2016 PokerStars.com EPT Season 13 Malta

€5,300 Main Event
Day: 2
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

Nemeth Moves All In

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Andras Nemeth
Andras Nemeth

In a three-bet pot, Sergey Sergeev, Andras Nemeth and Eugene Katchalov saw a flop of {8-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{3-Spades} appear. Sergeev checked and Nemeth checked, which prompted Katchalov to bet 16,000. Sergeev called, and action was brought to Nemeth.

The Hungarian crusher simply moved all in, shoving his remaining stack of 81,600 in the middle. Katchalov quickly folded, but Sergeev was pained by the move. The Russian checked the clock multiple times, to see if they were close to the bubble already.

With a heavy heart, Sergeev eventually slid his cards towards the muck, surrendering the pot to Nemeth.

Player Chips Progress
Andras Nemeth hu
Andras Nemeth
160,000
30,000
30,000
Eugene Katchalov ua
Eugene Katchalov
150,000
-20,000
-20,000
Sergey Sergeev ru
Sergey Sergeev
100,000
38,000
38,000

Tags: Andras NemethEugene KatchalovSergey Sergeev

Herzali Scores Double Knock Out

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Sarah Herzali
Sarah Herzali

Polish player Bartlomiej Machon was down to his last 22,800 and moved in when the action folded to him in the cutoff. Sarah Herzali, who made a deep run in the WPT Marrakech earlier this month (5th, €15,044), called from the small blind. Russian player Asker Aloev called from the big blind to make it three-handed.

The flop came {J-Hearts}{10-Spades}{3-Diamonds} and Herzali bet 21,000. Aloev didn't waste much time calling.

With the {4-Spades} hitting the turn, Herzali moved all in. Aloev still had over 70,000 in front of him at this point and sat back to ponder for a bit. He eventually called and received the bad news seconds later.

Sarah Herzali: {J-Diamonds}{J-Clubs}
Asker Aloev: {A-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}
Bartlomiej Machon: {8-Diamonds}{8-Spades}

Herzali had both opponents drawing dead and so whatever river would come, it would be inconsequential. Just to make things official, the dealer did burn and complete the board with the {2-Diamonds} but by that time, Herzali was already stacking.

Player Chips Progress
Sarah Herzali fr
Sarah Herzali
375,200
195,200
195,200
Asker Aloev ru
Asker Aloev
Busted
Bartlomiej Machon pl
Bartlomiej Machon
Busted

Tags: Asker AloevBartlomiej MachonSarah Herzali

Nemeth Doubles Brzeski; Then Busts to Katchalov

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Andras Nemeth
Andras Nemeth

Start-of-the-day chip leader Andras Nemeth has just been eliminated from this EPT Main Event. First, he lost almost all of his stack to qualifier Pawel Brzeski. An orbit later his last chips went Eugene Katchalov's way.

In the first hand, it was Sergey Sergeev that opened with a raise to 4,000. Brzeski called on the button, before Nemeth raised to 18,000 from the small blind.

Sergeev folded but Brzeski four-bet to 42,000. Nemeth gave it some thought, then five-bet all in for 123,500 effectively. Brzeski call after a few seconds.

Andras Nemeth: {A-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}
Pawel Brzeski: {J-Hearts}{J-Spades}

Brzeski was at risk but he was ahead with his jacks. Nemeth needed to hit to score to knock-out. The {3-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{K-Hearts} flop didn't provide him any help.

He got some extra outs with the {Q-Hearts} on the turn but the {K-Diamonds} couldn't help him.

Nemeth had only 12,000 left after that hand. He got some more by shoving all in once when he didn't get any callers.

The second time he moved all in ended his tournament.

He called a 4,500 opeining raise from Eugene Katchalov and shoved all in on the {Q-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{10-Clubs} flop. Katchalov called, holding {A-Hearts}{J-Hearts} and Nemeth was in front with {7-Spades}{5-Spades}.

However, the turn was the {A-Spades} and Nemeth was on the brink of elimination. The {2-Hearts} on the river couldn't save him and he was done for this event.

Player Chips Progress
Pawel Brzeski pl
Pawel Brzeski
255,000
Eugene Katchalov ua
Eugene Katchalov
195,000
45,000
45,000
Andras Nemeth hu
Andras Nemeth
Busted

Tags: Andras NemethEugene KatchalovPawel BrzeskiSergey Sergeev

Big Double for Siddique

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Usman Siddique asked the short stack in the big blind for his stack size before any action had taken place and then raised from the cutoff for 4,300. Grzegorz Grochulski from one seat over three-bet to 11,600 and the blinds got out of the way. Siddique then four-bet to 26,800, Grochulski quickly moved all in and Siddique snap-called.

Usman Siddique: {A-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}
Grzegorz Grochulski: {A-Hearts}{7-Hearts}

The board came {J-Spades}{6-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{9-Diamonds} and Siddique scored a big double for 111,700.

