2016 PokerStars.com EPT Season 13 Malta

€25,750 High Roller
Day: 3
Event Info

2016 PokerStars.com EPT Season 13 Malta

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q10
Prize
€465,800
Event Info
Buy-in
€25,000
Prize Pool
€1,592,500
Entries
65
Level Info
Level
22
Blinds
12,000 / 24,000
Ante
4,000

Level: 21

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 3,000

Hand #45-#52: Silver Shoves

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Hand #45: From the cutoff, Ramin Hajiyev raised to 36,000 with {A-Diamonds}{K-Spades}. Mikita Badziakouski defended his big blind with {8-Clubs}{7-Spades}.

The flop came {A-Spades}{K-Clubs}{Q-Clubs} and Badziakouski check-folded to a 44,000 bet from Hajiyev.

Hand #46: Missed due to promo on stream.

Hand #47: Oleksii Khoroshenin limped in with {5-Hearts}{3-Diamonds} from the small blind and Ramin Hajiyev checked with {4-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} in the big blind. On the {A-Clubs}{10-Spades}{7-Hearts} flop, Khoroshenin quickly took it down with a 17,000 bet.

Hand #48: Mikita Badziakouski opened with {A-Clubs}{8-Diamonds} to 32,000 from the cutoff and [Removed:17] defended with {Q-Hearts}{7-Clubs}.

The flop was {10-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{4-Hearts}, giving Badziakouski middle pair. Both players checked the flop and the {2-Diamonds} on the turn. Yan decided to stab at it with queen-high and bet 45,000. Badziakouski called and won the hand.

Hand #49: [Removed:17] raised with {9-Hearts}{6-Spades} to 42,000 from the small blind. Max Silver defended with {8-Hearts}{5-Clubs}, but folded to a 30,000 continuation bet from Yan on {K-Spades}{J-Spades}{7-Spades}.

Hand #50: Oleksii Khoroshenin opened with {10-Spades}{9-Diamonds} to 36,000 from under the gun. Max Silver held {A-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} in the small blind and moved all in for 320,000. Khoroshenin snap-folded his hand.

Hand #51: From first position, Oleksii Khoroshenin raised {10-Spades}{9-Diamonds} to 36,000. Max Silver shoved from the small blind with {A-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} for 320,000 and both the big blind and initial raiser folded.

Hand #52: Ramin Hajiyev was first to act and raised to 36,000 with {A-Spades}{Q-Hearts}. Oleksii Khoroshenin defended his big blind with {J-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} and the flop came {4-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} which saw both players check. The {Q-Spades} hit the turn and Khoroshenin checked again. Hajiyev bet 44,000 into 90,000 and Khoroshenin instantly folded.

Tags: Max SilverMikita BadziakouskiOleksii KhorosheninRamin Hajiyev

Hands #40-44: Khoroshenin Does Not Call With Ace-King High

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Hand #40: Ramin Hajiyev in the cutoff raised to 32,000 holding {Q-Clubs}{J-Spades}. [Removed:17] called on the button with {K-Spades}{10-Spades} and Max Silver in the small blind with {3-Hearts}{3-Clubs} came along as well. Big blind Mikita Badziakouski with {A-Clubs}{7-Diamonds} over called to make it 4-handed.

The flop came {6-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} and Silver, Badziakouski and Hajiyev all checked. Yan bet 67,000 into the 138,000-pot and everyone folded.

Hand #41: Oleksii Khoroshenin received a walk in the big blind with eight-six.

Hand #42: Max Silver in the cutoff raised to 36,000 with {K-Clubs}{10-Spades} and big blind Ramin Hajiyev defended. The flop came {9-Hearts}{3-Spades}{J-Diamonds} and Hajiyev check-called Silver's 44,000 bet, growing the pot to 178,000. The {J-Spades} on the turn saw Hajiyev check again. Silver opted to do the same and checked behind. The {4-Hearts} completed the board and Hajiyev bet 88,000. Silver instantly folded.

