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

Dinner Break (full)

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

Players are now on a 75-minute dinner break. When they return they will continue hand-for-hand play until the bubble is burst.

Player Chips Progress
Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
715,000
115,000
115,000
Run It Once
Connor Drinan us
Connor Drinan
690,000
190,000
190,000
Dani Stern us
Dani Stern
400,000
20,000
20,000
Dzmitry Urbanovich pl
Dzmitry Urbanovich
350,000
-30,000
-30,000
$25K Fantasy
EPT 1X Winner
Jeff Rossiter au
Jeff Rossiter
330,000
47,000
47,000
Martin Finger de
Martin Finger
270,000
85,000
85,000
EPT 1X Winner
Ramin Hajiyev az
Ramin Hajiyev
260,000
-120,000
-120,000
Piotr Franczak pl
Piotr Franczak
250,000
60,000
60,000
Andreas Eiler de
Andreas Eiler
225,000
-31,000
-31,000
Nick Petrangelo us
Nick Petrangelo
185,000
-150,000
-150,000
Agshin Rasulov az
Agshin Rasulov
175,000
-35,000
-35,000
Philipp Gruissem de
Philipp Gruissem
170,000
-60,000
-60,000
Daniel Dvoress ca
Daniel Dvoress
95,000
-5,000
-5,000
Run It Once
Sorel Mizzi ca
Sorel Mizzi
80,000
-152,000
-152,000

Level: 17

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 1,000

Slowly But Surely...

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

...we'll reach the money.

The first few hands after the dinner break have been fairly slow, as players are taking a bit of extra time for their decisions.

On both tables we saw some raises, re-raises and folds, and these are the two most interesting ones.

Dani Stern raised to 18,000 and Jeff Rossiter called from his immediate left. Sam Greenwood three-bet from the small blind to 66,000 and both Stern and Rossiter folded.

Two hands later Nick Petrangelo raised to 17,000 and Piotr Franczak three-bet from the big blind to 33,000. Petrangelo asked his opponent how much he had behind and ultimately he four-bet to 80,000. Franczak folded right away and Petrangelo picked up the pot.

Tags: Dani SternSam GreenwoodNick PetrangeloJeff Rossiter

Rossiter Attempts to Burst the Bubble

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

Jeff Rossiter opened for 17,000 from the hijack and was met by an all-in three-bet to 68,000 total from Daniel Dvoress in the cutoff. The button and blinds all folded, and Rossiter thought for about 20 seconds before dropping in a call.

Rossiter: {a-Clubs}{9-Hearts}
Dvoress: {j-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}

The {5-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{9-Clubs} flop paired Rossiter, but he needed more help if he was going to eliminate Dvoress. The {7-Spades} turn didn't do it, and neither did the {3-Spades} river. The bubble continues...

Player Chips Progress
Jeff Rossiter au
Jeff Rossiter
235,000
-95,000
-95,000
Daniel Dvoress ca
Daniel Dvoress
150,000
82,000
82,000
Run It Once

Tags: Daniel DvoressJeff Rossiter

Sorel Mizzi Bubbles the EPT Malta €25,000 High Roller

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

Connor Drinan opened the hijack for 16,000 and Martin Finger folded his cutoff. Sorel Mizzi on the button, the complete shortstack with just over 30,000 in chips, three bet to 24,000. That got rid of both blinds, but Drinan wasn't so eager to lay his hand down. Drinan clicked it back and Mizzi called all in.

Connor Drinan: {A-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}
Sorel Mizzi: {A-Spades}{10-Clubs}

Mizzi went in as the underdog, but came out ahead after the flop: {8-Spades}{2-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}. From a severe equity disadvantage to an eighty percent favorite to win the hand after the first three cards.

While Sorel had already gotten up from the table after the tabling of the cards pre flop, he made no attempt to sit back down after the flop while he was ahead . It was like he already knew; {J-Clubs} on the turn.

With less than five percent now to win the hand, Mizzi probably had accepted what was going to happen.

The river {4-Clubs} sealed his fate and Mizzi wished the rest of the table good luck, and headed to the exit.

Player Chips Progress
Connor Drinan us
Connor Drinan
855,000
165,000
165,000
Sorel Mizzi ca
Sorel Mizzi
Busted

Tags: Sorel MizziConnor Drinan

Philipp Gruissem Eliminated in 13th Place (€43,100)

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

On one of the first hands after the bubble burst it was Nick Petrangelo who raised under the gun plus one to 17,000 and Philipp Gruissem moved all in over the top from his immediate left.

The action folded around to Daniel Dvoress in the big blind and he moved all in over the top. Gruissem was at risk for 137,000 and Petrangelo folded his cards to create a heads-up showdown.

Dvoress: {10-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}
Gruissem: {K-Spades}{Q-Spades}

The flop brought out {6-Spades}{3-Clubs}{2-Clubs} and this did not change much. On the turn, when the {J-Spades} hit, Gruissem was given a bit of hope, but the river was the {A-Diamonds} making his elimination in 13th place official.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Dvoress ca
Daniel Dvoress
280,000
130,000
130,000
Run It Once
Philipp Gruissem de
Philipp Gruissem
Busted

Tags: Daniel DvoressNick PetrangeloPhilipp Gruissem

Hajiyev Chips Up

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

Ramin Hajiyev raised to 17,000 and Martin Finger made the call from the blinds. The flop brought out {A-Clubs}{J-Spades}{6-Spades} and Finger check-called 20,000.

On the turn the {10-Diamonds} hit and both players checked. The river was the {10-Hearts} and Finger check-folded when Hajiyev bet 80,000.

Player Chips Progress
Ramin Hajiyev az
Ramin Hajiyev
485,000
225,000
225,000
Martin Finger de
Martin Finger
210,000
-60,000
-60,000
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Ramin HajiyevMartin Finger

Greenwood Takes Down Interesting Hand

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

Daniel Dvoress opened the button for 17,000 and both Sam Greenwood in the small blind as Nick Petrangelo in the big made the call.

On a flop of {Q-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts}{J-Clubs} it was Greenwood leading out for 22,000. Petrangelo made the call, and so did Dvoress.

The {7-Diamonds} fell on the turn and Greenwood now checked. Petrangelo followed suit en tabbed the table as well.

Dvoress bet 45,000 and Greenwood made the call after some thinking. Petrangelo tanked for quite a bit before giving up and sliding his cards to the muck.

The {10-Diamonds} fell on the river and Greenwood checked. Dvoress checked behind after another short period of thinking.

Greenwood tabled {K-Spades}{Q-Spades} and Dvoress mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
850,000
135,000
135,000
Run It Once
Daniel Dvoress ca
Daniel Dvoress
247,000
-33,000
-33,000
Run It Once

Tags: Sam GreenwoodNick PetrangeloDaniel Dvoress

Drinan vs. Urbanovich

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

Connor Drinan opened for 18,000 on the button and Dzmitry Urbanovich defended the big blind to see a flop of {7-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{5-Hearts}. Urbanovich check-called a bet of 18,000, and then check-called one of 36,000 on the {9-Diamonds} turn. When the {4-Diamonds} completed the board on the river, both players checked and Urbanovich tabled {5-}{6-} for trips. It was good as Drinan sent his cards to the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Connor Drinan us
Connor Drinan
770,000
-85,000
-85,000
Dzmitry Urbanovich pl
Dzmitry Urbanovich
630,000
80,000
80,000
$25K Fantasy
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Dzmitry UrbanovichConnor Drinan

Level: 18

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 1,000