The 2012 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final

€25,000 High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info

The 2012 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k3
Prize
€1,080,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€25,000
Prize Pool
€3,325,000
Entries
133
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
5,000

Bilokur Doubles Up

Alex Bilokur, the winner of the $25,000 High Roller at the 2012 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, just doubled up through Igor Kurganov. Bilokur raised all in from the button for 81,000 and Kurganov called from the big blind. Bilokur held the {Q-Diamonds}{J-Spades} and Kurganov the {A-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}.

The board ran out {A-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} and Bilokur hit two pair on the turn to double up.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Bilokur ru
Alex Bilokur
170,000
44,000
44,000

Tags: Igor KurganovAlex Bilokur

Level: 18

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 1,000

Bubble Time and Chip Counts

With the elimination of Joseph Elpayaa in 16th pace, the tournament is now on the bubble. Each table will play hand-for-hand until another elimination occurs and the money is reach. This bubble is worth €60,000. Below are the current chip counts.

Also of note is that Nathan Schoo just doubled up through Andrew Badecker on the bubble. After Badecker raised the button to 20,000. Schoo jammed from the big blind for 236,000 with pocket tens. Badecker called with the {A-Clubs}{9-Diamonds} and couldn't get the knock out after the board ran out {K-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{7-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
1,080,000
350,000
350,000
Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
875,000
238,000
238,000
$25K Fantasy
Poker Hall of Famer
Alex Bilokur ru
Alex Bilokur
675,000
505,000
505,000
Philipp Gruissem de
Philipp Gruissem
650,000
-231,000
-231,000
StakeKings
Artem Litvinov ru
Artem Litvinov
500,000
-189,500
-189,500
Nathan Schoo
Nathan Schoo
480,000
230,500
230,500
Igor Kurganov ru
Igor Kurganov
400,000
-194,500
-194,500
Andrew Badecker us
Andrew Badecker
400,000
-483,000
-483,000
Martin Finger de
Martin Finger
375,000
-51,500
-51,500
EPT 1X Winner
Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo
330,000
-32,500
-32,500
Noah Schwartz us
Noah Schwartz
310,000
-127,500
-127,500
Alexander Venovski us
Alexander Venovski
220,000
-24,500
-24,500
Andrey Pateychuk ru
Andrey Pateychuk
165,000
-5,000
-5,000
EPT 1X Winner
Haralabos Voulgaris ca
Haralabos Voulgaris
160,000
-2,000
-2,000
Max Lykov
Max Lykov
105,000
-26,500
-26,500

Tags: Andrew BadeckerNathan Schoo

One for Gruissem

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Daniel Negreanu raised from middle position to 22,000 and Philipp Gruissem called from the cutoff seat. In the big blind, Phil Ivey also called and the flop came down {10-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{5-Clubs}. Action checked to Gruissem and he bet 36,000. Ivey and Negreanu both folded and Gruissem won the pot.

Tags: Phil IveyDaniel NegreanuPhilipp Gruissem

Negreanu Can't Buy It

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Daniel Negreanu opened to 22,000 from under the gun and his only customer was Nathan Schoo who called from the cutoff seat. The flop came down {A-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{7-Spades} and both players checked to see the {2-Diamonds} land on the turn. Negreanu bet 35,000 and Schoo called. The river completed the board with the {2-Clubs} and Negreanu bet 115,000. Schoo called again.

"You're good," said Negreanu.

Schoo then tabled the {A-Diamonds}{K-Hearts} and Negreanu mucked his hand.

Tags: Daniel NegreanuNathan Schoo

Pateychuk Bubbles €25,000 High Roller

Justin Bonomo's week just got a bit better as he just burst the bubble here in the €25,000 High Roller. He got all in with short-stacked Andrey Pateychuk on the {J-Spades}{10-Hearts}{6-Spades} flop holding the {A-Spades}{2-Spades} for the nut flush draw. Pateychuk held the {A-Hearts}{A-Clubs}, but couldn't hold after the {3-Spades} landed on the turn to give Bonomo an unbeatable hand. The river completed the board with the {7-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo
775,000
445,000
445,000
Andrey Pateychuk ru
Andrey Pateychuk
Busted
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Justin BonomoAndrey Pateychuk

Martin Finger Eliminated in 14th Place (€60,000)

This season's EPT Prague champion Martin Finger has been eliminated in 14th place. After Alex Bilokur checked the {K-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{9-Spades}{2-Spades} board, Finger moved all in for 241,000. Bilokur tank-called holding the {J-Clubs}{9-Clubs}. His pair of nines was good against Finger's {A-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} for just ace high.

Finger was eliminated as the first player in the money and took home €60,000 for his efforts.

Player Chips Progress
Martin Finger de
Martin Finger
Busted
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Martin FingerAlex Bilokur