2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 11 Malta

€10,300 High Roller
Day: 2
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

Connor Drinan Eliminated in 33th Place (€20,500)

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Connor Drinan
Connor Drinan

Connor Drinan open shoved from the small blind for 175,000 when it folded to him. Big blind Ivan Luca made the call.

Connor Drinan: {J-Hearts}{10-Hearts}
Ivan Luca: {K-Clubs}{Q-Spades}

Luca hit a pair on the {Q-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{3-Hearts} flop and Drinan was already kind of getting up from the table. The {4-Hearts} on the turn gave him some outs but the {8-Diamonds} on the river was a blank and Drinan made his exit.

Player Chips Progress
Ivan Luca ar
Ivan Luca
882,000
226,000
226,000
Connor Drinan us
Connor Drinan
Busted

Tags: Connor DrinanIvan Luca

Max Silver Eliminated in 37th Place (€20,500)

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Max Silver
Max Silver

"I had king queen" Max Silver said as we rushed to his table in the usual post bubble madness of busts all around. "I had top pair, he had a better top pair" Silver added.

We were just in time to see the board of {K-Spades}{6-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{10-Hearts} getting swooped away by the dealer. Silver got it all in on the flop against Viacheslav Goryachev and failed to suck out on the turn or river.

Player Chips Progress
Viacheslav Goryachev ru
Viacheslav Goryachev
750,000
300,000
300,000
Max Silver gb
Max Silver
Busted

Tags: Max Silver

Joao Vieira Eliminated in 39th Place (€20,500)

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Joao Vieira
Joao Vieira

On one of the first hands after the bubble burst we lost Joao Vieira. Vieira was all in against Artem Metalidi, and when we arrived at the table this was what we saw.

Metalidi: {Q-Hearts}{10-Hearts}
Vieira: {A-Spades}{5-Clubs}

The board showed {K-Spades}{J-Spades}{5-Spades}{A-Hearts}{8-Spades} and Vieira was knocked out.

Player Chips Progress
Artem Metalidi ua
Artem Metalidi
600,000
70,000
70,000
Joao Vieira pt
Joao Vieira
Busted
Winamax

Tags: Artem MetalidiJoao Vieira

Walid Bou Habib Bubbles the EPT Malta High Roller

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
EPT Malta 2015 €10,000 High Roller Bubble
EPT Malta 2015 €10,000 High Roller Bubble

Sardor Gaziev opened for 28,000 and right next to him Walid Bou Habib shoved his last 51,000 tot the middle. Michael Tureniec folded but Nick petrangelo right behind him four-bet to 100,000. Action folded to Gaziev and he folded as well.

Walid Bou Habib: {K-Spades}{Q-Spades}
Nick Petrangelo: {A-Diamonds}{A-Clubs}

The {3-Spades}{2-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} flop brought not much hope to Bou Habib. The {K-Diamonds} on the turn left him some outs for the river, but the {6-Hearts} wasn't one of them and the tournament lost its last non-cashing player.

Player Chips Progress
Nick Petrangelo us
Nick Petrangelo
558,000
119,000
119,000
Walid Bou Habib lb
Walid Bou Habib
Busted

Tags: Nick PetrangeloWalid Bou Habib

Tureniec Doubles With Set Over Set Against Bou Habib

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Walid Bou Habib
Walid Bou Habib

After a raise to 26,000 from early position it was Walid Bou Habib calling on the button and Michael Tureniec calling from the small blind.

The flop came {5-Hearts}{J-Spades}{7-Hearts} and Tureniec checked to the initial raiser. No continuation bet followed so action was on Bou Habib. The EPT Deauville 2013 runner up bet 36,000 and Tureniec check raised to 126,000. The initial raiser folded, Bou Habib called.

Tureniec shoved all in on the {K-Diamonds} turn and Bou Habib made the call.

Walid Bou Habib: {5-Diamonds}{5-Spades}
Michael Tureniec: {7-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}

Bou Habib had just a single out left and didn't hit his miracle card, the {10-Clubs} on the river was a blank and Bou Habib forfeited a large portion of his chips.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Tureniec se
Michael Tureniec
820,000
272,000
272,000
EPT 1X Winner
Walid Bou Habib lb
Walid Bou Habib
100,000
-283,000
-283,000

Tags: Michael TureniecWalid Bou Habib

Ferreira's Being a Bad Boy

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Rui Ferreira
Rui Ferreira

We just caught the tail end of a hand that looked like it was going to bring us one step closer to reaching the money. But it played out differently, much to the surprise of the man at risk, Daniel Ghionoiu.