Hand #43: Max Silver found {A-Diamonds}{A-Clubs} under the gun and raised to 36,000. [Removed:17] defended his big blind with {J-Diamonds}{9-Spades} and the flop came {5-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{2-Diamonds}. Yan check-folded to Silver's 32,000-bet.

Hand #44: Oleksii Khoroshenin raised {A-Clubs}{K-Spades} to 35,000 from the cutoff. [Removed:17] in the small blind called with {9-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} and the two of them got an exciting flop to work with: {3-Spades}{7-Spades}{9-Spades}. Both checked and the {7-Clubs} hit the turn. Yan bet 43,000 into 96,000 and Khoroshenin, unknowingly drawing dead, called. The {Q-Hearts} completed the board and Yan bet 175,000 into 182,000. Khoroshenin tanked for over 3 and a half minutes before he folded.

Tags: Max SilverMikita BadziakouskiOleksii KhorosheninRamin Hajiyev

Hands #35-39: Yan Four-Bets

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Hand #35: Oleksii Khoroshenin opened to 32,000 with {A-Spades}{7-Clubs} from under the gun, picking up the blinds and antes.

Hand #36: Max Silver opened to 36,000 on the button holding {10-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}. In the big blind, Oleksii Khoroshenin three-bet to 81,000 with the optional {7-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}. Silver gave it some thought, then folded his hand.

Hand #37: Max Silver raised again to 36,000, this time with {Q-Hearts}{Q-Clubs} from the cutoff. Ramin Hajiyev defended his big blind with {A-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}.

The {7-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{4-Clubs} flop extended Silver's lead in the hand. Hajiyev checked, Silver bet 58,000, and Hajiyev folded.

Hand #38: Ramin Hajiyev limped in from the small blind with {8-Clubs}{6-Spades}, [Removed:17] checked his option with {A-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}. Hajiyev turned the tables on Yan by pairing his eight on the {K-Clubs}{8-Spades}{5-Hearts} flop. Both players quickly checked it down on the {Q-Diamonds} turn and {4-Hearts} river, giving Hajiyev the winner.

Hand #39: Oleksii Khoroshenin raised with {K-Diamonds}{10-Spades} to 36,000 from the cutoff. Ramin Hajirev three-bet to 88,000 on the button with {Q-Clubs}{J-Hearts}. [Removed:17] picked up {K-Spades}{Q-Spades} in the small blind and seized up his opponents. He took his time before cutting out a four-bet to 185,000. Khoroshenin folded his hand, as did Hajirev.

Tags: Max SilverOleksii KhorosheninRamin Hajiyev

Hands #31-34: Silver Bluffs It All

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Hand #31: Ramin Hajiyev raised {Q-Spades}{J-Spades} to 36,000. In the small blind, Mikita Badziakouski folded pocket threes. Oleksii Khoroshenin defended his big blind with {K-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}. The flop came {4-Spades}{9-Spades}{10-Clubs} and Khoroshenin checked. Hajiyev, with an open-ended and flush draw, bet 48,000 and Khoroshenin folded right away.

Hand #32: [Removed:17] made it 38,000 with {A-Spades}{K-Hearts} and took down the blinds and antes.

Hand #33: On the button, Oleksii Khoroshenin raised {A-Clubs}{9-Diamonds} to 35,000. [Removed:17] defended his big blind with {4-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}. The flop came {2-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{9-Spades} favoriting Khoroshenin. Yan check-called Khoroshenin's 40,000 bet and the {Q-Spades} hit the turn which was checked by both players. The {6-Hearts} completed the board and Yan checked. Khoroshenin bet 85,000 and Yan instantly folded.

Hand #34: Mikita Badziakouski was first to act and raised to 32,000 holding {K-Clubs}{Q-Clubs}. [Removed:17], now in the small blind, found another small pair with {6-Spades}{6-Diamonds} and called. Max Silver in the big blind called with {8-Hearts}{6-Clubs}.

The flop came {7-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{K-Diamonds} and all three of them checked. The {8-Clubs} hit the turn and Yan checked. Silver bet 74,000 into 106,000 and Badziakouski called. Yan folded.

