2016 PokerStars.com EPT Season 13 Malta

€5,300 Main Event
Day: 5
Event Info

2016 PokerStars.com EPT Season 13 Malta

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
€355,700
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€2,269,800
Entries
468
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

Benjamin Pollak Eliminated in 14th Place (€25,030)

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Benjamin Pollak
Benjamin Pollak

The action started right away on the outer table. In the first hand of the day, Peter Ockenden opened to 55,000. From the small blind, Benjamin Pollak moved all in and it was over to Xixiang Luo in the big blind.

Luo, moved all in for slightly less and Ockenden folded.

Xixiang Luo: {A-Spades}{K-Spades}
Benjamin Pollak: {8-Clubs}{8-Spades}

It was a race and Luo needed to hit to survive. He paired his ace on the {Q-Diamonds}{A-Clubs}{5-Spades} flop and Pollak was in bad shape.

The Frenchman couldn't improve on the {2-Diamonds} turn and {4-Clubs} river. Luo doubled his 569,000 stack and gained some extra from Ockenden raise. Meanwhile, Pollak was left with only 32,000 chips.

The next hand, Daniele Colautti opened to 50,000 and Pollak moved all in. Again, it was Luo who was getting involved. He raised to 150,000 and that was enough to squeeze Colautti out.

Pollak had {K-Hearts}{7-Spades} and was behind against the {A-Hearts}{10-Diamonds} from Luo. The {6-Spades}{5-Clubs}{8-Spades} flop gave Pollak a straight draw but he never got there when the {5-Hearts} and {2-Clubs} landed on turn and river.

Pollak is out in 14th place, which earns him €25,030. Meanwhile, Luo moves up really quick on the leaderboard.

Player Chips Progress
Xixiang Luo cn
Xixiang Luo
1,300,000 728,000
Benjamin Pollak fr
Benjamin Pollak
Busted

Tags: Benjamin PollakDaniele ColauttiPeter OckendenXixiang Luo