2016 PokerStars.com EPT Season 13 Malta

€25,750 High Roller
Day: 3
Event Info

2016 PokerStars.com EPT Season 13 Malta

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q10
Prize
€465,800
Event Info
Buy-in
€25,000
Prize Pool
€1,592,500
Entries
65
Level Info
Level
22
Blinds
12,000 / 24,000
Ante
4,000

Hands #71-73: Ramin Hajiyev Doubles Through [Removed:17]

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Ramin Hajiyev
Ramin Hajiyev

Hand #71: [Removed:17] opened to 42,000 under the gun with unknown hole cards. Ramin Hajiyev defended his big blind with {J-Spades}{9-Spades}.

The flop was {10-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{2-Spades} and Hajiyev quickly check-folded to a 40,000 bet from Yan.

Hand #72: First to act, Max Silver open-shoved {A-Hearts}{3-Diamonds} and won the hand.

Hand #73: Ramin Hajiyev open-shoved 275,000 with {A-Spades}{9-Diamonds} on the button. [Removed:17] held {A-Hearts}{7-Spades} in the small blind and called to put Hajiyev at risk.

The board ran out {K-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}{6-Spades} and Hajiyev's kicker played to score the double-up.

Player Chips Progress
[Removed:17] nz
[Removed:17]
1,500,000 -246,000
Ramin Hajiyev az
Ramin Hajiyev
582,000 246,000

Tags: Max SilverRamin Hajiyev

Hands #74-77: Silver Shoves

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Hand #74: On the button, [Removed:17] raised {A-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts} to 46,000 and he took down the blinds and antes.

Hand #75: Max Silver moved in from the button for 233,000 holding {7-Spades}{5-Spades}. No one was interested, blinds and antes for Silver.

Hand #76: Oleksii Khoroshenin raised {A-Hearts}{6-Spades} to 45,000. [Removed:17] asked how much Khoroshenin was playing and called with {2-Hearts}{2-Clubs} from the big blind. {A-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{5-Diamonds} on the flop and Yan check-folded to the 53,000 continuation bet.

Hand #77: Ramin Hajiyev on the button found {K-Clubs}{10-Spades} and raised to 46,000. [Removed:17] in the small blind woke up with {K-Hearts}{K-Diamonds} and three-bet to 130,000. Hajiyev folded.

Player Chips Progress
[Removed:17] nz
[Removed:17]
1,569,000 69,000
Oleksii Khoroshenin ua
Oleksii Khoroshenin
EPT 1X Winner
938,000 6,000
Ramin Hajiyev az
Ramin Hajiyev
494,000 -88,000
Max Silver gb
Max Silver
249,000 13,000

Tags: Max SilverOleksii KhorosheninRamin Hajiyev

Level: 22

Blinds: 12,000/24,000

Ante: 4,000

Hand #78: Hajiyev Doubles Through Khoroshenin

Level 22 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Ramin Hajiyev
Ramin Hajiyev

Hand #78: In the first hand after the break, Ramin Hajiyev woke up with {K-Hearts}{K-Clubs} under the gun. He raised to 53,000, and action got folded around to Oleksii Khoroshenin in the big blind. Khoroshenin found {A-Spades}{K-Diamonds} and three-bet to 152,000. Hajiyev shoved all in and Khoroshenin snap-called.

With the board running out {8-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{2-Spades}{J-Hearts}, the cooler ended in Hajiyev's favor, doubling him to a million chips.

Hand #79: Max Silver moved all-in from the button for 229,000 holding {6-Spades}{6-Hearts}. Oleksii Khoroshenin folded {2-Spades}{2-Diamonds} and the big blind gave up as well.

Player Chips Progress
Ramin Hajiyev az
Ramin Hajiyev
1,008,000 514,000
Oleksii Khoroshenin ua
Oleksii Khoroshenin
EPT 1X Winner
444,000 -494,000

Tags: Oleksii KhorosheninRamin Hajiyev

Max Silver Eliminated in 4th Place (€164,030)

Level 22 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Max Silver
Max Silver

Hand #80: Max Silver moved in again, this time holding {Q-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}. Khoroshenin on the button asked for a count waking up with {A-Hearts}{10-Spades}. Khoroshenin then moved all in for 424,000 and both the other players folded.

The flop came {K-Clubs}{J-Spades}{5-Spades}, one that Silver didn't like.

"I don't like that one," Silver said, "Can we get a new one?"

The dealer didn't oblige and put the {Q-Clubs} on the turn and {6-Diamonds} on the river. That meant an exit for Max Silver. The remaining 3 players are now guaranteed €217,400.

