Some Shots from the Early Goings
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2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 12 Malta
€25,750 High Roller
Dias: 1
Event Info
Resultados Finais
Event Info
Informações do Nível
2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 12 Malta
Buy-in
€25,000
Premiação
€1,813,000
Entries
74
Nível
24
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000
Rossiter Folds to All In Shove
Nível 3
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Brian Roberts opened from the hijack and Jeff Rossiter three bet from the button. Both blinds folded and Roberts called.
Roberts check called a bet of 16,500 on 
and check called another 44,000 on the 
turn. The river came the 
and Roberts checked for the third consecutive time. Rossiter made a bet of 105,000 with just about 61,000 behind. Roberts thought for just a little bit before announcing he was all in. Rossiter smiled a little bit, tanked for just a minute or so, and folded.
Roberts way in the lead, Rossiter left with just under 40 big blinds.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
653,000 | 113,000 |
|
61,600 | -188,400 |
Zhou Shoves on Timex
Nível 3
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
We missed how the action unfolded preflop, but we do know that both Mike "Timex" McDonald and Quan Zhou each invested 32,500 to see the flop, which came down 
. McDonald checked from the small blind, and then called when Zhou bet 28,000 from the big.
After the dealer burned and turned the 
, McDonald checked for a second time and then stared down Zhou, who thought for about 30 seconds before moving all in for 135,400. McDonald double checked his cards and then sent them to the muck.
Some Level 3 Entries
Nível 3
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
250,000 | |
|
250,000 | |
|
250,000 | |
|
|
250,000 |
Smith Bests Mateos
Nível 3
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
We caught the action with the entire board already on the table. It was one of the last hands before the break and the board read out 
and Dan Smith bet out 70,000 from the big blind. His opponent Adrian Mateos leaned forward, asked how much it was, and went into the tank for a fair bit. He eventually called, but tossed his cards into the muck upon being shown for a flopped set by Smith. Mateos went into the break with just under 80,000 in chips, Smith had almost 400,000 at the time.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
390,000 | 140,000 |
|
79,800 | -170,200 |
Nível: 3
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
First Break of the Day
Nível 2
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Two levels are in the books here in the EPT12 Malta €25,000 High Roller, and that means it's time for the first 20-minute break of the day.
Akkari vs. Helppi
Nível 2
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Team PokerStars Pro Andre Akkari opened for 3,000 from the cutoff, and Juha Helppi called from the button. Both blinds folded, the flop fell 
, and Akkari continued for 4,100. Helppi called and then bet 6,100 after his Brazilian foe had checked the 
turn. It worked as Akkari quickly sent his cards to the muck.
Despite losing that hand, Akkari is still above the starting stack.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
300,000 | 65,000 |
|
270,000 | 20,000 |
Finger Reenters; Zinno & Vogt Join the Fray
Nível 2
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
250,000 | 250,000 |
|
250,000 | |
|
250,000 |
Frank Takes from Seiver
Nível 2
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
With around 20,000 in the pot and a flop of 
, Christopher Frank checked from the hijack and then called when Scott Seiver bet 13,500 from the cutoff. Both players then checked the 
turn, and action repeated itself on the 
river.
Frank tabled the for top pair, and it was good as Seiver sent his cards to the muck.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
275,000 | 25,000 |
|
190,000 | -20,000 |