€10,200 Single-Day High Roller | 2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 12 Malta

2015-10-26 10:55 UTC

Single-Day High Roller Set to Start!

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The PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Season 12 Malta €10,200 Single-Day High Roller will kick off just minutes from now inside the friendly confines of The Casino at Portomaso.

If past results are any indication, this should be a long day of poker in Malta as the last single-day High Roller event on the EPT schedule in Barcelona played until 5 a.m. when there were three players remaining. In the end, they decided to add an extra day and German Martin Finger came back to capture the EPT Barcelona €25,000 High Roller title for €865,900.

Along with Finger, some of poker's best players are expected to contend for the title this time around, and while it may be a long day, it is expected to be one filled with top notch poker action.

Registration has been slow to start, but the numbers are expected to grow as the day goes on with late-entry available until 5 p.m. and a single re-entry option available.

Get comfortable, as the PokerNews live reporting team endeavors to bring you a slice of the action for start to finish here in Malta.

2015-10-26 13:17 UTC

The Italian Big Game Live Broadcast Begins Today

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Nível 4 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

According to EPT officials, EPT Berlin champion Kevin MacPhee, who is just days removed from winning the World Series of Poker Europe Main Event for his second WSOP bracelet, is one of the stars competing on the third edition of the Italian Big Game, which started earlier today. You can watch the live cards-up stream (in Italian, and subject to a one-hour security) from 2 p.m. for the first session, and at 7 p.m. on both PokerStars.tv and YouTube.

The show, an Italian version of the high-stakes cash game TV format created by PokerStars, will involve two four-hour sessions, each featuring five professional poker players and a "Loose Cannon" who has qualified on PokerStars.it. MacPhee will be sharing his table with, among others, French Maison du Bluff poker coach YoHan Viral and Clavio Anzalone, who became the youngest PokerStars.it SuperNova Elite in December 2012. In addition, Gianluca "FrullinoZIZI" Irpino and Francesco "cypuz" Cipolleschi will serve as the Loose Cannons.

Dario Sammartino, who has won both previous stops during IPT Saint Vincent and IPT Nova Gorica (for combined winnings of nearly €50k) will be joined by Team PokerStars Pro Jake Cody, IPT7 Nova Gorica runner-up Christian Favale and 2014 WSOP $10k Heads-up champion Davide Suriano.

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2015-10-26 14:03 UTC

Natan Chauskin Wins €1,100 IPT7 Malta2 Main Event for €149,560

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Nível 5 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

While the PokerNews Live Reporting Team has been busying live reporting the High Rollers and Main Event from the European Poker Tour Malta, another event – the €1,100 IPT7 Malta2 Main Event – wrapped up at the Portomaso Casino.

That tournament attracted 947 participants from 57 countries, which created a prize pool of €918,590 that was distributed to the top 135 players. Among those to cash were Yann Dion (14th - €8,440), Hyunwoo Kang (32nd - €3,550), Gaelle Baumann (34th - €3,550), Matthias De Meulder (77th - €2,210), Luca Pagano (87th - €2,210), Marcin Wydrowski (123rd - €1,810), and Andrea Dato (134th - €1,810).

In the end, it was Natan Chauskin who finished as the last man standing to capture a €149,560 first-place prize, the result of a heads-up deal with EPT regular Govert Metaal, who had actually began the final table as the short stack.

The 27-year-old began the final table as chip leader and rode it all the way to heads-up play. When the deal was struck with Metaal, who was named the Netherland's 2013 Player of the Year, the two agreed to leave €20,000 on the table for the eventual champ, which ended up going to Chauskin along with a shiny new trophy.

"It's not the amount of money that changes my life," Chauskin said after the win. "Plus, I don't play just for the money, I play to become a sportstar, because poker is a sport, where the competition is the most important thing. I will play the EPT Main Event tomorrow and win it too."

According to PokerStars, Chauskin started the pokerbrothers.by coaching website with his friends Mikolai Vaskaboinikau and Jenya Gavrilovich just three months ago. In addition to Chauskin's win, Gavrilovich won the €2,000 NL tournament at EPT Barcelona for €75,300.

