2016 PokerStars.com EPT Season 13 Malta

€5,300 Main Event
Day: 1a
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

Sergeev Takes on Akenhead and van Hoof

Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante

On the three-way flop of {A-Clubs}{K-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}, James Akenhead and Jorryt van Hoof checked out of the blinds. Sergey Sergeev bet 775 from the cutoff and just Akenhead called. On the {2-Clubs} turn, both players checked and Akenhead also checked the {J-Spades} on the river. Sergeev bet 1,200 and that was enough to force a fold.

Player Chips Progress
James Akenhead gb
James Akenhead
36,000 7,000
Sergey Sergeev ru
Sergey Sergeev
33,000
Jorryt van Hoof nl
Jorryt van Hoof
23,700 75

Tags: James AkenheadJorryt van HoofSergey Sergeev

Kamatakis in Trouble

Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante

Is has not been going well at all so far for Iliodoros Kamatakis, and the Greek just paid off George Petten on the river of a board reading {Q-Hearts}{J-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{6-Spades}{9-Hearts}.

"Will you show if I fold?" Kamatakis asked, facing a bet of 4,000 into a board of 5,150. "I never show," Petten replied. After further consideration Kamatakis said "I think you have a flush," but the Greek couldn't find a fold and called. Petten turned over the {J-Hearts}{5-Hearts} for the flush, leaving Kamatakis with less than one third of the starting stack.

Player Chips Progress
George Petten ca
George Petten
34,000 7,500
Iliodoros Kamatakis gr
Iliodoros Kamatakis
9,300 -19,100

Tags: George PettenIliodoros Kamatakis

Le Pichon's Stack Halved

Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante

Joining the action on the {J-Clubs}{8-Spades}{5-Clubs}{9-Hearts} turn, Marko Popovic bet 3,500 and Ferdinand Le Pichon called. The {6-Clubs} appeared on the river and Popovic waved over to his opponent to see the stack. Le Pichon obliged and revealed around 15,000 left. Popovic bet 10,000 and the Frenchman gave it some thought, then folded with the words "nice bluff."

Player Chips Progress
Marko Popovic bg
Marko Popovic
40,000
Ferdinand Le Pichon fr
Ferdinand Le Pichon
15,000

Tags: Marko PopovicFerdinand Le Pichon

Up to 86 Entries

Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante

The field is sooner or later closing in on 100 entries and among those to take their seats towards the end of the previous level were Konstantinos Nanos, Roman Korenev, Dmitry Yurasov and Nariman Yaghmai.

Player Chips Progress
Dmitry Yurasov ru
Dmitry Yurasov
30,000
Konstantinos Nanos gr
Konstantinos Nanos
30,000
Nariman Yaghmai ir
Nariman Yaghmai
30,000
Roman Korenev ru
Roman Korenev
30,000

Tags: Konstantinos NanosDmitry YurasovRoman KorenevNariman Yaghmai

Rasheed Tears Up Table

Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante
Mahmood Rasheed
Mahmood Rasheed

On the {K-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{Q-Spades} turn, Orpen Kisacikoglu bet 1,500 out of the big blind and Florin Minea called. Mahmood Rasheed on the button raised to 3,500 and both opponents called. The {Q-Clubs} appeared on the river and action was checked to rasheed. He bet 10,000 and both opponents folded.

"Should I show one?" Rasheed asked and Orpen turned away, didn't want to see any of it. Rasheed opted to show both, the {Q-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds} for quad queens.

Player Chips Progress
Mahmood Rasheed ie
Mahmood Rasheed
66,000 12,000
Orpen Kisacikoglu tr
Orpen Kisacikoglu
15,500 -14,500

Tags: Florin MineaMahmood RasheedOrpen Kisacikoglu

Level: 2

Blinds: 75/150

Ante: 0

Cautious Play by Rasheed

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

With already 13,000 chips in the middle and the board reading {7-Hearts}{8-Spades}{K-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{K-Spades}, Stephan Zesiger made a bet of 11,000. That was half of his remaining stack.

The action was on Ireland's Mahmood Rasheed, who tanked for around a minute before making the call. Zesiger showed {3-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}. He thought his full house was enough to take down the pot, but Rasheed slammed his {8-Hearts}{8-Clubs} for eights full of kings.

His bigger full house gave him the win and Zesiger was confused about the river action.

"You scared me", was Rasheed explanation.

"What would you be scared of", the Swiss replied.

"Well, you could have slowplayed kings."

Then, Martin Kozlov laughed and jumped in the conversation as well: "you can never be too careful."

Rasheed was involved in the next hand as well. This time he check-called a 1,800 -bet of Orpen Kisacikoglu on a {Q-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{5-Spades}. He looked at his opponent and started speeching again: "I'm a mad man, stay away from me", he told Kisacikoglu.

Both checked the {4-Hearts} river and Rasheed took down the pot with {Q-Spades}{J-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Mahmood Rasheed ie
Mahmood Rasheed
54,000 24,000
Stephan Zesiger ch
Stephan Zesiger
11,000 -19,000

Tags: Mahmood RasheedOrpen KisacikogluStephan Zesiger

The Field is Growing Slowly

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

According to the screens, the field has grown to 74 entries and among those to take their seats recently were also Pierre Neuville, Justin "Boosted J" Smith 'Boosted and Ben Heath. The latter is sitting next to Caitlin Hall and Michael Ho.

Charlie Carrel has taken a seat next to Paul Newey, and both Brits know each other well from the various High Roller tournaments.

Player Chips Progress
Justin Smith us
Justin Smith
30,000
Ben Heath gb
Ben Heath
30,000 30,000
Pierre Neuville be
Pierre Neuville
30,000 30,000
Michael Ho us
Michael Ho
30,000 30,000

Tags: Ben HeathCharlie CarrelJustin SmithPaul NeweyPierre NeuvilleMichael Ho