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

Jesse Martin Eliminated in 17th Place (€40,000)

The EPT Grand Final is a two table affair after Jesse Martin was eliminated by Vadzim Markushevski.

Clayton Mozdzen opened to 65,000 and Markushevski flat called from the cut-off before Martin moved all-in for 720,000 from the button. Mozdzen folded but Markushevski had slow played a monster and snapped.

Markushevski: {k-Hearts}{k-Clubs}
Martin: {a-Spades}{q-Clubs}

The board ran {k-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{5-Spades}{3-Clubs} to fill up Markushevski.

One table is being broken now and play will resume. We'll bring you that draw and official counts in the break that coming up shortly.

Player Chips Progress
Vadzim Markushevski
Vadzim Markushevski
2,000,000 975,000
Jesse Martin us
Jesse Martin
Busted

Tags: Vadzim MarkushevskiJesse Martin

Raises and Re-Raises

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

Lucille Cailly raised to 60,000 in first position and Alex Mostafavi three-bet to 160,000 to close off the action.

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Anatoly Gurtovoy raised to 65,000 under the gun and Alex Mostafavi tanked for ages before moving all-in, much to the annoyance of Gurtovoy who folded his hand.

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Clayton Mozdzen raised to 60,000 on the button, Jesse Martin moved all in and Mozdzen folded.

What Did Cailly Think After Her Loss?

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Just lost a 1,6 million pot. Still got the avg. COME ON! #EPTGrandFinal
Apr 29 via Twitter for iPhone Favorite Retweet Reply

Mis-Step By Cailly

Andrey Gurtovoy has just had back to back double ups to thrust him right into the top three spots. MarcC brought you news of his double up versus Alex Mostafavi then this happened.

Lucille Cailly raised to 60,000 in the cutoff and Andrey Gurtovoy casually flicked a 180,000 three-bet into the pot from the big blind. Cailly quickly moved all-in and Gurtovoy called in a heartbeat.

Gurtovoy{A-Spades} {A-Diamonds}
Cailly{3-Diamonds} {3-Spades}

Gurtovoy got to his feet and stepped away from the table and Cailly just looked to the sky, no doubt thinking, what did I do that for?

Board: {K-Spades} {J-Clubs} {7-Spades} {4-Diamonds} {9-Clubs}

Gurtovoy's aces stand strong and within two hands he has moved into serious contention.

Player Chips Progress
Anatoly Gurtovoy
Anatoly Gurtovoy
1,700,000 900,000
Lucille Cailly fr
Lucille Cailly
950,000 -598,000

Tags: Anatoly GurtovoyLucille Cailly

No Trouble in This Double for Gurtovoy

Anatoly Gurtovoy
Anatoly Gurtovoy

Anatoly Gurtovoy couldn't bear to watch as the board was rolled out by the dealer. He was all-in for his last 434,000 and it great shape, but it was all still to much for him.

The pot opened with a raise to 60,000 from Lucille Cailly and a three-bet from Alex Mostafavi in the small blind. Gurtovoy was in the big blind and four-bet shoved. Cailly quickly folded and Mostafavi called just as quick.

Mostafavi: {7-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}
Gurtovoy: {j-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}

The board ran {10-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{q-Spades}.

Gurtovoy's friend on the rail told him on the turn that it was safe to look. Mostafavi tapped the table and paid his dues.

Player Chips Progress
Anatoly Gurtovoy
Anatoly Gurtovoy
800,000 142,000
Alex Mostafavi
Alex Mostafavi
720,000 -453,000

Tags: Anatoly GurtovoyLucille CaillyAlex Mostafavi

Rodrigo Dos Santos Caprioli Doubles Up Clayton Mozdzen

It was a pre flop all-in encounter in the blinds. We are not sure what the flow of the action was, but do know that Mozdzen was well ahead when the cards were turned onto their backs.

Mozdzen{9-Spades} {9-Hearts}
Caprioli{6-Hearts} {6-Clubs}

Board: {A-Spades} {K-Hearts} {3-Clubs} {A-Diamonds} {A-Hearts}

Mozdzen didn't look at the board until the end had come.

"Nice hand," said Buddiga.

"Just lucky," said Mozdzen.

Player Chips Progress
Rodrigo Caprioli br
Rodrigo Caprioli
985,000 -596,000
Clayton Mozdzen ca
Clayton Mozdzen
528,000 118,000

Tags: Rodrigo Dos Santos CaprioliClayton Mozdzen

Wheeler Keeps On Rollin' (Then Crashes)

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

"Jason Wheeler is one of a number of Mexamericans who have become regulars on the EPT over the last year and has certainly been one of the more successful ones. Eleven EPT cashes, three of which have been in main events, have totted up to $175,746 but it's looking like..."

Read the full article by clicking through this link to the PokerStars Blog.

out in 18th...played as best as i could..take some time to regroup, then back at it... #EPTGrandFinal
Apr 29 via web Favorite Retweet Reply

Chip Counts (full)

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Gomez
Daniel Gomez
2,424,000 1,810,000
Bernard Guigon fr
Bernard Guigon
1,654,000 154,000
Rodrigo Caprioli br
Rodrigo Caprioli
1,581,000 261,000
Lucille Cailly fr
Lucille Cailly
1,548,000 8,000
Ben Vinson gb
Ben Vinson
1,391,000 -869,000
Sergio Castelluccio it
Sergio Castelluccio
1,341,000 91,000
Mohsin Charania us
Mohsin Charania
EPT 1X Winner
1,295,000 135,000
Michael Dietrich ca
Michael Dietrich
1,254,000 624,000
Andoni Larrabe es
Andoni Larrabe
1,206,000 486,000
Alex Mostafavi
Alex Mostafavi
1,173,000 -433,000
Vadzim Markushevski
Vadzim Markushevski
1,025,000 175,000
Georges Dib
Georges Dib
777,000 180,000
Geert-Jan Potijk nl
Geert-Jan Potijk
722,000 -187,000
Pratyush Buddiga us
Pratyush Buddiga
667,000 54,000
Anatoly Gurtovoy
Anatoly Gurtovoy
658,000 -592,000
Jesse Martin us
Jesse Martin
658,000 328,000
Clayton Mozdzen ca
Clayton Mozdzen
410,000 -146,000

Level: 25

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 4,000