2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 11 Malta

€5,300 Main Event
Day: 2
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
Total Entries
895
Level Info
Level
38
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
100,000
Players Left 1 / 895
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Nosko Takes on a Team PokerStars Pro

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

With 6,200 in the pot and a flop of {3-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{5-Hearts}, Slovenia's Emil Nosko checked from the big blind and Team PokerStars Pro Jonathan Duhamel bet 3,200 from middle position. Nosko then woke up with a check-raise to 7,700, and Duhamel paused for a few moments before moving all in for roughly 45,000. Nosko only had 35,000 total and wasted little time in calling it off.

Duhamel: {k-Spades}{k-Hearts}
Nosko: {8-Hearts}{5-Spades}

It was a king flop for Nosko, who made two pair to pull ahead of Duhamel's kings. The {2-Clubs} turn wasn't particularly interesting, but it became so when it was followed by a repeat deuce, the {2-Diamonds}. Duhamel made a bigger two pair to counterfeit a clearly frustrated Nosko, who saw his EPT Malta Main Event cut short.

Tags: Emil NoskoJonathan Duhamel

Dermot Blain Back Doors Into a Flush

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

Dermot Blain opened for 1,700 under the gun and just EPT Deauville champion Remi Castaignon made the call.

The flop came {10-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{6-Clubs} and both players checked. Blain checked again on the {Q-Spades} turn, and called the 3,000 bet that followed. Both players checked the {K-Spades} river.

Blain showed {A-Spades}{10-Spades} for the nuts and Castaignon frowned and mucked.

Tags: Remi CastaignonDermot Blain

Jorgensen Busts: Kings vs. Aces and Jacks

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

Team PokerStars Pro Theo Jorgensen has just been knocked out and the hand he busted on was rather remarkable.

It started with a raise from Dietrich Moritz who made it 1,900 from early position and Remi Lemeur called from the button. From the blinds Jorgensen three-bet to 5,500 and Moritz four-bet to 11,600.

The action was now back on Lemeur who moved all in for 25,000 chips and Jorgensen pushed as well. Moritz made the call to put two players at risk, and the showdown went as following.

Lemeur: {J-Spades}{J-Diamonds}
Jorgensen: {K-Spades}{K-Diamonds}
Moritz: {A-Diamonds}{A-Hearts}

Both Jorgensen and Lemeur were in serious trouble, and the board ran out {4-Spades}{5-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{2-Hearts} to send both players to the rail. Moritz now sits on 224,000 chips and is the tournament chip leader.

Tags: Dietrich MoritzRemi LemeurTheo Jorgensen

Polchlopek Busts Gruissem

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

Philipp Gruissem started the day as short stack and doubled up twice to get up to 50,000. Then, the German raised to 1,800 and was called by Michal Polchlopek in the big blind.

On the {K-Hearts} {7-Spades} {8-Diamonds} flop, Polchlopek check-raised from 2,600 to 7,000 and was called before firing the {6-Clubs} turn for 10,500. Gruissem called and The {A-Hearts} fell on the river. Polchlopek shoved and Gruissem called to muck stunned when he was shown the {10-Spades} {9-Hearts} of his opponent.

Tags: Michal PolchlopekPhilipp Gruissem

Loosli Busts Ivashkin

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

Sylvain Loosli opened for 1,800 from middle position and action folded to Andrei Ivashkin on the button. The Russian shoved all in for 13,700 and both blinds folded. Loosli asked for a count, and upon seeing it was in the range of 15,000 he called.

Andrei Ivashkin: {A-Diamonds}{J-Hearts}
Sylvain Loosli: {A-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}

The board ran out {Q-Clubs}{2-Spades}{K-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} and Loosli started stacking while Ivashkin made his exit.

Tags: Sylvain LoosliAndrei Ivashkin

Bustouts from Upstairs

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

Jonas Lauck, EPT 11 Prague runner-up Anton Bertilsson, Joni Jouhkimainen, Fady Kamar and Marton Czuczor have all been running out of chips.

Tags: Anton BertilssonJonas LauckJoni JouhkimainenMarton CzuczorFady Kamar

Bustouts from Downstairs

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

Former EPT Prague champion Martin Finger was the biggest name to fall within the first half an hour in the secondary tournament area downstairs.

Tags: Martin Finger

Hulme Runs with Queens into Aces

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

Nir Levy confirmed that Andrew Hulme has been running with pocket queens into the pocket aces of Alan-James Brincat to bow out early. Levy himself is off to a good start as well after winning a four-bet pot with {A-} {K-} against Govert Metaal. Levy check-called a bet on a king-high flop before both the turn and river were checked down and the king with ace kicker was good.

Tags: Govert MetaalAndrew HulmeNir LevyAlan-James Brincat

Bad Start for the Day 1b Chip Leader

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante
Max Silver
Max Silver

Max Silver was the Day 1b chip leader, which put him second in chips at the start of the day (he was behind Day 1a chip leader Evangelos Tsairis). Unfortunately for the man from the UK, his Day 2 has gotten off to a rocky start.

In a recent hand, we happened upon the action on the river with a board reading {8-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}. There was approximately 34,000 already pulled into the pot, and Bram Haenraets had his last 24,000 out in front of him in the big blind. Silver, who was on the button, was contemplating what to do. After a decent amount of time had ticked off the clock, Silver dropped in a call holding the {10-Clubs}{q-Diamonds} for a rivered pair. It was no good though as Haenraets held a flush with the {j-Clubs}{7-Clubs}.

Tags: Bram HaenraetsMax Silver

Early Double for Drinan

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

Action folded to Connor Drinan, who finished runner-up in the EPT €25,000 High Roller last week, and he raised to 1,700 from the button. Sergio Aido then three-bet to 5,600 from the small blind, the player in the big folded, and Drinan hit the tank for nearly two minutes before moving all in for 24,900. Aido didn't seem excited about it, but made the call nonetheless.

Drinan: {a-Spades}{k-Hearts}
Aido: {a-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}

Aido had some kicker issues, and they didn't get resolved on the {9-Spades}{8-Spades}{3-Clubs}. Flop. The {Q-Clubs} turn gave him some gutshot outs, but the {4-Diamonds} river proved safe for Drinan to give him a welcomed double.

Tags: Segio AidoConnor Drinan