€5,300 Main Event
Day 4 Started
2016 PokerStars.com EPT Season 13 Malta
€5,300 Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2016 PokerStars.com EPT Season 13 Malta
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€2,269,800
Entries
468
Level
28
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
Start-of-the-Day Chip Counts (full)
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,028,000 | |
|
844,000 | |
|
769,000 | |
|
688,000 | |
|
665,000 | |
|
640,000 | |
|
635,000 | |
|
627,000 | |
|
613,000 | |
|
563,000 | |
|
560,000 | |
|
559,000 | |
|
552,000 | |
|
531,000 | |
|
481,000 | |
|
480,000 | |
|
397,000 | |
|
378,000 | |
|
368,000 | |
|
367,000 | |
|
333,000 | |
|
298,000 | |
|
260,000 | |
|
251,000 | |
|
230,000 |
Welcome to Day 4 of the 2016 PokerStars.com EPT13 Malta Main Event
Today it’s Day 4 of the €5,300 Main Event of the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour here in Malta. The hunt for the title is on, with only 30 players remaining in this second-to-last EPT Main Event. The battle for one of the last prestigious EPT Main Event trophies continues at 12 p.m. local time, which is in about two hours.
Tomas Macnamara was our overnight chip leader and he returns to the Portomaso Casino with 1,028,000 in chips. The Brit is the one to catch today and he has a decent advantage over the rest of the field. Second in chips is Dmitry Yurasov who bagged 844,000 in chips and he’s followed by the last woman standing, Sarah Herzali (769,000).
They are all in contention for that first prize of €355,700 but have to deal with a ton of big names that are still in the field. These players are all guaranteed of €15,540 out of the total prize pool of €2,269,800 but they’re aiming for more.
Three of the remaining players know how it feels to lift that EPT Main Event trophy. Davidi Kitai (627,000), Frederik Jensen (481,000) and Dominik Panka (368,000) all have won before. But loads of others have a lot of experience in the final stages of big tournaments.
For example, Aliaksei Boika (688,000), Benjamin Pollak (665,000), Ole Schemion (613,000), Martin Nikolov (531,000) and Brian Altman (333,000), are some of the strong contenders is this tournament.
The 30 players return to play a maximum of five 90-minute levels today. There is a break of 20 minutes after each level. Yesterday, the tournament was halted after four levels because of the field size, so that means that they’ll start with level 19 today. It’s very well possible that play will stop after four levels or when there are only 16 players remaining.
| Level | Small Blind | Big Blind | Ante |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 5,000 | 10,000 | 1,000 |
| 20 | 6,000 | 12,000 | 2,000 |
| 21 | 8,000 | 16,000 | 2,000 |
| 22 | 10,000 | 20,000 | 3,000 |
| 23 | 12,000 | 24,000 | 4,000 |
As said, play begins at 12 p.m. local time here in Malta and the PokerNews live reporting team will be here all day to bring you all the excitement from the floor. Be sure to tune in and don’t miss a thing as we’re heading to the final stages of this event.
