First Break of the Day
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Two levels are in the books here on Day 2 of the EPT Malta Main Event, and that means it's time for a 20-minute break.
Two levels are in the books here on Day 2 of the EPT Malta Main Event, and that means it's time for a 20-minute break.
Just before the break, a player in early position opened for 2,400 only to have Sebastian Pauli three-bet to 7,500 from the hijack. Jannick Wrang then four-bet to 18,000 from the big, the original raiser thought long and hard before folding, and Pauli five-bet all in for roughly 75,000. Wrang, who had 89,100 total, made the call.
Pauli:
Wrang:
"I had queens," the original raiser claimed. If that was true, he's lucky he got away.
Pauli was in dire straits, and he was left wanting as the board ran out a dry .
Player | Chips | Progress |
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190,000
134,900
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134,900 |
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Busted | |
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Level: 11
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
Player | Chips | Progress |
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|
160,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
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144,000
44,000
|
44,000 |
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130,000
51,700
|
51,700 |
|
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120,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
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115,000
42,700
|
42,700 |
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110,000
60,400
|
60,400 |
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100,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
50,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
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49,000
-65,200
|
-65,200 |
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42,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
35,000
-31,200
|
-31,200 |
|
29,000
-31,300
|
-31,300 |
Jan Heitmann and Damien Lhommeau had just tangled in a bigger pot before and then faced yet another confrontation in the last level before the break. The hand itself took six minutes into the break and Lhommeau bet the
flop for 11,400. PokerStars Team Pro Heitmann called to see the
on the turn and the Frenchman checked.
Heitmann bet 17,900 and Lhommeau announced all in after some consideration. Heitmann snap-called with
and faced the
of the Frenchman. Lhommeau's request for help was granted as the dealer burned and turned the
river and Heitmann was covered to leave the tournament area with a "nice hand" towards his opponent.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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160,000
112,500
|
112,500 |
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Busted | |
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Christian Golob was already up and on the way out of the door when his all in with
faced the call by Alex Bilokur with
. However, the board ran out
to provide a split pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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85,000
57,000
|
57,000 |
|
30,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
Nick Abou Risk and Griffin Benger clashed in a preflop all in situation with the Shark Cage winner at risk for 33,300 and
. His fellow Canadian had the
and Benger got there on a board of
.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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70,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
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30,000
-36,000
|
-36,000 |
The battle Ireland versus United Kingdom ended up 1-0 for the UK as Ben Dobson doubled up to six digits with
against the
of John O'Shea. Dobson had locked up the win after the turn before O'Shea even completed a worthless straight on the river of a
board.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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102,000
50,200
|
50,200 |
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15,000
-34,000
|
-34,000 |