2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 11 Malta

€25,500 High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 11 Malta

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
1010
Prize
€572,300
Event Info
Buy-in
€25,000
Prize Pool
€2,156,000
Entries
88
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
25,000 / 25,000
Ante
5,000

Agression High, Showdown Percentage Low

Level 1 : 100/200, 25 ante
Igor Kurganov
Igor Kurganov

This High Roller has been no different to others in terms of aggressive play from the first card pitched. A mixture of high quality play, deep pockets and the prospect of re-entering if it all goes wrong are keys factors that point towards this approach. As the first levels nears an end though, not many hands have made it to showdown, despite piles of chips finding their way into the middle.

Andrew Chen's good start has been halted slightly by Igor Kurganov. Chen raised to 600 from the button and Kurganov defended his big blind to see a {3-Spades}{8-Clubs}{8-Hearts} flop where he check-raised Chen's 600 c-bet up to 2,000. Chen called and called another 3,600 on the {2-Diamonds} turn. The board completed with the {4-Spades} and Kurganov led for 9,200. Chen tanked for a few minutes and folded.

Marin Finger and Thomas Muehloecker were two of the latest to join the fray.

Player Chips Progress
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Igor Kurganov
55,000
55,000
55,000
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Andrew Chen
52,000
-4,000
-4,000
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Thomas Muehloecker
50,000
50,000
50,000
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Martin Finger
50,000
50,000
50,000
EPT 1X Winner

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