High Roller Day 1 | 2010 PokerStars.com EPT Grand Final - Monte Carlo

04-29-2010 15:32 UTC+2

Baron Goes Back to Work

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Isaac "westmenloAA" Baron filled an empty eight seat less than two hours after winning the $5,000 no limit side event for over €300,000. He managed to finish off today's final table in record time to make it into the High Roller with time to spare. No rest for the rich.

04-29-2010 15:34 UTC+2

Blom and The G

[user66118]

We joined a heads-up pot between Tony G and Viktor Blom just as the dealer was running out a flop of {8-Spades}

. Blom checked, and Tony G made a bet of 6,000 into a pot of about that size. Blom didn't waste much time sticking in a check-raise to 21,400, and Tony G took pause to pay for his freshly delivered coffee.

Turning back around to face the table, he started chatting with Blom. "What you got over there? Jack-ten? What you got, Vik?"

A big smile crossed Blom's face, and he too started to chat. "You're such a donkey! You think I have jack-ten?"

Tony G returned the smirk, and he continued chatting. "Maybe jack-nine?" (Another big grin from Blom) "Will you show me one if I fold?" The two men agreed, The G folded, and Blom let him turn up one of his cards, the {K-Spades}

.

"Whoaaaaa," said table mate Phil Laak. "Maybe king-queen. That's so sick if it's king-queen. King-ten of spades makes a lot of sense though."

Whatever it was, it was good enough to take down the pot. Tony G is still quite healthy though, sitting among the chip leaders with about 95,000.

Tags: Tony G Viktor Blom

Level: 4

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 25

04-29-2010 15:47 UTC+2

Feldman Four Bets

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The hijack opened to 800, and next to act, Michael Binger made it 2,300 to go. After asking Binger how much he was playing, Feldman repopped to 5,300. The four-bet earned a snap-fold, a tank-fold, and a nice pre-flop pot.

04-29-2010 15:52 UTC+2

Juan(d)a See My Hand?

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John Juanda made it 800 to see a flop, and two players called before it got to Daniel Negreanu in the small blind. He called as well to make it a four-handed pot. The flop came {Q-Hearts}

. Negreanu checked to Juanda, who made a 3,000 continuation bet. Only Negreanu called. The turn was the {J-Spades}

, and both players checked. Negreanu again checked the {5-Clubs}

on the river, and Juanda looked like he was about to bet before thinking better of it and rapping the table.

Negreanu then insisted that since Juanda made the last betting action (Negreanu called his bet on the flop), he had to show first. It sounded like it wasn't the first time today the table had the same debate. Juanda showed {J-Diamonds}

for a flopped gutter and turned pair, but Negreanu took the pot with {Q-Clubs}

for flopped top pair.

Tags: Daniel Negreanu John Juanda

04-29-2010 16:00 UTC+2

Unibomber Gets Kalashnikov'd

[user66118]

We walked up to the table to see a suited flop of {4-Diamonds}

on board, and three players each putting 4,000 chips into the pot quickly.

On to the turn and picking up live action now. The dealer dropped the {6-Spades}

, and Phil Laak checked. Tony G bet 13,000, and both Georgy Kalashnikov and Laak made the calls to see the last card.

It was the {3-Spades}

, and action checked to Kalashnikov on the button. He moved all in for 28,775, drawing a sideways look from Laak. "If I call and I'm right, I'm a machine and a genius!" he said proudly. With that, he made the call for a significant chunk of his own stack, and Tony G open-mucked his {8-Diamonds}

. Just then, Kalashnikov's phone rang, and the dealer told him he couldn't talk on the phone during a hand.

"Wait! That could be good for me!" Laak said. "Someone call the floor!" Kalashnikov shut off his phone and tabled {J-Clubs}

for the full house, and Laak would have preferred not to see that. He showed his {A-Diamonds}

on the way into the muck; his nut flush being second best.

That slip drops Laak down to about 13,000, though he should be able to get his hands on some double-up chips at that volatile table.

Tags: Georgy Kalashnikov Phil Laak Tony G

04-29-2010 16:27 UTC+2

Laak Hangin On

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From under-the-gun, Tony G made it 800 and found two callers in Georgy Kalashnikov and Phil Laak before the small blind bumped it up to 5,650.

Tony and Kalashnikov folded and it was the short-stacked Laak's turn to decide. He said, "Will you show me one if I fold?" His opponent said yes and after some thought, Laak folded nines face up.

His opponent slid his two cards in front of him and said, "Pick one." Laak picked the one on his right and flipped over the {a-Clubs}