Nível: 3
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 11 Malta
€25,500 High Roller
Dias: 1
Event Info
Resultados Finais
Event Info
Informações do Nível
2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 11 Malta
Buy-in
€25,000
Premiação
€2,156,000
Entries
88
Nível
25
Blinds
25,000 / 25,000
Ante
5,000
Beating Up On Holz
Nível 3
: 150/300, 25 ante
Fedor Holz is trying to makes things happen but had to give up on a couple of hands.
He raised to 900 from the cutoff and Team PokerStars Pro Isaac Haxton defenced his big blind to see a 
flop. Holz continued for 900 but folded when Haxton check-raised to 2,700.
A couple of hands later he raised to 800 and Mike Watson peeled from the big blind and called a 800 c-bet on a 
flop. No more chips ventured forward as the 
turn and river were checked through.
Watson opened 
and Holz mucked.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
54,000
4,000
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4,000 |
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45,000 | |
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Everyone's Still Waiting for Trickett!
Nível 3
: 150/300, 25 ante
Some High Roller Glamor Shots
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News in Brief
Nível 3
: 150/300, 25 ante
- Team PokerStars Pro Jonathan Duhamel, EPT Deauville finalist Benjamin Pollak and Dani Stern have recently taken their seats to bump the total number of entrants up to 53.
- The bigger they are the harder they fall. Francisco Castro's stack touched 90,000 early-on but he's become the first casualty. No details except he had a wry smile on his face as he left the room.
- Philipp Gruissem managed to get Patrick Leonard off a hand on the river with a 7,500 bet. Around 25,000 was already committed and the board read
. Leonard tank-folded.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
50,000 | |
|
50,000 | |
|
50,000 | |
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34,500
-16,500
|
-16,500 |
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Eliminado | |
Nível: 4
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
I Want to Pump [Clap & Point] You Up: Preparing for a €25,000 High Roller
Nível 4
: 150/300, 25 ante
There's no denying a health movement has occurred in the poker world. Players like Marvin Rettenmaier and Chris Moorman have lost a ton of weight, while others, like the man-beast that is Jason Koon, have gained credit for their fitness lifestyle; in fact, Koon was just named No. 2 on Sarah Herring's Top 5 Biceps in Poker (to see who topped the list, you'll have to watch the video).
Correlation may not imply causation, but it's hard to deny that healthy living influences poker success. Just look at the aforementioned players. Moorman, already online poker's most decorated tournament player, notched his first major live win ($1,015,460 for taking down the 2014 World Poker Tour LAPC) after dropping a few stone, while Rettenmaier won back-to-back WPTs. As for Koon, well he's always been a physical specimen, one with $3,140,385 in career earnings.
None of those players are here in Malta, but threes others – Jeff Rossiter, Pratyush Buddiga, and Timothy Adams – are here looking for success in the €25,000 High Roller. All three of them, who are in admirable shape, were actually spotted in the Hilton Malta gym this morning. This begged the question – what do players do to prepare for a high roller event?
"Pretty much everyday before I play, I try to do something active because I always hope for a long day at the tables," says Adams. "I kind of prepare for it. I do things like cardio, stretching, lift weights. It totally depends on how I feel and my routine. I definitely try to keep active before playing."
Likewise, Buddiga stated that he does his best to work out five times a week, but admits that "sometimes on poker trips it's hard to do that." As for Rossiter, he exercises regularly no matter where he is.
"I used to be a little lazier about it when I was traveling, but it's become more of a priority," Rossiter admits. "I make sure I go to bed earlier so I have time in the morning to eat some food and go to the gym rather than scrambling to get to the table."
Of course there are challenges that make living healthy and exercising regularly difficult on the road. For instance, not every hotel has a worthwhile gym.
"In an interview one time I was asked what stop I like the most," says Buddiga, who is often seen working out with both Mike McDonald and Connor Drinan. "I said London just because I liked the gym and Nando's [restaurant], which is probably not what most people think of when they name their favorite stop [laughs]. When you go somewhere where the food is terrible and the gym isn't great, you just feel more down on yourself if you're losing."
As Buddiga points out, partaking in the local cuisine, or at least Nando's, is one of the best parts about traveling to an EPT, but would one relish a feast before a big tournament, like a €25,000 High Roller?
"I kind of made a lifestyle change five or six years ago when it comes to eating," says Adams. "I just try to eat things that fit well in my stomach. I don't eat too heavy, but I eat often and light. I just eat my normal kind of meals. I definitely wouldn't have a cheat meal or something before a long day."
Adams went on to explain how he prepared for today's tournament: "I went to the gym really briefly to go on the treadmill and just walk. Because I haven't been in the sun in awhile, I went on my balcony. I brought a yoga mat. I just laid on the yoga mat and stretched. I did some core stuff. I have some apparatuses to help me stretch – foam rollers, stuff like that. Bringing it sets a good tone, kind of forces you to do that stuff."
As for Rossiter, he was busy hitting the weights.
"I slack on doing cardio, but I'm looking to play some squash in the future and do some other activities like rock climbing," he says.
Whether or not working out this morning will help this trio succeed in the short term remains to be seen, but regardless, Buddiga sums up the fitness craze in poker nicely: "It's just nice to get in a good routine where you eat healthy, workout, and not actually spew in a poker tournament like so many people do."
Trickett in, Busquet Out
Nível 4
: 150/300, 25 ante
Sam Trickett finished his lunch, took his seat, and quickly took a pot off Philipp Gruissem.
The latter raised from the hijack and Trickett called from the big blind. Both players checked the 
flop before the Briton led for 1,000 on the 
turn. Gruissem folded.
Olivier Busquet was the second player to bust today. There was no need to balance up his table as Bryn Kenney was sat there after buying in.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
51,700
51,700
|
51,700 |
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
Eliminado |
Enter Schemion
Nível 4
: 150/300, 25 ante
Ole Schemion, the man who sits atop the Global Poker Index, has just entered the €25,000 field, and it's no surprise to see him come in raising.
In the first hand that he played, Patrick Leonard opened for 600 from early position only to have David Peters three-bet to 1,100 from the button. Schemion then four-bet to 3,800 from the big blind, Leonard folded, and Peters called to see a 
flop.
Schemion continued for 4,000, Peters called, and then both players checked the 
turn as well as the 
river. Schemion showed the 
for the nut no pair, but Peters did hold a pair with the .
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
42,000 |
Quoss Shoves on Jacobson; Kurganov & Van Hoof Fall
Nível 4
: 150/300, 25 ante
We missed the early action, but when we happened by Table 2 Fabian Quoss had 7,500 out in front of him on the button and reigning World Series of Poker champ Martin Jacobson had raised to 13,800 from the small blind. Quoss thought for a few moments before announcing he was all in, and the Swedish snap-folded his cards.
Meanwhile, Igor Kurganov and Jorryt van Hoof were both recently eliminated from the tournament. Van Hoof has opted to reenter.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
61,000 | |
|
50,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
36,000
-14,000
|
-14,000 |
|
Eliminado |