Last Break of Day 3
Level 18
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
The remaining 73 players have been sent into their final 20-minute break of the day.
2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 11 Malta
€5,300 Main Event
Day: 3
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
No Seat Open Here
Level 18
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Matteo Di Persio only saw one card on the button with a some action in front of him and moved all in. He got called by both Niccolo Ceccarelli and Grzegorz Grochulski. The 
flop was checked through and Ceccarelli bet the 
turn for 35,000. Grochulski called and the 
river was checked down.
Di Persio showed 
and tripled up, as Grochulski's 
nor Ceccarelli's 
were able to beat him.
Nir Levy got some value out of 
to bump his stack up further and then Alec Torelli lost an all in against short stack Pablo Fernandez with 
against 
despite flopping the 
. The rest of the board ran out 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
800,000 | 120,000 |
|
475,000 | |
|
160,000 | -5,000 |
|
60,000 | -39,800 |
Petit Busts Simaitis In Petit Pot
Level 18
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Action folded to Gintaras Simaitis in the small blind and the man from Lithuania shoved all in for his last few chips. Big blind Thomas Petit from France made the call.
Gintaras Simaitis: 
Thomas Petit: 
The 
flop gave Simaitis a hard time, but he picked up some outs with the 
on the turn. None of them would complete the board; the 
hit and Simaitis hit the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
240,000 | 15,000 |
|
Busted |
Moolhuizen Can't Call
Level 18
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Before the flop a player opened, Andrea Cortellazzi made the call, and Mateusz Moolhuizen on the button over called.
Both players checked to Moolhuizen on 
and the Dutchman bet 18,000. The initial raiser folded. Cortellazzi made the call. Both players checked the 
on the turn and the completed the board. Cortellazzi grabbed his stack of yellow 25,000 chips, and plummeted them in front of him just over the line.
Moolhuizen, having to decide for the nearly 200,000 he still had left (33 big blinds), was kind of sweating. He had a tough decision and after some time, Cortellazzi called the clock.
Ok sir, you have one minute"
"Will you show if I fold?" Moolhuizen asked. "No" was the simple answer by Cortellazzi.
"You want a call?" Moolhuizen asked next. No answer this time.
"Thirty seconds sir" the floor informed Moolhuizen after some more thinking.
"Where are you from?" Moolhuizen continued his interrogation. "Italy" cooperated Cortellazzi. "You?" the Italian asked. "Holland" Moolhuizen answered.
"Ten seconds sir" and the floor started the countdown. "Ten, nine,..."
"You like Holland?" Moolhuizen asked. Cortellazzi made a motion with his hand to indicate he had no particular opinion on The Netherlands as a country.
"Eight, seven, six, five,..."
Moolhuizen was still doubting what to do.
"Four, three, two,..."
Moolhuizen had some chips in his hand to be able to call at the last moment, but didn't. He slid his cards forward with one second to go and continued with his 33 big blind stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
800,000 | 175,000 |
|
197,000 | -98,000 |
Wiesler Doubles
Level 18
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Bjorn Wiesler doubled up through Glib Kovtunov for his last 76,000 chips with against 
after making a straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
170,000 | -195,000 |
Schillhabel Busts Riera Roig
Level 18
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
On the way back to the tournament area, Gintaras Simaitis and Juan Antonio Riera Roig were waiting at the payout desk. The Lithuanian had doubled up through Viktor Litovchenko previously and then returned the favor to bow out short-stacked shortly after more details for this will be available shortly.
And according to Sergio Aido, Riera Roig shoved for his last 12 big blinds out of the small blind with 
and Stefan Schillhabel called with 
in the big blind to emerge victorious.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
410,000 | 20,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Big Pot Puts Volkmann Among Leaders
Level 18
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
We picked up the action with approximately 110,000 already in the pot and a board reading 
. Christian Nolte checked from the small blind, and Bruno Volkmann bet 71,000 from the button. Nolte made the call and then checked when the 
completed the board on the river.
Volkmann paused for a few beats before announcing that he was all in, and Nolte snap-called off for right around 220,000.
Nolte:
Volkmann:
It was a bit of a cooler for Nolte, who flopped top two only to run it into top set. A disappointed Nolte made his way to the payout desk, while Volkmann stacked the chips and crept up on a million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
950,000 | 430,000 |
|
Busted |
Dion Sliding
Level 18
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Antonin Duda opened for 13,000 from the hijack and Yann Dion defended his big blind to see a flop of 
. Dion proceeded to check-call a bet of 12,000, and then check-called one of 26,000 on the turn. When the completed the board on the river, Dion, who had about 75,000 back, checked for a third time and then folded when Duda moved all in.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
450,000 | 110,000 |
|
75,000 | -95,000 |
James Hartigan Elaborates on the New EPT Not Live Podcast
Level 18
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Earlier this month, PokerStars launched a brand new podcast called 'EPT Not Live,' a weekly show will be hosted by EPTLive commentators, James Hartigan and Joe Stapleton. Since 2007 EPTLive has been an integral part of the European Poker Tour's success, and now that team aims to bring the same thoughtful, engaging and light-hearted poker content to the popular podcast platform.