The board showed {4-Hearts}{K-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{J-Clubs}{9-Clubs} when Ghionoiu bet 33,000 and Rui Ferreira put him all in for an additional 60,000. Bernd Vogelhuber got out of the way and folded after which Ghionoiu put his jacket on, and got up from the table.

Ghionoiu had so little chips behind that he himself was convinced that he was beat, but he did not find a way to fold his cards.

When Ghionoiu made the call Ferreira showed {A-Diamonds}{10-Spades}, and Ghionoiu's eyes searched the board for any connection.

"I win?" he asked, as he tabled {K-Clubs}{J-Diamonds} for two pair.

"Nice hand," Ferreira said, as he doubled up one of the shortest stacks.

"You are a bad boy!" Ghionoiu joked to Ferreira, as there are still 42 players in the High Roller with 39 places paid.

Player Chips Progress
Rui Ferreira pt
Rui Ferreira
500,000
-85,000
-85,000
Daniel Ghionoiu ca
Daniel Ghionoiu
360,000
150,000
150,000

Tags: Bernd VogelhuberDaniel GhionoiuRui Ferreira

The Most Entertaining Man Eliminated

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Leon Tsoukernik
Leon Tsoukernik

Leon Tsoukernik sat at the same table as Artem Litvinov yesterday, and the two of them put up a show. After Litvinov busted, we had to do with Tsoukernik. We can now go look for another most entertaining player, as Tsoukernik just got eliminated.

He shoved his last 170,000 in with {A-Clubs}{10-Spades} and got a call from start of day chip leader Rui Ferreira with {10-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}. The board came {8-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{Q-Spades}{2-Clubs}{9-Clubs} and Tsoukernik made his exit.

Player Chips Progress
Rui Ferreira pt
Rui Ferreira
585,000
218,000
218,000
Leon Tsoukernik cz
Leon Tsoukernik
Busted

Tags: Leon TsoukernikRui Ferreira

Geilich Gets the Best of Jensen

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Frederik Jensen
Frederik Jensen

After numerous clashes, the first of which was a huge double up for Frederik Jensen, Ludovic Geilich has gotten the best of his Danish opponent.

We just saw a board of {A-Hearts}{K-Spades}{3-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} when Jensen was in the tank, as Geilich had put him all in from the small blind again. Jensen tanked for minutes, and eventually he called with {3-Clubs}{7-Clubs} for bottom pair.

Geilich showed {A-Spades}{7-Diamonds} for top pair and he took down this pot to boost his stack to 540,000.

Player Chips Progress
Ludovic Geilich gb
Ludovic Geilich
550,000
132,000
132,000
Frederik Jensen dk
Frederik Jensen
Busted
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Ludovic GeilichFrederik Jensen

Geilich Runs Kings into Tureniec's Aces

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Michael Tureniec
Michael Tureniec

Ludovic Geilich raised to 12,000 and Michael Tureniec opted to three-bet to 31,500, and the initial raiser called. The flop came down {9-Clubs}{J-Hearts}{5-Clubs} and Geilich checked to Tureniec who bet 38,000.

Geilich check-raised to 80,000 and Tureniec moved all in for 226,000 total. Geilich called.

Geilich: {K-}{K-}
Tureniec: {A-Clubs}{A-Hearts}

The board ran out {2-Clubs}, {A-Diamonds} and Tureniec got himself a full double up.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Tureniec se
Michael Tureniec
520,000
185,000
185,000
EPT 1X Winner
Ludovic Geilich gb
Ludovic Geilich
418,000
-257,000
-257,000

Tags: Ludovic GeilichMichael Tureniec

Geilich's Giving a Clinic

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Ludovic Geilich
Ludovic Geilich

We picked the action up on the turn when the board read {3-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} when Ludovic Geilich checked to Frederik Jensen. The two were engaged in a blind battle, and Jensen bet 40,000 from the big blind. Geilich made the call and checked again on the river when the {4-Clubs} popped up.

Jensen tanked for quite some time before he eventually bet 80,000.

"All in," Geilich said, after just five seconds had passed.

"Why didn't I just check behind," Jensen sighed.

Thirty quiet seconds went by before Jensen decided to fold, and Geilich showed {Q-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} for complete air.

"I may have had the best hand," Geilich teased Jensen, who tapped the table and shook his head.

"You're giving a demonstration, it's nice to see," Govert Metaal said, as he went on to express how impressed he was with Geilich's play today.

Geilich's up to 675,000 chips now and it seems like he's in full control of his table.

Player Chips Progress
Ludovic Geilich gb
Ludovic Geilich
675,000
245,000
245,000
Frederik Jensen dk
Frederik Jensen
130,000
-350,000
-350,000
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Frederik JensenGovert MetaalLudovic Geilich