2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 12 Malta

€10,300 High Roller
Day: 3
Event Info

2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 12 Malta

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
55
Prize
€430,800
Event Info
Buy-in
€10,000
Prize Pool
€2,037,000
Entries
210
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Some Squeezes Here and There

Level 22 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante

Kevin MacPhee received a walk at the very start of the level and showed the {Q-Spades}, now he revealed the {J-Diamonds} when once again all opponents had folded to his big blind.

In between, Mukul Pahuja raised to 55,000 and then folded to a three-bet by Byron Kaverman. Pahuja was at it one hand later again from the cutoff for the same amount and this time Kaverman called on the button. Martin Finger then three-bet to 210,000 and that shut down all further action.

Tags: Byron KavermanKevin MacPheeMartin FingerMukul Pahuja

All in and Split Pot

Level 22 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante

Soon after the restart, Patrick Uzan raised to 70,000 from the small blind and Dominik Nitsche three-bet big to 280,000 in the big blind. Uzan shoved with {A-Diamonds}{K-Clubs} and Nitsche snap-called with the {A-Clubs}{K-Spades}.

The flop {7-Spades}{2-Spades}{3-Clubs} gave Nitsche some back door outs, but the split pot was guaranteed after the {2-Hearts} on the turn. A meaningless {5-Diamonds} river completed the board and they chopped it up.

Ihar Soika then raised to 50,000 from under the gun and Nitsche's three-bet to 125,000 from the button took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Dominik Nitsche de
Dominik Nitsche
820,000
93,000
93,000
Profile photo of Ihar Soika by
Ihar Soika
530,000
-89,000
-89,000

Tags: Dominik NitscheIhar SoikaPatrick Uzan

Level: 22

Blinds: 12,000/24,000

Ante: 3,000

Updated Counts After Level 21 (full)

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
TableSeatPlayerCountryChip Count
11Bryn KenneyUSA649,000
12Kevin MacPheeUSA159,000
13empty  
14Mukul PahujaUSA1,530,000
15empty  
16Byron KavermanUSA2,853,000
17Martin FingerGermany1,050,000
18empty  
     
21Mikalai VaskaboinikauBelarus575,000
22Ihar SoikaBelarus619,000
23Roberto RomanelloUK446,000
24empty  
25Patrick UzanFrance520,000
26empty  
27Dominik NitscheGermany727,000
28Vladimir DobrovolskiyRussia1,362,000
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Byron Kaverman us
Byron Kaverman
2,853,000
253,000
253,000
Profile photo of Mukul Pahuja us
Mukul Pahuja
1,530,000
-110,000
-110,000
Profile photo of Vladimir Dobrovolskiy ru
Vladimir Dobrovolskiy
1,362,000
-53,000
-53,000
Profile photo of Martin Finger de
Martin Finger
1,050,000
-150,000
-150,000
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Dominik Nitsche de
Dominik Nitsche
727,000
-223,000
-223,000
Profile photo of Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
649,000
99,000
99,000
Profile photo of Ihar Soika by
Ihar Soika
619,000
299,000
299,000
Profile photo of Mikalai Vaskaboinikau by
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau
575,000
235,000
235,000
Profile photo of Patrick Uzan fr
Patrick Uzan
520,000
-9,000
-9,000
Profile photo of Roberto Romanello gb
Roberto Romanello
446,000
-124,000
-124,000
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Kevin MacPhee us
Kevin MacPhee
159,000
-141,000
-141,000
EPT 1X Winner

[Removed:17] Eliminated in 12th Place (€33,200)

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

[Removed:17] made it 48,000 and Byron Kaverman three-bet to 135,000. Yan shoved for 550,000 total and Kaverman snap-called with {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts}.

Yan had practically the same hand, holding {a-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}. However, the board ran out {7-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{5-Hearts} to make Kaverman a flush.

He's now the big chip leader as Yan takes his bad beat story to the cage to collect 12th-place money.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Byron Kaverman us
Byron Kaverman
2,600,000
550,000
550,000
Profile photo of [Removed:17] nz
[Removed:17]
Busted

Tags: Byron Kaverman

Dobrovolskiy Regains Composure

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Vladimir Dobrovolskiy raised to 45,000 and Mikalai Vaskaboinikau three-bet to 125,000 from the cutoff to enforce a fold from the Russian, who flashed the {A-Diamonds}.

Soon after, Ihar Soika opened to 40,000 and Patrick Uzan three-bet to 105,000 from the button. Dobrovolskiy four-bet to 220,000 and that took the pot without further resistance.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Vladimir Dobrovolskiy ru
Vladimir Dobrovolskiy
1,415,000
-85,000
-85,000
Profile photo of Patrick Uzan fr
Patrick Uzan
529,000
-191,000
-191,000

Tags: Ihar SoikaMikalai VaskaboinikauPatrick UzanVladimir Dobrovolskiy

Ezequiel Kleinman Eliminated in 13th Place (€33,200)

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Ezequiel Kleinman
Ezequiel Kleinman

The stack of Ezequiel Kleinman had been whittled down all the way to 160,000 and he moved all in from early position. From two seats over, Martin Finger announced all in himself and that got the rest of the table to fold their cards.

Kleinman: {A-Hearts}{4-Hearts}
Finger: {J-Hearts}{J-Spades}

The {8-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} flop was no good for the Argentinian and he was drawing to fives and aces only on the {7-Spades} turn. The {4-Spades} river was of no help and Kleinman headed to the rail in 13th place for €33,200.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Martin Finger de
Martin Finger
1,200,000
100,000
100,000
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Ezequiel Kleinman ar
Ezequiel Kleinman
Busted

Tags: Ezequiel KleinmanMartin Finger

"No Bluff, my Friend"

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Mikalai Vaskaboinikau raised to 50,000 from the cutoff and Patrick Uzan called. They checked down the board {7-Spades}{J-Spades}{3-Spades}{10-Clubs}{J-Hearts} entirely and Uzan showed the {A-Hearts}{10-Hearts}. Vaskaboinikau, seemingly frustrated, smashed the {Q-Hearts} to the middle of the table.

In the next hand, Vladimir Dobrovolskiy raised to 45,000 from under the gun and Vaskaboinikau moved all in for 276,000. Dobrovolskiy folded and Vaskaboinikau said with his heavy accent "no bluff, my friend," flipping over the {A-Spades}{K-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Mikalai Vaskaboinikau by
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau
340,000
100,000
100,000

Tags: Mikalai VaskaboinikauPatrick UzanVladimir Dobrovolskiy

Yan Can Call

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

[Removed:17] limped the small blind and Mukul Pahuja shoved the big.

Yan called all in for 343,000 and his tournament life with {a-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}. Pahuja held {10-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}, but stayed behind on the {4-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{k-Clubs}{7-Clubs} run out.

Clutching a plush cat it looks like he's owned since he was a child, Yan managed to double up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Mukul Pahuja us
Mukul Pahuja
1,640,000
Profile photo of [Removed:17] nz
[Removed:17]
700,000

Tags: Mukul Pahuja