2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 11 Malta

€25,500 High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info

2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 11 Malta

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
1010
Prize
€572,300
Event Info
Buy-in
€25,000
Prize Pool
€2,156,000
Entries
88
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
25,000 / 25,000
Ante
5,000

Franczak Open-Ships, Greenwood Calls

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

Piotr Franczak open-shipped for 195,000 from the hijack and action folded to Sam Greenwood, who thought long and hard before making the call from the big blind.

Franczak: {a-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}
Greenwood: {6-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}

It was a flip, but Franczak needed to improve to stay alive. The {7-Spades}{k-Spades}{5-Hearts} flop was safe for Greenwood, but Franczak spiked his gin card after the dealer burned and turned the {a-Hearts}. The {3-Clubs} river was a brick, and Greenwood sent over some chips to Franczak.

Player Chips Progress
Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
700,000
-150,000
-150,000
Run It Once
Piotr Franczak pl
Piotr Franczak
400,000
150,000
150,000

Tags: Piotr FranczakSam Greenwood

Andreas Eiler Eliminated in 12th Place (€43,100)

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Andreas Eiler
Andreas Eiler

Dzmitry Urbanovich opened the button for 16,000 and Andreas Eiler shoved for 102,000 from the big blind. Urbanovich must have taken the possibility of a shove into account before opening, as he wasted no time calling.

Andreas Eiler: {7-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}
Dzmitry Urbanovich: {K-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}

The flop was rather safe for Eiler with {9-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{5-Spades}, but the {K-Hearts} on the turn wasn't. The {9-Clubs} on the river was a blank and Eiler hit the rail in 12th place.

With the tournament down to 11, the remaining players are now guaranteed €46,400.

Player Chips Progress
Dzmitry Urbanovich pl
Dzmitry Urbanovich
750,000
120,000
120,000
$25K Fantasy
EPT 1X Winner
Andreas Eiler de
Andreas Eiler
Busted

Tags: Andreas EilerDzmitry UrbanovichDmitry Urbanovich

Kings For Petrangelo

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

Sam Greenwood raised from the button to 20,000 and Nick Petrangelo three-bet from the small blind to 54,000. Greenwood tanked for a little while before making the call.

The flop came down {8-Clubs}{7-Spades}{2-Clubs} and Petrangelo bet 58,000 after which Greenwood put him all in. Petrangelo snap-called for 111,000 more and the showdown went as following.

Petrangelo: {K-Diamonds}{K-Spades}
Greenwood: {K-Clubs}{9-Clubs}

The board ran out {5-Spades}, {4-Spades} and Greenwood hit neither a straight or a flush so that Petrangelo is back in the game with 11 players remaining.

Player Chips Progress
Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
471,000
-229,000
-229,000
Run It Once
Nick Petrangelo us
Nick Petrangelo
450,000
265,000
265,000

Tags: Nick PetrangeloSam Greenwood

Agshin Rasulov Eliminated in 11th Place (€46,400)

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Agshin Rasulov
Agshin Rasulov

Agshin Rasulov was down to under five big blinds, and just failed to double that stack in a roller coaster hand. A short roller coaster ride, but still.

Dzmitry Urbanovich opened the button, and called Rasulov's shove. Rasulov was the proud owner of {A-}{K-} while Urbanovich had pocket deuces.

The flop came king high putting Rasulov well in front.

The turn was a blank but a deuce fell on the river to send Rasulov packing.

Player Chips Progress
Dzmitry Urbanovich pl
Dzmitry Urbanovich
775,000
25,000
25,000
$25K Fantasy
EPT 1X Winner
Agshin Rasulov az
Agshin Rasulov
Busted

Tags: Agshin RasulovDmitry UrbanovichDzmitry Urbanovich

Jeff Rossiter Eliminated in 10th Place (€46,400)

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Jeff Rossiter
Jeff Rossiter

Dani Stern opened for 23,000 under the gun on his five handed table, and next door neighbor Jeff Rossiter shoved all in for 159,000.

Action folded back to Stern who made the call.

Dani Stern: {10-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}
Jeff Rossiter: {7-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}

The board consisted solely of cards not making any difference for Rossiter: {A-Clubs}{5-Spades}{J-Hearts}{A-Diamonds}{6-Spades}.

With the departure of Rossiter, the tournament is now down to 9 players which are seated at one table. Play won't stop just yet though, one more player has to go before the official final table of eight is reached and play is halted for the night.

The remaining players are all guaranteed €60,400 at this point.

Player Chips Progress
Dani Stern us
Dani Stern
646,000
246,000
246,000
Jeff Rossiter au
Jeff Rossiter
Busted

Tags: Jeff Rossiter

The Final Nine

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
SeatNameChip Count
1Piotr Franczak450,000
2Dani Stern690,000
3Sam Greenwood426,000
4Daniel Dvoress260,000
5Nick Petrangelo480,000
6Connor Drinan890,000
7Martin Finger300,000
8Ramin Hajiyev300,000
9Dzmitry Urbanovich810,000
Player Chips Progress
Connor Drinan us
Connor Drinan
890,000
120,000
120,000
Dzmitry Urbanovich pl
Dzmitry Urbanovich
810,000
35,000
35,000
$25K Fantasy
EPT 1X Winner
Dani Stern us
Dani Stern
690,000
44,000
44,000
Nick Petrangelo us
Nick Petrangelo
480,000
30,000
30,000
Piotr Franczak pl
Piotr Franczak
450,000
50,000
50,000
Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
426,000
-45,000
-45,000
Run It Once
Ramin Hajiyev az
Ramin Hajiyev
300,000
-185,000
-185,000
Martin Finger de
Martin Finger
300,000
90,000
90,000
EPT 1X Winner
Daniel Dvoress ca
Daniel Dvoress
260,000
13,000
13,000
Run It Once

Aces For Hajiyev

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

We picked up the action on the flop that showed {8-Clubs}{6-Spades}{3-Hearts} when Sam Greenwood check-called 32,000 from Ramin Hajiyev. The turn brought the {3-Spades} and Greenwood check-called another 65,000.

The river brought the {8-Spades} and Greenwood checked again. Hajiyev checked behind immediately and Greenwood showed {6-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}.

Hajiyev stood up from his chair as he tabled {A-Clubs}{A-Diamonds}, but his premium hand was still standing.

"Oh man, I was just thinking 'no eight, no eight, no eight," Hajiyev said as he breathed a sigh of relief.

Player Chips Progress
Ramin Hajiyev az
Ramin Hajiyev
400,000
100,000
100,000
Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
320,000
-106,000
-106,000
Run It Once

Tags: Ramin HajiyevSam Greenwood

Greenwood Shoves

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

Sam Greenwood opened from middle position and Dzmitry Urbanovich in the big blind was the sole caller.

Urbanovich checked on {3-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{7-Spades} and Greenwood bet 33,000 with 226,000 behind.

Urbanovich check raised to 76,000, but folded to Greenwood's shove that followed.

Player Chips Progress
Dzmitry Urbanovich pl
Dzmitry Urbanovich
675,000
-135,000
-135,000
$25K Fantasy
EPT 1X Winner
Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
384,000
64,000
64,000
Run It Once

Tags: Dmitry UrbanovichDzmitry UrbanovichSam Greenwood

PokerNews Podcast Episode #273: We Are #NFA feat. David Williams

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

Rich Ryan and Donnie Peters discuss the new anti-cash policy at MGM and the WSOP Colossus, and then David Williams joins the program to talk about his new Tesla, appearing on an episode of Epic Meal Time, what "NFA" means, and more.

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Tags: David WilliamsPokerNews Podcast