The 2015 EPT Malta Main Event final table only took four and a half hours to complete. The fact is that it only took 36 hands of play before UK's Niall Farrell and Bosnia & Herzegovina's Alen Bilic were heads-up for the title.
Farrell, who had a slight chip lead, and Bilic quickly agreed to a deal that secured both a €440k+ payday with €90,000 left to play for. The chip lead changed a few times before Farrell won some decent sizes pots. In Hand #100 of the final table, Bilic decided to bluff all in after missing a flush draw with 82 of hearts on the board A
76
5
Q
. Farrell called with two pair (fives and sixes) to win the pot and the tournament!
"It feels incredible," said Farrell. "Bilic is a really good player. I've played a lot online with him. He played really tough."
Malta Main Event
Players: 651
Prize pool: €3,157,350
Places paid: 95
1. Niall Farrell (United Kingdom) €534,330*
2. Alen Bilic (Bosnia & Herzegovina) €440,000*
3. Jaroslaw Sikora (Poland) €265,840
4. Giulio Spaminato (Italy) €203,640
5. Rainer Kempe (Germany) €161,340
6. Sam Greenwood (Canada) €125,660
* denotes heads-up deal
