2010 PokerStars.com EPT Grand Final - Monte Carlo

High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

2010 PokerStars.com EPT Grand Final - Monte Carlo

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qq
Prize
€956,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€25,000
Prize Pool
€2,825,000
Entries
113
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
0

Juanda Out

GG, JJ
GG, JJ
We caught up on this hand when the board read {10-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}.

From the small blind, John Juanda bet 10,000. His opponent, Ronny Kaiser, in the cutoff moved all-in. Juanda played with his chips, thinking for a moment before saying, "I don't have it, but do you have it?" He thought a little more before committing himself and putting his tournament life at risk.

Kaiser showed {9-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} and Juanda tabled {j-Spades}{j-Clubs}. The river was the {7-Clubs} and Juanda made his exit.

Tags: John Juanda

Binger Binged

A not so happy Binger Brother
A not so happy Binger Brother
From under-the-gun, Michael Binger made it 1,100 to go before a player in the cutoff raised it to 3,100. Binger announced all-in for 10,525 and was called by his opponent.

Binger turned over {a-Spades}{q-Diamonds} and when he saw his opponents {9-Spades}{9-Hearts}, he got out of his seat and started packing up his stuff.

The flop brought the {k-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{j-Spades} and Andrew Feldman said, "You can sit back down." When the {j-Clubs} hit the turn, Binger said something along the lines of, "Nope. It's over." The {7-Clubs} fell on the river and Binger made his exit.

Tags: Michael Binger

The Haves and the Have-Nots

Have
Viktor Blom - 178,000
Dario Minieri - 146,000
Antoine Saout - 141,000
William Thorson - 128,000
Jeff Sarwer - 106,000

Have-Nots
Gus Hansen - 29,000
Barry Greenstein - 26,000
ElkY - 26,000
Phil Laak - 16,500
William Reynolds - 8,000

The average stack is right around 70,000 now.

A Numbers Game

This installment of the EPT Grand Final High Roller event has been a resounding success. A total of 113 players have put up their €25,000, a huge increase from last year's field of 78. Their entries have generated a total prize pool worth €2,825,000. That means a cool million Euros for first place, and the rest of the money will be paid out as follows:

1st: €1,000,000
2nd: €625,000
3rd: €375,000
4th: €275,000
5th: €200,000
6th: €150,000
7th" €115,000
8th: €85,000

With the numbers fixed firmly in their sights, the remaining 85 players are hard at work for the push towards Day 2.

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 50

Apologies to the Boerees

This post is specifically for Liv Boeree's mother, who we hear is very upset that we've neglected to put her daughter in the chip counts.

Ms. Boeree, your daughter is doing just fine. She's working with about 84,000 chips, and she's recently been moved to a table with Tony G and Viktor Blom. Our sincere apologies for neglecting your lovely child.

This also gives us a great excuse to put a photo of Liv in the blog, so here you go.

Tags: Liv Boeree

Schwartz Takes a Pot

On a board reading {8-Spades}{a-Hearts}{3-Spades}{5-Clubs}, Luke Schwartz checked and Harry Kaczka bet 8,600. Schwartz bumped it up to 22,000 and Kaczka moved all in. Schwartz muttered, "I can't fold," and pushed his chips in the middle.

Kaczka: {a-Clubs}{3-Clubs}
Schwartz: {a-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}

The river brought the {6-Hearts} and the chips were shipped to Schwartz.

Tags: Luke Schwartz

Woodward Doubles

Andre Akkari made it 3,000 to go preflop before Matthew Woodward made it 8,500. David "Viffer" Peat bumped it up to 15,200. Akkari folded, Woodward moved all-in, and Peat made the call.

Woodward: {A-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}
Peat: {k-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}

The board ran out {8-Spades}{q-Clubs}{7-Spades}{6-Clubs}{6-Spades} and Woodward found the double up. He now sits around 65,000.

Reynolds Takes One

When we walked up to the table, William Reynolds had all his chips in the middle and was called by both Daniel Negreanu and Ronny Kaiser.

Negreanu and Kaiser checked the {9-Spades}{6-Hearts}{a-Hearts} flop, as well as the {2-Hearts} turn, and the {6-Diamonds} river.

Reynolds takes the pot with {a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}.