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

PCA High Roller Champ Doubles Through San Remo Champ

Level 12 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

We just saw {7-Clubs}{A-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} on the table when Ilkin Garibli, earlier this year winner of the PCA $25,000 High Roller, had moved all in for 42,200. The action was on Team PokerStars Liv Boeree who tanked for several minutes but ultimately she made the call to put Garibli's tournament life at risk.

Garibli: {A-Spades}{Q-Hearts}
Boeree: {K-Hearts}{7-}

The river did not help Boeree who was left behind with 57,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Ilkin Garibli az
Ilkin Garibli
138,000 66,000
Liv Boeree gb
Liv Boeree
57,000 -61,700

Tags: Liv BoereeIlkin Garibli

D'Auteuil Takes Chips From Weis

Level 12 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

The board showed {2-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} when we saw Olivier Weis all in after Canadian pro Philippe D'Auteuil had checked to him. D'Auteuil was covered by Weis, but ultimately he called all in for 82,500 total.

Weis reluctantly showed {7-Spades}{9-Spades} and D'Auteuil showed {10-Clubs}{9-Clubs} for a full double up. Weis was left with 17,000 chips, but he doubled up shortly after this hand.

Player Chips Progress
Philippe D'Auteuil ca
Philippe D'Auteuil
200,000 85,500
Oliver Weis de
Oliver Weis
40,000 -95,000

Tags: Phil D'AuteuilOliver Weis

Gruissem Busts Allera

Level 12 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Philipp Gruissem
Philipp Gruissem

Shannon Shorr opened for 5,500 and Florence Allera shoved all in for 81,000. Philipp Gruissem on the button made the call, both blinds and Shorr folded.

Phillipp Gruissem: {Q-Clubs}{Q-Spades}
Florence Allera: {10-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}

The board ran out {9-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{7-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds} and Allera hit the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Philipp Gruissem de
Philipp Gruissem
300,000 172,100
Florence Allera fr
Florence Allera
Busted

Tags: Florence AlleraPhilipp GruissemShannon Shorr

Three Champions Looking to Make Poker History in the Main Event

Level 12 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Fedor Holz
Fedor Holz

There are some fascinating stories that could emerge over the next two days in the Main Event. Three players have already left their mark on the poker world but, after tasting success, are hungry for more of the same.

Dominik Panka turns 24 today and will want to make it a birthday to remember. The PokerStars Sponsored player took down one of world’s “majors” when he defeated Mike "Timex" McDonald in an epic heads-up battle at the 2014 PCA to win more than $1.4 million.

One of his birthday wishes today might’ve been to secure an early double up, and he’s managed just that, increasing his stack by more than 375,000 already, before dropping back a little.

Panka is not the only former EPT champion in the field today. Robin Ylitalo took down EPT London in Season 10 for more than $900,000 and would love to be the first man to do an EPT double. He spoke to PokerNews before play this morning.

“It would mean a lot and would be pretty big to win again. Pretty boring that I can’t be the first overall double champion but it would be cool to be the first man to do the double.

“My plan for the day is to wait a bit and get a feel for how it starts off and see what happens. I only have 30 big blinds so there’s not that much play left, but I’ll see what the other guys do and then maybe I’ll start to loosen up a bit.”

Ylitalo, being Swedish, couldn’t help but get involved early on. He doubled up Bart Kuiper before making a recovery to more than a million chips, partly due to eliminating his countryman, Bjorn Lundgren.

Another major story that could emerge is that of German starlet, Fedor Holz. The 21 year-old is already an online legend after he took down the 2014 WCCOP Main Event on PokerStars for $1,820,700 and he’s just returned to the #1 spot in the world in the PocketFives Online Poker Rankings.

PokerNews asked him what it would feel like to add a major live title and his transition from online to live play.

“It would mean a lot more actually. I’m so excited right now as live play is so much more intense with more emotions. I think a lot of it is to do with the longer time period.

“I actually enjoy live poker more than online. I like both quite a lot, but live gives me the opportunity to think about hands in a more in-depth way. Overall I found the transition from online quite easy.

“My plan for today is to just try and play my best game. I want to play good and take each situation on as it arises and see what happens!”

The Main Event is down to its last two tables and all three players are still in the hunt and aiming to make poker history.

