2016 PokerStars.com EPT Season 13 Malta

€5,300 Main Event
Day: 3
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

Luo Can't Scare Bojang

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Xixiang Luo had been the slayer of table 3 by busting both Darya Hulyk and Gianfranco Visalli. That information didn't scare Ismael Bojang as he tangled with Luo.

There was 37,000 in chips in the middle and the flop was {4-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{3-Spades}. Bojang already made a bet of 17,000 and Luo had raised it up to 43,000. The decision was back on Bojang and he thought for a couple of minutes.

Eventually, he made a big three-bet to 120,000 and Luo folded after a minute or so.

Player Chips Progress
Xixiang Luo cn
Xixiang Luo
550,000 -80,000
Ismael Bojang de
Ismael Bojang
525,000 55,000

Tags: Darya HulykGianfranco VisalliIsmael BojangXixiang Luo

No Second EPT Malta Title for Montury

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Jean Montury
Jean Montury

EPT11 Malta champion Jean Montury just busted from this years Main Event. For most of the day he was riding the short stack but managed to grind his way up from time to time.

That grind came to an end when he busted to the hands of Aliaksei Boika.

It was Guillaume Valle that opened the pot with a raise to 15,000 and Bastian Dohler called. Montury shove all in for 64,000 and it was Boika who made a four-bet to 115,000. Everybody got out of the way and the cards were tabled.

Jean Montury: {A-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}
Aliaksei Boika: {Q-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}

Montury was in big trouble against Boika's queens and needed an ace or another escape route.

The {8-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{J-Hearts} flop wasn't any help for the former champion and when the {8-Spades} hit on the turn he was down to the aces as outs.

The river wasn't an ace, it was the {7-Hearts} and Montury was sent packing.

Player Chips Progress
Aliaksei Boika by
Aliaksei Boika
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
710,000 190,000
Jean Montury fr
Jean Montury
EPT 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Aliaksei BoikaJean Montury

Darya Hulyk Eliminated

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

'Beautiful Badass' Darya Hulyk has been eliminated from the EPT Malta Main Event. From the button, Hulyk shoved her last 80,000 in the middle.

In the big blind, Xixiang Luo instantly called the shove with {A-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}, Hulyk held just {A-Clubs}{8-Diamonds} and failed to catch up on {2-Clubs}{K-Spades}{K-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{4-Spades}. The Ukrainian took home €12,390 for her 46th place.

Check out PokerNews.com's earlier interview with Hulyk on how she started in poker.

Player Chips Progress
Xixiang Luo cn
Xixiang Luo
630,000 274,000
Darya Hulyk ua
Darya Hulyk
Busted

Tags: Darya Hulyk

Er Doubles Through Pollak

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Zorlucan Er was blinded down to only 27,000 chips and just got them all in. From early position, he threw in his chips and it was folded around to Benjamin Pollak in the big blind.

Pollak asked for a count and then made the call.

Zorlucan Er: {A-Hearts}{6-Hearts}
Benjamin Pollak: {A-Spades}{3-Clubs}

Er had Pollak dominated but there was still a good chance the hand would end in a chop. The flop came down {2-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}{J-Clubs} and after the {Q-Diamonds} hit the turn there were several chop outs.

Pollak could still hit a three to bust Er but the {4-Diamonds} on the river gave Er the double up.

Player Chips Progress
Benjamin Pollak fr
Benjamin Pollak
245,000 -5,000
Zorlucan Er tr
Zorlucan Er
60,000 33,000

Tags: Benjamin PollakZorlucan Er

Bartolini Wins Flip Against Staszko

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Ismael Bojang raised to 14,000 from under the gun and Martin Staszko called in the hijack. Action folded to Marco Bartolini and he moved all in. Bojang asked for a count and the shove was for 102,000. Bojang folded, Staszko briefly asked for the amount again and called.

Marco Bartolini: {10-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}
Martin Staszko: {A-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}

The board came {10-Spades}{6-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{6-Spades} and Bartolini doubled up with a full house to almost swap stacks with Staszko.

