2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 11 Malta

€10,300 High Roller
Day: 1
123
Event Info
2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 11 Malta
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
44
Prize
€597,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€10,000
Prize Pool
€2,979,200
Entries
304
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
Players Left 1 / 304
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Level: 10

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

Refos Hanging In There

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Raoul Refos first doubled a shorty with {A-}{Q-} against {Q-}{Q-} and right after he lost a much bigger pot with {K-}{K-} all in before the flop against {A-}{K-}.

All the way back down to 20,000, Refos shoved with {6-Spades}{6-Clubs}. His neighbor [Removed:551] made the call with {A-Clubs}{J-Hearts}. The board favored the Dutchman: {5-Hearts}{4-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}{2-Clubs}. Back in action!

Player Chips Progress
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Raoul Refos
39,000
1,600
1,600

Tags: Raoul Refos

Leonard's Hand Mucked, Gets it Back, Busts

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 200 ante
Ludovic Geilich - Patrick Leonard
Ludovic Geilich - Patrick Leonard

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: {J-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}
Patrick Leonard: {A-Diamonds}{K-Spades}

The flop came about as good as they could for Geilich with {J-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}. After the {9-Spades} on the turn Geilich didn't have to worry anymore, the {6-Spades} on the river was there just to make things official.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ludovic Geilich gb
Ludovic Geilich
230,000
105,000
105,000
Grosvenor Poker
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Patrick Leonard
Busted
Run It Once

Tags: Ivan SoshnikovLudovic GeilichPatrick Leonard

High Rollers in the High Roller

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 200 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ivan Luca ar
Ivan Luca
289,000
181,000
181,000
Profile photo of Max Silver gb
Max Silver
282,000
156,000
156,000
Profile photo of Owain Carey gb
Owain Carey
265,000
75,000
75,000
Profile photo of Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
250,000
168,000
168,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Winamax
Profile photo of Ilkin Amirov az
Ilkin Amirov
220,000
16,000
16,000
Profile photo of Joao Vieira pt
Joao Vieira
218,000
218,000
218,000
Winamax
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Vladimir Troyanovskiy
200,000
20,000
20,000
Profile photo of Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
195,000
1,000
1,000
Profile photo of Walid Bou Habib lb
Walid Bou Habib
180,000
130,000
130,000
Profile photo of [Removed:551] at
[Removed:551]
180,000
120,000
120,000
Profile photo of Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
175,000
85,000
85,000
Run It Once
Profile photo of Puk Nabuurs nl
Puk Nabuurs
165,000
22,000
22,000

Party Time for Soika

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 200 ante
Ihar Soika
Ihar Soika

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: {A-Spades}{6-Hearts}
McLaughlin: {K-Hearts}{K-Spades}

The board ran out {10-Hearts}{J-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{A-Hearts}{3-Hearts} and Soika, winner of the record breaking EPT Barcelona High Roller, doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
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Marc Etienne McLaughlin
76,000
7,500
7,500
Profile photo of Ihar Soika by
Ihar Soika
39,000
10,000
10,000

Tags: Ihar SoikaMarc-Etienne McLaughlin

Trickett Shove River Against Shorr

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

The board showed {4-Hearts}{A-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{4-Spades} 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 {J-Clubs} 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
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Shannon Shorr
79,000
29,000
29,000
Profile photo of Sam Trickett gb
Sam Trickett
70,000

Tags: Shannon ShorrSam Trickett

Koren's Aces Send Pesonen Home

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

The board showed {3-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{10-Spades}{2-Hearts} 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: {J-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}
Koren: {A-Diamonds}{A-Hearts}

The river was the {2-Spades} and Pesonen was knocked out by Koren, who's now one of the big stacks in the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
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Artur Koren
180,000
130,000
130,000
Profile photo of Lauri Pesonen fi
Lauri Pesonen
Busted

Tags: Artur KorenLauri Pesonen

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: {A-Spades}{Q-Hearts}
Vladimir Troyanovskiy: {Q-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}

The board came {J-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{A-Hearts} helping Lewis in front. The {4-Spades} on the turn did nothing, but the {Q-Spades} on the river did. Lewis hit the rail, Troyanovskiy a top 10 stack.

Player Chips Progress
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Vladimir Troyanovskiy
180,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Toby Lewis gb
Toby Lewis
Busted
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Jason WheelerToby LewisVladimir Troyanovskiy

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 200