2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 11 Malta

€5,300 Main Event
Day: 3
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

Moolhuizen Can't Beat a Queen-High Flush

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

On a board of {A-Hearts}{10-Spades}{2-Hearts}{6-Hearts} we saw Mateusz Moolhuizen bet 8,500 out of the big blind. His opponent Bruno Volkmann in the cutoff made the call.

The river completed the board with the {3-Hearts} and Moolhuizen checked. Volkmann bet 14,500 and Moolhuizen made the call after some tanking.

Volkmann showed {Q-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts} and Moolhuizen mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Mateusz Moolhuizen nl
Mateusz Moolhuizen
162,000
-49,400
-49,400
Bruno Volkmann br
Bruno Volkmann
130,000
30,400
30,400

Tags: Mateusz MoolhuizenBruno Volkmann

Billard Uses His Extra Gear

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

Francois Billard came into today with a big stack, and just now he used that to his advantage. Billard raised under the gun plus two to 6,000 and Senh Ung called from his immediate left. Marius Pospiech called as well before Olivier Busquet three-bet from the big blind to 25,000.

Billard went into the tank for quite some time but eventually he moved all in. All three players folded quickly and Billard picked up another pot.

Player Chips Progress
Francois Billard ca
Francois Billard
418,000
98,000
98,000
Olivier Busquet us
Olivier Busquet
100,000
10,900
10,900

Tags: Olivier BusquetMarius PospiechFrancois Billard

One for Blouet

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

With approximately 20,000 in the pot and a board reading {6-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{5-Clubs}, Dennis Kaj Smit bet 12,500 from the big blind and Sotirios Koutoupas called from middle position. Raphael Blouet then raised to 32,700 from the cutoff, Kaj Smit folded, and Koutoupas called to see the {5-Hearts} river.

Koutoupas, who had 52,000 behind, checked once again and then wasted little time in folding when Blouet bet 70,000.

Player Chips Progress
Raphael Blouet fr
Raphael Blouet
330,000
110,600
110,600
Dennis Kaj Smit nl
Dennis Kaj Smit
170,000
Sotirios Koutoupas gr
Sotirios Koutoupas
52,000
-28,000
-28,000
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Sotirios KoutoupasDennis Kaj SmitRaphael Blouet

Miniucchi Makes His Move

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

We just picked up the action when Tobias Ziegler had 9,500 invested from the small blind while he was contemplating his next move. Marcello Miniucchi had put out 23,000 from the big blind and after a while Ziegler called.

The flop brought out {2-Spades}{A-Clubs}{2-Diamonds} and Ziegler check-called 16,000. On the turn the {6-Diamonds} hit and Ziegler checked again.

"How much?" Miniucchi asked his opponent before ultimately moving all in.

Ziegler had about 100,000 chips left behind and he opted to let go of his hand.

Munich showed {10-Clubs}{3-Hearts} and the players at the table smiled after seeing such a big bluff.

"Straight draw?" One of the players asked as he searched the board for some connecting cards.

"Almost," another laughed and replied.

Player Chips Progress
Marcello Miniucchi it
Marcello Miniucchi
194,000
66,700
66,700
Tobias Ziegler de
Tobias Ziegler
100,000
-60,000
-60,000

Tags: Tobias ZieglerMarcello Miniucchi

Say Goodbye to...

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
Player Chips Progress
Andreas Berggren se
Andreas Berggren
Busted
Sven Andersson se
Sven Andersson
Busted
Gaetano Dell'Aera be
Gaetano Dell'Aera
Busted
Bernardo Da Silveira Dias br
Bernardo Da Silveira Dias
Busted
Joseph El Khoury lb
Joseph El Khoury
Busted
Dmitry Ponomarev ru
Dmitry Ponomarev
Busted
Stefan Huber ch
Stefan Huber
Busted
Sotirios Koutoupas gr
Sotirios Koutoupas
Busted
EPT 1X Winner
Bram Haenraets nl
Bram Haenraets
Busted
Alen Bilic ba
Alen Bilic
Busted
George Ghioca ro
George Ghioca
Busted
Grzegorz Tryba pl
Grzegorz Tryba
Busted
Kristoffer Edberg se
Kristoffer Edberg
Busted
Ozgur Arda tr
Ozgur Arda
Busted
Andreas Christoforou cy
Andreas Christoforou
Busted
Lauri Varonen fi
Lauri Varonen
Busted

Zapatero's Five Wins

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
Nandor Solyom
Nandor Solyom

Javier Gomez Zapatero opened and then four-bet to 35,000 from under the gun with Nandor Solyom coming along from the cutoff after having three-bet to 15,400. On the {10-Hearts} {Q-Diamonds} {8-Diamonds} flop, Zapatero continued for 33,000 and was called before firing the {6-Spades} turn for 54,000. Again Solyom called, however this time after plenty of consideration.

The {5-Clubs} river saw both players check and Zapatero showed {A-Spades} {5-Spades} for a pair of fives. To the surprise of everyone on the table, Solyom mucked his cards!

Player Chips Progress
Javier Gomez Zapatero es
Javier Gomez Zapatero
365,000
88,500
88,500
Nandor Solyom hu
Nandor Solyom
160,000
-175,400
-175,400

Tags: Javier Gomez ZapateroNandor Solyom

Citrone Fades the Club

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

We're not sure how the action unfolded, but we do know a {10-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{3-Clubs} flop saw Carlo Citrone get his last 71,100 all in against Matan Krakow.

Krakow: {a-Clubs}{2-Clubs}
Citrone: {10-Hearts}{10-Spades}

Citrone was ahead with his set, but Krakow had two pulls at a club. The {4-Spades} turn gave Krakow some more outs to a wheel, but fortunately for Citrone the {A-Diamonds} bricked on the river.

Player Chips Progress
Matan Krakow il
Matan Krakow
165,000
-40,300
-40,300
Carlo Citrone gb
Carlo Citrone
160,000
109,000
109,000

Tags: Carlo CitroneMatan Krakow

Dietrich Adds More

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

Moritz Driedrich opened to 7,000 and Andreas Christoforou moved all for 51,000 from one seat over. The Cypriot with a black shirt and the slogan "I'm doing work" in white letters was called and turned over {8-Hearts} {8-Diamonds}. Dietrich turned over his {K-Spades} {Q-Spades} and did the work of a chip leader, scoring the knockout on a board of {K-Diamonds} {Q-Hearts} {5-Clubs} {7-Diamonds} {9-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
Moritz Dietrich de
Moritz Dietrich
530,000
70,000
70,000
Andreas Christoforou cy
Andreas Christoforou
Busted

Tags: Moritz DietrichAndreas Christoforou