€5,300 Main Event Day 1b | 2016 PokerStars.com EPT Season 13 Malta

10-24-2016 16:07 UTC+2

Two for Aloev

Christian Zetzsche

Level 3 : 100/200, 25 ante

In the first hand, Asker Aloev raised to 525 and picked up two callers including Bejjani Kamal. Russell Thomas then three-bet to 2,350 on the button and folded to Aloev's four-bet to 6,250.

One hand later, Aloev opened to 400 and received two callers. Artem Otroshchenko in the big blind made it 1,700 to go and Aloev called, as did Petar Petrov. On the flop, Otrohchenko bet 3,500 and just Aloev called. On the turn, Ostroshchenko checked and Aloev took down the pot with a bet of 3,550.

Aloev already won two side events at the EPT13 Malta festival and is set for another deep run.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bejjani Kamal	56,000
Asker Aloev	43,000
Russell Thomas	24,900

Tags: Artem Otroshchenko Asker Aloev Bejjani Kamal Petar Petrov Russell Thomas

Level: 4

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 50

10-24-2016 16:15 UTC+2

Three Further EPT Champions on Board

Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : 150/300, 50 ante

Benny Spindler, Jean Montury and Sebastian Malec are now all playing on Day 1b. Malec, who won the first Main Event in Season 13 at Barcelona, got involved into a small pot and bet the turn for 2,000 out of the big blind. His sole opponent called, then faced another bet worth 4,800 on the river.

That was enough to force a fold and Malec raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sebastian Malec	32,500 32,500	32,500

Jean Montury	31,000 31,000	31,000

Benny Spindler	25,800 25,800	25,800

Tags: Benny Spindler Jean Montury Sebastian Malec

10-24-2016 16:22 UTC+2

Approaching 300 Entries for Day 1b

Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : 150/300, 50 ante

Tom Hall just registered and wandered in the tournament area to find his table. He found a new home one table over from Sylvain Loosli, who already busted the Single-Day High Roller and then joined Day 1b. According to the screens, there are now 297 players in the field.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Hall	30,000 30,000	30,000
Sylvain Loosli	30,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Sylvain Loosli Tom Hall

10-24-2016 16:28 UTC+2

Aissani Doubles

Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : 150/300, 50 ante

With the blinds only at 150-300 and a running ante of 50, it was a massive four-bet shove by Mohamed Aissani for 17,500. Table neighbor Erik Sense had the right senses and called with only to see Aissani improve, holding , after the board ran out .

Player	Chips	Progress
Mohamed Aissani	36,000 36,000	36,000

Tags: Erik Sens Mohamed Aissani

10-24-2016 16:32 UTC+2

Katchalov Busts Staples and Kabbani

Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : 150/300, 50 ante

The colleagues of the PokerStars blog ran into a pretty big hand that saw the departure of Jaime Staples and Adel Kabbani.

Staples raised to 700 from under the gun and four opponents called including Eugene Katchalov. Then, Adel Kabbai jammed his last 5,250 in the big blind and Staples just called. It folded to Katchalov, who eventually raised to 26,000 to give Staples only the choice to fold or go all in for little more. Staples decided for the latter after some consideration and committed his last 29,750 to createa three-way showdown.

Kabbani:
Staples:
Katchalov:

There was no help on the board and Katchalov knocked out both opponents to skyrocket his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eugene Katchalov	85,000 48,000	48,000
Jaime Staples	Busted

Adel Kabbani	Busted

Tags: Eugene Katchalov Jaime Staples

10-24-2016 16:33 UTC+2

Another Scalp for Dohler

DBLLpoker

Level 4 : 150/300, 50 ante

Bastian Dohler had a really good start of this tournament. He was up to 70,000 early on but hasn't gained much chips in the last couple of levels.

Actually, he even lost a bit of his stack but just got most of it back when busted Lijo Lander.

Lander was all in for around 8,000 and Dohler made the call. His held against Lander's and the Spaniard was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bastian Dohler	71,000 -1,000	-1,000
Lijo Lander	Busted

Tags: Bastian Dohler

10-24-2016 16:38 UTC+2

Hoivold Loses Blind Battle

DBLLpoker

Level 4 : 150/300, 50 ante

It was folded to Andreas Hoivold in the small blind and he raised it up to 800. Qualifier Pawel Brzeski made the call.

The flop was and Hoivold bet another 800. Brzeski called again. The turn was the and Hoivold check-called a 2,300-bet.

The came on the river and Hoivold checked a second time. Brzeski didn't slow down and fired another 6,500. Hoivold called but quickly mucked when Brzeski showed him for a full house.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pawel Brzeski	39,000
Andreas Hoivold	23,000 -5,000	-5,000

Tags: Andreas Hoivold Pawel Brzeski

10-24-2016 16:38 UTC+2

Herzali Thriving Further

Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : 150/300, 50 ante

After picking up a pot with flush versus flush, Sarah Herzali has increased her stack further. The latest hand saw her faced with an open-raise to 700 and Herzali three-bet to 2,000 in the cutoff. Her opponent called and the flop came . Both players checked and the fell on the turn.

A bet worth 3,500 was met by a raise to 8,000 by Herzali and her opponent folded. The Frenchwoman moved up to more than two times the starting stack already and is currently among the biggest stacks in the room.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sarah Herzali	64,000 9,000	9,000

Tags: Sarah Herzali

10-24-2016 16:43 UTC+2

Zapatero Won't Wait for Forman

DBLLpoker

Level 4 : 150/300, 50 ante

There was around 6,000 in the middle and Javier Gomez Zapatero slid out an 8,000-overbet on the river. The board was and the decision was by Miroslav Forman.

He took a while and in the end he got some payback you could say. Forman called the clock on Dominik Panka some moments ago and now Zapatero called the clock on Forman.

Forman didn't waste much more time before folding.