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

Level: 16

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 1,000

McDonald Shoves on McLaughlin

Level 15 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Marc Etienne McLaughlin raised to 11,500 from the hijack and Mike McDonald three-bet from the big blind to 35,000. McLaughlin called and the flop came down {8-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}.

McDonald bet 30,000 on the flop and McLaughlin made the call.

The turn was the {2-Hearts} and McDonald moved all in for 147,000 chips. McLaughlin tanked for quite a while but eventually he folded his cards.

Player Chips Progress
Mike McDonald ca
Mike McDonald
280,000
-120,000
-120,000
EPT 1X Winner
Marc Etienne McLaughlin ca
Marc Etienne McLaughlin
255,000
118,000
118,000

Tags: Marc-Etienne McLaughlinMike McDonald

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

Thomas Eliminated

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

Former November Niner Russell Thomas has just been knocked out as we received his media card. We are keeping a close eye on all eliminated players, as we are 19 spots away from the money right now.

Player Chips Progress
Russell Thomas us
Russell Thomas
Busted

Tags: Russell Thomas

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

Muehloecker Busts Winz

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Thomas Muehloecker
Thomas Muehloecker

Puk Nabuurs opened for 14,000 under the gun and Berthold Winz shoved from the hijack for 76,000. His neighbor Thomas Muehloecker called from the cutoff and action folded back to Nabuurs. The Dutchman seemed undecided for a long time, but eventually folded.

Thomas Muehloecker: {A-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}
Berthold Winz: {10-Clubs}{J-Clubs}

The board ran out {10-Spades}{6-Clubs}{Q-Spades}{K-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} and Muehloecker eliminated his neighbor.

Muehloecker is one of the bigger stacks in the room now with over 700,000 in chips. We're unsure how he got all of those chips, but suspect some might have come from Tobias Peters who's registration slip we received not too long ago.

Player Chips Progress
Thomas Muehloecker at
Thomas Muehloecker
705,000
597,000
597,000
Puk Nabuurs nl
Puk Nabuurs
145,000
-19,000
-19,000
Tobias Peters nl
Tobias Peters
Busted
Berthold Winz de
Berthold Winz
Busted

Tags: Puk NabuursThomas MuehloeckerTobias Peters

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

Kamel Doubles Through Little

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

Tamer Kamel was just all in for his tournament life and up against Jonathan Little. Kamel had 56,500 chips left and Little had him covered by quite a margin.

Little: {A-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}
Kamel: {10-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}

The board ran out {8-Spades}{7-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{10-Spades} and Kamel doubled up.

On one of the other tables Brian Altman has been knocked out, and we are now down to 53 players.

Player Chips Progress
Tamer Kamel gb
Tamer Kamel
120,000
-48,000
-48,000
Jonathan Little us
Jonathan Little
108,000
-122,000
-122,000

Tags: Jonathan LittleTamer Kamel

Martiradonna Falls

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

Sam Greenwood opened under the gun for 12,000 and action folded to Mariano Martiradonna in the small blind. The Italian shoved for 82,000 and big blind Rui Ferreira tanked for a bit before shoving over the top all in. Greenwood instantly released.

Mariano Martiradonna: {4-Spades}{4-Hearts}
Rui Ferreira: {A-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}

The flop came {A-Clubs}{K-Hearts}{3-Hearts}. The {10-Spades} turn and {6-Spades} river didn't save Martiradonna and with a friendly "Ciao!" he walked away from the table.

"What a nice flop" Tsoukernik said, "Now only 13" Smith smiled, referring to the amount of players till the money.

Player Chips Progress
Rui Ferreira pt
Rui Ferreira
350,000
60,000
60,000
Mariano Martiradonna it
Mariano Martiradonna
Busted

Tags: Mariano MartiradonnaRui FerreiraSam Greenwood