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

Mikita Badziakouski Eliminated in 18th Place (€24,040)

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Mikita Badziakouski
Mikita Badziakouski

Mikita Badziakouski open-shoved from the cutoff for 207,000 chips and the action folded around to Dominik Nitsche in the big blind. He peeked at his cards and then quickly announced "I call."

Badziakouski: {K-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}
Nitsche: {A-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}

The board ran out {4-Spades}{3-Hearts}{7-Spades}{4-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} and the ace-kicker won the pot with barely any sweat.

Player Chips Progress
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Dominik Nitsche
560,000
340,000
340,000
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Mikita Badziakouski
Busted

Tags: Dominik NitscheMikita Badziakouski

Four-Bet By Kenney

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Bryn Kenney raised to 33,000 from the hijack and Ihar Soika three-bet to 75,000 from one seat over. Kenney then moved all in and Soika quickly folded.

Over on the other table, Dominik Nitsche claimed the blinds and antes with an all in.

Player Chips Progress
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Bryn Kenney
550,000
100,000
100,000
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Ihar Soika
320,000
-150,000
-150,000

Tags: Bryn KenneyDominik NitscheIhar Soika

Nitsche Jams Once

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Mukul Pahuja limped from the button and Martin Finger called in the small blind, Dominik Nitsche checked his option in the big blind. They all checked down the flop {Q-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{J-Diamonds} and the {K-Spades} turn before Finger bet the {7-Spades} river for 43,000. Nitsche and Pahuja folded.

The very next hand, Finger limped from the button and Nitsche moved all in for 196,000 from the small blind to win the pot without showdown.

Player Chips Progress
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Mukul Pahuja
1,600,000
112,000
112,000
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Martin Finger
1,100,000
110,000
110,000
EPT 1X Winner
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Dominik Nitsche
220,000
-38,000
-38,000

Tags: Dominik NitscheMartin FingerMukul Pahuja

Slight Headache for Vaskaboinikau

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Mikalai Vaskaboinikau arrived a bit late and then defended his big blind against the open raise of Byron Kaverman. On the river of a {Q-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{2-Spades}{10-Spades}{Q-Diamonds} board, he checked and Kaverman put him all in. The Belorussian tanked for two minutes, trying to get any kind of information from his opponent, and folded.

Player Chips Progress
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Mikalai Vaskaboinikau
170,000
-92,000
-92,000

Tags: Byron KavermanMikalai Vaskaboinikau

Badziakouski Slipping

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Mikita Badziakouski was the initial raiser from the cutoff and found one caller in Mukul Pahuja on the button. On the flop {4-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{4-Clubs}, Badziakouski continued for 43,000 and was called before both players checked down the {A-Clubs} turn and {6-Clubs} river. Badziakouski flipped over {10-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} and Pahuja took it down with the {A-Spades}{J-Spades}.

Shortly after, Badziakouski opened to 36,000 and Martin Finger on the button as well as Ezequiel Kleinman in the big blind called. On the flop {5-Hearts}{8-Spades}{J-Diamonds}, the action was checked to Finger and he bet 48,000. Kleinman folded but Badziakouski called. The {K-Spades} on the turn was checked through and Badziakouski also checked the {10-Hearts} river.

Finger made it very expensive and fired a bet worth 175,000. Badziakouski thought about it for a long time and then called to get shown {A-Clubs}{Q-Hearts} by Finger. "Nice hand," the Belorussian sighed and Finger replied with a "lucky run out."

Player Chips Progress
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Martin Finger
990,000
484,000
484,000
EPT 1X Winner
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Mikita Badziakouski
210,000
-488,000
-488,000

Tags: Ezequiel KleinmanMartin FingerMikita BadziakouskiMukul Pahuja

MacPhee Doubles Through Ung

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Ihar Soika raised to 32,000 from the button and Kevin MacPhee moved all in for 236,000 from one seat over. Senh Ung in the big blind asked for a count and then moved all in himself to get Soika out of the pot.

MacPhee: {A-Diamonds}{8-Spades}
Ung: [10,10c]

The board ran out {K-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{A-Spades}{J-Clubs}{3-Spades} and MacPhee found a fortunate double.

Player Chips Progress
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Kevin MacPhee
510,000
178,000
178,000
EPT 1X Winner
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Senh Ung
130,000
-263,000
-263,000

Tags: Kevin MacPheeIhar SoikaSenh Ung

Sean Winter Eliminated in 19th Place (€24,040)

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Sean Winter
Sean Winter

Byron Kaverman made it 37,000 under the gun and Sean Winter shoved the button for a little over 400,000.

Kaverman snapped it off with the {k-Diamonds}{k-Clubs} and Winter needed help to survive with {a-Clubs}{7-Clubs}.

The {7-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{6-Spades}{8-Diamonds} board only really improved Kaverman's edge and as he moves into the chip lead, Winter is over.

Player Chips Progress
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Byron Kaverman
1,800,000
653,000
653,000
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Sean Winter
Busted

Tags: Byron KavermanSean Winter

Action!

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Byron Kaverman
Byron Kaverman

Table 3 has had a less-than-quiet start with Sean Winter shoving twice uncontested and Mikalai Vaskaboinikau getting it in with {a-Spades}{q-Clubs} only to chop with Vladimir Dobrovolskiy's {a-Clubs}{q-Spades}.

A hand later, Dobrovolskiy opened to 40,000 under the gun, Patrick Uzan three-bet to 110,000 on his direct left and Byron Kaverman four-bet, making it 230,000 from the big blind.

Dobrovolskiy and Uzan both folded, allowing Kaverman to pick up the biggest pot so far without a showdown.

Tags: Byron KavermanMikalai VaskaboinikauPatrick UzanSean WinterVladimir Dobrovolskiy