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2008 PokerStars.com EPT Grand Final - Monte Carlo
PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Grand Final
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2008 PokerStars.com EPT Grand Final - Monte Carlo
Buy-in
$15,764
Prize Pool
$13,393,124
Entries
842
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
10,000
Luske v. Antonius II; Patrik's Demise
Marcel checked in the dark before the dealer spread a flop of
and Patrik opened with a 2,500 bet. A traditional raise in this situation might reach five, seven, or maybe even ten or twelve thousand in chips, but this is Marcel Luske we're talking about and he's anything but traditional. Marcel decided to shove all in over the top of Antonius' bet, putting Patrik to a decision for all ~30,000 of his remaining chips. Holding A-K with the ace of diamonds, Patrik made the call only to see Marcel turn over A-10 for top two pair. The turn and river ultimately blanked out and Marcel raked in one of the biggest pots of the day, sending Patrik to the rail, early on Day 2. Marcel now sits with right around 97,000 in chips.
Anna Wroblewski Doubles Up
. In the big blind with four limpers in the pot, she pushed the last of her 4,350 chips into the middle. The player under the gun made the call and Wroblewski quipped, "Ok, at least I can now go outside and have some fun," with the innocence that only Anna can bring.The cards were flipped and Wroblewski's
held the lead against her opponent's 
. The turn was the 
and the river 
and Wroblewski grabbed a much needed double up to around 11,000."Come back again in half an hour and I'll have a mountain of chips," she said with a smile....
PokerStars Pros on the Rise
"You can do it, Barry!" exclaimed Levi, though we're not sure if he was serious, or quoting that great American piece of cinema, "The Waterboy."
Across the room, Luca Pagano went into Day 2 with an above-average stack of 43,000 and change and is now one of the chip leaders, with a 155,000 chip castle sitting in front of him at present.
Break
Level: 9
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
Players Return from Break
Scoreboard Update
Alexia Portal - 104,000
Humberto Brenes - 19,200
Thierry van der Berg - 12,100
Josh "JJProdigy" Field - 32,000
Vanessa Rousso - 53,000
Barry Greenstein - 56,300
Michael "Timex" McDonald - 37,400
Vicky Coren Eliminated
Gwinner Joins "High Stakes Group"
Upon joining the table he commented, "Looks like the high stakes group!" before questioning Esfandiari "How many chips you got?"
"Not enough," came the reply from Antonio.
Gwinner then recalled a hand where he obtained a large portion of his current 62,000-chip stack. "I had a set of aces against a set of eights and all the money went in," said Gwinner.
"So you only had 43 outs?" asked a tongue-in-cheek Antonio.
This table is certain to produce a lot of fun and action throughout the day.