Alexander Ivarsson opened for 40,000 from early position and Niall Farrell called from the button to see the flop. Ivarsson bet 50,000, Farrell called, and the dealer burned and turned the .
Farrell called another bet, this time 130,000, and then watched Ivarsson fired 335,000 on the river. Farrell hit the tank for more than two minutes but ultimately released his hand.
In the first hand of the day, Kitty Kuo opened for 55,000 from early position and was met by a three-bet to 120,000 from Bjorn Geissert in the small blind. Kuo responded by four-betting all in for 507,000 total and Geissert snap-called.
Geissert:
Kuo:
It was a race, and Kuo was just looking to hold. That proved easier said than done though as the flop paired Geissert.
"Good game," Kuo said after the appeared on the turn. She could still win with a jack on the river, but it wasn't meant to be as the bricked. Kuo, the last woman in the field, took her leave in 16th place for €27,120.
Cards are in the air here on Day 5 of the EPT12 Malta Main Event! Remember, you can also watch the live stream by clicking that tab to the above right.
For the past week, the 2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 12 Malta Main Event – a tournament that attracted 651 players and created a prize pool of €3,157,350 — has been playing out inside Portomaso Casino. Thus far 635 players have come and gone, and today the final 16 will return looking to play down to the final six.
The man best positioned to make it there is Alexander Ivarsson, who leads the pack with 2,418,000. Not far behind is Jaroslaw Sikora, the only other man above two million with 2,300,000. Others with big stacks are Scotland's Niall Farrell (1,902,000) and Rainer Kempe (1,726,000), the latter of which is looking to make back-to-back final tables after finishing fifth in the EPT Barcelona Main Event.
Joining them are a slew of tough players including Nabil Cardoso (1,175,000), who looks to follow in the footsteps of Adrian Mateos and become just the second Spaniard to win an EPT title; Alen Bilic, who can become Bosnia and Herzegovina's all-time money leader with a win; High Roller regulars Daniel Dvoress, (986,000) and Sam Greenwood (970,000); and the last woman standing, Kitty Kuo (510,000).
Everyone remaining is guaranteed €27,120, but there is a pay jump straight away as the 15th-place finisher will earn €30,280. Furthermore, those who make the final six will be guaranteed six-figures, with the eventual winner taking home €602,400.
Here's a look at how things stack up:
Table
Seat
Name
Country
Chips
1
1
Nabil Cardoso
Spain
1,175,000
1
2
Darrell Goh
Ireland
793,000
1
3
Jaroslaw Sikora
Poland
2,300,000
1
4
Akim Aouine
France
250,000
1
5
Antonio Chemi
Italy
804,000
1
6
Sam Greenwood
Canada
910,000
1
7
Alen Bilic
Bosnia and Herzegovina
1,000,000
1
8
Rainer Kempe
Germany
1,726,000
2
1
Gianluca Escobar
Italy
1,537,000
2
2
Apostolos Bechrakis
Greece
290,000
2
3
Kitty Kuo
China
510,000
2
4
Daniel Dvoress
Canada
986,000
2
5
Alexander Ivarsson
Sweden
2,418,000
2
6
Giulio Spampinato
Malta
1,725,000
2
7
Bjorn Geissert
Germany
1,103,000
2
8
Niall Farrell
United Kingdom
1,902,000
Cards will be in the air at Noon local time, which is a few hours from now. Stay tuned right here to see who makes the final table of the EPT12 Main Event!
flop. Ivarsson bet 50,000, Farrell called, and the dealer burned and turned the 
.
river. Farrell hit the tank for more than two minutes but ultimately released his hand.
appeared on the turn. She could still win with a jack on the river, but it wasn't meant to be as the 
bricked. Kuo, the last woman in the field, took her leave in 16th place for €27,120.
