The remaining 51 players have been sent into a 20-minute break. It is still intended to play a maximum of five levels of 90 minutes each, but depending on the progress of the event this may be cut one level short.
Only two local players made it to the third day of this PokerStars.com EPT Malta, and as Mark Vella lost his tournament life during the last level only Konrad Abela remains. He is doing his best to defend the honor of Malta, and managed to win a decent sized pot just before the players went on their second break of the day.
On a board of , Abela checked out of the small blind, before facing a bet of 24,000 from Brian Altman in the cutoff. Abela had a different price in mind and made it 53,000 total, and Altman didn't think long before committing the extra 29,000.
The river was , and this time Abela cut out 72.000 of his stack, and pushed them over the betting line. Altman had 158,000 left and decided to let it go.
Bstian Dohler raised from late position and Aliaksei Boika defended his big blind to check the flop of . Dohler continued for 12,000 and Boika called, then checked again the on the turn. Dohler fired a second barrel worth 28,000 and Boika called.
The on the river went check, check, and Boika showed for two pair as winning hand.
British player James Akenhead is no longer in the running at this EPT Malta after he just busted from the feature table.
Preflop Dmitry Yurasov opened to 14,000 from the hijack, which prompted a shove all in for 86.000 from Akenhead at the button. Blinds folded and Yurasov made the call with , which was currently in front of Akenheads .
The flop was no good for Akenhead, and turn left him drawing to only three outs. River was however , and Akenhead is out in 50th.
The board completed and three players were still involved in the hand. Both, Aliaksei Boika and Guillaume Diaz checked to Ismael Bojang.
He made a bet of 42,000 and Boika went into the tank. He needed a couple of minutes before reraising to 150,000 and both Diaz and Bojang quickly folded.
Tomas Macnamara defended his big blind against the raise of Benjamin Pollak in under the gun. On the flop both players checked. The fell on the turn and Macnamara bet 18,000. Pollak called and the river completed the board. Macnamara bet 24,000 and Pollak gave it some consideration, then called.
Macnamara confidently rolled over the , but Pollak had that beat with . "i was thinking about a raise, but was not sure to take the risk," Pollak added and Macnamara replied "I thought I had you." Sergey Sergeey chimed in with a "different school" and the next hand was dealt.
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and Ockenden checked. Zhao bet 25,000 and got called. The 
fell on the turn and both players checked. 
and Ockenden fired out a bet of 62,500. Zhao thought about it for half a minute before letting it go.
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, Abela checked out of the small blind, before facing a bet of 24,000 from Brian Altman in the cutoff. Abela had a different price in mind and made it 53,000 total, and Altman didn't think long before committing the extra 29,000.
, and this time Abela cut out 72.000 of his stack, and pushed them over the betting line. Altman had 158,000 left and decided to let it go.
on the turn. Dohler fired a second barrel worth 28,000 and Boika called. 
for two pair as winning hand.
, which was currently in front of Akenheads 
.
left him drawing to only three outs. River was however 
, and Akenhead is out in 50th.
fell on the turn and Macnamara bet 18,000. Pollak called and the 
, but Pollak had that beat with 