Level: 6
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 11 Malta
€5,300 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 11 Malta
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€4,340,750
Entries
895
Level
38
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
100,000
Fresh Counts from Downstairs
Level 6
: 200/400, 50 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
||
|
57,000 | |
|
55,000
-14,000
|
-14,000 |
|
52,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
46,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
|
39,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
38,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
35,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
21,025
-6,975
|
-6,975 |
|
19,000
-4,100
|
-4,100 |
|
18,500
-31,500
|
-31,500 |
|
18,000 | |
Alvarado Hits Two Pair
Level 6
: 200/400, 50 ante
On a board of 
the big blind was seen checking to JC Alvarado in middle position. Mexico's all time money winner made a bet of 3,500 and his opponent made the call.
The 
hit the river and the big blind tapped his shoulder to indicate he checked. JC Alvarado thought for some time before checking behind.
The big blind tabled 
for a missed open ended which picked up a pair on the turn. Alvarado showed 
for two pair and raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
57,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
Reinkemeier Bad Beats Pollak
Level 6
: 200/400, 50 ante
Tobias Reinkemeier three-bet an open raise of Benjamin Pollak from 900 to 2,400 and then moved all in via five-bet shove once the Frenchman had clicked it up to 5,300. Pollak snap-called for 21,000 with pocket aces and Reinkemeier was caught with the fingers in the cookie jar, turning over his 
.
However, the flop produced three clubs and Pollak was drawing dead after the turn. Just to rub it in even more, the last ace in the deck fell on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
59,000
16,300
|
16,300 |
|
Busted |
Aido Going Up Again
Level 6
: 200/400, 50 ante
Joining the action on the 
flop, Sergio Aido bet 1,700 out of the big blind and was called by one opponent to fire the 
turn for 2,900. Again the Spaniard received a call and then bet the 
river for 5,000. His opponent quickly called and then sighed when Aido showed 
for two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
66,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
|
||
Palumbo Folds Trips
Level 6
: 200/400, 50 ante
On a board of 
Rocco Palumbo was seen betting 1,300 from the small blind. His opponent was the player on the button and that player made the call.
The river came the and Palumbo bet 3,500 with about 10,000 behind. His neighbor on the button thought for some time, and at one point cut out 3,500 for a call. Another twenty seconds later he all of the sudden moved all in.
Palumbo took one last peek at his cards, and folded while showing the for trips. His opponent didn't follow suit, the button quietly mucked without revealing anything.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
10,000
-9,000
|
-9,000 |
"Ill Never Complain Again on Malta"
Level 6
: 200/400, 50 ante
Dutchman Mateusz Moolhuizen has been around for a few years but his career got jump-started after a big win here in Malta. In the Portomasso casino back in March of 2011 Moolhuizen won the Unibet Open for €117,000, and he hasn't looked back since.
Over the years Moolhuizen has won the Sunday Warm-Up and finished fourth in a big WCOOP event for $212,000 and finished 16th in the EPT Monte Carlo Main Event that was ultimately won by Steve O'Dwyer.
Right now Moolhuizen's back where it all started, and he's running extremely well right off the bat.
"I'll never complain again here on Malta," Moolhuizen said with a bit smile after he explained to us how he won two pots with aces versus ace-king. Right now Moolhuizen sits on 48,000 and that's a very nice stack in the sixth level of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
48,000 |
A Few Chip Counts
Level 6
: 200/400, 50 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
106,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
|
|
||
|
41,000
4,800
|
4,800 |
|
||
|
34,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
18,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
||
|
15,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
Not Van Zadelhoff's Day
Level 6
: 200/400, 50 ante
Steven van Zadelhoff, who's been living on Malta for several years now, has just been knocked out. Van Zadelhoff never got anything going on Day 1b, and he just busted holding pocket jacks.
Van Zadelhoff had 30 big blinds to start his last hand and three-bet from the small blind. The initial raiser, in the cutoff, called with tens and the flop brought out 
. The remainder of the money went in, and Van Zadelhoff got knocked out by a set of tens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Filatov Was Sure He was Going to Win (Spoiler Alert: He Didn't)
Level 6
: 200/400, 50 ante
The fact we saw Anatoly Filatov standing in the middle of the room, getting his photo taken by one of the floor staff for some reason, already kind of gave it away. When we asked him what had happened, his 'I busted' was not entirely what we were expecting to hear first, but it was a good start.
Filatov told us he three bet someone with jacks, and called the four bet shove that followed for 14,000 effectively. Filatov's opponent had aces.
"I was sure I was gonna win this hand" Filatov smiled. "The flop came seven eight and I had a back door flush draw" the Russian continued. "Turn nine so now I'm just waiting for the ten, I can't lose" Filatov told us still smiling. "River; nothing" he concluded his bust out hand story. So he could lose it turned out.
Still smiling, he made small talk with several players before heading for the exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |