2014 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final

€10,600 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2014 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a4
Prize
€1,240,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€10,000
Prize Pool
€6,500,000
Entries
650
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
40,000

Spanish Sighs

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

Antonio Esfandiari had just joined the table and was talking about some cool clubs he had been to when a hand broke out around him.

Tudor Purice opened for 500 and called a raise to 1,500 from Raul Mestre from Spain. The blinds folded and the two players saw a flop of {k-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{2-Hearts}.Purice check-called a bet of 2,500 from Mestre and they saw a turn card {7-Diamonds}. Once more Purice check-called, now a bet of 5,500 from Mestre.

They both checked the river card {5-Spades} and when Purice showed {a-Hearts}{k-Diamonds} Mestre sighed deeply and gave up his hand.

“What? Why are you sighing?” Purice asked, but answer came there none.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Tudor Purice ro
Tudor Purice
39,000
10,900
10,900
Profile photo of Antonio Esfandiari us
Antonio Esfandiari
30,000
30,000
30,000
StakeKings
Profile photo of Raul Mestre es
Raul Mestre
25,000
25,000
25,000

Early Chip Counts

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Shyam Srinivasan ca
Shyam Srinivasan
86,000
56,000
56,000
Profile photo of JC Alvarado mx
JC Alvarado
62,000
4,000
4,000
Profile photo of Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
62,000
32,000
32,000
Profile photo of Sorel Mizzi ca
Sorel Mizzi
53,000
23,000
23,000
Profile photo of Jason Duval ca
Jason Duval
40,000
7,000
7,000
Profile photo of Yann Dion ca
Yann Dion
35,000
Profile photo of Kevin MacPhee us
Kevin MacPhee
33,000
3,000
3,000
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Haralabos Voulgaris ca
Haralabos Voulgaris
32,000
2,000
2,000
Profile photo of Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
31,000
1,000
1,000
EPT 2X Winner
Profile photo of Fatima Moreira de Melo nl
Fatima Moreira de Melo
29,000
-1,000
-1,000
Profile photo of Domink Nitsche
Domink Nitsche
29,000
Profile photo of Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
28,000
-2,000
-2,000
Profile photo of Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
27,000
-3,000
-3,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Winamax
Profile photo of Nicolas Chouity lb
Nicolas Chouity
27,000
-3,000
-3,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Max Silver gb
Max Silver
27,000
Profile photo of Tim Reilly us
Tim Reilly
25,000
-5,000
-5,000
Profile photo of Vanessa Selbst us
Vanessa Selbst
25,000
-8,700
-8,700
Profile photo of Fabian Quoss de
Fabian Quoss
24,500
Profile photo of Peter Gould gb
Peter Gould
24,000
-6,000
-6,000
Profile photo of Jake Cody gb
Jake Cody
22,000
-8,000
-8,000
Profile photo of Ami Barer ca
Ami Barer
20,000
6,000
6,000
Profile photo of Pratyush Buddiga us
Pratyush Buddiga
20,000
Profile photo of David Peters us
David Peters
20,000
-10,000
-10,000
Profile photo of Tom Middleton gb
Tom Middleton
18,000
-12,000
-12,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Bertrand Grospellier fr
Bertrand Grospellier
17,500
-12,500
-12,500

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Metall: Ace of Spades is Good

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante
Govert Metaal
Govert Metaal

There was 2,000 in the pot and the board read {6-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{6-Spades}. Marcos Paneque bet out from first position for 1,000. Govert Metaal made the call and the small blind folded.

The turn was the {4-Clubs} and both players checked. Paneque said, “Ace.” turning over {a-Spades}{10-Diamonds}. Metaal nodded and mucked his cards.

Tags: Govert Metaal

Level: 3

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0

Barer Loses Mexican Standoff

Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante

Ami Barer from Canada had raised to 3,000 before JC Alvarado from Mexico raised him right back to 7,500.

Barer splashed out another raise to 11,400 and when Alvarado moved all in Barer mucked his cards and let out a cackle.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of JC Alvarado mx
JC Alvarado
58,000
58,000
58,000
Profile photo of Ami Barer ca
Ami Barer
14,000
14,000
14,000

Selbst Loves a Puzzle

Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante
Vanessa Selbst
Vanessa Selbst

PokerStars Team Pro Vanessa Selbst seems to love difficult decisions and prides herself in nearly always getting them right.

She was facing a pot sized bet of 6,000 on a final board of {j-Hearts}{k-Hearts}{j-Spades}{4-Spades}{8-Diamonds} from online qualifier Michael Kanaan. Selbst went through the action, taking her time before making the fold.

No show from her opponent so this puzzle will remain a mystery.

Tags: Vanessa Selbst

Gould History Lesson for Duval

Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante

Peter Gould is one of the older players at the table; from the UK he was previously a professional poker player. He took 3rd in a $1,000 NLHE event back in 2008 for$250,000 and has numerous other cashes.

“You used to be famous?” an incredulous Jason Duval asked. “For poker?”

Gould took it good humour and played it down insisting that he was now just a recreational player as he opened the next pot for 450.

He got one caller, and when they saw a flop of {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}{6-Spades} a continuation bet from Gould took it down.

Tags: Jason DuvalPeter Gould

Vogelsang Suffers Asmar Attack

Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante

Christoph Vogelsang opened to 325 preflop but Hady Jean El Asmar made it 1,025 in the seat behind him. It was passed back around to the German who made the call to see a {A-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{J-Diamonds} flop but both players checked.

The turn was the {10-Hearts}, Vogelsang checked again and El Asmar bet 1,725. Vogelsang gave it some serious contemplation but elected to fold his hand after a couple of minutes' thought.