Player Chips Progress
Marco Bartolini it
Marco Bartolini
230,000 103,500
Martin Staszko cz
Martin Staszko
120,000 -60,000

Tags: Ismael BojangMarco BartoliniMartin Staszko

Four Levels for Day 3

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Tournament staff has just announced that Day 3 will only play four levels in total, which means just one further level after the current one, before bagging and tagging. This brings us to approximately 7.15 p.m. local time.

Jean Montury Doubles

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Jean Montury - EPT Malta Main Event Winner 2015
Jean Montury - EPT Malta Main Event Winner 2015

Jean Montury, who won the first EPT here in Malta in March 2015, is still in contention for a second title. Guillaume Valle opened {A-}{2-} on the button and called Montury's 65,000 shove from the big blind.

Montury held {A-Clubs}{8-Hearts} and the board ran out {J-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}, which let Montury's better kicker play.

Player Chips Progress
Jean Montury fr
Jean Montury
EPT 1X Winner
140,000 73,000

Tags: Jean Montury

Debus Busts to Zhao

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Taran Parmar raised to 13,000 and Alexander Debus shoved from the cutoff for 123,000. Dong Zhao reshoved from the small blind and Parmar tanked for a long time. Eventually the clock was called on him and Parmar folded, flashed the {A-Clubs}.

Alexander Debus: {9-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}
Dong Zhao: {Q-Spades}{Q-Clubs}

The board came {K-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} and Debus joined the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Dong Zhao cn
Dong Zhao
350,000 219,000
Taran Parmar ca
Taran Parmar
140,000 -38,000
Alexander Debus de
Alexander Debus
Busted

Tags: Alexander DebusDong ZhaoTaran Parmar

Sick Call Crushes Visalli's Hopes, Out Shortly After

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Gianfranco Visalli
Gianfranco Visalli

In a massive clash between Gianfranco Visalli and Frederik Jensen, the latter came out as the winner after spending nearly ten minutes in the tank.

Preflop, Visalli opened to 13,000 from under the gun. Behind him, Jensen reraised and made it 42,000. The Italian made the call, and the two of them saw an innocuous flop of {5-Spades}{2-Clubs}{5-Hearts} appear. Visalli checked, Jensen followed up with a bet of 28,000, Visalli check-raised to 68,000 and Jensen called.

After the dealer burned and turned the {8-Clubs}, Visalli wasted no time putting Jensen to the test, and put him all in for 156,000 in a pot of close to 200,000. Jensen thought long and hard, and the clock was eventually called on the Dane.

With just seven seconds left, Jensen slammed a tower of chips into the middle and turned over {8-Spades}{6-Spades}, much to Visalli's disbelief.

"Sick call", muttered Visalli as he turned over {7-Hearts}{7-Clubs}, looking for one of the only two remaining sevens on the river.

It wasn't. The dealer put out the {3-Clubs}, and Frederik Jensen surged to the top of the standings with more than half a million chips.

Just two hands later, Gianfranco Visalli's remaining chips disappeared as well. Visalli got it in holding {Q-Clubs}{6-Clubs} on a flop of {J-Clubs}{Q-Spades}{7-Clubs}, but needed help against Xixiang Luo's {A-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}. No help was found, as the board ran out {4-Diamonds}{A-Spades},

Visalli, who topped the leaderboard for nearly two days, is gone just like that in 47th place.

Player Chips Progress
Frederik Jensen dk
Frederik Jensen
EPT 1X Winner
560,000 296,500
Gianfranco Visalli it
Gianfranco Visalli
Busted

Tags: Frederik JensenGianfranco Visalli

Dohler Doubles Through Valle

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Guillaume Valle raised to 15,000 from the hijack and Bastian Dohler three-bet to 37,000 from the cutoff. Valle called and the flop came {8-Spades}{8-Clubs}{7-Spades}. Both players checked and the {10-Hearts} appeared on the turn. Valle bet 35,000 and Dohler called.

After the {6-Hearts} river, Valle moved all in and Dohler tanked with 120,000 behind. Ultimately, the German called and Valle briefly flashed {A-}{J-}, Dohler doubled with the {A-Hearts}{K-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
Bastian Dohler de
Bastian Dohler
495,000 285,000
Guillaume Valle fr
Guillaume Valle
485,000 -235,000

Tags: Bastian DohlerGuillaume Valle