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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Charlotte Roche is "So Sick" as She Doubles Bidinger

We caught up with Charlotte Roche checking an {A-Spades} {10-Spades} {6-Hearts} flop from the small blind. Sebastian Bidinger bet 5,225 from the cutoff, and Roche now tried to min-raise except she announced 10,400. She was corrected to 10,450, and paid up the difference. Back to Bidinger who now three-bet to 25,225. Roche called.

The turn was the {J-Diamonds} and Roche announced all in to cover, pushing all her chips across the line. "Do I have to stand up like on television?" she asked the dealer sweetly. "No, you don't have to," he told her, and his attention turned to Bidinger.

Bidinger sat there sweating for a while, and eventually, rather reluctantly, called all in for 31,000.

Bidinger: {A-Diamonds} {10-Hearts}
Roche: {J-Clubs} {Q-Clubs}

"Wow wow wow you are so sick!" Bidinger exploded, both relieved and astounded.

River: {6-Spades}

They shook hands and Roche didn't look particularly bothered about the huge loss. With that, Bidinger doubled to around 120,000. Roche was left with 23,000.

Tags: Charlotte RocheSebastian Bidinger

Weisner Shows Wisdom

Craig Bergeron opened for 800 but Melanie Weisner made it 2,100 from the small blind. After a few moments, he called.

They saw a {9-Hearts} {A-Diamonds} {K-Diamonds} flop and Weisner thought about it for a long time before betting out 2,575. Bergeron looked like he'd gone to sleep, but after some time his eyes flicked up to peer at Weisner, and raised to 5,500. Weisner promptly three-bet another 10,000 or so, and Bergeron gave it up.

Bergeron - down to 20,500
Weisner - up to 58,000

Tags: Craig BergeronMelanie Weisner

Gardner Has Chips Weeded Away From Him

Julian Gardner might not play as many events as he use to, but the former WSOP Main Event runner-up is still reckoned to be one the best players in the UK by his colleagues.

However, he is now officially on the respirator after losing most of his stack in a huge pot.

Gardner bet 12,000 on the river of a {2-Diamonds} {J-Spades} {3-Clubs} {9-Diamonds} {6-Spades} board but found Patrick Renkers check/raising all-in for just 7,275 more. Gardner made the call but could not beat his opponent's flopped set holding of {J-Clubs} {J-Hearts}.

Gardner is left with just 1,800 as a result.

Tags: Julian Gardner

Mercier Calls The Bluff; Still Loses

Jason Mercier bet out 4,200 on the river of a {J-Spades} {K-Diamonds} {9-Diamonds} {A-Spades} {J-Hearts} board only to find himself being check-raised to 12,000. He tanked for a moment before making the call.

His opponent looked sad and said, "I've turned my hand into a bluff," flipping {A-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}. Mercier mucked sighing, "Jesus Christ, I should've shipped it..."

Mercier drops to 16,000.

Tags: Jason Mercier

De Korver Carved Up

It's all over for de Korver
It's all over for de Korver
Four players made it to the {10-?} {7-?} {2-?}, two-club flop and reigning champion Pieter de Korver found himself involved holding {J-Clubs} {9-Clubs}. One gentleman bet out 1,300, and de Korver made it 4,100. Everyone else got out of their way while the bettor made it 11,000. De Korver went all in and the other gent called, holding pocket sevens for a set.

We don't know whether de Korver's flush ever came in, as the {2-?} on the turn gave his opponent a full house to render the point moot. Thus de Korver is bust, and we will definitely be crowning a new champion this year.

Tags: Pieter de Korver

Maria Maceiras Likes the Turn, Not So Much the River

The gentleman on the button raised to 600 and then flatted a reraise to 1,700 from Maria "Sister Of Juan" Maceiras in the small blind. The two of them saw a flop.

Flop: {J-Clubs} {5-Diamonds} {6-Clubs}

Maceiras bet out 2,500 and Button Gent called. They saw a turn.

Turn: {K-Clubs}

This time Maceiras checked, and Button Gent bet 5,000. Maceiras thought about it for a while, placed her last yellow 5,000-denomination chip on top of the rest of her stack, and after a little while she called, leaving herself 11,500 back. So, to the river.

River: {10-Hearts}

Maceiras checked again, and this time Button Gent bet 15,000 to put her in. She dwelled up for a long time, and eventually folded. Yikes.

Tags: Maria Maceiras

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