"If the EPT were a movie, this would be the DVD commentary," said Stapleton. "Although most of our audience probably doesn’t know what a DVD is, so I think this is probably best explained by a series of emojis. If you like the EPT, this show will make you :-), (y), and XD."
The podcast, which will go behind the scenes at live events, interview celebrities, members of Team PokerStars Pro and online qualifiers, and give listeners the chance to win exclusive prizes, launched its first-ever episode with mixed martial arts legend and poker enthusiast, Tito Ortiz, which you can listen to here.
PokerNews recently chatted with Hartigan about EPT Not Live:
PokerNews: What inspired you guys to launch get into the podcast business?
Hartigan: We wanted to fill the void in between live streams. Judging by our respective Twitter timelines, there are a lot of people out there who enjoy watching EPTLive and get desperate and lonely when we’re not on their computers talking irreverent nonsense over pictures of poker players. So, we decided to give them what they want. Granted, we’ve taken away the pictures of people playing poker, but there’s plenty of irreverent chat.
It’s clear some people treat EPTLive like a radio show. They minimize the video window and just listen to the commentary. Also, numerous fans have asked over the years why we don’t do a podcast. When you consider that Joe has oodles of experience at presenting and producing podcasts and I come from a radio background, it kinda makes sense for us to go down this route.
Since it's not live, does the podcast afford you any opportunities you don't usually have on EPTLive? How about filthy language, will we be hearing any expletives?
Well, the audience may not be hearing it live, but we’re hoping to present it live. So, there will be mistakes, and there may be the occasional expletive.
The main opportunity the podcast affords us is to peel back the curtain a little bit on the EPT. We’ll talk about what we get up to when we’re on tour, and showcase material from the TV shows — including some of Joe’s more obscene jokes — that didn’t make the edit.
And we’ll invite listeners on air. In the ‘Superfan vs Stapes’ segment, EPT obsessives will compete against Joe, with an exclusive ‘Everyone Loves a Chop Pot’ T-shirt on the line.
The logo for the podcast is pretty epic. Where did it come from and what are your thoughts on it?
I love it! Everyone was worried I’d be offended by my caricature. But I think the artist captured my features perfectly. My colleague Ben Strivens came up with the original concept, so credit to him – and to the designers at PokerStars for crafting the finished logo.
Hopefully, the logo sends the message that this show is a bit of fun. It’s designed to be a lot more laid back than the EPT TV shows or live streams. It’s an entertainment show about poker. We’re not talking industry news, or listing results. But we will talk about Joe’s Tinder exploits at the PCA.
What was it like recording your first EPT Not Live podcast? Did you do it at the PCA?
No, we caught up with Tito via Skype. We’re trying to record the show as a continuous 60-75 minute chunk; like a radio show that’s not on the radio. There are no plans at the moment to record interviews and produce features on location. We like the comfort of our studio.
When, where and how will you be recording the podcast? Will it be recorded at all EPT events? What about when an EPT event isn't happening?
Did I mention that we have a very comfortable studio? It’s actually the same booth where we voice the EPT TV shows. The podcast will be published on a Friday. But we won’t be taking EPT Not Live on the road, because we’ll be too busy hosting EPTLive. The idea is that EPT Not Live only exists when EPTLive doesn’t. Does that make sense?
We’ll take a retrospective look at live events. During the weeks/months when there isn’t an EPT going on, we’ll focus on the TV shows (they’re on every week on major TV networks around the world and at YouTube.com/PokerStars) and hear about Joe’s adventures in online poker.
Have you recorded other episodes? If so, can you share what listeners can expect?
In the next couple of weeks, we’ll look back at the last EPT Deauville, and interview ElkY about his deep run in the Main Event there. Plus, we’ll catch up with Dominik Panka, who’s a big character in the EPT Barcelona TV shows.
If you could choose anyone in the world to interview on your podcast, who would it be and why?
Well, Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig are all on the wish list. I guess there SHOULD be a poker angle to the interview, so Daniel “Epic Slowroll” Craig takes priority. But, to be honest, I’d settle for anyone who’s appeared in a James Bond film who knows the ranking of hands.
Listen to the first three EPT Not Live Podcast by clicking here.
Jacobson Busts Loosli
Level 18
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Martin Jacobson opened to 12,000 and Sylvain Loosli three-bet to 32,000 out of the big blind, which was called by the reigning World Series of Poker Main Event champion after some consideration. On the 
flop they got their stacks in and Jacobson held the 
for an open-ended straight draw.
Loosli was slightly ahead with but that didn't last long, as the dealer burned and turned the 
. The final community card was the river and Jacobson was all in for 148,000, having his opponent covered by less than a big blind.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
365,000 | 120,000 |
|
Busted |