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

Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

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

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qq
Prize
€1,350,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€10,000
Entries
665
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000

Another Pot For Yunis

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Hafiz Khan raised to 2,500 under the gun, Ondrej Vinklarek called in early position and Nick Yunis three-bet to 7,000 in the hijack seat. Khan folded but Vinklarek made the call. The flop was {A-Clubs} {K-Hearts} {7-Spades} and Vinkyy check-folded to a 3,900 Yunis bet.

Ondrej Vinklarek, 117000
Nick Yunis, 234000

Tags: Ondrej VinklarekNick Yunis

Your Time is Up

Player Chips Progress
Yury Kerzhapkin
Yury Kerzhapkin
Busted
David Sonelin se
David Sonelin
Busted
Antonino Venneri it
Antonino Venneri
Busted
Jeffrey Rossiter au
Jeffrey Rossiter
Busted
Michael Winkels
Michael Winkels
Busted
Dori Yacoub lb
Dori Yacoub
Busted
Eduardo Borio Carlini
Eduardo Borio Carlini
Busted
Anatoly Chen ru
Anatoly Chen
Busted
Andrey Bondar ru
Andrey Bondar
Busted
Philip Gurian
Philip Gurian
Busted
Vadim Vadimovich Belov
Vadim Vadimovich Belov
Busted
Aage Ravn no
Aage Ravn
Busted
Phillippe Rouas
Phillippe Rouas
Busted
John O'Shea ie
John O'Shea
Busted
[Removed:146]
[Removed:146]
Busted
Sandor Demjan
Sandor Demjan
Busted
Joe Cada us
Joe Cada
Busted
Michael Kolkowicz fr
Michael Kolkowicz
Busted
Antoine Saout fr
Antoine Saout
Busted
Marat Begenov kz
Marat Begenov
Busted

Fabrice Takes Fatima's Soul

Farice Soulier doesn't lose many races, just ask Fatima Moreira de Melo.

The Team PokerStars SportStar opened to 2,200 from the cut-off and was called by the button before Fabrice Soulier three-bet to 10,600 from the small blind.

Moreira de Melo tanked before four-bet shoving for 53,500. The button folded but Soulier pretty much snap called.

Moreira de Melo: {5-Spades}{5-Diamonds}
Farice Soulier: {a-Hearts}{k-Clubs}

The board ran {8-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{j-Clubs} to counterfeit Moreira de Melo's pair, and she was out.

Player Chips Progress
Fabrice Soulier fr
Fabrice Soulier
125,000 56,000
Fatima Moreira De Melo nl
Fatima Moreira De Melo
Busted

Tags: Fatima Moreira de MeloFarice Soulier

Ivey Gets Rivered

Phil Ivey raised from middle position to 2,300. The small blind called and then Maksim Kolosov called from the big blind. After the {J-Spades}{9-Clubs}{8-Spades} flop, the small blind checked and Kolosov moved all in for 16,700. Ivey made the call and the other player folded.

Ivey showed the {K-Hearts}{9-Hearts} for middle pair with a king kicker. Kolosov was all in with a weaker {Q-Hearts}{9-Spades}. The {4-Spades} came on the turn and the {10-Diamonds} on the river. Kolosov nailed a gutshot straight on the river to double up and knock Ivey down to 48,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
Poker Hall of Famer
48,000 -24,000
Maksim Kolosov ru
Maksim Kolosov
41,000 300

Tags: Maksim KolosovPhil Ivey

Happy Birthday Griffin Benger

Griffin Benger shares his birthday with another great poker authority - Pokernews very own, intrepid reporter, Frank Op de Woerd. Op de Woerd had his birthday celebration last night while Benger has decided to have his on the felt. Here he is getting a little present from the poker Gods.

There was a raise and two callers before Benger also called in the big blind. The flop came down {10-} {4-} {3-}, Benger bet 5,000 and only Team PokerStars Pro Vanessa Rousso made the call. The turn was the {5-} and Benger moved all-in for 18,000 and after a long dwell Rousso called.

Benger{6-Hearts} {5-Hearts}
Rousso{J-} {10-}

So Benger needed a seven or a deuce, for his birthday present, and the dealer provided it with the {2-} on the river.

Player Chips Progress
Vanessa Rousso us
Vanessa Rousso
60,000 -8,000
Griffin Benger ca
Griffin Benger
55,000 25,000

Tags: Griffin BengerVanessa Rousso

Martin FInger With a Tough Decision

Jose Angel Latorre has just put EPT Prague winner Martin FInger in a tough spot. After what seemed to be a little pre flop raising war, Latorre moved all-in leaving Finger with a decision for the majority of his chips. After a long period in the tank Finger finally folded and now has 42,000 chips.

Latorre kindly showed him {A-} {K-} and Finger revealed that he had {A-} {Q-}.

Player Chips Progress
Martin Finger de
Martin Finger
EPT 1X Winner
42,000 -43,900

Tags: Martin FingerJose Angel Latorre

Daniel Negreanu Has Been Eliminated

We just caught team PokerStars Pro, Daniel Negreanu, shaking hands with his table mates as he left the table. We didn't see the hand as it happened but this is what were told.

Marc Zaicik raised to 2,200, Timofey Kuznetsov three-bet to 8,000 and Daniel Negreanu moved all-in for 27,300 in the big blind. Zaicik folded but Kuznetsov made the call.

Kuznetsov{K-Spades} {K-Hearts}
Negreanu{A-Hearts} {Q-Hearts}

Board: {K-Diamonds} {Q-Clubs} {9-Hearts} {K-Clubs} {5-Hearts}

Kuznetsov stayed ahead until the death, and now has 160,000 chips and the boast of a Negreanu scalp.

Player Chips Progress
Timofey Kuznetsov ru
Timofey Kuznetsov
160,000 60,300
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
Busted

Tags: Daniel NegreanuTimofey Kuznetsov