2016 PokerStars.com EPT Season 13 Malta

�25,750 High Roller
Day: 3
Event Info

2016 PokerStars.com EPT Season 13 Malta

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q10
Prize
€465,800
Event Info
Buy-in
€25,000
Prize Pool
€1,592,500
Entries
65
Level Info
Level
22
Blinds
12,000 / 24,000
Ante
4,000

Level: 22

Blinds: 12,000/24,000

Ante: 4,000

Hands #74-77: Silver Shoves

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

Hand #74: On the button, [Removed:17] raised {A-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts} to 46,000 and he took down the blinds and antes.

Hand #75: Max Silver moved in from the button for 233,000 holding {7-Spades}{5-Spades}. No one was interested, blinds and antes for Silver.

Hand #76: Oleksii Khoroshenin raised {A-Hearts}{6-Spades} to 45,000. [Removed:17] asked how much Khoroshenin was playing and called with {2-Hearts}{2-Clubs} from the big blind. {A-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{5-Diamonds} on the flop and Yan check-folded to the 53,000 continuation bet.

Hand #77: Ramin Hajiyev on the button found {K-Clubs}{10-Spades} and raised to 46,000. [Removed:17] in the small blind woke up with {K-Hearts}{K-Diamonds} and three-bet to 130,000. Hajiyev folded.

Player Chips Progress
[Removed:17] nz
[Removed:17]
1,569,000
69,000
69,000
Oleksii Khoroshenin ua
Oleksii Khoroshenin
938,000
6,000
6,000
EPT 1X Winner
Ramin Hajiyev az
Ramin Hajiyev
494,000
-88,000
-88,000
Max Silver gb
Max Silver
249,000
13,000
13,000

Tags: Max SilverOleksii KhorosheninRamin Hajiyev

Hands #71-73: Ramin Hajiyev Doubles Through [Removed:17]

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

Hand #71: [Removed:17] opened to 42,000 under the gun with unknown hole cards. Ramin Hajiyev defended his big blind with {J-Spades}{9-Spades}.

The flop was {10-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{2-Spades} and Hajiyev quickly check-folded to a 40,000 bet from Yan.

Hand #72: First to act, Max Silver open-shoved {A-Hearts}{3-Diamonds} and won the hand.

Hand #73: Ramin Hajiyev open-shoved 275,000 with {A-Spades}{9-Diamonds} on the button. [Removed:17] held {A-Hearts}{7-Spades} in the small blind and called to put Hajiyev at risk.

The board ran out {K-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}{6-Spades} and Hajiyev's kicker played to score the double-up.

Player Chips Progress
[Removed:17] nz
[Removed:17]
1,500,000
-246,000
-246,000
Ramin Hajiyev az
Ramin Hajiyev
582,000
246,000
246,000

Tags: Max SilverRamin Hajiyev

Hands #67-70: [Removed:17] Doubles Through Max Silver

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

Hand #67: Max Silver raised to 45,000 with {J-Clubs}{8-Clubs}. Hajiyev shoved all in for 288,000 with {A-Hearts}{10-Clubs} and Silver folded.

Hand #68: From first position, Max Silver made it 45,000 with {A-Hearts}{A-Diamonds}. [Removed:17] from the big blind three-bet to 182,000 with {K-Hearts}{4-Clubs}. Silver four-bet to 320,000 and Yan instantly folded.

Hand #69: We missed this hand because of a segment on the stream.

Hand #70: [Removed:17] on the button with {J-Spades}{J-Clubs} raised to 50,000. Small blind Max Silver in the small blind with {A-Clubs}{Q-Clubs} three-bet to 185,000. Oleksii Khoroshenin folded his big blind right away and [Removed:17] shoved al in for 857,000.

"How much is it?" Silver asked instantly.

After the count was done, Silver called.

The board ran out {K-Spades}{7-Spades}{6-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} and [Removed:17] doubled.

Player Chips Progress
[Removed:17] nz
[Removed:17]
1,746,000
701,000
701,000
Oleksii Khoroshenin ua
Oleksii Khoroshenin
932,000
165,000
165,000
EPT 1X Winner
Ramin Hajiyev az
Ramin Hajiyev
336,000
-164,000
-164,000
Max Silver gb
Max Silver
236,000
-868,000
-868,000

Tags: Max SilverOleksii KhorosheninRamin Hajiyev

Hand #62-66: Silver Folds A Straight Flush Draw

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

Hand #62: [Removed:17] raised to 40,000 with {Q-Hearts}{8-Hearts} from the cutoff. Max Silver called on the button with {10-Clubs}{9-Clubs} and Oleksii Khoroshenin defended his big blind with {7-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}.

The flop brought fireworks with {7-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}, giving Khoroshenin top set and Silver a straight flush draw. Khoroshenin led out 85,000, getting rid of Yan. Silver seized up Khoroshenin's stack and elected to call the bet.

The {J-Diamonds} on the turn kept Khoroshenin in front. The Ukrainian decided to check this time, and Silver stabbed at the pot with a bet of 140,000. Khoroshenin's plan succeeded, allowing him to check-raise all in for 630,000.

A disgusted Silver wanted to know how much it was, calculating if he was getting the right price to call. He wasn't, and the Brit was forced to fold his strong draw.

Hand #63: Max Silver opened with {Q-Diamonds} and an unknown card to 45,000 on the button, picking up the blinds and antes.

