The 2012 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final

€100,000 Super High Roller
Day: 3
Event Info

The 2012 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aq
Prize
€1,640,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€98,500
Prize Pool
€4,432,500
Entries
45
Level Info
Level
18
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

Better Kicker for Reinkemeier

Level 18 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

On the {7-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{3-Spades} flop, Justin Bonomo checked and Tobias Reinkemeier checked behind. The turn was the {Q-Hearts} and Bonomo bet 75,000. Reinkemeier made the call and the river brought the {K-Clubs}. Bonomo bet 200,000 and Reinkemeier called.

Bonomo showed the {Q-Spades}{5-Hearts} for a pair of queens with a five kicker. Reinkemeier showed the {Q-Clubs}{J-Diamonds} for a pair of queens and a jack kicker. Reinkemeier won the pot.

Tags: Tobias ReinkemeierJustin Bonomo

Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier Eliminated in 3rd Place (€621,000)

Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier - 3rd Place
Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier - 3rd Place

Team PokerStars Pro Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier just busted. Here's what happened according to Justin Bonomo.

Action folded to Bonomo in the small blind and he raised to 115,000. Grospellier made the call from the big blind and the flop came down {J-}{x-}{x-} with two spades. Bonomo bet 140,000 and Grospellier called.

The turn was an offsuit {Q-} and Bonomo bet 375,000. Grospellier raised all in and Bonomo made the call. Bonomo held {K-}{Q-Spades} and Grospellier the {K-Spades}{10-Spades}.

The river blanked off and Grospellier missed his draw. Bonomo won the hand and is now heads up with Tobias Reinkemeier.

Player Chips Progress
Bertrand Grospellier fr
Bertrand Grospellier
Busted

Tags: Bertrand "ElkY" GrospellierJustin BonomoTobias Reinkemeier

Level: 18

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 5,000

More Aggression from Bonomo Against Reinkemeier

Level 17 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Justin Bonomo raised to 90,000 from the button and Tobias Reinkemeier called from the big blind to take the {7-Spades}{6-Spades}{2-Spades} flop. Reinkemeier checked and Bonomo bet 140,000. Reinkemeier called.

The turn was the {8-Hearts} and Reinkemeier checked again. Bonomo fired 375,000 and Reinkemeier folded.

As you can tell, Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier hasn't been very active. It's mainly been Reinkemeier and Bonomo battling with each other. Right now, Bonomo is getting the best of that battle as you can see from the latest few posts.

Tags: Justin BonomoTobias ReinkemeierBertrand "ElkY" Grospellier

Bonomo Abusing Reinkemeier

Level 17 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

From the button, Justin Bonomo raised to 90,000. Tobias Reinkemeier called from the big blind and the flop came down {9-Spades}{6-Clubs}{5-Clubs}. After Reinkemeier checked, Bonomo bet 140,000. A minute passed and then Reinkemeier check-raised to 385,000. Bonomo reraised all in for Reinkemeier snap-folded.

Tags: Tobias ReinkemeierJustin Bonomo

Patrik Antonius Eliminated in 4th Place (€443,000)

On the button, Patrik Antonius raised to 80,000. Justin Bonomo made the call from the big blind and the flop came down {Q-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}{8-Clubs}. Bonomo checked and Antonius checked behind.

The turn was the {K-Hearts} and Bonomo bet 140,000. Antonius made the call and saw the {9-Hearts} land on the river. Bonomo fired 380,000 and Antonius went into the tank. After a bit, he began counting out his stack. From what we could see on the monitors, it looked as though Antonius had about 700,000 behind. After another minute or two, he moved all in. Bonomo called.

Antonius tabled {A-}{K-} for kings and queens with an ace kicker. Bonomo showed {J-}{10-} for a straight to the king and the winning hand. Antonius was eliminated and earned €443,000 for his finish.

Player Chips Progress
Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo
7,100,000 800,000
Patrik Antonius fi
Patrik Antonius
EPT 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Justin BonomoPatrik Antonius