2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 12 Malta

€10,200 Single-Day High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 12 Malta

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
89
Prize
€327,030
Event Info
Buy-in
€10,000
Prize Pool
€1,299,800
Entries
134
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

Soininen Seals Jattin's Fate

Level 13 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Farid Jattin opened and then four-bet shoved for what looked like 260,000 chips with Niko Soininen making the call from one seat over. Jattin held the {7-Clubs}{9-Spades} and Soininen the {8-Clubs}{8-Hearts}. The flop {10-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{5-Spades} was a sweat for Jattin as he picked up an open-ended straight draw. However the rest of the board filled up with the {K-Diamonds} turn and {2-Clubs} river to send him to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
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Niko Soininen
730,000
650,000
650,000
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Farid Jattin
Busted

Tags: Farid JattinNiko Soininen

Mercier Busts Bonomo

Level 13 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Jason Mercier
Jason Mercier

Justin Bonomo moved all in for his last 52,000 and Jason Mercier called from one seat over in the hijack, all other players behind them folded.

Bonomo: {A-Clubs}{7-Clubs}
Mercier: {A-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}

The flop fell {9-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{9-Diamonds} to give Bonomo a flush draw, but the {J-Hearts} turn and {2-Diamonds} river blanked to award the pot to the Team PokerStars Pro.

Player Chips Progress
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Jason Mercier
730,000
20,000
20,000
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Justin Bonomo
Busted
Run It Once

Tags: Jason MercierJustin Bonomo

Nevanlinna Doubles; Yastreb and Holz Don't

Level 13 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

While Volodymyr Yastreb and Fedor Holz were unable to win their last all in, Jussi Nevanlinna did so in a coin flip situation. He was all in with {7-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} and Mikita Badziakouski took the flip with {A-Spades}{K-Spades} to see the board run out {J-Spades}{6-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{5-Spades}. Badziakouski lost about half his stack and both players traded their spots in the overall counts.

Player Chips Progress
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Jussi Nevanlinna
460,000
360,000
360,000
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Mikita Badziakouski
235,000
-210,000
-210,000
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Volodymyr Yastreb
Busted
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Fedor Holz
Busted

Tags: Fedor HolzMikita BadziakouskiVolodymyr Yastreb

Mercier Pushes on Bonomo

Level 12 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Jason Mercier
Jason Mercier

With a 250,000-chip pot in the middle and the board reading {k-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{10-Spades}{4-Diamonds}, Jason Mercier pushed all in, effectively putting Justin Bonomo to a decision for his tournament life and last 140,000.

Bonomo passed and as Mercier crested the 700,000-chip mark, he was left with a little more than 11 big blinds.

Player Chips Progress
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Jason Mercier
710,000
260,000
260,000
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Justin Bonomo
140,000
40,000
40,000
Run It Once

Tags: Jason MercierJustin Bonomo

Level: 13

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 2,000

Deeb not Deep Anymore

Level 12 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

After losing the previous big pot, Shaun Deeb now took a flip for a mere 30 big blinds with pocket sevens against the {A-}{K-} of Dzmitry Urbanovich. Since the king of the EPT and player of the previous season is still running like good, a king surely showed up on the river much to the surprise of nobody.

Player Chips Progress
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Dzmitry Urbanovich
610,000
260,000
260,000
EPT 1X Winner
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Shaun Deeb
105,000
-295,000
-295,000
Team Lucky

Tags: Dzmitry UrbanovichShaun Deeb

Sahamies Bests Deeb

Level 12 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Shaun Deeb had just lost a pot to Ilari Sahamies in a battle of the blinds with an out-kicked ace-high when Sahamies made it 20,000 from the button.

Deeb called from the small blind and the big blind came along as well. The flop came {k-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{10-Diamonds} and Deeb tank-led for 33,000. The big blind folded and Sahamies made the call. The turn brought the {4-Spades} and an even bigger bet from Deeb, who made it 77,000. Sahamies called again.

The {2-Diamonds} river got checked down with Deeb showing {a-}{8-} for the second hand in a row and Sahamies winning the pot with {q-Hearts}{q-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
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Ilari Sahamies
860,000
480,000
480,000
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Shaun Deeb
400,000
-130,000
-130,000
Team Lucky

Tags: Ilari SahamiesShaun Deeb

Banicevic Doubles Through Steve O'Dwyer

Level 12 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

The pot was not really that big yet when Steve O'Dwyer check-raised all in after the river of a {8-Clubs}{Q-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{A-Clubs} board out of the big blind. Initial preflop raiser Banicevic had bet 35,000 and then called all in for 168,000 to let O'Dwyer immediately sigh and let out a "f###". He was caught and showed {10-Spades}{6-} for a busted gutshot while Banicevic doubled with the {A-Hearts}{J-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
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Vlado Banicevic
390,000
40,000
40,000
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Steve O'Dwyer
250,000
-70,000
-70,000
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Steve O'DwyerVlado Banicevic