Tags: Dominik PankaFedor HolzRobin Ylitalo

A Sweet Jack for Higgins

Level 12 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

The action folded to Canadian pro Pascal Lefrancois who moved all in from the button for right around 30,000 chips, according to Simon Higgins, and Olivier Weis moved all in from the small blind on top of that. Weis has Higgins, in the big blind, covered by a wide margin and the Brit called all in for his tournament life.

Higgins: {J-Clubs}{J-Hearts}
LeFrancois: {Q-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}
Weis: {A-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}

The flop brought {4-Hearts}{6-Spades}{Q-Hearts} and Weis took the lead on his way to perhaps a double elimination. On the turn the {4-Spades} hit and Weis maintained in the lead, but the river was the {J-Diamonds} to give Higgins both a double up and a knock out, as LeFrancois hit the rail.

"Always the jack on the river, it's so sick," Weis sighed, as he was left with 135,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Simon Higgins gb
Simon Higgins
220,000 153,600
Oliver Weis de
Oliver Weis
135,000 16,300
Pascal Lefrancois ca
Pascal Lefrancois
Busted

Tags: Oliver WeisPascal LeFrancoisSimon Higgins

O'Dwyer Loses With Full House

Level 12 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

After what must have been some hefty pre flop action, we picked up the action on a flop of {4-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} with Steve O'Dwyer betting out 26,000 from the small blind. Marc Etienne McLaughlin in middle position made the call.

The two of them checked the {6-Clubs} on the turn and {4-Clubs} on the river. With now a full house on the board, O'Dwyer showed {A-Spades}{J-Diamonds}, McLaughlin received the pot after showing {9-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
EPT 1X Winner
235,000 -72,500
Marc Etienne McLaughlin ca
Marc Etienne McLaughlin
230,000 77,100

Tags: Marc-Etienne McLaughlinSteve O'Dwyer

The Champ is Short

Level 12 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Martin Jacobson
Martin Jacobson

It's not like WSOP Main Event champion Martin Jacobson doesn't know what to do with a short stack, but he would've of course been a lot happier if he would've won the flip he just lost.

Nikolay Prokhorskiy was just all in for 48,200 from the under the gun position and up against Jacobson, who was seated in the big blind.

Prokhorskiy: {A-Clubs}{K-Hearts}
Jacobson: {Q-Spades}{Q-Clubs}

The board ran out {9-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{K-Spades}{9-Hearts} and Jacobson was left behind with 15,300 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Nikolay Prokhorskiy ru
Nikolay Prokhorskiy
105,000 23,900
Martin Jacobson se
Martin Jacobson
15,300 -19,900

Tags: Martin JacobsonNikolay Prokhorskiy

More Eliminations

Level 12 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

120 players remain. Dzmitry Urbanovich isn't one of them. The €25,000 High Roller champion got eliminated early on.

Player Chips Progress
Zhapar Sultanov kz
Zhapar Sultanov
Busted
Dzmitry Urbanovich pl
Dzmitry Urbanovich
EPT 1X Winner
Busted
Victor Podofedenko ru
Victor Podofedenko
Busted
Atanas Kavrakov bg
Atanas Kavrakov
Busted
Jesse Sylvia us
Jesse Sylvia
Busted
Ihar Soika by
Ihar Soika
Busted
Marvin Rettenmaier de
Marvin Rettenmaier
Busted
Sam Chartier ca
Sam Chartier
Busted
Ismael Bojang de
Ismael Bojang
Busted
Angel Guillen mx
Angel Guillen
Busted
[Removed:17] nz
[Removed:17]
Busted
Sergi Reixach es
Sergi Reixach
Busted

Tags: Dzmitry Urbanovich

Cakmak Pressures Wigg and Nabuurs

Level 12 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

Former EPT Copenhagen winner Anton Wigg raised under the gun to 5,300 and the action folded to Puk Nabuurs in the small blind who three-bet to 13,800. Emrah Cakmak was next to act in the big blind and he gave it some thought before four-betting to 27,500.

Wigg folded quickly, and after about 30 seconds Nabuurs folded as well.

Player Chips Progress
Emrah Cakmak fr
Emrah Cakmak
270,000 122,600
Puk Nabuurs nl
Puk Nabuurs
115,000 -93,500
Anton Wigg se
Anton Wigg
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
82,000 32,000

Tags: Anton WiggPuk NabuursEmrah Cakmak