2016 PokerStars.com EPT Season 13 Malta

€10,300 Single-Day High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

2016 PokerStars.com EPT Season 13 Malta

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
22
Prize
€188,229
Event Info
Buy-in
€10,000
Prize Pool
€814,800
Entries
84
Level Info
Level
21
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Level: 13

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 2,000

Dinner Break (full)

Level 12 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

The players are on their dinner break. The break was initially 60 minutes long, but upon request by the players they were granted 75 minutes of rest now. When they return, blinds will be 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000-ante.

 Table 1 Table 2 Table 3 
SeatPlayerChip CountPlayerChip CountPlayerChip Count
1Charlie Carrel600,000Viacheslav Buldygin470,000Koray Aldemir165,000
2Diego Zeiter450,000Pierre Neuville75,000Steve O'Dwyer435,000
3Adrian Mateos320,000Behzad Ahadpour780,000Orpen Kisacikoglu495,000
4Morten Mortensen310,000Ilkin Amirov350,000Martin Finger325,000
5Jakub Michalak740,000Scott Seiver850,000Pratyush Buddiga810,000
6Rocco Palumbo840,000Pasquale Grimaldi400,000  
Player Chips Progress
Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver
850,000 -60,000
Rocco Palumbo it
Rocco Palumbo
840,000 15,000
Pratyush Buddiga us
Pratyush Buddiga
810,000 362,000
Behzad Ahadpour ir
Behzad Ahadpour
780,000 180,000
Jakub Michalak pl
Jakub Michalak
740,000 400,000
Charlie Carrel gb
Charlie Carrel
600,000 -171,000
Orpen Kisacikoglu tr
Orpen Kisacikoglu
495,000 15,000
Viacheslav Buldygin ru
Viacheslav Buldygin
470,000 245,000
Diego Zeiter ch
Diego Zeiter
450,000 -20,000
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
EPT 1X Winner
435,000 345,000
Pasquale Grimaldi it
Pasquale Grimaldi
400,000 100,000
Ilkin Amirov az
Ilkin Amirov
350,000 350,000
Martin Finger de
Martin Finger
EPT 1X Winner
325,000 -185,000
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
320,000 -76,000
Morten Mortensen dk
Morten Mortensen
310,000 210,000
Koray Aldemir de
Koray Aldemir
165,000 -65,000
Pierre Neuville be
Pierre Neuville
75,000 -160,000

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Two Simultaneous Bustouts

Level 12 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Benjamin Pollak
Benjamin Pollak

From the hijack, over on table 1 it was Benjamin Pollak raising to 24,000 with 265,000 behind. Small blind Rocco Palumbo three-bet to 76,000 and called the shove for 289,000 total.

Rocco Palumbo: {9-Clubs}{9-Spades}
Benjamin Pollak: {A-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}

The board ran out {A-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs} and Pollak made his exit.

At the same time, over on table 2, Sergey Sergeev (small blind) got all of his chips in against Scott Seiver (button).

Sergey Sergeev: {10-Spades}{10-Hearts}
Scott Seiver: {K-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}

The board came {A-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{Q-Spades}{3-Clubs}{7-Diamonds} and Sergeev handed over his 151,000 in chips to Seiver.

Player Chips Progress
Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver
910,000 192,000
Rocco Palumbo it
Rocco Palumbo
825,000 407,000
Sergey Sergeev ru
Sergey Sergeev
Busted
Benjamin Pollak fr
Benjamin Pollak
Busted

Tags: Benjamin PollakRocco PalumboScott SeiverSergey Sergeev

Ali Fatehi Eliminated

Level 12 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Ali Reza Fatehi
Ali Reza Fatehi

Orpen Kisacikoglu opened the action from middle position. Behind him, Martin Finger three-bet to 65,000. Ali Fatehi shoved 82,000 total from the blinds, bringing it back on Kisacikoglu.

The Turk went all in as well, making it 312,000 for Finger to call. The EPT 8 Prague Main Event winner took his time before folding.

Ali Fatehi: {K-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}
Orpen Kisacikoglu: {A-Clubs}{Q-Spades}

No help for Fatehi on {10-Clubs}{5-Spades}{4-Clubs}{3-Spades}{7-Clubs}, making him the 23rd place finisher.

Player Chips Progress
Orpen Kisacikoglu tr
Orpen Kisacikoglu
480,000 61,000
Ali Reza Fatehi ir
Ali Reza Fatehi
Busted

Tags: Ali Reza FatehiOrpen Kisacikoglu

Grimaldi Doubles Up

Level 12 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Ben Heath opened the action with a raise to 24,000 and Sergey Sergeev called. Pasquale Grimaldi went all in for 127,000, Heath isolated all in as well and forced Sergeev out.

Pasquale Grimaldi: {K-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}
Ben Heath: {A-Spades}{J-Diamonds}

The board ran out {6-Hearts}{4-Spades}{4-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}. Grimaldi spiked his queen on the river to double up.

Player Chips Progress
Pasquale Grimaldi it
Pasquale Grimaldi
300,000 170,000
Ben Heath gb
Ben Heath
220,000 -120,000

Tags: Pasquale GrimaldiBen Heath

Level: 12

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 2,000

Seating With 3 Tables Left

Level 11 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
 Table 1Table 2Table 3
SeatPlayerPlayerPlayer
1Charlie CarrelViacheslav BuldyginAli Reza Fatehi
2Connor DrinanPierre NeuvilleDanut Chisu
3Ramin HajiyevBehzad AhadpourKoray Aldemir
4Diego ZeiterIlkin AmirovSteve O'Dwyer
5Benjamin PollakBen HeathOrpen Kisacikoglu
6Morten MortensenScott SeiverMartin Finger
7Jakub MichalakSergey SergeevAdrian Mateos
8Rocco PalumboPasquale GrimaldiPratyush Buddiga