With 4,500 already in the pot and a board reading , Rob Schiffbauer checked from the small blind and Turkey's Orpen Kisacikoglu bet 1,900 from early position. Ilkin Amirov then raised to 4,775 from middle position, Schiffbauer flatted, and Kisacikoglu came along to see the river.
Two checks say Amirov fire out 7,800, and Schiffbauer hit the tank before releasing. Kisacikoglu took an equal amount of time and ultimately followed suit, but not before showing that he was folding the . Amirov declined to show his hand.
We missed the elimination of the Netherlands' Mateusz Moolhuizen, but Rob Schiffbauer filled us in on some details.
According to him, Ivan Luca opened for 400 and Moolhuizen called holding pocket nines. Schiffbauer then three-bet to 2,100 with pocket kings, Luca folded, and Moolhuizen called to see the flop. Moolhuizen checked, Schiffbauer bet 2,400, and Moolhuizen put in a big raise to approximately 10,000. Schiffbauer responded by moving all in and Moolhuizen called off.
Neither the turn nor river helped Moolhuizen, and his EPT12 Malta Main Event came to a sudden end.
According to EPT officials, French player Caroline Pillet won the EPT12 Malta €200 Women's Event yesterday after beating PokerStars Mind Sports Ambassador Jennifer Shahade, who is in action today, during heads-up play.
Pillet, who finished 12th at the Women’s Event at EPT12 Barcelona, got €3,360 and her first trophy while Shahade picked up €2,430 for her runner-up finish. Casa Degli Assi winner Sabina Hiatullah finished fourth for €1,170. There were 55 entrants, with seven players partaking of the €10,670 prize pool.
Ferdinand Le Pichon opened for 650 under the gun and Ben Heath called. Team PokerStars Pro Jake Cody then three-bet to 1,850 from the hijack, both his opponents called, and the flop came down . All three players checked, the dealer burned and turned the , and Le Pichon led out for 3,400.
Heath folded, Cody called, and the completed the board on the river. Le Pichon bet again, this time 6,150, and Cody paid him off only to muck when his French opponent tabled the for top two.
, Rob Schiffbauer checked from the small blind and Turkey's Orpen Kisacikoglu bet 1,900 from early position. Ilkin Amirov then raised to 4,775 from middle position, Schiffbauer flatted, and Kisacikoglu came along to see the 
river.
. Amirov declined to show his hand.
flop. Moolhuizen checked, Schiffbauer bet 2,400, and Moolhuizen put in a big raise to approximately 10,000. Schiffbauer responded by moving all in and Moolhuizen called off.
turn nor 
river helped Moolhuizen, and his EPT12 Malta Main Event came to a sudden end.
. All three players checked, the dealer burned and turned the 
, and Le Pichon led out for 3,400. 
completed the board on the river. Le Pichon bet again, this time 6,150, and Cody paid him off only to muck when his French opponent tabled the 
for top two.
