Level 18
: 3,000/6,000, 500 ante
We have been informed that Maria Ho has been eliminated from the TV table but unfortunately we don't have any other details of her exit.
The 2012 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final
Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
The 2012 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
€10,000
Entries
665
Level
33
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000
Players Left 1 / 665
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Stephen Chidwick raised to 6,000 in early position, Jason Wheeler called in mid-position, Ben Vinson called on the button and Chidwick also called, making it three-way to the flop.
Flop: 
Chidwick checked, Wheeler bet 21,000, Vinson folded, Chidwick check-raised to 45,000 and Wheeler released his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
420,000
270,000
|
270,000 |
|
270,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
Level 18
: 3,000/6,000, 500 ante
Hamad Almannai has doubled up through Andoni Larrabe Sanchez, and he did it the hard way. He was holding 
against the 
of Sanchez and an eight on the flop sealed the deal for Almannai.
Board: 
Level 18
: 3,000/6,000, 500 ante
Pratyush Buddiga just lost some chips as he doubled up Chanracy Khun. Buddiga final table EPT Berlin last week and lost 
to Khun's 
after the board ran out 
.
Gaelle Baumann was very short on the bubble and survived an all-in. She still had work to do and was in need of another double up. She tried but got into a dominated situation and was eliminated.
She three-bet all-in from the small blind with 
after Vasili Firsau had opened from the hijack. Firsau called with 
and the board ran a safe, for him, 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
||
Ben Vinson made up the small change in the small blind, but Geert-Jan Potijk raised to 16,000 in the big blind. Vinson decided to call and the pair shared a flop.
Flop:
Vinson check-called a 36,000 Potjik bet.
Turn: 
We didn't see the action on the turn but, "there were fireworks," said Jason Wheeler. When the fireworks ended all of the chips were in the middle and the dealer was asking them both to reveal their hands.
| Vinson |   |
| Potijk |  |
So two pair versus two pair and after the 
on the river Vinson doubled up.
(Thanks to Jason Wheeler for the detail up to the turn)
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
560,000
361,000
|
361,000 |
|
355,000
313,000
|
313,000 |
Team PokerStars Pro Pierre Neuville raised to 15,000 in early position and Vadzim Markushevski three-bet on the button. Neuville moved all-in, Markushevski called and we had a showdown.
| Markushevski | |
| Neuville | |
Board: 
So Neuville was out, but would he hand his board game to Markushevski in true Barry Greenstein style (Neuville has created his own poker board game). In the end Neuville decided to keep hold of his game and Markushevski will have to settle for the real thing.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
840,000
265,000
|
265,000 |
|
Busted |
We joined the action on a flop of 
and the two players involved in the pot were Sergey Baburin and Tudor Grangure, and they were both all-in.
| Grangure |  |
| Baburin |  |
So Grangure had flopped trips and that soon became a full house with consecutive treys on the turn 
and river eliminating Baburin.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
590,000
103,000
|
103,000 |
|
Busted |
Action folded to Sergio Castelluccio on the button and he raised with Erik Seidel calling from the big blind. The flop went check, check after the 
fell and then Seidel fired 16,000 on the 
turn. Castelluccio called.
The river was the and Seidel bet 33,000. Castelluccio thought for a little bit, then put in a raise to 91,000. It was Seidel's turn to tank. He thought for a couple minutes mulling things over and then called.
Castelluccio turned over the 
and Seidel mucked his hand, dropping back below 100,000 in chips. Castelluccio moved up to 850,000 and is still in the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
850,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
92,000
328,000
|
328,000 |
|
||
Dominykas Karmazinas just busted Ilan Boujenah in unknown action and now has 750,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
750,000
315,000
|
315,000 |
|
Busted |
