A short-stacked Fatih Aydin was all in for 65,000 and Remigiusz Wyrzykiewicz called with 
. Aydin held the 
and was sent to the rail after a board of 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
350,000
212,000
|
212,000 |
|
Busted |
Istvan Birizdo had Juan Antonio Riera Roig all in and at risk with 
and the Spaniard turned over his 
. Riera Roig hit top set on the 
turn but it was still a sweat as his opponent had a flush draw. The river was a club, but the 
improved the Spaniard to quads for the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
405,000
244,100
|
244,100 |
|
150,000
62,600
|
62,600 |
One of Italy's stars during the Global Poker Masters, Giuliano Bendinelli, has just been knocked out right after the bubble. Bendinelli told us that he shoved all in for 30 big blinds from the big blind after the player with a big stack had raised from the hijack. Bendinelli was called by 
and his 
did not improve.
Bendinelli told us he'll be playing the €10,000 High Roller event tomorrow, so that means he has another chance at success here on Malta.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
||
On a board of 
we saw Sorel Mizzi betting out 17,000 from the big blind. Start of day chip leader Moritz Dietrich made the call, and also called Mizzi's 36,500 bet on the 
river. Mizzi showed 
and Dietrich mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
490,000
218,000
|
218,000 |
|
170,000
38,100
|
38,100 |
While Marius Pospiech doubled up for his last 32,000 with 
against the 
of Pablo Fernandez on a board of 
, two others clashed one table over.
After a preflop raising war, Hossein Ensan was all in and at risk for 224,000 with 
and Moritz Dietrich invested almost half his stack with 
. The board ran out 
and the chips went to Ensan.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
460,000
385,300
|
385,300 |
|
||
|
|
272,000
-258,000
|
-258,000 |
|
74,000
-21,500
|
-21,500 |
Former November Niner Marc Etienne McLaughlin was just all in for 82,000 chips and up against Julien Duveau.
Duveau: 
McLaughlin: 
The board ran out 
and the seven on the river sent the Canadian pro to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Pietro Alerci shoved his last couple of chips in with . Martin Fournier Giguere was the one going to battle with .
The board ran out 
and Alerci hit the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
200,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
Busted |
In one of the first hands after the break, Jonathan Duhamel shoved all in for 65,500 from the cutoff. Dorin Rauta on the button thought for some time, and made the call. Both blinds quickly folded.
Dorin Rauta: 
Jonathan Duhamel:
The flop came and Duhamel found a pair. The on the turn bricked but the on the river made Duhamel escape elimination.
"Lucky" said Duhamel to Rauta with an almost apologetic voice. "Team Pro, it's normal" said Rauta with a smile while shaking hands with the man he just doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
295,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
|
142,500
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
||
The PokerStars Blog stalked the short stacks at the start of Day 3 to see if they could keep their EPT Malta dream alive. Read all about it on the PokerStars blog.
Philippe Ktorza just moved all in for 62,000 and the action folded to Frederik Andersson who made the call.
Andersson:
Ktorza:
The board ran out and Ktorza hit the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
290,000
92,600
|
92,600 |
|
Busted |
