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2016 PokerStars.com EPT Season 13 Malta
Adrian Mateos raised to 22,000 from under the gun. Behzad Ahadpour made it 53,000 on the button and Mateos called. The flop came and Mateos checked. Ahadpour bet 70,000, but Mateos responded with a shove of 425,000.
It send Ahadpour back in his seat, who let out a big sigh. After huffing and puffing for a minute, Ahadpour folded his hand.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Adrian Mateos |
650,000
165,000
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165,000 |
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Behzad Ahadpour |
600,000
-120,000
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-120,000 |
Aliaksei Boika opened under the gun and Behzad Ahadpour called to his direct left. Stephen Chidwick shoved around 120,000 from middle position. The action returned to Boika, who reshoved all in for 240,000. Ahadpour instantly called to put both players at risk.
Stephen Chidwick:
Aliaksei Boika:
Behzad Ahadpour:
Ahadpour started in front and stayed in front on , eliminating both opponents. Ahadpour, an American from Iranian origin, is now sitting on a very serious stack.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Behzad Ahadpour |
720,000
20,000
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20,000 |
Stephen Chidwick | Busted | |
Aliaksei Boika | Busted | |
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Player | Chips | Progress |
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Scott Seiver |
718,000
98,000
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98,000 |
Martin Finger |
510,000
37,000
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37,000 |
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Adrian Mateos |
485,000
315,000
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315,000 |
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Diego Zeiter |
470,000
310,000
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310,000 |
Ben Heath |
340,000
74,000
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74,000 |
We missed the action as it all went so quick but Carrel told us afterward he had limped in from the small blind and [Removed:17] pushed from the big blind for about 200,000. Carrel called.
[Removed:17]:
Charlie Carrel:
The flop came , making Yan's position even stronger. The on the turn, however, was a scary card for him and with the on the river completing the board, the backdoor flush was complete and Yan made his exit. Yan, who won the �25,750 High Roller last night, now out just after late registration closed.
Not much later, Carrel opened the hijack for 22,000 and Pratyush Buddiga three-bet from the small blind to 65,000. Carrel called and called the 35,000 continuation-bet on as well. Both checked the on the turn and Buddiga checked again on the river. Carrel pushed all in (effectively waging about 150,000 or so) and Buddiga folded.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Charlie Carrel |
771,000
336,000
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336,000 |
Pratyush Buddiga |
150,000
-90,000
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-90,000 |
[Removed:17] | Busted |
With 84 total entries (64 uniques and 20 reentries), the total prize pool is �814,800. The top 11 players will finish in the money, with the minimum cash being �20,400. The winner will be crowned in the early hours of the night, taking home �224,100 for first place.
Position | Prize |
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1 | �224,100 |
2 | �159,250 |
3 | �104,300 |
4 | �80,250 |
5 | �63,550 |
6 | �49,700 |
7 | �39,100 |
8 | �30,550 |
9 | �23,200 |
10-11 | �20,400 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
From the hijack, Alexandros Kolonias raised to 18,000. Over on the button it was Paul Newey shoving all in for 60,000 even. Both blinds released and thought for a bit before he called.
Paul Newey:
Alexandros Kolonias:
The flop was a harmless but the on the turn made things interesting. Newey hit a pair and Kolonias turned a flush draw. The on the river was a blank and Newey doubled.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Paul Newey |
140,000
80,000
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80,000 |
Alexandros Kolonias |
100,000
-105,000
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-105,000 |
Michael Ho open-shoved 113,000 from early position. Scott Seiver reshoved all in from late position to put Ho at risk.
Michael Ho:
Scott Seiver:
It was a dire situation for Ho, and the board didn't bring an escape: . With Ho's elimination, Seiver rises to over 600,000 in chips and is the presumable chipleader.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Scott Seiver |
620,000
410,000
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410,000 |
Michael Ho | Busted |
Mikita Badziakouski got his chips in with up against the of Viacheslav Buldygin. The board came and Badziakouski was heading for the exit.
One table over, Frederik Jensen was all in with for his last 80,000 or so. Sergey Sergeev with the looked him up and rivered a set on to knock Jensen out.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Viacheslav Buldygin |
225,000
45,000
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45,000 |
Sergey Sergeev |
220,000
157,000
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157,000 |
Mikita Badziakouski | Busted | |
Frederik Jensen | Busted | |
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