Level: 10
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 11 Malta
€10,300 High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 11 Malta
Buy-in
€10,000
Prize Pool
€2,979,200
Entries
304
Level
30
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
Refos Hanging In There
Level 9
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Raoul Refos first doubled a shorty with 
against and right after he lost a much bigger pot with 
all in before the flop against .
All the way back down to 20,000, Refos shoved with 
. His neighbor Stefan Jedlicka made the call with 
. The board favored the Dutchman: 
. Back in action!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
39,000 | -1,600 |
Leonard's Hand Mucked, Gets it Back, Busts
Level 9
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
We weren't witness ourselves, but our photographer told us about the start of an interesting hand. Jesse Sylvia opened under the gun for 6,000 and Ivan Soshnikov three-bet the button to 8,700. Small blind Ludovic Geilich made a cold four-bet to 17,800. Big blind Patrick Leonard's cards were then mucked by the dealer by accident.
Floor Kate Badurek came over, took Leonard aside and asked him what his cards were. He told her the exact cards, and she retrieved them out of the muck exactly where Leonard had said they would be.
With his cards back in his possession, Leonard now shoved all in for 98,000 to make the interesting hand even more bizarre. Soshnikov folded his button and Geilich went into the tank.
This is where we picked up the action and witnessed the two chatting a bit. We heard Leonard at one point say "You gotta gamble." Geilich wasn't convinced just yet and needed some more time. A player at the table called the clock and once more floor Badurek got involved. She started the one-minute countdown and at half way through, Geilich made the call.
Ludovic Geilich: 
Patrick Leonard: 
The flop came about as good as they could for Geilich with 
. After the 
on the turn Geilich didn't have to worry anymore, the on the river was there just to make things official.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
230,000 | 105,000 |
|
Busted |
High Rollers in the High Roller
Level 9
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
289,000 | 181,000 |
|
282,000 | 156,000 |
|
265,000 | 75,000 |
|
250,000 | 168,000 |
|
220,000 | 16,000 |
|
218,000 | 218,000 |
|
200,000 | 20,000 |
|
195,000 | 1,000 |
|
180,000 | 130,000 |
|
180,000 | 120,000 |
|
175,000 | 85,000 |
|
165,000 | 22,000 |
Party Time for Soika
Level 9
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Ihar Soika has doubled up his short stack through Marc Etienne McLaughlin, and that showdown went as following as the Belarusian was all in for just 18,200.
Soika: 
McLaughlin: 
The board ran out 
and Soika, winner of the record breaking EPT Barcelona High Roller, doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
76,000 | -7,500 |
|
39,000 | -10,000 |
Trickett Shove River Against Shorr
Level 9
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
The board showed 
when we picked up the action as Sam Trickett bet 11,600 from the big blind. Shannon Shorr called from the button and the river was the on which Trickett moved all in.
Trickett's shove was for 24,600 and Shorr tanked for a bit before folding his hand. Trickett, who was a late entry into this event, is now up to around 70,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
79,000 | 29,000 |
|
70,000 |
Koren's Aces Send Pesonen Home
Level 9
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
The board showed 
when Lauri Pesonen bet 10,500 and Artur Koren moved all in. Pesonen called to put his own tournament life at risk, and the showdown went as following.
Pesonen:
Koren:
The river was the 
and Pesonen was knocked out by Koren, who's now one of the big stacks in the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
180,000 | 130,000 |
|
Busted |
Troyanovskiy Busts Lewis
Level 9
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Vladimir Troyanovskiy and Toby Lewis got their chips in the middle. According to Jason Wheeler, Troyanovskiy had warned Lewis not to three-bet, but the Brit did so anyway.
Toby Lewis: 
Vladimir Troyanovskiy: 
The board came 
helping Lewis in front. The on the turn did nothing, but the on the river did. Lewis hit the rail, Troyanovskiy a top 10 stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
180,000 | 30,000 |
|
Busted |
Bilokur Doubles
Level 9
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Alex Bilokur shoved for his last 12,500 from middle position. Action folded to Jesse Sylvia in the big blind who called after some thinking.
Alex Bilokur: 
Jesse Sylvia: 
The board ran out 
and Bilokur doubled.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000 | -28,000 |
|
32,600 | 20,100 |
Level: 9
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200