€25,750 High Roller Day 2 | 2016 PokerStars.com EPT Season 13 Malta

10-22-2016 19:40 UTC+2

One for Silver, One for Sannier

Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

In the cutoff, Max Silver raised to 14,000 and Allan Sannier called in the small blind. On the flop, both players checked. The on the turn. After the fell on the river, Sannier check-called a bet worth 12,000 and then mucked when Silver flipped over the .

One hand later, Sannier raised from under the gun and Oleksii Khoroshenin defended the big blind. Khoroshenin check-called a bet of 14,000 on the flop and did so again for 31,000 on the turn. After Khoroshenin had checked the river, Sannier emptied the clip with a bet of what looked like 82,000, and that did the trick to force a fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Allan Sannier	480,000	-75,000
Oleksii Khoroshenin	310,000	85,000
Max Silver	265,000	-5,000

Tags: Allan Sannier Max Silver Oleksii Khoroshenin

10-22-2016 19:35 UTC+2

Mikita Trending Upwards

Yori Epskamp

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

After the bubble sweat not too long ago, Mikita Badziakouski has been moving steadily in the right direction. Just now, he picked up two decent-sized pots to grow his stack to 400,000.

Hand 1

Badziakouski raised to 12,000 under the gun and [Removed:17] called. At that moment, Davidi Kitai was all in for his tournament life (as written below), which meant this hand would be played out first before that one went to showdown. Ramin Hajiyev also called from the blinds.

On an flop, Badziakouski bet 12,000 and both opponents stuck around. The turn and river got checked down. Badziakouski showed and won the hand.

Hand 2

Yan raised to 14,000 from the cutoff, Ole Schemion called on the button, and Hajiyev and Badziakouski defended their blinds. It was checked to Schemion on a flop, who bet 30,000. Badziakouszi check-called that bet, and check-called 58,000 from Schemion on the turn.

The river was the and both players checked. Badziakouski tabled for two pair and Schemion mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikita Badziakouski	400,000	207,000

Tags: Mikita Badziakouski Ole Schemion

10-22-2016 19:33 UTC+2

Kitai Doubles on the Bubble

Webjoker

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Allan Sannier was standing on the rail talking to two of his friends and missed his big blind. With some death money in the pot, Adrian Mateos was first to act and raised to 14,000. His neighbor Davidi Kitai shoved all in for 87,500 and action folded back to Mateos. The Spanish EPT champion called. The cards remained closed till the hand at the other table was done.

"I have it." Kitai said, followed by: "I don't want to see 5-6 suited"

As the hand on the other table was done, it was time for the showdown:

Davidi Kitai:
Adrian Mateos:

Kitai's partner ran to the table and started rooting for him: "As! As! As!" ("Ace! Ace! Ace!")

The flop came and the turn was the .

"Deux! Deux! Deux!" ("Two! Two! Two!") said Kitai's partner.

The hit and Kitai doubled up. Besides 87,500 in chips times two plus the blinds and antes, he received a peck on the cheek.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Mateos	257,000	-87,500
Davidi Kitai	189,000	101,500

Tags: Adrian Mateos Davidi Kitai

10-22-2016 19:28 UTC+2

Badziakouski Doubles Through Hajiyev

DBLLpoker

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Mikita Badziakouski bubbled this event last year and now he was the shortest stack in the room. With less than 90,000 he only had 15 big blinds left before the hand started but he found the double up he was looking for.

It was Ramin Hajiyev who opened to 15,000. Badziakouski waited for the completion of the hand on the other table before he raised to 60,000, leaving him with just 29,500 behind.

It was folded around back to Hajiyev, although Patrick Leonard took his time before mucking. Hajiyev quickly moved all in and Badziakouski called.

Hajiyev:
Badziakouski:

He was in great shape to double up and he was even more favourite to win the hand, after the flop. The turn gave Hajiyev some flush outs and possibilities to a chop, but the on the river didn't change everything.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ramin Hajiyev	270,000	-110,000
Mikita Badziakouski	193,000	99,500

Tags: Mikita Badziakouski Ramin Hajiyev

10-22-2016 19:15 UTC+2

Schemion Takes Over

Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Hand 1

Ole Schemion raised to 17,000 from under the gun and [Removed:17] called in the big blind. On the flop, Yan check-called a bet worth 17,000 and both then checked down the turn and the river. Yan showed the and claimed the pot.

Hand 2

Ramin Hajiyev raised to 16,000 from under the gun and Schemion called in the big blind. Both players checked down the board of entirely and Schemion announced a king, showed the . Hajiyev briefly showed an ace and mucked.

