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

€100,000 Super High Roller
Day: 2
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

Four-Bet From Negreanu

Level 9 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Team PokerStars Pro Daniel Negreanu raised to 14,000 and Sam Trickett called from the small blind. Fabian Quoss three-bet from the big blind to 50,000 and that put the action back on Negreanu. The Canadian pro four-bet to 115,000 and Trickett folded right away.

"You might not have any fold equity," Negreanu said with a smile as Quoss took his time to make a decision. Eventually Quoss folded and Negrenau took the pot down.

Player Chips Progress
Fabian Quoss de
Fabian Quoss
740,000
-57,000
-57,000
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
525,000
55,000
55,000

Tags: Daniel NegreanuFabian QuossSam Trickett

Adams Ice Cold

Level 9 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Scott Seiver raised to 14,000 from the button, Tobias Reinkemeier three-bet from the small blind to 40,000 and after that the action was on Timothy Adams in the big blind. Adams put in a cold four-bet to 75,000 and both his opponents folded.

Player Chips Progress
Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver
600,000
-20,000
-20,000
$25K Fantasy
Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
360,000
54,000
54,000
Tobias Reinkemeier de
Tobias Reinkemeier
240,000
-60,000
-60,000

Tags: Timothy AdamsScott Seiver

Triple For Gregg

Level 9 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Mike Watson raised under the gun to 13,000 and Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier called to his immediate left. The action was folded around the Tony Gregg who moved all in from the big blind for just 46,000. Watson tanked for a bit and then four-bet to 79,000. Mercier did some tanking of his own before five-betting to 152,000. Watson made the call creating a big side pot on the side.

The flop rolled out {A-Hearts}{5-Spades}{4-Clubs} and both players checked while Gregg was awaiting his fate. On the turn the {2-Hearts} hit and Watson check-folded to Mercier's 142,000-chip bet.

Mercier: {8-Spades}{8-Clubs}
Gregg: {A-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}

The river brought the {10-Hearts} and Gregg tripled up, while Mercier took down a nice side pot.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
1,092,000
-91,000
-91,000
Faraz Jaka us
Faraz Jaka
753,000
3,000
3,000
Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
527,000
-46,000
-46,000
EPT 2X Winner
Philipp Gruissem de
Philipp Gruissem
443,000
-38,000
-38,000
StakeKings
Viktor Blom se
Viktor Blom
377,000
58,000
58,000
Full Tilt
Niklas Heinecker de
Niklas Heinecker
218,000
-2,000
-2,000
Tony Gregg us
Tony Gregg
148,000
100,000
100,000

Tags: Tony GreggJason MercierMike Watson

Stern Doubles Through Seiver

Level 9 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

On the turn the board read {5-Spades}{10-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{8-Diamonds} and Scott Seiver had a 25,000-chip out in front of him from the small blind. We picked up the action as Dani Stern moved all in from the button and Seiver called.

Stern: {Q-Spades}{8-Clubs}
Seiver: {Q-Clubs}{J-Clubs}

The river brought the {4-Diamonds} and Stern doubled up. Stern is still below the average stack while Seiver remains above it.

Player Chips Progress
Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver
620,000
-139,000
-139,000
$25K Fantasy
Dani Stern us
Dani Stern
250,000
137,000
137,000

Tags: Dani SternScott Seiver

Heinecker Finds Aces; Gets Them Cracked

Level 9 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Niklas Heinecker found queens and kings already to bust two players and he just found aces to put Faraz Jaka at risk.

The two players took to a {6-Spades}{7-Spades}{q-Spades} flop. Jaka called a three-bet pre flop and then led on the flop. Heinecker raised and called when Jaka shoved.

Heinecker: {a-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}
Jaka: {a-Spades}{7-Hearts}

The board ran out {7-Clubs}{j-Spades} to hand Jaka the pot and a big double up.

Player Chips Progress
Faraz Jaka us
Faraz Jaka
750,000
298,000
298,000
Niklas Heinecker de
Niklas Heinecker
220,000
-340,000
-340,000

Tags: Faraz JakaNiklas Heinecker

Heinecker Steam Rolling

Level 9 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Niklas Heinecker is having a dream start after he took another short stack out from the feature table.

Mikhail Smirnov was the short stack coming back today and now he has no stack. He was all in for his last 20,000 or so and Heinecker battled with Jason Mercier to see who would isolate him. Heinecker's shove got Mercier off a big ace.

Smirnov: {a-Spades}{9-Diamonds}
Heinecker: {k-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}

The board ran {2-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{7-Spades} faling to got one of the Russian's two outs.

Player Chips Progress
Niklas Heinecker de
Niklas Heinecker
560,000
88,000
88,000
Mikhail Smirnov ru
Mikhail Smirnov
Busted

Tags: Jason MercierMikhail SmirnovNiklas Heinecker

Kurganov the First Out

Level 9 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Igor Kurganov told PokerNews that today would last no longer than eight levels after he took less than ten seconds to figure out the maths. He wasn't wrong about his own day as he was the the first player out.

He was all in for less than 90,000 ans found a willing customer in fellow German, Niklas Heinecker.

Kurganov: {5-Clubs}{5-Spades}
Heinecker: {q-Clubs}{q-Hearts}

The board ran {3-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}{10-Spades}{a-Diamonds}.

It'll be strange having a high roller final table without Kurganov.

Player Chips Progress
Niklas Heinecker de
Niklas Heinecker
472,000
100,000
100,000
Igor Kurganov ru
Igor Kurganov
Busted

Tags: Igor KurganovNiklas Heinecker

Level: 9

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 1,000