2016 PokerStars.com EPT Season 13 Malta

€5,300 Main Event
Day: 1b
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

The Field Grows

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

As many as 35 tables are prepared and as a result, the Single-Day High Roller has been pushed to the second floor. The screens for the Main Event currently show 187 participants and among the latest to show up were Kitty Kuo, Gavin O'Rourke and Quentin Lecomte.

Player Chips Progress
Kitty Kuo tw
Kitty Kuo
30,000
Natural8
Gavin O'Rourke ie
Gavin O'Rourke
30,000
Quentin Lecomte fr
Quentin Lecomte
30,000

Tags: Gavin O'RourkeKitty KuoQuentin Lecomte

Owen Picks One Off

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

Adam Owen finished third at the last stop of the EPT in Barcelona. Now he's is here in Malta looking to do even better.

The Brit got off to a good start by calling down Charalampos Tsivikos.

Owen called a bet of 1,200 on the turn, with the board reading {9-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{A-Diamonds}. He then faced a 3,700-bet on the {J-Diamonds} river. Owen, sitting on the button, thought for a short moment and made the call.

Tsivikos mucked directly and Owen could stack he freshly won chips.

Player Chips Progress
Adam Owen gb
Adam Owen
35,000

Tags: Adam Owen

Debus and Romanello Arrive; Panchenko Drops Some

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

While Alexander Debus just took his seat, Natalia Panchenko at the same table dropped some chips. The Russian qualifier was involved in a battle of the blinds and the small blind checked to her on the {8-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{4-Hearts} turn. Panchenko bet 725 and her opponent called. On the {2-Diamonds} river, both players checked.

Panchenko was shown {8-Spades}{5-Hearts} for trips eights and mucked. One table is also Welsh Wizard Roberto Romanello.

Player Chips Progress
Roberto Romanello gb
Roberto Romanello
30,000
30,000
30,000
EPT 1X Winner
Alexander Debus de
Alexander Debus
30,000
30,000
30,000
Natalia Panchenko ru
Natalia Panchenko
28,500
28,500
28,500

Tags: Alexander DebusNatalia PanchenkoRoberto Romanello

Too Many Ladies for Metaal

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

With the board reading {Q-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}{4-Clubs} Govert Metaal checked to Kitty Kuo, who sits on his direct left. Kuo bet 1,500 and Metaal made the call.

A third queen appeared on the turn with the {Q-Spades}. Both players checked and the {10-Clubs} fell on the river. Metaal checked for the third time and Kuo fired out a bet of 6,000.

Metaal, who cashed in both of the EPT Malta Main Events that were held before, let go of his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Kitty Kuo tw
Kitty Kuo
33,000
3,000
3,000
Natural8
Govert Metaal nl
Govert Metaal
28,000

Tags: Govert MetaalKitty Kuo

Small Pot for Bertilsson

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

From under the gun, Anton Bertilsson raised to 325 and picked up two callers including Tobias Peters in the big blind. The flop came {J-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{3-Clubs} and action checked to Bertilsson, who bet 400. Both opponents folded and the Swede raked in the pot.

Bertilsson finished 2nd at EPT Prague in Season 11 and another player on this very table has fond memories of this venue. Nabil Cardoso finished 8th last October for a payday of €62,570.

Player Chips Progress
Anton Bertilsson se
Anton Bertilsson
32,000
Nabil Cardoso es
Nabil Cardoso
30,000
Tobias Peters nl
Tobias Peters
29,500

Tags: Tobias PetersNabil CardosoAnton Bertilsson

More Familiar Faces on Board

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

Peter Eichhardt sits on the same table as Martin Staszko and Jacquelin Cachia. Furthermore, Pierre Merlin and Erwann Pecheux are in with Alexander Lakhov and Maria Ho also on their way to their table right now.

Player Chips Progress
Peter Eichhardt se
Peter Eichhardt
30,000
30,000
30,000
Erwann Pecheux fr
Erwann Pecheux
30,000
30,000
30,000
Maria Ho us
Maria Ho
30,000
30,000
30,000
Pierre Merlin fr
Pierre Merlin
30,000
30,000
30,000
Alexander Lakhov ru
Alexander Lakhov
30,000
30,000
30,000

Tags: Alexander LakhovErwann PecheuxMaria HoPierre Merlin

Forman Drops Some

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

Miroslav Forman was involved in two hands in a row out of the blinds. In the first hand, he check-called a bet of 1,600 on the {4-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{K-Diamonds} turn by Javier Gomez Zapatero and then checked again the {J-Clubs} on the river. Zapatero checked back and Forman announced a four before tabling {6-Spades}{4-Clubs}. Zapatero had that beat with {K-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}.

One hand later, Martin Staszko opened from early position and Forman called in the small blind. Forman checked the {A-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{5-Clubs} flop Staszko bet 350, which Forman called. He then led the {8-Diamonds} turn for 1,200 and Staszko folded.

Player Chips Progress
Javier Gomez Zapatero es
Javier Gomez Zapatero
35,000
35,000
35,000
Martin Staszko cz
Martin Staszko
29,000
-1,000
-1,000
Miroslav Forman cz
Miroslav Forman
28,600
28,600
28,600

Tags: Javier Gomez ZapateroMartin StaszkoMiroslav Forman

Saout Ace-High Loses to Ace-High

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

Antoine Saout saw Italian qualifier Sergio Benso raise to 225. On the button, Saout three-bet to 550 and got called by Benso.

The qualifier check-called a 400-bet on the {J-Hearts}{7-Spades}{2-Diamonds} flop. Both players checked the {7-Hearts} turn and Benso checked again on the {9-Diamonds} river.

Saout fired out a 1,000-bet when the {9-Diamonds} came on the river and Benso quickly called.

The 2009 WSOP November Niner, who finished 25th in this year's Main Event, showed {A-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs} but that wasn't good enough. Benso showed no respect to Saout reputation and tabled {A-Spades}{K-Clubs} for a better ace-high.

Player Chips Progress
Antoine Saout fr
Antoine Saout
26,000
-4,000
-4,000

Tags: Antoine Saout

Level: 2

Blinds: 75/150

Ante: 0