Player Chips Progress
Usman Siddique gb
Usman Siddique
230,000
80,000
80,000
Grzegorz Grochulski pl
Grzegorz Grochulski
35,000
-130,000
-130,000

Tags: Grzegorz GrochulskiUsman Siddique

Baumann Doubles; Dohler is Back

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Bastian Dohler more than doubled up before through Dmitry Yurasov, while the Russian continued to steam-roll through the table and amass a ton of chips. Another short stack would double against Yurasov, who opened to 4,500 and then called the shove of Gaelle Baumann in the small blind for 36,800.

Gaelle Baumann: {A-Clubs}{Q-Clubs}
Dmitry Yurasov: {A-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}

The board came {A-Spades}{K-Hearts}{J-Spades}{7-Hearts}{2-Clubs} and Baumann doubled, while Yurasov remains among the biggest stacks.

Player Chips Progress
Dmitry Yurasov ru
Dmitry Yurasov
315,000
86,200
86,200
Bastian Dohler de
Bastian Dohler
150,000
105,000
105,000
Gaelle Baumann fr
Gaelle Baumann
77,000
29,000
29,000
Winamax

Tags: Bastian DohlerDmitry YurasovGaelle Baumann

Herzali and Cartarius Among Big Stacks

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Sarah Herzali and Louis Cartarius are sitting next to each other and just got involved into a little pot. On the {J-Spades}{J-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{A-Spades} river, Herzali checked and Cartarius bet 20,000. Herzali called and then mucked when she was shown the {A-Hearts}{Q-Spades} by her table neighbor.

"Nice hand," Herzali said and mucked while Cartarius was relieved. "I thought you were gonna raise," the German added.

Below are some further chip counts of big stacks and notables.

Player Chips Progress
Sarah Herzali fr
Sarah Herzali
332,000
-43,200
-43,200
Piotr Franczak pl
Piotr Franczak
331,000
6,000
6,000
Davidi Kitai be
Davidi Kitai
330,000
27,000
27,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Winamax
Louis Cartarius de
Louis Cartarius
320,000
160,000
160,000
Simon Amyot ca
Simon Amyot
250,000
90,000
90,000
Thomas Lentrodt de
Thomas Lentrodt
235,000
151,100
151,100
Gianfranco Visalli it
Gianfranco Visalli
200,000
118,400
118,400
Dietrich Fast de
Dietrich Fast
160,000
88,800
88,800
Brian Altman us
Brian Altman
130,000
6,000
6,000

Tags: Louis CartariusSarah Herzali

Diaz Sends Korochenskiy to the Rail

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Anatoly Korochenskiy
Anatoly Korochenskiy

Guillaume Diaz raised from early position and short stack Anatoly Korochenskiy shoved for around 23,000 in the small blind. The Frenchman didn't even ask for a count and quickly called, sitting behind a big stack already.

Anatoly Korochenskiy: {9-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}
Guillaume Diaz: {A-Clubs}{10-Clubs}

The {A-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} flop immediately paired up Diaz, and the {5-Clubs} turn and {6-Hearts} river were both blanks.

Player Chips Progress
Guillaume Diaz fr
Guillaume Diaz
428,000
188,000
188,000
Anatoly Korochenskiy ru
Anatoly Korochenskiy
Busted

Tags: Anatoly KorochenskiyGuillaume Diaz

Second Break on Day 2, Diaz Leads

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Dmitry Yurasov Among the Big Stacks
Dmitry Yurasov Among the Big Stacks

The last 20-minute break for the players just commenced. When the remaining players return, just two more 75-minute levels are scheduled for the day.

After 12 levels of 75 minutes each, the 468-entry strong field of the 2016 PokerStars.com EPT13 Malta Main Event has been whittled down to just 111 hopefuls and 87 of them will take home at least €8,070. Leading the field thus far with more than 100 casualties after four levels of Day 2 is Guillaume Diaz with 428,000. The Frenchman knocked out Pasi Sormunen in a big pot and ran up his stack further after that, second in chips currently is fellow Frenchman Guillaume Valle with 380,000.

Start-of-the-day chip leader Andras Nemeth was also sent to the rail in level 12, first Pawel Brzeski doubled through him and then Nemeth sent the remainder of the stack over to Eugene Katchalov. Sarah Herzali's rise to the top came also from a double elimination and she ended the level with around 335,000, closely followed by Piotr Franczak (331,000), Davidi Kitai (330,000), Dominik Panka (330,000) , Louis Cartarius (320,000) and Yurasov with 315,000.

Among those to depart the last two levels were Dara O'Kearney, former EPT champion Benny Spindler, Erwann Pecheux, Anton Morgenstern, Johan Guilbert and Juha Helppi.

Tags: Andras NemethAnton MorgensternBenny SpindlerDara O'KearneyDavidi KitaiDmitry YurasovDominik PankaErwann PecheuxEugene KatchalovGuillaume DiazGuillaume ValleJohan GuilbertJuha HelppiLouis CartariusPasi SormunenPawel BrzeskiPiotr FranczakSarah Herzali

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 400