First Break of the Day
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Nível 24
: 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
Level 24 has come to an end, and that means it's time for the first 20-minute break of the day. We'll have updated chip counts for you shortly.
2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 12 Malta
€5,300 Main Event
Dias: 5
Event Info
Resultados Finais
Event Info
Informações do Nível
2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 12 Malta
Buy-in
€5,000
Premiação
€3,157,350
Entries
651
Nível
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Ivarsson Loses Another
Nível 24
: 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
With 362,000 in the pot and a flop of 
, Niall Farrell bet 125,000 from the small blind and Alexander Ivarsson called from the cutoff. Both players proceeded to check the 
turn as well as the 
river, and Farrell tabled 
for aces and kings. It was good as Ivarsson mucked.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
3,240,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
|
||
|
2,590,000
-156,000
|
-156,000 |
Updated Chip Counts from the TV Table
Nível 24
: 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,965,000
661,000
|
661,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,746,000
-464,000
|
-464,000 |
|
2,243,000
205,000
|
205,000 |
|
1,892,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
|
950,000
-36,000
|
-36,000 |
|
927,000
-27,000
|
-27,000 |
Escobar Shoves on Spampinato
Nível 24
: 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
Alexander Ivarsson opened for 50,000 under the gun and Giulio Spampinato, who was to his direct left, three-bet to 125,000. When action reached Gianluca Escobar on the button, he cold four-bet to 275,000. Ivarsson folded, Spampinato called, and then both players checked the 
flop.
The 
turn saw Spampinato check-call a bet of 226,000 from Escobar, and the 
completed the board on the river. Spampinato checked for a third time, and ended up folding when Escobar moved all in for 792,000.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,900,000
363,000
|
363,000 |
|
|
954,000
-771,000
|
-771,000 |
Bilic Takes from Sikora
Nível 24
: 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
Alen Bilic raised to 50,000 from the cutoff and Jaroslaw Sikora called from the big blind to see the 
flop. Sikora check-called a bet of 55,000, the 
appeared on the turn, and Sikora check-called a bet of 130,000.
The 
river saw Sikora check-call a final bet, this time 175,000, but mucked when Bilic showed a pair of queens with the 
.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
2,180,000
430,000
|
430,000 |
|
1,065,000
-735,000
|
-735,000 |
"I Don't Think I'm Allowed to Fold the Best Hand"
Nível 24
: 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
Sam Greenwood opened for 55,000 from the button and the ever-aggressive Alexander Ivarsson three-bet to 124,000 from the big blind .Greenwood made the call and then called a bet of 200,000 from Ivarsson on the 
flop.
When the 
appeared on the turn, Ivarsson moved all in and put Greenwood, who had 680,000 back, to the test. Greenwood took his time.
"I don't think I'm allowed to fold the best hand," he said. Eventually he called off.
Greenwood:
Ivarsson: 
Greenwood was ahead with a pair of kings, but Ivarsson was drawing to a flush draw and an ace. The dealer burned one last time and put out the , a safe card as far as Greenwood was concerned.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,210,000
-820,000
|
-820,000 |
|
|
2,038,000
938,000
|
938,000 |
After Making Day 5, Gianluca Escobar Wins €1k NL Hyper Turbo
Nível 24
: 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
According to PokerStars, after making Day 5 early last night, Italian Gianluca Escobar hadn’t had quite enough poker when Day 4 of the EPT Malta drew to a halt. Here's what they had to say:
Instead of taking a well-earned rest for making the penultimate day of the flagship Main Event, he jumped in to last night’s €1k NL Hyper Turbo. And boom for Escobar, he took it down.
Escobar originally hails from Naples but now lives in Sliema, just a few minutes away from Portomaso Casino. He has every reason to love his newly-adopted country: it is at this very casino that the 27-year-old scored his biggest live cash to date, winning the People’s Poker Tour Main Event in September for €41,090.
Escobar can now celebrate his first-ever EPT victory as well after defeating a 92-strong field in last night’s €1k NL Hyper Turbo for €23,700. He beat Mikko Turtiainen heads-up to seize the title and €23,700 first prize. The Finn meanwhile has already had his moment in the EPTLive sun. He was taking part in last night’s turbo after a long spell on the TV table yesterday; his dreams of winning the Main Event were brought to a halt however when both he and Team PokerStars Pro Johnny Lodden were eliminated in one hand by Jaroslaw Sikora. Turtiainen finished 28th place for €15,620 but was able to boost his bankroll by an additional €16,460 with his runner-up finish last night.
There were 13 players taking a share of the €89,240 prize pool in the popular turbo event including IPT7 Malta winner Georgios Zisimopoulos (fourth for €8,520), EPT Copenhagen champion Anton Wigg, who won the €500 PLO Turbo the other night, and EPT Dortmund runner-up Cristiano Blanco.
Chemi Gets Shorter
Nível 24
: 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
Alen Bilic raised to 50,000 under the gun and Antonio Chemi defended from the big blind to see the 
flop. Chemi check-called a bet of 51,000 and then check-called one of 105,000 on the 
turn. When the completed the board on the river, Chemi checked for a third time, and this time he folded when Bilic bet 255,000.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,750,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
500,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
Akim Aouine Eliminated in 12th Place (€33,440)
Nível 24
: 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
Three eliminations just happened in quick succession, that latest being France's Akim Aouine.
It happened when action folded to Jaroslaw Sikora in the small blind and he raised to 55,000. Aouine three-bet all in from the big for roughly 400,000, and Sikora snap-called.
Sikora:
Aouine: 
The 
flop gave Sikora a full house, which meant Aouine needed to catch either running aces or threes to win the pot. The turn took away any chance of that happening, and Aouine's elimination became official once the 
was put out on the river.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,800,000
550,000
|
550,000 |
|
Eliminado |
Bjorn Geissert Eliminated in 13th Place (€30,280)
Nível 24
: 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
Ivarsson made it 50,000 from the button and Geissert called from the big blind. The flop came 
and Geissert checked. Ivarsson made a continuation bet of 50,000 and Geissert raised to 125,000. Ivarsson three bet to 325,000 and after a long tank, Geissert shoved all in for 1.3 million. Ivarsson snap called.
Geissert:
Ivarsson:
Ivarsson needed to fade the three deuces and two queens to win the 2,777,000 pot. The 
on the turn was safe for him and so was the 
on the river. Exit for Geissert, monster chip lead for Ivarsson!
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,830,000
1,400,000
|
1,400,000 |
|
Eliminado |