon Shorr

Bryn Kenney Busts With Kings to Ace-King

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

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: {K-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}
Erik Scheidt: {A-Hearts}{K-Clubs}

The flop was good for Scheidt though with {A-Spades}{6-Hearts}{5-Clubs}, leaving Kenney just a single card to hope for. The {2-Spades} on the turn and {9-Spades} on the river were blanks, and Kenney made his exit in 34th place, good for €13,730.

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

Tags: Bryn KenneyErik Scheidt

Apostolos Bechrakis Eliminated Pierre Chevalier

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: {A-Spades}{K-Hearts}
Apostolos Bechrakis: {A-Hearts}{A-Clubs}

The board ran out {6-Clubs}{Q-Clubs}{K-Spades}{5-Spades}{Q-Spades} and Chevalier hit the rail.

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

Tags: Pierre ChevalierApostolos Bechrakis

Bahna Busts in 37th Place

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: {q-Clubs}{7-Spades}
Bahna: {k-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}

Bahna got it in good, but the {q-Hearts}{q-Spades}{9-Clubs} flop was huge for Bilic. The {6-Diamonds} turn left Bahna drawing dead, and he made his way to the payout desk in 37th place after the {A-Diamonds} was put out on the river.

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

Tags: Hani Bahna