Level: 18
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 5,000
2016 PokerStars.com EPT Season 13 Malta
€10,300 Single-Day High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2016 PokerStars.com EPT Season 13 Malta
Buy-in
€10,000
Prize Pool
€814,800
Entries
84
Level
21
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Pratyush Buddiga Eliminated in 7th Place (€39,100)
Level 17
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Charlie Carrel opened with a raise to 85,000 from the cutoff and Behzad Ahadpour called on the button. Pratyush Buddiga moved in for a little under 700,000 in the big blind.
Carrel folded, but Ahadpour instantly called the extra chips.
Pratyush Buddiga: 
Behzad Ahadpour: 
The flop 
was safe for Buddiga, but the 
on the turn flipped the tables on him. Buddiga needed a six or a four to survive, but the 
on the river fell just in between. Buddiga received €39,100 for his 7th place finish.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,435,000 | 800,000 |
|
Busted |
Adrian Mateos Eliminated in 8th Place (€30,550)
Level 17
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Action folded to Adrian Mateos in the cutoff and the Spanish EPT champion shoved for 505,000. His neighbor Behzad Ahadpour pushed all in as well, wagering 535,000. Rocco Palumbo folded his small blind but big blind Pratyush Buddiga slammed his cards open on the table as well as some chips; he was putting them both at risk.
Behzad Ahadpour: 
Pratyush Buddiga: 
Adrian Mateos: 
The flop of 
and the 
turn did nothing for anybody but the 
on the turn sure did make a difference.
Ahadpour was getting up anyway, but as soon as Scott Seiver waved the ten that had hit the river, he sat back down again. Triple for Ahadpour, elimination for Mateos.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,635,000 | 1,135,000 |
|
|
600,000 | -780,000 |
|
Busted |
Short Stacks With Fold Equity
Level 17
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
In middle position, Pratyush Buddiga raised to 80,000. Action folded to Adrian Mateos in the big blind, who went all in for 400,000. It was a ten big blind shove, but Buddiga let it go.
A couple of hands afterwards, Charlie Carrel one-upped Buddiga by raising to 85,000, then folding to a 375,000 shove from Behzad Ahadpour. The short stacks still have fold equity at this final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
500,000 | -20,000 |
|
|
500,000 | -25,000 |
Level: 17
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 5,000
Rocco Palumbo Doubles
Level 15
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
From the button, Rocco Palumbo raised to 65,000 and big blind Jakub Michalak called. The flop came 
and Michalak checked. Palumbo fired 60,000 and Michalak check-raised to 175,000. Palumbo tanked for a bit before shoving all in for 535,000, Michalak called.
Rocco Palumbo:
Jakub Michalak: 
The 
on the turn and 
on the river were both blanks and Palumbo doubled.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,255,000 | 595,000 |
|
695,000 | -615,000 |
Morten Mortensen Eliminated in 9th Place (€23,200)
Level 15
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
In the second hand of the final table, Morten Mortensen open-shoved 275,000 from early position. Two seats over, Scott Seiver reshoved all in, and all other players folded.
Morten Mortensen:
Scott Seiver: 
The board ran out 
, making Morten Mortensen the 9th place finisher.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,275,000 | 300,000 |
|
Busted |
The Last Table Is Underway
Level 15
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
With 10 minutes remaining in the current level (15,000/30,000 with a 5,000-ante), play is underway again. 9 players remain, €23,200 guaranteed.
Final Table Seating and Short Break
Level 15
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
The last nine players have moved upstairs and are now on a short break.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Behzad Ahadpour | Iran | 525,000 |
| 2 | Rocco Palumbo | Italy | 660,000 |
| 3 | Pratyush Buddiga | United States | 1,380,000 |
| 4 | Morten Mortensen | Denmark | 285,000 |
| 5 | Jakub Michalak | Poland | 1,310,000 |
| 6 | Scott Seiver | United States | 975,000 |
| 7 | Orpen Kisacikoglu | Turkey | 305,000 |
| 8 | Charlie Carrel | United Kingdom | 2,440,000 |
| 9 | Adrian Mateos | Spain | 520,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,440,000 | 40,000 |
|
|
1,380,000 | 30,000 |
|
|
1,310,000 | 570,000 |
|
|
975,000 | -25,000 |
|
|
660,000 | -140,000 |
|
|
525,000 | 155,000 |
|
|
520,000 | 43,000 |
|
305,000 | -419,000 |
|
|
285,000 | -105,000 |
Steve O'Dwyer Eliminated in 10th Place (€20,400)
Level 16
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
From the cutoff, Charlie Carrel came in with a raise to 65,000. Steve O'Dwyer three-bet on the button to 195,000, and Carrel called to see a flop.
The flop was 
and Carrel checked. O'Dwyer continued his agression with a bet of 295,000. Carrel didn't waste too much time before check-raising all in, which was effectively for O'Dwyer's total stack of 900,000. It took O'Dwyer merely one second to come to a decision.
"Call."
Just like that, a pot of over two million chips was created.
Charlie Carrel:
Steve O'Dwyer: 
Carrel was a slight favorite to win the hand, needing to hit an ace, queen or diamond. The on the turn instantly decided it: Carrel made his flush, leaving O'Dwyer drawing dead.
The title defense of O'Dwyer came to an end in 10th place, cashing €20,400.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,400,000 | 900,000 |
|
Busted |