IPT7 Malta2 final table results

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1	Natan Chauskin	Belarus	€149,560*
2	Govert Metaal	Netherlands	€124,000*
3	Christopher Brammer	UK	€72,660
4	David Gomez	Spain	€54,570
5	Joep Raemaekers	UK	€42,440
6	Tobias Garp	Sweden	€31,420
7	James Grogan	Ireland	€22,500
8	Denis Timofeev	Russia	€16,030

_{*denotes a heads-up deal}

Here's a look back at the history of the IPT Malta Main Event:

Event	Field Size	Winner	Country	Prize
IPT2 Malta1	385	Michal Pochlopek	Poland	€190,000
IPT2 Malta2	237	Giacomo Loccarini	Italy	€122,000
IPT3 Malta	131	Marco Figuccia	Italy	€82,000
IPT7 Malta1	1,285	Georgios Zisimopoulos	Greece	€142,205
IPT7 Malta2	947	Natan Chauskin	Belarus	€149,560

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2015-10-26 17:16 UTC

Muehloecker Keeps Running Good

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Nível 11 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Akin Tuna moved all in for 62,500 from the button and Thomas Muehloecker called out of the big blind with . Tuna was ahead before the flop with but Muehloecker made a flush on the board and scooped the pot.

Vladimir Troyanovskiy was enjoying a very decent start early on but it must have gone downhill a lot. For around 10 big blinds he got it in with the and Muehlecker had him dominated out of the small blind with . The board provided no help for the Russian and he was gone.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Thomas Muehloecker	570,000 280,000	280,000
Akin Tuna	Eliminado
Vladimir Troyanovskiy	Eliminado

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2015-10-26 18:54 UTC

Run Like Urbanovich

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Nível 14 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Thomas Muehloecker Cannot Stop Dzmitry Urbanovich

Dzmitry Urbanovich raised to 33,000 and Thomas Muehloecker three-bet to 96,000. After about two minutes of consideration, Urbanovich then four-bet to 198,000 and snap-called all in once Muehloecker shoved.

Urbanovich:
Muehloecker:

The flop gives Urbanovich the nut flush straight away and it is all over after the turn, making rhe river a formality. Urbanovich doubled for 577,000 and Muehloecker was left behind with dust.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Dzmitry Urbanovich	1,180,000 570,000	570,000

Thomas Muehloecker	80,000 -490,000	-490,000

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2015-10-26 22:24 UTC

Juha Helppi Bubbles

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Nível 17 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

It folded around to Juha Helppi in the small blind and he jammed in his last 500,000.

Jason Mercier made the quick call from the big blind and was in dominating position with the over Helppi's .

The board rolled out and Helppi made the second best straight to Mercier's Broadway.

With his elimination the remaining players are all in the money.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Jason Mercier	1,700,000 450,000	450,000

Juha Helppi	Eliminado

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2015-10-26 22:29 UTC

Mukul Pahuja Eliminated in 17th Place (€20,405)

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Nível 17 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

Niko Soininen opened to 60,000 from early position and Mukul Pahuja defended his big blind to see the flop . Pahuja check-raised all in with for around 300,000 chips and Soininen called with .

The better kicker held up on turn and river and Pahuja headed to the payout desk.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Niko Soininen	1,240,000 240,000	240,000
Mukul Pahuja	Eliminado

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2015-10-26 22:42 UTC

Rainer Kempe Eliminated in 16th Place (€20,405)

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Nível 18 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Steve O'Dwyer min-raised from the cutoff and Rainer Kempe shipped it in from the small blind. After a fold from the big blind, O'Dwyer called instantly with .

Kempe was drawing thin with the and failed to get there on an board. Kempe picks up €20,405 in 16th-place money.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Steve O'Dwyer	1,500,000 630,000	630,000

Rainer Kempe	Eliminado

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2015-10-26 22:46 UTC

Senh Ung Eliminated in 15th Place (€21,450)

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Nível 18 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Jean-Noel Thorel raised to 80,000 and Niko Soininen called in the small blind before Senh Ung announced all in out of the big blind. It was for exactly 325,000 chips and Thorel folded, Soininen called.

Ung:
Soininen:

The Finn immediately improved on the flop and locked up the hand with the on the turn, making the river a formality.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Niko Soininen	1,800,000 560,000	560,000
Senh Ung	Eliminado

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2015-10-26 22:55 UTC

Ricardo Alvarado Eliminated in 14th Place (€21,450)

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Nível 18 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Steve O'Dwyer shoved the button and Ricardo Alvarado called off his short stack in the big blind with the .

O'Dwyer was behind with the , but found a king on the flop and another on the turn to send Alvarado home 14th.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Ricardo Alvarado	Eliminado

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