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

Welcome To the Table Sikora

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

Alexander Ivarsson opened for 80,000 from the hijack and Jaroslaw Sikora three bet to 210,000. Ivarsson called. The flop came {7-Spades}{Q-Clubs}{3-Clubs} and Ivarsson checked. Sikora fired 175,000 into the 525,000 pot. Ivarsson called.

The {3-Hearts} fell on the turn and both players checked. The {8-Hearts} on the river made Ivarsson bet 525,000 into 875,000. Sikora cut out calling chips but tanked for a fair bit before making the call. In the end he did with his {A-Clubs}{K-Diamonds} and he was good as Ivarsson showed {A-Spades}{9-Clubs}.

Tags: Alexander IvarssonJaroslaw Sikora

The Ever-Aggressive Ivarsson Five-Bet Shoves

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

Niall Farrell opened for 90,000 from early position and Alen Bilic called from the cutoff. Alexander Ivarsson then three-bet to 330,000 from the button, both blinds folded, and Farrell four-bet to 675,000.

Bilic quickly folded, and then Ivarsson took his time before five-betting all in. Farrell wasted little time in folding.

Player Chips Progress
Niall Farrell gb
Niall Farrell
EPT 1X Winner
3,650,000 -700,000
Alexander Ivarsson se
Alexander Ivarsson
3,575,000 760,000
Alen Bilic ba
Alen Bilic
3,285,000 -90,000

Tags: Niall FarrellAlexander IvarssonAlen Bilic

The Final Nine

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
SeatPlayerChip Count
1Niall Farrell4,350,000
2Rainer Kempe1,295,000
3Sam Greenwood2,355,000
4Giulio Spampinato545,000
5Alen Bilic3,375,000
6Alexander Ivarsson2,815,000
7Nabil Cardoso615,000
8Jaroslaw Sikora2,500,000
9Daniel Dvoress1,655,000
Player Chips Progress
Niall Farrell gb
Niall Farrell
EPT 1X Winner
4,350,000 -138,000
Alen Bilic ba
Alen Bilic
3,375,000 -75,000
Alexander Ivarsson se
Alexander Ivarsson
2,815,000 55,000
Jaroslaw Sikora pl
Jaroslaw Sikora
2,500,000 50,000
Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
2,355,000 143,000
Daniel Dvoress ca
Daniel Dvoress
1,655,000 -10,000
Rainer Kempe de
Rainer Kempe
1,295,000 110,000
Nabil Cardoso es
Nabil Cardoso
615,000 115,000
Giulio Spampinato it
Giulio Spampinato
545,000 -50,000

Antonio Chemi Eliminated in 10th Place (€40,410)

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

Jaroslaw Sikora opened the cutoff for 80,000 and Antonio Chemi, who had been blinded down to 210,000, pushed all in from the button. Both blinds folded and Sikora added the few chips he needed to make the call.

Antonio Chemi: {K-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}
Jaroslaw Sikora: {A-Spades}{2-Hearts}

It was a virtual coin flip who would win before the flop, but Sikora jumped to the spot of heavy favorite after the first three community cards: {A-Clubs}{6-Spades}{2-Spades}. The {7-Hearts} on the turn sealed the deal for Sikora, and the {7-Spades} on the river was there just to make things official.

Antoni Chemi made his exit in 10th place, netting him €40,410. The remaining nine players are guaranteed €49,560 and are now redrawn to one table. Play will continue till the official final table of 8 is reached and then halted for the official photo. Play than resumes till only 6 players remain and the bagging and tagging will commence.

The tournament is now on a small break for the redraw, stay tuned for the chip counts and seating order of the final 9 players.

Player Chips Progress
Jaroslaw Sikora pl
Jaroslaw Sikora
2,450,000 250,000
Antonio Chemi it
Antonio Chemi
Busted

Tags: Antonio ChemiJaroslaw Sikora

Cardoso Stays Alive

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

A short-stacked Nabil Cardoso shoved all in for 225,000 under the gun and Jaroslaw Sikora called from the cutoff. The rest of the players folded and it was off to the races.

Sikora: {10-Diamonds}{10-Spades}
Cardoso: {k-Hearts}{q-Spades}

Cardoso was behind, but he pulled ahead on the {8-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{q-Clubs} flop. Neither the {3-Diamonds} turn nor {3-Spades} river helped Sikora, and Cardoso shipped the double.

Player Chips Progress
Jaroslaw Sikora pl
Jaroslaw Sikora
2,200,000 -150,000
Nabil Cardoso es
Nabil Cardoso
500,000 265,000

Tags: Jaroslaw SikoraNabil Cardoso

Farrell Raises the River

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

Niall Farrell made it 90,000 from the cutoff and Alexander Ivarsson in the big blind called. The flop came {10-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} and Ivarsson check called a bet of 100,000. The {3-Spades} on the turn saw both players check so the pot stayed 425,000. The {5-Spades} completed the board and Ivarsson bet out 255,000. Farrell contemplated what to do for a bit, and then cut out 750,000 to raise. Ivarsson called, and Farrell showed {6-Hearts}{6-Clubs} and Ivarsson mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Niall Farrell gb
Niall Farrell
EPT 1X Winner
4,488,000 413,000
Alexander Ivarsson se
Alexander Ivarsson
2,760,000 -1,300,000
Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
2,212,000 612,000
Daniel Dvoress ca
Daniel Dvoress
1,665,000 125,000
Giulio Spampinato it
Giulio Spampinato
595,000 -95,000

Tags: Niall FarrellAlexander Ivarsson

"I Really Think You're Bluffing"

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

With 785,000 in the pot and a board reading {10-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{3-Spades}{j-Spades}{a-Diamonds}, Sam Greenwood checked from the big blind and Alexander Ivarsson bet 475,000 from the cutoff.

"I don't have a king," Greenwood sighed. "I really think you're bluffing."

Nonetheless, he hit the tank for 2:50 before giving up on the hand.

Player Chips Progress
Alexander Ivarsson se
Alexander Ivarsson
4,060,000 695,000
Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
1,600,000 -450,000

Tags: Sam GreenwoodAlexander Ivarsson

Remko Report Episode #26: November Niner Neil Blumenfeld

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

2015 WSOP November Niner Neil Blumenfield joins Remko Rinkema to discuss the upcoming final table, somehow being the second-oldest player in the final nine, and much more.

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Tags: Neil BlumenfieldPokerNews PodcastRemko RinkemaRemko Report

Kings for Bilic

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

Alen Bilic raised to 85,000 from the button and Nabil Cardoso defended from the big blind to see a {6-Spades}{4-Clubs}{9-Spades} flop. Cardoso then check-called a bet of 90,000, and then check-called one of 155,000 on the {A-Clubs} turn. Both players then checked the {3-Clubs} river and Cardoso tabled the {9-Spades}{2-Diamonds} for a pair of nines, which proved inferior to Bilic's {k-Clubs}{k-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
Alen Bilic ba
Alen Bilic
2,350,000 250,000
Nabil Cardoso es
Nabil Cardoso
1,300,000 -240,000

Tags: Alen BilicNabil Cardoso