With the pot now at 254,000, the {10-Diamonds} completed the board. Silver had 228,000 behind and tanked for a bit before he moved all in. Badziakouski glanced at the stack moved forward, wiggled in his chair, and went into the tank for two minutes before he folded.

Player Chips Progress
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Max Silver
482,000
140,000
140,000
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Mikita Badziakouski
329,000
-122,000
-122,000

Tags: Max SilverMikita BadziakouskiOleksii KhorosheninRamin Hajiyev

Level: 20

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 2,000

Hands #26-30: Little Action Into First Break

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Hand #26: Action folded to Max Silver on the button, who raised to 30,000 with {A-Diamonds}{8-Spades}. Oleksii Khoroshenin defended his big blind with {J-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}.

The flop was {K-Clubs}{10-Spades}{6-Clubs}, giving Khoroshenin middle pair. Both players quickly checked. The {2-Hearts} on the turn changed nothing and Khoroshenin led out with 37,000. Silver mucked his hand.

Hand #27: [Removed:17] opened under the gun with {A-Spades}{9-Spades} to 28,000. All the other players rapidly folded their hands.

Hand #28: This time Max Silver raised under the gun. He held {A-Clubs}{5-Clubs} and made it 28,000. In the next seat, Mikita Badziakouski thought for a while with {K-Hearts}{Q-Clubs} before folding. The rest quickly folded as well.

Hand #29: [Removed:17] limped the small blind in with {9-Spades}{6-Hearts} and Max Silver checked his option with {A-Hearts}{7-Spades}. Yan bet 12,000 on the {Q-Spades}{4-Hearts}{2-Hearts} flop and Silver called with ace-high. The {2-Spades} turn paired the board and Yan checked. Silver bet 18,000 and took it down.

Hand #30: Oleksii Khoroshenin raised with {8-Hearts}{5-Hearts} from under the gun. Mikita Badziakouski defended his big blind with {6-Spades}{6-Hearts}. The {9-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{2-Hearts} flop was great for Khoroshenin, and he bet 33,000. Badziakouski made the call out of position.

The {9-Clubs} on the turn kept Badziakouski in front and he decided to lead out just 30,000 in a 140,000 pot. Khoroshenin, with flush and straight draws, made the call.

The {7-Clubs} on the river double paired the board and counterfeited Badziakouski's hand. The Belarussian still decided to stab at it with a sizable bet of 135,000. Khoroshenin immediately folded with eight-high, letting six-high scoop up the pot.

Tags: Max SilverMikita BadziakouskiOleksii Khoroshenin

Hands #21-25: Badziakouski Makes Silver Fold a Chop

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Hand #21: Oleksii Khoroshenin received a walk in the big blind with {9-Hearts}{5-Clubs}.

Hand #22: From the cutoff Max Silver with the {J-Spades}{10-Diamonds} raised to 30,000. Mikita Badziakouski called from the button with {A-Spades}{8-Spades} and both blinds folded. The flop came {3-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{8-Hearts} and Silver bet 60,000. Badziakouski called. The {4-Hearts} hit the turn and with 160,000 in the middle and Badziakouski had just 161,000 behind. Silver did a double check on his cards and checked. Badziakouski checked as well.

The {6-Hearts} on the river made for a flush on the board and Silver checked. Badziakouski thought for a bit before he eventually bet 60,000. Silver snap-folded.

Hand #23: From the cutoff, Mikita Badziakouski raised to 25,000 with {Q-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}. Everyone folded and he took the blinds and antes.

Hand #24: Ramin Hajiyev with {8-Clubs}{7-Spades} raised his button to 30,000. Small blind [Removed:17] in the small blind called, Max Silver folded his big blind. The flop came {10-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} and Yan check-raised Hajiyev's 27,000 continuation bet to 58,000. Hajiyev wasn't giving up so easily and fired back with a three-bet to 125,000. Yan folded almost immediately.

Hand #25: Mikita Badziakouski received a walk in the big blind with {J-Clubs}{9-Clubs}. Max Silver open folded his three-deuce off suit.

Tags: Mikita BadziakouskiMax SilverOleksii KhorosheninRamin Hajiyev