Main Event Day 4 | The 2013 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final

05-10-2013 20:12 UTC+2

Big Stacks Clash

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Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Johnny Lodden and Andrew Pantling were heads up on a flop of over on the feature table. Pantling checked, Lodden fired 76,000, and Pantling check-raised to 214,000. Lodden called.

The turn was the , Pantling led out for 200,000, and Lodden tank-folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Johnny Lodden	2,033,000 -274,000	-274,000

Andrew Pantling	1,522,000 280,000	280,000

Tags: Andrew Pantling Johnny Lodden

05-10-2013 20:15 UTC+2

Dario Sammartino Eliminated in 19th Place ($30,000)

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Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Dario Sammartino was all in and at risk preflop holding against the of Victor Ramdin.

The board rolled out , and Sammartino was eliminated in 19th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Victor Ramdin	1,000,000 414,000	414,000

Dario Sammartino	Busted

Tags: Dario Sammartino Victor Ramdin

05-10-2013 20:22 UTC+2

Double For Cody

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Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

In a blind battle Team PokerStars Pro Jake Cody just doubled up through Steve O'Dwyer. Cody was all in for 169,000 and the showdown went as following.

O'Dwyer:
Cody:

The board ran out and Cody doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve O'Dwyer	780,000 -238,000	-238,000

Jake Cody	350,000 170,000	170,000

Tags: Jake Cody Steve O'Dwyer

05-10-2013 20:24 UTC+2

Double For Moolhuizen

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Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Vasili Firsau raised to 34,000 from the button and Mateusz Moolhuizen moved all in from the big blind for 258,000. Firsau took about 30 seconds to make up his mind and he made the call.

Firsau:
Moolhuizen:

The board ran out and Moolhuizen doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vasili Firsau	550,000 -88,000	-88,000
Mateusz Moolhuizen	510,000 4,000	4,000

Tags: Mateusz Moolhuizen Vasili Firsau

05-10-2013 20:27 UTC+2

O'Dwyer Takes One From Tjauw Foe

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Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

The flop read when Clyde Tjauw Foe checked from the big blind to Steve O'Dwyer who sat on the button. O'Dwyer bet 35,000 and Tjauw Foe made the call.

On the turn the hit and this time Tjauw Foe check-called 65,000. The river brought the and Tjauw Foe tank-folded after O'Dywer threw out a 155,000-chip bet.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve O'Dwyer	900,000 120,000	120,000

Clyde Tjauw Foe	795,000 -101,000	-101,000

Tags: Clyde Tjauw Foe Steve O'Dwyer

05-10-2013 20:29 UTC+2

Levy Folds The River

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Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Grant Levy raised to 33,000 and John Juanda called from the big blind. The flop brought out and both players checked.

On the turn the hit and Juanda bet 58,000, Levy called. The river brought the and this time Juanda bet 138,000 and Levy immediately folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Juanda	1,350,000 160,000	160,000

Grant Levy	580,000 -235,000	-235,000

Tags: Grant Levy John Juanda

05-10-2013 20:35 UTC+2

Tjauw Foe Saves Himself Some

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Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier raised to 32,000 under the gun and Clyde Tjauw Foe called from the big blind. The flop brought out and Tjauw Foe check-called 28,000.

On the turn the popped up and Tjauw Foe checked to Mercier who bet 58,000. Tjauw Foe went into the tank for a while before putting out a raise to 170,000. Mercier made the call and the river brought the .

Tjauw Foe tanked for a couple of minutes before finally checking and Mercier checked behind right away. Tjauw Foe showed and Mercier took down this big pot with .

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Mercier	1,058,000 238,000	238,000

Clyde Tjauw Foe	564,000 -231,000	-231,000

Tags: Clyde Tjauw Foe Jason Mercier

05-10-2013 20:41 UTC+2

Antonio Esfandiari Keeping His Feet On The Ground

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Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Barefoot and trim, Antonio Esfandiari is the picture of health, the most relaxed looking man in the room. So is that a massage or is he being held down to stop him floating away? Check out the PokerStars Blog for more.

05-10-2013 20:52 UTC+2

Mickey Petersen Eliminated in 18th Place (€30,000)

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Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

PokerStars Team Online member Mickey Petersen opened to 32,000 from under the gun, and the action folded all the way to Noah Schwartz, who three-bet to 82,000 from the big blind. Petersen went deep into the tank, then four-bet to 161,000. Schwartz didn't back down, five-betting to 271,000, and Petersen moved all in for effectively 529,000.

Schwartz snap-called with , which was well ahead of Petersen's .

Schwartz was in great shape when the flop fell , but the turned, giving Petersen a flush draw. Any spade would eliminated Schwartz, but the bricked on the river, and he doubled to well over one million chips.

Petersen was left with just 16,000, and after anteing 2,000, he was all in on the big blind for 14,000. Jason Mercier opened to 32,000 on the button, Noah Schwartz three-bet to 61,000 from the small blind, and Mercier called. Both players checked on the flop (), and the turn (), and the completed the board. Schwartz checked, Mercier fired 60,000, and Schwartz quickly folded.

Petersen opened up the for the nut flush, tripling up to 54,000.

The next hand, Schwartz raised to 39,000 on the button, and Petersen moved all in from the small blind. The big blind folded.

Schwartz:
Petersen:

The board came , and Petersen was eliminated in 18th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mickey Petersen	Busted

Tags: Jason Mercier Mickey Petersen Noah Schwartz

05-10-2013 21:00 UTC+2

Kevin Iacofano Eliminated in 17th Place (€30,000)

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Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

There was an open, Grant Levy called in the cutoff, Kevin Iacofano moved all in for 140,000 on the button, and the action folded back to Levy, who made the call.

Levy:
Iacofano: