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

Pollak Flops Well and Gets Paid

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Felipe Costa raised and Benjamin Pollak defended his big blind to see a flop of {A-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{6-Spades}. Pollak checked, Costa continued for 5,000 and was called. On the {4-Clubs} turn, Pollak bet 4,000 and Costa called before the Brazilian then faced a bet worth 26,000 on the {K-Spades} river.

"I have two pair," Costa said and called shortly after, then shook his head when Pollak had turned over his {A-Clubs}{6-Hearts} for a slow-played full house. Costa briefly showed his {A-}{K-} and was left short.

Player Chips Progress
Benjamin Pollak fr
Benjamin Pollak
210,000 25,000
Felipe Costa br
Felipe Costa
37,000 -48,000

Tags: Felipe CostaBenjamin Pollak

"One Time I Like"

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Nicaraguan Armando Collado Lanuza, who accidentally folded to the nut low earlier, saw his Main Event dream almost get shattered in a big preflop clash.

Collado was at risk holding {A-Spades}{K-Diamonds} versus the pocket kings of Ibrahim Ghassan. All the money went in preflop, creating a pot of over 150,000.

"One time I like," begged Collado, using his one-timer already on Day 2.

The dealer complied by dealing an ace on the flop and keeping the kings in the deck. A cheerful Collado stacked up the chips and is on his way to his first EPT cash ever.

Player Chips Progress
Armando Collado Lanuza ni
Armando Collado Lanuza
155,000 25,000
Ibrahim Ghassan lb
Ibrahim Ghassan
Busted

Tags: Armando Collado LanuzaIbrahim Ghassan

Baumann Doubles Again

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Gaelle Baumann has doubled up a few times already today, then lost some chips again only to double her short stack. It was such a time once again, as Baumann shoved her last 12,700. Eugene Katchalov flat-called from one seat over in the hijack and the rest of the table folded.

Gaelle Baumann: {2-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}
Eugene Katchalov: {A-Clubs}{K-Clubs}

The board came {9-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{8-Spades}{J-Diamonds} and the pair of deuces held up for Baumann.

Player Chips Progress
Eugene Katchalov ua
Eugene Katchalov
200,000 -15,000
Gaelle Baumann fr
Gaelle Baumann
Winamax
28,000 15,000

Tags: Eugene KatchalovGaelle Baumann

Updated Counts

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Player Chips Progress
Guillaume Diaz fr
Guillaume Diaz
500,000 73,000
Dmitry Yurasov ru
Dmitry Yurasov
456,000 6,000
Guillaume Valle fr
Guillaume Valle
309,000 -41,000
Freek Scholten nl
Freek Scholten
247,000 125,000
Usman Siddique gb
Usman Siddique
233,000 44,600
Eugene Katchalov ua
Eugene Katchalov
215,000 34,000
Pawel Brzeski pl
Pawel Brzeski
140,000 -40,000
Armin Mette at
Armin Mette
130,000 -25,000
Tomas Macnamara gb
Tomas Macnamara
120,000 8,000
Maria Ho us
Maria Ho
95,000 35,000
Sergey Sergeev ru
Sergey Sergeev
70,000 -28,000
Paul Newey gb
Paul Newey
44,000 17,000
Jacqueline Cachia mt
Jacqueline Cachia
42,000 -1,000
Gaelle Baumann fr
Gaelle Baumann
Winamax
13,000 -51,000

Yurasov Busts Calamusa and Dominates Table

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Pierre Calamusa
Pierre Calamusa

Dmitry Yurasov took a smaller pot off Gaelle Baumann and could even afford to fold to a four-bet shove by Dan Shak. But then, he claimed the entire stack of Pierre Calamusa when the two most aggressive players at the table clashed.

Calamusa raised to 5,500 and Yurasov three-bet to 16,000 in the small blind. Calamusa four-bet to 37,000 and Yurasov called. On the {J-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} flop, Yurasov check-called a continuation bet worth 30,000 and checked again the {7-Spades} on the turn. Calamusa shoved for 60,000 and received a snap-call.

Pierre Calamusa: {9-Clubs}{8-Clubs}
Dmitry Yurasov: {K-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}

Only a ten could save the Frenchman, but instead it was the {Q-Diamonds} that sent him to the rail and let Yurasov's mountain of chips grow even bigger.

Player Chips Progress
Dmitry Yurasov ru
Dmitry Yurasov
450,000 90,000
Pierre Calamusa fr
Pierre Calamusa
Winamax
Busted

Tags: Dmitry YurasovGaelle BaumannPierre Calamusa

Costa Doubles Through Odeen

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Action folded around to Felipe Costa in the small blind, who moved all in for 41,700. Jerry Odeen gave it some thought, then committed the call.

Felipe Costa: {A-Spades}{10-Spades}
Jerry Odeen: {K-Clubs}{Q-Spades}

It's usually never easy when at risk, but this time Costa breezed through on {A-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{9-Hearts}{6-Clubs} and doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Felipe Costa br
Felipe Costa
85,000 50,000
Jerry Odeen se
Jerry Odeen
50,000 -37,900

Tags: Felipe CostaJerry Odeen

Joris Ruijs Eliminated

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Under the gun, Joris Ruijs open-shoved for 33,100 total. Thibault Letort reshoved from the small blind to put Ruijs at risk.

Joris Ruijs: {J-Spades}{J-Hearts}
Thibault Letort: {Q-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}

Ruijs lost a chunk of his stack earlier with pocket jacks versus pocket aces, and once again found his jacks crushed by a better pair. The online phenom got no help from the {9-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{3-Spades}{7-Spades} board, and the Dutchman will miss out on the money.

Player Chips Progress
Thibault Letort fr
Thibault Letort
175,000 42,000
Joris Ruijs nl
Joris Ruijs
Busted

Tags: Joris RuijsThibault Letort

Saad Lets Franczak Pay

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Benjamin Pollak raised to 6,000 and Piotr Franczak called. Elie Saad came along from the small blind as well.

The three saw the {7-Spades}{A-Diamonds}{8-Spades} flop and it was checked Franczak. He bet 8,500 and only Saad called.

The {Q-Spades} fell on the turn and now it was Saad's turn to bet. He threw in four blue 5,000-chips for a total bet of 20,000 and Franczak did the same.

Saad fired again when the {3-Hearts} hit the river. This time the amount was 30,000 and Franczak called again.

Saad showed {A-Spades}{2-Spades} for the nut flush and Franczak mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Piotr Franczak pl
Piotr Franczak
208,000 -123,000
Elie Saad lb
Elie Saad
200,000 112,700

Tags: Elie SaadPiotr FranczakBenjamin Pollak

Grochulski's Aces Leave Kowalski Short

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

John Gulino raised to 5,200 from under the gun and Jaroslaw Kowalski called from one seat over. The action folded to Grzegorz Grochulski and he three-bet to 15,600 out of the big blind. Gulino folded, but Kowalski moved all in and received a snap-call by Grochulski.

Grzegorz Grochulski: {A-Spades}{A-Clubs}
Jaroslaw Kowalski: {K-Hearts}{K-Spades}

The board came {A-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{6-Spades}{8-Hearts} and Grochulski doubled for around 60,000, leaving his fellow countryman short.

Player Chips Progress
John Gulino us
John Gulino
195,000 -15,000
Grzegorz Grochulski pl
Grzegorz Grochulski
126,000 91,000
Jaroslaw Kowalski pl
Jaroslaw Kowalski
15,000 -28,000

Tags: Grzegorz GrochulskiJaroslaw KowalskiJohn Gulino