The seating for the start of the day is as follows:
| Table | Seat | Name | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Daniele Colautti | Italy | 230,000 |
| 1 | 2 | Davidi Kitai | Belgium | 627,000 |
| 1 | 3 | Dmitry Yurasov | Russia | 844,000 |
| 1 | 4 | Chi Zhang | UK | 563,000 |
| 1 | 5 | Ismael Bojang | Germany | 147,000 |
| 1 | 6 | Peter Ockenden | UK | 251,000 |
| 1 | 7 | Xixiang Luo | China | 230,000 |
| 1 | 8 | Brian Altman | USA | 333,000 |
| 2 | 1 | Yury Gulyy | Russia | 378,000 |
| 2 | 2 | Benjamin Pollak | France | 665,000 |
| 2 | 3 | Frederik Jensen | Denmark | 481,000 |
| 2 | 4 | Sarah Herzali | France | 769,000 |
| 2 | 6 | Tomas Macnamara | UK | 1,028,000 |
| 2 | 7 | Louis Cartarius | Germany | 480,000 |
| 2 | 8 | Marco Bartolini | Italy | 260,000 |
| 3 | 1 | Walter Treccarichi | Italy | 182,000 |
| 3 | 2 | Armin Mette | Austria | 298,000 |
| 3 | 3 | Guillaume Valle | France | 552,000 |
| 3 | 5 | Mats Karlsson | Sweden | 559,000 |
| 3 | 6 | Usman Siddique | UK | 215,000 |
| 3 | 7 | Elie Saad | Lebanon | 397,000 |
| 3 | 8 | Guillaume Diaz | France | 560,000 |
| 4 | 1 | Dong Zhao | China | 640,000 |
| 4 | 2 | Dominik Panka | Poland | 368,000 |
| 4 | 3 | Bastian Dohler | Germany | 635,000 |
| 4 | 4 | Aliaksei Boika | Belarus | 688,000 |
| 4 | 5 | Sergey Sergeev | Russia | 176,000 |
| 4 | 6 | Ole Schemion | Germany | 613,000 |
| 4 | 7 | Martin Nikolov | Bulgaria | 531,000 |
| 4 | 8 | Konrad Abela | Malta | 367,000 |
First Feature Table of Day 4
Day 4 of the 2016 PokerStars.com EPT13 Malta Main Event is about to kick off. The first feature table of the day will be table 2. It contains the likes of former EPT Champion Frederik Jensen, last woman standing Sarah Herzali and chipleader Tomas Macnamara.
| Table | Seat | Name | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | Yury Gulyy | Russia | 378,000 |
| 2 | 2 | Benjamin Pollak | France | 665,000 |
| 2 | 3 | Frederik Jensen | Denmark | 481,000 |
| 2 | 4 | Sarah Herzali | France | 769,000 |
| 2 | 6 | Tomas Macnamara | UK | 1,028,000 |
| 2 | 7 | Louis Cartarius | Germany | 480,000 |
| 2 | 8 | Marco Bartolini | Italy | 260,000 |
Level: 19
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
First Hands For Yurasov
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
On table 1, Dmitry Yurasov raised under the gun to 27,000. Brian Altman (button), Daniele Collauti (small blind) and Davidi Kitai (big blind) all called, but folded to a 32,000 continuation bet from Yurasov on 
.
In the next hand, Yurasov got a walk in the big blind.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
960,000 | 116,000 |
Panka Takes One Frome Schemion
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
In one of the first hands of the day, Ole Schemion raised to 22,000 and got a call from Dominik Panka in the big blind.
The flops was 
and Panka checked to Schemion. The German bet 22,000 and Panka called. The 
came down on the turn and this time Panka was the one to bet. He made it 55,000 and Schemion folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
569,000 | -44,000 |
|
|
424,000 | 56,000 |
Walter Treccarichi Eliminated in 30th Place (€15,540)
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Walter Treccarichi raised to 21,000 from under the gun. Mats Karlsson three-bet to 45,000 from middle position. Treccharichi shoved for 197,000 and Karlsson called it off.
Walter Treccarichi: 
Mats Karlsson: 
The flop came 
, giving both players a flush draw as well. The 
on the turn left Treccarichi drawing dead, making the 
on the river meaningless. Treccarichi became the first elimination of the day, receiving €15,540,
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
770,000 | 211,000 |
|
Busted |
Two Pair for Saad
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Guillaume Diaz limped in from the button and Elie Saad completed in the small blind, Armin Mette checked his option in the big blind. On the flop of 
the trio checked. The action on the 
was also checked to Diaz and he bet 18,000. Only Saad called and checked again the 
on the river.
Diaz checked behind and Saad flashed the 
for two pair, Diaz mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
610,000 | 50,000 |
|
|
330,000 | -67,000 |
|
|
265,000 | -33,000 |
Sergeev Doubles Through Zhao
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
On a 
board Dong Zhao put Sergey Sergeev to the test. Zhao bet enough to put his opponent all in and Sergeev made the call for 124,000 in total.
Sergey Sergeev: 
Dong Zhao: 
Zhao had the straight draw but was behind against Sergeev's top pair. He needed to improve on the river to score the knock-out but he didn't when the 
came down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
450,000 | -190,000 |
|
305,000 | 129,000 |