Justin Bonomo moved all in on the button and the two blinds folded.
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Philipp Gruissem raised to 100,000 on the button and Daniel Negreanu defended his big blind. The flop was
and a 100,000 c-bet did the job for Gruissem.
The 2012 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final
Igor Kurganov has been the shortest stack for the past few levels, but he has fought his way back to become our new chip leader.
Igor Kurganov raised to 100,000 on the button and Team PokerStars Pro Daniel Negreanu three-bet to 240,000 in the small blind. The action folded to Kurganov and he decided to see a flop.
Flop:

Negreanu checked to Kurganov who bet 230,000 and Negreanu made the quick call.
Turn: 
This time Kurganov bet 550,000, when checked too, and the bet was enough to force Negreanu to fold his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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2,800,000
500,000
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500,000 |
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2,000,000
735,000
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735,000 |
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From the small blind, Justin Bonomo completed the bet and Philipp Gruissem checked his option in the big blind. The flop came down 

and Bonomo bet 70,000 with Gruissem making the call.
The turn was the
and Bonomo checked. Gruissem bet 140,000 and Bonomo called.
The river was the
and Bonomo checked. Gruissem fired 280,000 and Bonomo tank-folded.
From the button, Philipp Gruissem raised to 100,000. Daniel Negreanu called from the big blind and the flop came down 

. After Negreanu checked, Gruissem bet 110,000. Negreanu check-raised to 250,000 and Gruissem called.
The turn was the
and paired the board. Negreanu moved his entire stack of 1.705 million into the middle. Gruissem had 950,000 left and tanked. He eventually folded and Negreanu won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,450,000
450,000
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450,000 |
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950,000
50,000
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50,000 |
Team PokerStars Pro Daniel Negreanu raised to 100,000 from the button and Justin Bonomo moved all in from the small blind. After Philipp Gruissem folded from the big blind, Negreanu called.
"Good luck, Justin," said Negreanu as he tossed in the chips to make the call. Bonomo was all in for around 500,000.
Bonomo: 

Negreanu: 

The flop, turn and river ran out 



and Bonomo was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,025,000
575,000
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575,000 |
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Busted | |
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Team PokerStars Pro Daniel Negreanu raised to 100,000 on the button and Philipp Gruissem three-bet to 500,000 from the small blind. Negreanu moved all in and Gruissem made a quick call. When the cards were over turned Gruissem was behind but did have the one card Negreanu did not want to see.
Negreanu:

Gruissem:

Board:

Gruissem was eliminated and play is now heads up for the title and €1 million first prize.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,900,000
875,000
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875,000 |
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2,750,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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Busted | |
Daniel Negreanu has taken charge of the early heads up action. After Igor Kurganov had won three of the first five hands played, Daniel Negreanu came over the top of Kugranov with a three bet and Kurganov folded.
The Kurganov raised to 100,000 on the button and Negreanu three-bet to 305,000 once more. This time Kurganov made the call and we went to a flop of
wherewith players checked.
The turn card was the
and Negreanu bet 370,000 and Kurganov folded.
Then Negreanu took the next five hands including three consecutive, and uncontested, three-bets after Kurganov had come into the pot with a raise.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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4,800,000
900,000
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900,000 |
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1,800,000
950,000
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950,000 |
Igor Kurganov raised to 120,000 and Daniel Negreanu called. The flop was
and both players checked. The turn card was the
and Negreanu bet 150,000; Kurganov called. The final card was the
, putting a four flush on board and Negreanu check-called a 280,000 Kurganov bet. When the cards were turned over Negreanu had a slightly higher flush.
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| Kurganov | ![]() |
Daniel Negreanu bet 120,000 and Igor Kurganov shut him down with a 325,000 three-bet.
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Igor Kurganov bet 120,000 and Daniel Negreanu called. The flop of
was checked through and we saw
on fourth street. Negreanu bet 175,000 and Kurganov made the call. The final card was the
and Negreanu bet once more. This time the bet was 230,000 and Kurganov called with the winning hand -
! Negreanu showed down
.