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

Main Event
Day: 6
Event Info

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

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
108
Prize
€1,224,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€10,000
Prize Pool
€5,310,000
Entries
531
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

Lack of Diamonds Saves Negreanu

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Steve O'Dwyer raised to 95,000 under the gun with {A-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} and Daniel Negreanu called to his immediate left with {8-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}. Team PokerStars Pro Jake Cody called from the button with {7-Hearts}{6-Hearts} and the flop brought {K-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}{9-Diamonds}.

O'Dwyer checked to Negreanu who bet 174,000 and Cody folded. O'Dwyer called and the turn brought the {10-Hearts}. Both players checked and the river, the {6-Spades}, was checked as well.

Negreanu showed {8-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} and took down this pot. A diamond on the turn or river would've made this hand a whole lot different as both Negreanu and O'Dwyer would've made a flush.

Player Chips Progress
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
3,900,000
-400,000
-400,000
EPT 1X Winner
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
3,600,000

Tags: Daniel NegreanuJake CodySteve O'Dwyer

Pantling Gets Tricky

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Jason Mercier opened to 80,000 from the cutoff with {a-Clubs}{8-Clubs}, Andrew Pantling called on the button with {q-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}, and both blinds released. The flop fell {7-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{3-Hearts}, Mercier continued for 85,000, and Pantling moved all in for around 700,000.

Mercier snap-mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Andrew Pantling ca
Andrew Pantling
4,000,000
300,000
300,000
Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
670,000
-165,000
-165,000

Tags: Jason MercierAndrew Pantling

Mercier's Shove

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier moved all in under the gun plus two for 585,000 and all his opponents folded. Mercier is still the short stack with seven players remaining.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
650,000
-20,000
-20,000

Tags: Jason Mercier

Negreanu Calls a Four-Bet

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Steve O'Dwyer opened to 95,000 in the cutoff with {j-Clubs}{j-Hearts}, Daniel Negreanu three-bet to 254,000 on his direct left with {a-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}, and the action folded back to the American-Irishman.

O'Dwyer sat quietly with his left hand covering his mouth, then reached for chips, four-betting to 690,000. Negreanu quickly called.

The dealer fanned {k-Spades}{2-Hearts}{7-Hearts}, both players checked, and the turn brought the {3-Spades}. The two checked again.

The river was the {8-Clubs}, O'Dwyer checked a third time, and Negreanu checked behind. O'Dwyer opened his hand, and raked in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
4,700,000
800,000
800,000
EPT 1X Winner
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
2,800,000
-800,000
-800,000

Tags: Daniel NegreanuSteve O'Dwyer

Mercier Flops Trips; Doubles

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Jason Mercier doubles
Jason Mercier doubles

Daniel Negreanu opened to 84,000 from early position with {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}, Jason Mercier three-bet jammed for 615,000 from the small blind with {10-Spades}{9-Spades}, and Negreanu snap-called.

Mercier flopped trips when the dealer fanned {9-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{q-Spades}, and successfully doubled when the turn and river came {4-Clubs}, {7-Hearts} respectively.

The American now has around 1.25 million chips, while the Canadian dropped down to 2.2 million.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
2,200,000
-633,000
-633,000
Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
1,350,000
730,000
730,000

Tags: Daniel NegreanuJason Mercier

Delayed C-Bet Takes it

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Team PokerStars Pro Johnny Lodden raised to 85,000 under the gun plus one and Andrew Pantling called from the button. The flop brought {K-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} and both players checked.

On the turn the {7-Spades} hit and Lodden bet 105,000. This was enough to take down the pot a Pantling folded his {A-Spades}{5-Spades}. Lodden had {Q-Hearts}{J-Clubs} and missed the board as well.

Player Chips Progress
Andrew Pantling ca
Andrew Pantling
4,100,000
-116,000
-116,000
Johnny Lodden no
Johnny Lodden
1,400,000
189,000
189,000
PokerStars

Tags: Andrew PantlingJohnny Lodden

Schwartz and Negreanu Chop

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Steve O'Dwyer raised to 95,000 from under the gun plus two and Team PokerStars Pro Daniel Negreanu called from the cutoff. Noah Schwartz three-bet from the button to 265,000. The action was folded back to Negreanu who moved all in and Schwartz called for 1,025,000 total.

Negreanu: {A-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts}
Schwartz: {A-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}

The board ran out {2-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}{4-Spades}{6-Spades}{J-Spades} and the pot was split.

Tags: Daniel NegreanuNoah Schwartz