Hand #64: Oleksii Khoroshenin raised to 45,000 with {K-Clubs}{4-Diamonds} on the button and [Removed:17] defended his big blind with {Q-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}. Both players flopped a pair on {Q-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{3-Hearts}. Yan checked, Khoroshenin bet 53,000, and Yan called.

The turn brought the {10-Clubs}, giving Yan queens-up. He checked and Khoroshenin checked behind. The river {6-Diamonds} sealed the hand for Yan, and he led out with 105,000. Khoroshenin quickly folded.

Hand #65: Oleksii raised again to 45,000, this time with {A-Clubs}{Q-Clubs} under the gun. He picked up the blinds and antes.

Hand #66: Ramin Hajiyev opened to 46,000 with {Q-Hearts}{J-Clubs} under the gun. Max Silver three-bet to 116,000 from the small blind, holding {9-Hearts}{9-Clubs}. Hajiyev folded his hand.

Tags: Max SilverOleksii KhorosheninRamin Hajiyev

Mikita Badziakouski Eliminated in 5th Place (�127,400)

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

Hand #61: Action folded to Max Silver in the small blind and he raised to 150,000 with {J-Clubs}{10-Spades}.

Big blind Mikita Badziakouski found {A-Clubs}{K-Clubs} and didn't have too hard a decision. He moved in for 235,000 and Silver called.

The flop came {6-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}, helping Silver in front. The {2-Spades} on the turn and {3-Diamonds} on the river did nothing and Badziakouski made his exit.

"It's my lucky day!" Silver said.

"You're so lucky man!" understated Yan.

Mikita Badziakouski was sent home in 5th place for �127,400. The remaining 4 players are guaranteed �164,030 from here on out.

Player Chips Progress
Max Silver gb
Max Silver
1,104,000
247,000
247,000
Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski
Busted

Tags: Max SilverMikita Badziakouski

Hands #59-60: Silver Doubles Up

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

Hand #59: Max Silver was first to act and found {4-Spades}{4-Clubs}. He shoved all in for 374,000 after checking how much his neighbor had. Everyone folded instantly.

Hand #60: Ramin Hajiyev with the {Q-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs} raised to 46,000. Max Silver shoved for 416,000 with {A-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} from the big blind and Hajiyev instantly called.

The flop came {10-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{A-Clubs} with the ace in the window. The {2-Clubs} on the turn and {7-Hearts} on the river did nothing for Hajiyev and Silver doubled to 857,000.

Tags: Max SilverRamin Hajiyev

Hands #56-58: Hajiyev Floats

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

Hand #56: Max Silver open-shoved with {K-Hearts}{3-Hearts} in the small blind. Mikita Badziakouski folded in the big blind.

Hand #57: Ramin Hajiyev picked up {5-Spades}{5-Diamonds} and raised to 46,000 from under the gun. Oleksii Koroshenin defended his big blind with {A-Spades}{2-Spades}

Khoroshenin checked the {K-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds} flop, Hajiyev bet 52,000 and Khoroshenin called with ace-high. The turn was the {6-Spades} and both players checked.

On the {3-Clubs} river, both players checked again, giving Hajiyev the winner.

Hand #58: Oleksii Khoroshening limped in with {Q-Diamonds}{6-Spades} in the small blind and Ramin Hajiyev checked his option with {8-Diamonds}{7-Spades}. Both players missed the {K-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} flop, but Hajiyev called a 25,000 bet from Khoroshenin.

Khoroshenin checked the {A-Spades} on the turn, allowing Hajiyev to pick up the pot with a bet of 58,000.

Player Chips Progress
[Removed:17] nz
[Removed:17]
1,045,000
139,000
139,000
Ramin Hajiyev az
Ramin Hajiyev
817,000
145,000
145,000
Oleksii Khoroshenin ua
Oleksii Khoroshenin
767,000
-112,000
-112,000
EPT 1X Winner
Max Silver gb
Max Silver
377,000
-105,000
-105,000
Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski
244,000
-85,000
-85,000

Tags: Max SilverMikita BadziakouskiOleksii KhorosheninRamin Hajiyev

Hands #53-55: Khoroshenin Wins With Ace-Queen From Ace-King

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

Hand #53: [Removed:17] raised to 42,000 with {J-Spades}{10-Hearts}. Oleksii Khoroshenin called from the small blind with {6-Clubs}{3-Clubs} before big blind Ramin Hajiyev called with {A-Spades}{5-Hearts}. The flop came {K-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} and both blinds checked. Yan bet 70,000 into 141,000 and both of his opponents folded.

Hand #54: [Removed:17] received a walk in the big blind with {A-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}.

Hand #55: From the cutoff, Oleksii Khoroshenin raised {A-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds} to 40,000. Small blind [Removed:17] asked for a count as he woke up with {A-Clubs}{K-Diamonds}. Yan three-bet to 135,000 and Silver folded. Khoroshenin called to make for a 305,000 pot going into the flop.

The two got {J-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{9-Diamonds} to work with and Yan and Khoroshenin both checked. The {8-Clubs} hit the turn and another two checks followed. The {K-Clubs} completed the board and Yan checked for the third time. Khoroshenin bet 167,000 and Yan instantly folded.

Tags: Max SilverOleksii KhorosheninRamin Hajiyev