Ben Vinson raised to 8,500 in the cutoff and Geert-Jan Potijk three-bet to 19,000 on the button. Vinson decided to peel, out of the position, and the pair shared a flop of
. Vinson check-called a 16,000 Potijk bet and the dealer handed them the
on the turn, which both players checked. The river card was the
, Vinson checked for a third time and Potijk bet 25,000; a bet that Vinson didn't like. He pulled every possible face you could think of before making the call and Potjik turned over
for the low end of the straight. Vinson mucked his hand.
The 2012 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final
Another pre flop all-in, this time with the best hand holding up.
| Emin Aghayev | ![]() |
| Andres Artinano | ![]() |
The board stayed clean for Aghayev and he doubled up
Juan Gonzalez Venzano found a spot he had to push with and it worked out well for him.
He was in the small blind and looked down at 
. Bryan Piccioli was his opponent in the hand and had opened to 9,000 before Venzano shipped for 76,000.
Piccioli made the call with 
and the board ran 



to make Venzano a set.
Griffin Benger raised on the button and Frank Koopmann defended his big blind. The flop was
and Koopmann check-called a 14,000 Benger bet as if he was going to call three-streets for fun. The turn was the
and Koopmann check-called a quick 21,000 Benger double barrel. The river card was the
and both players quickly checked.
"I have ace-queen," said Benger.
Koopmann flipped over
for a rivered set and scooped the pot.
Here's a quick look at some of the players still in and who they're sharing tables with as we approach that money bubble.
From the hijack seat, Andoni Larrabe Sánchez opened with a raise to 8,000. Patrick Renkers jammed all in from the cutoff seat for 43,000 and everyone folded back to Sánchez. He made the call holding the 
. Renkers held the 
.
The flop gave Sánchez the lead with the 

coming turn. He stayed in front after the
turn card, but the
on the river doubled Renkers up and moved him back near 100,000 in chips.
On the 

flop, Dan Abouaf checked before Ilan Boujenah fired 11,000. Guillaume Darcourt called behind and then Abouaf also called.
The turn was the
and all three players checked to see the
land on the river. Abouaf pounced with a bet of 21,000 and Boujenah called. Darcourt folded.
Boujenah showed the 
to beat Abouaf's 
and win the pot.
On the next hand, Boujenah raised to 8,000 and Andres Artinano called in position to take the 

flop. Boujenah bet 10,000 and Artinano called.
The turn was the
and both players checked. They also checked the
river card.
Artinano showed a winning 
and Boujenah mucked his hand.
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500

