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

Dvoress Doubles Through Buonanno

Level 7 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

Daniel Dvorress reentered the tournament and then got short again, eventually putting his last 30,200 at risk preflop. Antonio Buonanno called with the {A-Spades}{9-Diamonds} but had the weaker kicker compared to the {A-Clubs}{J-Hearts} of his opponent. The board ran out {2-Spades}{K-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{5-Spades}{3-Hearts} and the kicker played.

Player Chips Progress
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Antonio Buonanno
114,000
-76,000
-76,000
EPT 1X Winner
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Daniel Dvoress
65,000
65,000
65,000
Run It Once

Tags: Antonio BuonannoDaniel Dvoress

Lodden and Sahamies Bust in Consecutive Hands

Level 7 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
Ilari Sahamies
Ilari Sahamies

In a three-way pot to the {A-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{A-Spades}{2-Spades}{2-Diamonds} river, Johnny Lodden got his stack in with {A-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}. Ilari Sahamies got out of the way but was left very short while Vlado Banicevic snap-called with the {2-Clubs}{2-Hearts} for quads deuces.

One hand later, Sahamies was all in for what looked like 15,000 and Frederik Jensen called with {A-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}. Sahamies improved with his {Q-Hearts}{10-Diamonds} after the flop fell {Q-Spades}{7-Clubs}{9-Clubs} and Jensen already grabbed the chips for the double up. The {3-Diamonds} turn blanked as well, but the {A-Clubs} river sent Sahamies to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
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Vlado Banicevic
350,000
350,000
350,000
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Frederik Jensen
130,000
130,000
130,000
EPT 1X Winner
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Johnny Lodden
Busted
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Ilari Sahamies
Busted

Tags: Frederik JensenIlari SahamiesJohnny LoddenVlado Banicevic

Level: 7

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 400

More Seat Open

Level 6 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

Among the most recent bustouts were WSOPE bracelet winner and EPT10 runner up Georgios Sotiropoulos, Keven "Stammdogg" Stammen and Sergio Aido.

Thomas Muehloecker is back for more action after purchasing his second bullet.

Player Chips Progress
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Thomas Muehloecker
100,000
100,000
100,000
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Georgios Sotiropoulos
Busted
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Ariel Malnik
Busted
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Keven Stammen
Busted
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Sergio Aido
Busted

Tags: Keven StammenSergio AidoThomas Muehloecker

Chidwick Lit On Fire

Level 6 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

Stephen Chidwick opened, Connor Drinan three-bet to 13,000 and Chidwick pushed in for 111,000 total.

It took some time, but Drinan made the call with {a-Clubs}{q-Hearts} and was flipping versus Chidwick's {5-Hearts}{5-Spades}.

Things got bad for Chidwick on the {A-Spades}{7-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} flop and did not improve through the {7-Diamonds} turn and {3-Spades} river. Drinan is now up near the top of the counts and Chidwick has exhausted all his chances for re-entry.

Player Chips Progress
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Connor Drinan
281,000
111,000
111,000
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Stephen Chidwick
Busted

Tags: Connor DrinanStephen Chidwick

Astapau Busts; Reenters; Busts Again

Level 6 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

Anton Astapau was among the recent eliminations and then purchased his second bullet to head over to the table of Martin Finger, who is also on the second bullet. In one of the first hands of the new table, Astapau four-bet shoved his entire stack and Jean-Noel Thorel snap-called after having three-bet to 15,000.

Astapau: {8-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}
Thorel: {K-Diamonds}{K-Spades}

The board ran out {5-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{J-Diamonds}{Q-Spades} and Astapau was also gone for good.

Player Chips Progress
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Jean-Noel Thorel
330,000
140,000
140,000
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Anton Astapau
Busted

Tags: Anton AstapauJean-Noel ThorelMartin Finger

Pahuja Punts Muehloecker

Level 6 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Mukul Pahuja
Mukul Pahuja

Mukul Pahuja made it 6,000 from early position and got one caller before Thomas Muehloecker shipped it all in for less than 40,000 in the blinds.

Pahuja responded with a shove of his own and the original caller folded.

Pahuja: {a-Spades}{k-Diamonds}
Muehloecker: {a-Clubs}{q-Hearts}

Pahuja's domination held through an {8-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{k-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} board.

Player Chips Progress
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Mukul Pahuja
195,000
95,000
95,000
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Thomas Muehloecker
Busted

Tags: Mukul PahujaThomas Muehloecker

Silver Gone for Good

Level 6 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

The seat that formerly belonged to Max Silver is now occupied by another player and Salman Behbehani confirmed his elimination. Ramin Hajiyev's decent start also quickly vanished and so did his chips, eventually sending the rest over to Gilbert Diaz.

Martin Finger was already short after a big previous hand and busted, Tom Hall also just walked out of the tournament area. Whilw Hajiyev, Hall and Finger can still reenter, Silver cannot as he already was on the second bullet.

Player Chips Progress
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Oleksii Khoroshenin
Busted
EPT 1X Winner
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Max Silver
Busted
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Ramin Hajiyev
Busted
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Martin Finger
Busted
EPT 1X Winner
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Tom Hall
Busted

Tags: Gilbert DiazMartin FingerMax SilverRamin HajiyevSalman BehbehaniTom Hall

Level: 6

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 300