Player Chips Progress
Oleksii Khoroshenin ua
Oleksii Khoroshenin
EPT 1X Winner
680,000 236,000
Max Silver gb
Max Silver
Busted

Tags: Max SilverOleksii Khoroshenin

Hand #81-85: Small Ball Poker

Level 22 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Hand #81: [Removed:17] limped in with {9-Diamonds}{8-Spades} in the small blind. Oleksii Khoroshenin raised to 65,000 with the optional {8-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} in the big blind and Yan bought a flop.

The flop came {K-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{K-Diamonds} and both players checked. The turn was the {J-Clubs} and Yan checked again. Khoroshenin bet 90,000 and took it down.

Hand #82: [Removed:17] raised to 55,000 with {9-Spades}{X-} on the button. Ramin Hajiyev defended his big blind with {Q-Clubs}{J-Hearts}. The {Q-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{3-Hearts} flop hit Hajiyev hard and he checked. Yan checked and gave up the {5-Spades} turn to a bet from Hajiyev.

Hand #83: Oleksii Khoroshenin found {9-Spades}{9-Diamonds} on the button and made it 53,000, enough to take down the blinds and antes.

Hand #84: Ramin Hajiyev made it 55,000 with {K-Clubs}{7-Diamonds} on the button and Oleksii Khoroshenin defended {6-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}. The {8-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} flop missed both players. Khoroshenin checked, Hajiyev bet 40,000 and Khoroshenin folded.

Hand #85: Oleksii Khoroshenin limped in with {Q-Hearts}{5-Diamonds} in the small blind. Ramin Hajiyev had {K-Clubs}{Q-Clubs} and made it 80,000 in the big blind. Khoroshenin folded his hand.

Tags: Oleksii KhorosheninRamin Hajiyev

Hands #86-92: No Flops

Level 22 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Hand #86: Ramin Hajiyev limped in with the {6-Diamonds}{5-Spades} from the small blind. [Removed:17] raised to 75,000 with {Q-Hearts}{10-Spades} and Hajiyev folded.

Hand #87: We missed this hand because of a segment on the stream.

Hand #88: We missed this hand because of a segment on the stream.

Hand #89: Ramin Hajiyev raised with {K-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} and [Removed:17] three-bet {Q-Spades}{10-Hearts} to 180,000. Hajiyev folded.

Hand #90: [Removed:17] on the button raised to 55,000 with {Q-Hearts}{9-Clubs}. Oleksii Khoroshenin with {K-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} in the small blind three-bet to 185,000. Big blind Ramin Hajiyev folded ace-ten, Yan folded as well.

Hand #91: [Removed:17] received a walk in the big blind.

Hand #92: Ramin Hajiyev raised to 55,000 holding {10-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} on the button. Big blind Oleksii Khoroshenin found {9-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} and three-bet to 185,000. Hajiyev folded.

Tags: Oleksii KhorosheninRamin Hajiyev

Oleksii Khoroshenin Eliminated in 3rd Place (€217,400)

Level 22 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Oleksii Khoroshenin
Oleksii Khoroshenin

Hand #93: Oleksii Khoroshenin picked up {3-Spades}{3-Clubs} in the small blind and limped in for 24,000. Ramin Hajiyev bumped it to 85,000 in the big blind with {A-Spades}{10-Clubs}. Khoroshenin considered his options, then settled on a call.

The flop was {6-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{2-Clubs}, keeping Khoroshenin in the lead. Both players quickly checked. The {10-Spades} on the turn changed things dramatically, turning Hajiyev into a 86% favorite to win the hand.

Khoroshenin bet out 105,000 with his pair of threes. Hajiyev decided to raise with his turned top pair top kicker, making it 280,000 to go. After several minutes of thinking, Khoroshenin moved all in for 808,000 and Hajiyev snap-called!

Khoroshenin needed a three or five to survive, but the river {9-Hearts} was neither of them. After the stacks were counted, it was confirmed Hajiyev had slightly more than Khoroshenin, ending the Ukrainian's run in 3rd place (€217,400).

The heads-up players will take a ten-minute break, then play until a winner is decided. The winner will receive €465,800, the runner-up takes home €334,400.

Player Chips Progress
Ramin Hajiyev az
Ramin Hajiyev
1,837,000 829,000
[Removed:17] nz
[Removed:17]
1,413,000 -156,000
Oleksii Khoroshenin ua
Oleksii Khoroshenin
EPT 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Oleksii KhorosheninRamin Hajiyev