Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 200
2010 PokerStars.com EPT Grand Final - Monte Carlo
High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010 PokerStars.com EPT Grand Final - Monte Carlo
Buy-in
€25,000
Prize Pool
€2,825,000
Entries
113
Level
24
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
0
Breaking Things
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A Little More Jovial Now
Yevgeniy Timoshenko was all in for 44,000 with
, and he was racing against Dmitry Stelmak's 
. The board ran down 
, and that was safe for Timoshenko's pair. He's doubled his way up close to 90,000 courtesy of that pot.
Hansen Second Best and He Knows It
"There's absolutely no chance I'm folding. But I might talk myself into it. What is it? Fifty-eight four?"
Leo Fernandez was eyeballing the bet as the dealer counted it out. "Looks like fifty-nine four."
"Fifty-nine four? Oh, that might swing it." The dealer then announced the correct amount, and Hansen was still toying with it. "Wow, sixty and four... I really might fold now. Usually this is the second-best hand."
With that, he plunked the calling chips into the middle. His opponent showed up
, and Hansen tabled the 'second-best' 
Board:
.Hansen and his pocket jacks send a double up across the felt, and he has slipped back to 110,000.
Tidbits
Allen Bari found pocket kings against an opponent with pocket queens, and he is now the proud owner of a stack of 275,000 chips.
***
And Daniel Negreanu is on the comeback trail after quite the roller-coaster day. Up to 120,000, then down under 20,000. He was just all in for 31,700 with
, and the board ran 
to double up once again. He's back to about 65,000.
Time Out
Hansen:
McDonald:
The board rolled out
and McDonald hit the rail.
Overheard...
"Country music makes me shoot myself in the head."
'Nuff said.
Live and Let Dyer
. Dyer continued out with a bet of 15,500, and his opponent asked him how much he had behind."About thirty-three, thirty-four," Dyer concluded, and dealer Charlie nodded in agreement. That drew a shove from Lyndaker, and Dyer quickly called to put himself at risk.
Showdown
Lyndaker:
Dyer:
The turn
kept Dyer in front and took away Lyndaker's pair outs, and the 
on the river locked it up tight. Dyer's full house secures his double up, and he's worked his way back up to about 120,000.
A Few More Chippies
Andre Akkari - 60,000
Johannes Steindl - 96,000
Matt Marafioti - 56,000
William Thorson - 54,000
ElkY - 74,000
Sorel Mizzi - 195,000
John Duthie - 105,000
Antony Lellouche - 96,000
Level: 10
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200