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

Main Event
Day: 4
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

Main Event

Day 4 Completed

EPT Grand Final All Set for the Final Table: Guigon Leads, Cailly in Third

Level 30 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
Bernard Guigon leading the way
Bernard Guigon leading the way

Today was a very strange day of poker. If you were a marquee player, you had an 80% chance of busting. If you got moved to the TV table your chances of making it through the day probably decreased to 15%. On the flip side of that, the more you procrastinated or slow-rolled the better your chances of making the final table became.

Then there was problem of getting from nine players to our final table of eight. That took the best part of five hours (including a one-hour dinner break). All that playing time means that we are have a very shallow final table tomorrow with average stack at just under 25 big blinds.

The chip leader coming into tomorrow is 64-year old Bernard Guigon with 4,900,000 chips, ahead of Rodrigo Caprioli (2,945,000) in second, and Lucille Cailly in third (2,865,000). Here's how the full table will line up tomorrow:

TableSeatNameChips
Final Table1Rodrigo Caprioli2,945,000
 2Bernard Guigon4,900,000
 3Michael Dietrich1,550,000
 4Sergio Castelluccio1,410,000
 5Moshin Charania2,215,000
 6Daniel Gomez2,665,000
 7Clayton Mozdzen1,430,000
 8Lucille Cailly2,865,000

Alex Mostafavi busted in ninth when his {a-}{7-} could overcome Guigon’s pocket jacks. As Mostafavi was led away each of the other players embraced each other in a tired but joyous way.

If you followed all the coverage at EPT Berlin then you’ll know things were a little different there, and they will be here as well. EPT Live will broadcasting along with our coverage. As the broadcast will have the players’ hole cards face-up, all coverage (written and visual) will be live from 2.30pm CET time, a one hour delay from the live action.

Alex Mostafavi Eliminated in 9th Place (€95,000)

Level 30 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

Working with a 9BB stack, Alex Mostafavi raised to 250,000 in mid-position and Bernard Guigon just decided to call in the big blind.

Flop: {10-Hearts} {10-Diamonds} {5-Diamonds}

Guigon tapped the felt and Mostafavi quickly moved all-in. The players, media and fans on the rail all jostled for position as they sensed an instant call from the chip leader. But Guigon likes to take his time and take his time he did.

After a few minutes of dead unease, the silence was permeated with the words, "I call," and when he turned over his hand Mostafavi tapped the table and everyone knew he was in trouble.

Guigon{J-} {J-}
Mostafavi{A-} {7-}

The turn was kind to Mostafavi as it gave him some more outs {7-Spades}, but he desperately needed the ace or seven to keep his very slim EPT Grand Final hopes alive.

River: {6-Clubs}

That's it! We have our final eight and Alex Mostafavi is not going to sitting amongst them when the action starts at 13:30 (CET) tomorrow. Bernard Guigon is going to be the chip leader and we will bring you all of those exact counts as soon as the furore dies down.

Tags: Alex MostafaviBernard Guigon

Cailly Puts Mostafavi All-In

Level 30 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

Lucille Cailly raised to 200,000 in early position and Alex Mostafavi called in the big blind. The flop was {9-Diamonds} {6-Diamonds} {3-Diamonds} and Mostafavi did what he so often did and checked in the dark. So presented with the betting lead Cailly made it 250,000, but Mostafavi clicked it back to 500,000.

"I am all-in," said Cailly.

Mostafavi went through his usual routine at this point. He re-stacked his chips, shook his head, pondered for five minutes, tapped the felt and folded {8-} {7-} for an open ended straight draw on a monotone board and the crowd went berserk!

Tags: Lucille CaillyAlex Mostafavi

Level: 30

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 10,000