2010 PokerStars.com EPT Grand Final - Monte Carlo

Main Event
Day: 1b
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Event Info
2010 PokerStars.com EPT Grand Final - Monte Carlo
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aa
Prize
€1,700,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€10,000
Entries
848
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
Players Left 1 / 848
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Level: 6

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

Baron Doubles Up

By the time we arrived tableside, the board read {9-Clubs} {5-Spades} {K-Spades} {3-Diamonds} and there were two players in the hand. The gentleman in mid position checked to Isaac Baron on the button, who bet 7,000. His opponent quickly announced all in.

Baron sighed and paused his ipod, before asking for a count - his opponent had him covered by around 2,000. "Oh man," he said, and pulled a face. "You have something yet?" Replied his opponent, "No speak English," which was probably only partly true.

Baron squirmed for a little longer, and then called all in.

Baron: {A-Clubs} {A-Diamonds} for an overpair
Mr. No Speak English: {A-Spades} {4-Spades} for a flush draw and a gutshot

River: {8-Diamonds}

The now-crippled opponent immediately complained that the dealer had not burned a card, but the three dealers who happened to be in the vicinity and the three burn cards on the felt confirmed that he had. A very relieved Baron duly doubled to around 75,000.

Tags: Isaac Baron

Not Going Well for Negreanu

When we walked up to the table, there was already about 30,000 in the pot and the board read {7-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{9-Spades}{a-Hearts}.

The small blind made a bet of 20,000.

Daniel Negreanu, visibly frustrated, said "I can't believe I let you bluff your money off and get there."

His opponent said, "I didn't need that card." (Speaking of the ace of hearts on the river.)

After some time, Negrenau folded. When asked by his opponent if he wanted to see, Negreanu said, "Yea."

When Negreanu saw the two black aces of his opponent, he said, "I guess that card saved me money."

Tags: Daniel Negreanu

Danish Bacon

Gus Hansen is down to a very short stack, the board was reading {K-Diamonds} {8-Hearts} {6-Diamonds} {8-Clubs} {6-Spades} and it was checked to the Dane on the river.

Hansen slid out a bet of 4,575 with about 3,000 behind. His opponent checked his stack before moving all-in.

Hansen, "I didn't expect that..." He looked at his cards several times before mucking, the Great Dane is hanging by a thread.

Baron Plays It Slow....

Isaac Baron flat-called a late position raise from the small blind.

Both players checked the {8-Diamonds} {J-Diamonds} {10-Diamonds} flop and then the {10-Clubs} turn. The river was the {8-Spades} and now Baron woke up and bet 1,500.

The original raiser made the call and Baron showed {K-Diamonds} {Q-Diamonds} for the flopped flush with a royal flush redraw.

His opponent flashed {A-Hearts} {K-Hearts} before throwing it in into the muck.

Tags: Isaac Baron

So How Many Runners Are There?

We can't confirm confirm it yet, but a number of runners for today has suddenly popped up on the board, and that number is 497. So up from yesterday, down from last year, but all-round impressive given that there's a recession and a volcanic ash cloud and whatnot. Well played, EPT Grand Final.

Oh, We're on Break?

In a hand that took place just seconds before break time, Matt Szymasaek made it 800 to go. A player in the cutoff made it 2,100 before Dario Minieri bumped it up to 5,450. Szymasaek made it 21,000 to go.

While the player in the cutoff got out of the way, Minieri went into the tank -- for a long time, and we mean a long time. The whole length of the break in fact -- 15 whole minutes. Soon after the players returned from the break, Minieri mucked his cards.

Tags: Dario Minieri

Level: 5

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 25

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