2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 11 Malta

€5,300 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 11 Malta

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a10
Prize
€687,400
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€4,340,750
Entries
895
Level Info
Level
38
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
100,000

Alvarado Hits Two Pair

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante
JC Alvarado
JC Alvarado

On a board of {8-Spades}{J-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{7-Hearts} 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 {Q-Clubs} 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 {6-Clubs}{7-Clubs} for a missed open ended which picked up a pair on the turn. Alvarado showed {J-Clubs}{8-Clubs} for two pair and raked in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
JC Alvarado mx
JC Alvarado
57,000 27,000

Tags: JC Alvarado

Fresh Counts from Downstairs

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante
Player Chips Progress
Isaac Haxton us
Isaac Haxton
60,000 -3,000
Luca Moschitta it
Luca Moschitta
57,000
Nandor Solyom hu
Nandor Solyom
55,000 -14,000
Daniel Pidun de
Daniel Pidun
52,000 17,000
Marvin Rettenmaier de
Marvin Rettenmaier
46,000 -4,000
Nikolay Tsanev bg
Nikolay Tsanev
39,000 7,000
Erik Scheidt de
Erik Scheidt
38,000 3,000
Morten Mortensen dk
Morten Mortensen
35,000 10,000
Martins Adeniya gb
Martins Adeniya
21,025 -6,975
Dany Parlafes ro
Dany Parlafes
19,000 -4,100
Miltiadis Kyriakides cy
Miltiadis Kyriakides
18,500 -31,500
Connor Drinan us
Connor Drinan
18,000

Level: 6

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

Dion Busts Baumann

Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante
Yann Dion Stacking Up
Yann Dion Stacking Up

Gaelle Baumann opened to 700 from the button at the very end of level 5 and received a three-bet by Yann Dion from one seat over to 2,000. Baumann called and saw a nine-high flop in which she floated and called the 2,500-continuation bet. On the {K-} turn it was 5,200 to go and Baumann called again before an ace appeared on the river.

Dion shoved with pocket kings for a set and Baumann called off after having started the hand with 21,000 in chips, revealing her {A-} {Q-} for top pair.

Player Chips Progress
Yann Dion ca
Yann Dion
75,000 37,000
Gaelle Baumann fr
Gaelle Baumann
Winamax
Busted

Tags: Gaelle BaumannYann Dion

Gaetano Takes from Korik

Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante

Raffaele Gaetano opened to 625 from under the gun and called the 1,900-three bet of Zachary Korik to see a flop of {2-Spades} {9-Spades} {3-Diamonds}. The Italian check-called a bet of 2,100 and Korik also fired the {2-Clubs} turn after it was checked to him, making it 4,800 to go. Gaetano didn't go anywhere and then led the {6-Diamonds} river for 11,000.

Korik was curios enough to call and mucked when he was shown the {4-Spades} {5-Spades} for a straight.

Player Chips Progress
Gaetano Raffaele it
Gaetano Raffaele
110,000 110,000
Zachary Korik us
Zachary Korik
40,000 13,000

Tags: Raffaele GaetanoZachary Korik

Lakhov Loses to Dato

Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante

On a board of {2-Hearts}{10-Spades}{J-Hearts}{9-Spades} Alexander Lakhov was seen betting 500 from the big blind. Andrea Dato, who won the Global Poker Masters with Team Italy late last night, raised it up to 1,500. The small blind folded, Lakhov instantly called by tossing in an additional 1,000 chip.

Both players checked the {8-Diamonds} on the river. Lakhov showed nine four, Dato took it down with jack nine for two pair on the four-card straight board.

Player Chips Progress
Alexander Lakhov ru
Alexander Lakhov
50,000 22,000
Andrea Dato it
Andrea Dato
17,000 -5,000

Tags: Alexander LakhovAndrea Dato

A Little More for Little

Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante
Jonathan Little
Jonathan Little

Jonathan Little just picked up a nice pot without showdown. The board showed {9-Hearts}{9-Spades}{3-Spades} when Little faced a bet of 4,300 and he made the call from he button.

The river was the {10-Clubs} and the action was checked to Little who quickly bet 16,500. Little's opponent folded and the American pro raked in a decent-sized pot.

Player Chips Progress
Jonathan Little us
Jonathan Little
48,000 8,000

Tags: Jonathan Little

Wheeler Loses Lots

Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante

On a board of {K-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{K-Clubs} Jason Wheeler was seen check calling a bet of 2,500 from his neighbor Nicolas Hamouni.

The {Q-Diamonds} on the river made Wheeler check again and Hamouni shoved all in for 6,250. Wheeler tanked for some time before calling. Hamouni showed {6-Hearts}{6-Clubs} and Wheeler mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Wheeler us
Jason Wheeler
6,325 -34,675

Tags: Jason Wheeler

Shorr Takes from Melin

Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante

Sinem Melin was about to get above starting stack again but that was avoided by a call from Shannon Shorr on the river of a paired board. It was a three-bet pot preflop and three players saw the {A-Spades} {10-Clubs} {7-Clubs} flop. All players checked and Melin then bet the {10-Diamonds} turn for 1,700 chips, which only Shorr called whereas the player on the button folded.

On the {6-Spades} river, Melin fired 4,100 and sent Shorr into the think tank. The American took some time but cut out the chips for a call and splashed them into the middle of the table. Melin flipped over {9-Hearts} {9-Spades} and Shorr's {A-Diamonds} {7-Diamonds} took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Shannon Shorr us
Shannon Shorr
49,000 17,000
Sinem Melin gb
Sinem Melin
20,500 -500

Tags: Shannon ShorrSinem Melin

Benelli Versus Ylitalo

Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante

Andrea Benelli called a raise by Robin Ylitalo for 700 chips while sitting on the button and enjoying a massage. On the {10-Clubs} {6-Diamonds} {2-Hearts} flop the continuation bet of Ylitalo for 800 was called before the {10-Hearts} fell on the turn. Now, the Swede check-called a bet of 1,600 and the {2-Clubs} fell on the river.

Ylitalo bet small, for 1,600 only, but it did the trick as Benelli paid off his {K-Spades} {10-Spades} and then mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Robin Ylitalo se
Robin Ylitalo
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
36,200 200
Andrea Benelli it
Andrea Benelli
18,200 -7,800

Tags: Andrea BenelliRobin Ylitalo