Hand 3

Schemion raised to 23,000 in the small blind and Hajiyev let go of his big blind.

Hand 4

Schemion made it 15,000 to go from the button and Mikita Badziakouski called in the big blind. There was no betting action on the board and Badziakouski showed the . Schemion had that beat with and Badziakouski grinned at his opponent: "Do you see how tight I am? Not shoving ace four?"

There are less than 20 minutes left in the level and the bubble has yet to burst.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ole Schemion	605,000	45,000
[Removed:17]	540,000	70,000
Ramin Hajiyev	380,000	-59,000
Mikita Badziakouski	93,500	-46,500

Tags: Mikita Badziakouski Ole Schemion Ramin Hajiyev

10-22-2016 19:07 UTC+2

Schemion Halts Yan

Yori Epskamp

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Ole Schemion (front) and [Removed:17] (back)

It's been [Removed:17] who's been the most active player on the bubble so far. Yan was opening nearly every hand at his table, until he found some resistance in the form of Ole Schemion. Yan raised to 14,000 under the gun and Schemion called to his direct left.

On the flop, Yan checked and called a 22,000 bet from Schemion. On the turn, Yan checked again, and now Schemion bet 55,000. The Kiwi gave it some thought before making the second call as well.

The river paired the ace and both players quickly checked. Yan tabled for a king-high that missed everything, which prompted Schemion to show down to claim the table chiplead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ole Schemion	560,000	110,000
[Removed:17]	470,000	-10,000

Tags: Ole Schemion

10-22-2016 19:04 UTC+2

Silver Slowly Chipping Up

DBLLpoker

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Max Silver was the shortest stack at his table for most of the day. Now Davidi Kitai joined table two, he doesn't have the smallest stack anymore, although he's not a big stack either.

So the chips he just won from Allan Sannier were more than welcome. Silver raised to 15,000 before the flop and Sannier defended his big blind.

The flop came and Sannier checked to the initial raiser. Silver made a bet of 12,000 and got called. The hit the felt on the turn and it was checked through.

The appeared on the river and Sannier checked for the third time. Silver fired out a bet of 31,000 and that was enough to take it down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Allan Sannier	555,000	-54,000
Max Silver	270,000	20,000

Tags: Allan Sannier Max Silver

10-22-2016 18:53 UTC+2

Philipp Gruissem Eliminated

Webjoker

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Action folded to Allan Sannier on the button and the Frenchman opened for 15,000. Adrian Mateos folded his small blind and big blind Philipp Gruissem three-bet to 44,000. Sannier asked how much Gruissem had behind (121,000) and announced all in. Gruissem slid his stack forward in one swift move.

Allan Sannier:
Philipp Gruissem:

Gruissem was the clear favorite to double up but the odds were evened after the flop came .

"Oh my god!" Silver said.

The on the turn was one of the cards Gruissem needed to dodge and so he was down to just a couple of outs to survive. He still had a 9 percent chance of doubling up but the on the river wasn't one of the cards he was looking for. While he rivered a set it was Sannier making a flush and Gruissem departed in 11th place.

It's bubble time now and action is hand for hand. The player that goes out now will go home empty-handed, surviving the bubble will net the 9 remaining players a minimum of €46,180.

Player	Chips	Progress
Allan Sannier	609,000	139,000
Philipp Gruissem	Busted

Tags: Philipp Gruissem Allan Sannier

10-22-2016 18:42 UTC+2

Badziakouski Haunted by the Past

Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Action folded to Mikita Badziakouski and he simply raised to 75,000 with less than that behind. Such a massive raise caused some raised eyebrows and the action reached Ole Schemion in the big blind. The German squeezed his cards and then foldedas he mentioned that the first one had been a king.

"I bubbled this event last year. I will show," Badziakouski said and he flashed the . In Season 12, the Belarusian lost a flip with pocket queens to ace-king to miss out on the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikita Badziakouski	140,000	-18,000

Tags: Mikita Badziakouski Ole Schemion

10-22-2016 18:36 UTC+2

Schemion Takes Down Four-Bet Pot

Yori Epskamp

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

[Removed:17] raised to 15,000 on the button. Ole Schemion three-bet to 50,000 from the small blind. Yan cut out a four-bet to 105,000 and Schemion called.

The preflop action was promising, but it slowed down postflop as both players checked the flop and the on the turn. On the river, Schemion bet 69,000 and Yan folded his hand.