The 2013 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final

€100,000 Super High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

The 2013 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j9
Prize
€1,746,400
Event Info
Buy-in
€98,000
Prize Pool
€4,851,000
Entries
50
Level Info
Level
21
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Bonomo Takes Down Duhamel

Level 3 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Jonathan Duhamel
Jonathan Duhamel

In a matter of orbits we've seen three eliminations at the same table as Justin Bonomo just knocked out Team PokerStars Pro Jonathan Duhamel. Bonomo explained how Duhamel raised under the gun to 4,000, he three-bet to 11,000 and the action was folded back to the Canadian.

Duhamel proceeded to four-bet to 19,200 and that gave Bonomo to option to put his opponent all in. Last year's winner pulled the trigger and put Duhamel all in for 67,000. Duhamel called with {10-}{10-} bust lost against Bonomo's {q-}{Q-}.

Player Chips Progress
Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo
630,000
80,000
80,000
Run It Once
Jonathan Duhamel ca
Jonathan Duhamel
Busted

Tags: Jonathan DuhamelJustin Bonomo

Bulychev Eliminated by Seiver

Level 3 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Scott Seiver just explained to us how he eliminated Ilya Bulychev. The Russian player raised to 5,000, Seiver three-bet to 12,000 and the other players folded. Bulychev moved all in for 45,000 and Seiver made the call.

Bulychev turned over {J-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} and was up against {A-Hearts}{K-Hearts}. The flop brought a nine but a king hit the turn to put Seiver back in the lead. The river brought a blank and Bulychev was the second player to get knocked out.

Player Chips Progress
Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver
360,000
95,000
95,000
$25K Fantasy
Ilya Bulychev ru
Ilya Bulychev
Busted

Tags: Scott SeiverIlya Bulychev

Double Shot of Smirnov for Stern

Level 3 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Dani Stern
Dani Stern

Mikhail Smirnov is the second player to bust today and the Russian took his defeat with grace and a big smile.

He had 142,500 chips when he committed them all pre flop with {a-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}. Dani Stern was his opponent in the hand and came along for the ride with {a-Spades}{k-Hearts}. The board ran {9-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{2-Clubs}{7-Spades}{k-Clubs} to give Stern the bigger pair despite falling behind on the flop.

Seeing as Smirnov was seen pulling out wads of cash and chips from a satchel shortly after going broke, it is expected he'll be back in the action very soon.

Player Chips Progress
Dani Stern us
Dani Stern
330,000
152,600
152,600
Mikhail Smirnov ru
Mikhail Smirnov
Busted

Tags: Dani SternMikhail Smirnov

Bonomo Gets There and Busts Ivey

Level 3 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Phil Ivey
Phil Ivey

Last year's champion, Justin Bonomo, just stormed his way to 550,000 in chips after busting Phil Ivey from the tournament, but it wasn't without a bit of luck to give Bonomo the win.

Bonomo, Ilya Bulychev and Ivey put in 10,000 each preflop with Ivey in position. The flop came down {7-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}, and action was checked by Bonomo and Bulychev in that order before Ivey fired 15,000. Bonomo called, then Bulychev folded.

The turn was the {K-Clubs}, and this was where the fireworks shot off. First, Bonomo checked, which seemed pretty innocent, until he check-raised all in after Ivey bet 40,000. Ivey quickly called with the {7-Hearts}{7-Spades} for a set of sevens. Bonomo had the {10-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} for a double gutter and flush draw.

Needing any diamond that didn't pair the board, a nine or a five, Bonomo found what he needed when the dealer ripped off the {5-Clubs} on the river. That gave him a straight, and Ivey was left felted.

Ivey was up and out of his chair immediately and made a straight shot for the exit of the venue. He'll still have all day today and until play begins tomorrow to re-enter, so we'll keep you posted on what he decides.

Player Chips Progress
Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo
550,000
225,000
225,000
Run It Once
Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
Busted
$25K Fantasy
Poker Hall of Famer

Tags: Justin BonomoPhil Ivey

Lots of Agression

Level 3 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Jonathan Duhamel
Jonathan Duhamel

Scott Seiver brought us up to speed with a big hand between Team PokerStars Pro Jonathan Duhamel and Justin Bonomo. Phil Ivey raised to 3,000, Duhamel three-bet to 10,000 from the small blind and last year's winner four-bet from the big blind to 21,000. Ivey folded and Duhamel proceeded to five-bet to 35,000. Bonomo made the call.

The flop brought out {8-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts}{Q-Spades} and Duhamel bet 26,000, Bonomo called. On the turn the {A-Spades} hit and this time Duhamel checked to Bonomo who bet 37,000. The 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event winner eventually decided to fold giving Bonomo this big pot.

Player Chips Progress
Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo
325,000
75,000
75,000
Run It Once
Jonathan Duhamel ca
Jonathan Duhamel
122,000
-128,000
-128,000

Tags: Jonathan DuhamelJustin BonomoPhil IveyScott Seiver

Level: 3

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

Updated Chip Counts

Level 2 : 600/1,200, 200 ante
Player Chips Progress
Viktor Blom se
Viktor Blom
550,000
30,000
30,000
Full Tilt
Sam Trickett gb
Sam Trickett
426,000
3,000
3,000
StakeKings
Vladimir Troyanovsky ru
Vladimir Troyanovsky
406,700
156,700
156,700
Antonio Esfandiari us
Antonio Esfandiari
402,100
22,100
22,100
StakeKings
Talal Shakerchi gb
Talal Shakerchi
346,800
6,800
6,800
Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
297,000
297,000
297,000
Paul Newey gb
Paul Newey
296,000
46,000
46,000
Tom Marchese us
Tom Marchese
295,800
20,800
20,800
Tony Gregg us
Tony Gregg
292,400
292,400
292,400
Bertrand Grospellier fr
Bertrand Grospellier
272,300
22,300
22,300
Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver
265,000
265,000
265,000
$25K Fantasy
Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo
263,000
13,000
13,000
Run It Once
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
258,000
Faraz Jaka us
Faraz Jaka
245,000
-5,000
-5,000
Jaka Coaching
Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
237,400
-19,600
-19,600
Mike McDonald ca
Mike McDonald
236,500
-13,500
-13,500
EPT 1X Winner
Andrew Lichtenberger us
Andrew Lichtenberger
231,600
3,600
3,600
$25K Fantasy
Igor Kurganov ru
Igor Kurganov
228,200
228,200
228,200
Fabian Quoss de
Fabian Quoss
226,500
-23,500
-23,500
Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
225,600
-24,400
-24,400
$25K Fantasy
Poker Hall of Famer
Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
223,000
-27,000
-27,000
$25K Fantasy
Poker Hall of Famer
Ilya Bulychev ru
Ilya Bulychev
200,000
-50,000
-50,000
Dan Smith us
Dan Smith
190,000
-10,000
-10,000
$25K Fantasy
Run It Once
Dani Stern us
Dani Stern
177,400
-72,600
-72,600
Philipp Gruissem de
Philipp Gruissem
150,000
-20,000
-20,000
StakeKings

Read full