2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 12 Malta

€5,300 Main Event
Day: 5
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

Alexander Ivarsson Eliminated in 9th Place (€49,560)

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Alexander Ivarsson
Alexander Ivarsson

Alen Bilic opened for 100,000 from the cutoff. Alexander Ivarsson on the button three-bet to 250,000 and both blinds folded. Bilic four-bet to 625,000 and the pressure was back on Ivarsson. The Swede tanked for a fair bit before moving in for 2,065,000. Bilic snap called.

Bilic: {A-Hearts}{K-Hearts}
Ivarsson: {Q-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}

The flop came {K-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{4-Spades} and Ivarsson looked up in disgust. The {5-Diamonds} on the turn was a blank, leaving Ivarsson two outs. He didn't hit either one of them, the {7-Diamonds} hit and Ivarsson was out.

Alexander Ivarsson takes home €49,560. The remaining 8 players have made the official final table and are guaranteed €62,570.

Player Chips Progress
Alen Bilic ba
Alen Bilic
5,395,000 1,880,000
Alexander Ivarsson se
Alexander Ivarsson
Busted

Tags: Alen BilicAlexander Ivarsson

Greenwood Wins it with Ace High

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Alen Bilic made it 100,000 from early position and got called by Sam Greenwood in the big blind. The flop came {5-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} and Greenwood checked. Bilic bet 90,000 into 270,000 and Greenwood called. The {5-Hearts} on the turn made for a double paired board and both players checked. The {9-Spades} completed the board and again it went check check. {A-Clubs}{7-Diamonds} for Greenwood was good enough to take it down, Bilic mucked.

Tags: Sam GreenwoodAlen Bilic

Giulio Spampinato Doubles

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Sam Greenwood opened for 125,000 under the gun plus one and Giulio Spampinato shoved all in for 425,000 right next to him. Action folded back to Sam Greenwood and he called.

Giulio Spampinato: {10-Clubs}{10-Hearts}
Sam Greenwood: {A-Clubs}{J-Spades}

The board came {4-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{5-Spades} and Spampinato doubled.

Player Chips Progress
Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
1,880,000 -425,000
Giulio Spampinato it
Giulio Spampinato
970,000 540,000

Tags: Giulio SpampinatoSam Greenwood

Level: 27

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 5,000

Break

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Another 20-minute break for the remaining 9 players.

SeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Niall FarrellUnited Kingdom3,810,00076
2Rainer KempeGermany1,980,00039
3Sam GreenwoodCanada2,305,00046
4Giulio SpampinatoItaly430,0008
5Alen BilicBosnia and Herzegovina3,515,00070
6Alexander IvarssonSweden2,305,00046
7Nabil CardosoSpain480,0008
8Jaroslaw SikoraPoland3,005,00060
9Daniel DvoressCanada1,675,00033
Player Chips Progress
Niall Farrell gb
Niall Farrell
EPT 1X Winner
3,810,000 160,000
Alen Bilic ba
Alen Bilic
3,515,000 230,000
Jaroslaw Sikora pl
Jaroslaw Sikora
3,005,000 505,000
Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
2,305,000 -50,000
Alexander Ivarsson se
Alexander Ivarsson
2,305,000 -1,270,000
Rainer Kempe de
Rainer Kempe
1,980,000 685,000
Daniel Dvoress ca
Daniel Dvoress
1,675,000 20,000
Nabil Cardoso es
Nabil Cardoso
480,000 -135,000
Giulio Spampinato it
Giulio Spampinato
430,000 -115,000

Last Hand Before the Break for Bilic

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Alen Bilic made it 90,000 from the hijack and Jaroslaw Sikora in the small blind three bet to 245,000. Bilic added the chips to call and the two saw a flop of {Q-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{4-Spades}. Sikora fired a continuation bet of 175,000 into the 575,000 pot. Bilic made the call.

The {7-Spades} on the turn saw Sikora check. Bilic cut out 355,000 and fired them into the 925,000 pot. Sikora folded.

Tags: Alen BilicJaroslaw Sikora

Ivarsson Can't Win

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Rainer Kempe made it 90,000 from the hijack and Alexander Ivarsson in the big blind called. The flop came {9-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}{5-Clubs} and Ivarsson check called the continuation bet of 40,000. The {8-Clubs} fell on the turn and Ivarsson check called a bet of 200,000. The {8-Diamonds} completed the board and Ivarsson checked a third time. Kempe fired a small bet of 210,000 into the 725,000 pot. Ivarsson tossed in a single chip to call, but soon had to add the rest as Kempe showed {K-Hearts}{Q-Hearts} and Ivarsson mucked.

Tags: Alexander IvarssonRainer Kempe

Squeeze!

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Sam Greenwood made it 100,000 under the gun and Alen Bilic called from middle position. Daniel Dvoress on the button squeezed to 355,000 and both blinds folded. Greenwood followed that example and folded as well, and so did Alen Bilic.

Tags: Allen BilicDaniel DvoressSam Greenwood