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

Vadzim Kursevich Eliminated by Ben Vinson

Vadzim Kursevich has just been eliminated on the TV table. We did not see the action but the tournament officials have told us he moved all-in with {A-} {8-} and was called by the mighty {7-Hearts} {3-Hearts} of Ben Vinson. The board ran out with more hearts than a card shop on valentines day and Kursevich was out.

Player Chips Progress
Ben Vinson gb
Ben Vinson
1,350,000
311,000
311,000
Vadzim Kursevich by
Vadzim Kursevich
Busted

Tags: Vadzim KursevichBen Vinson

Amit Makhija Eliminated in 23rd (€40,000)

Amit Makhija busted the very next hand after John Andress from the TV table.

We grabbed Makhija as he exited stage left, and he told us he ran pocket queens into an opponent's pocket kings for 20 big blinds.

Both he and Andress have said they will be jumping in this afternoon's €25,000 High-Roller. Just to blow off some steam, you know.

Player Chips Progress
Amit Makhija us
Amit Makhija
Busted

Tags: Amit MakhijaJohn Andress

Flush Over Flush: Cailly is on a Roll

Lucille Cailly made a standard raise from late position and Michael Dietrich defended his big blind.

Flop: {9-Spades} {7-Hearts} {4-Spades}

Dietrich checked, Cailly bet 55,000 and Dietrich then check-raised to 150,000. Cailly didn't have to take much time to think before she made the call.

Turn: {8-Diamonds}

Both players checked.

River: {J-Spades}

So the spade flush got there and the action was on Dietrich. The ball of his foot was feverishly tapping the floor and he looked so nervous. He went to slide three towers of blue 5k chips over the line but they spilled everywhere. Instead he said, "350," and Cailly snap-called.

Dietrich turned over {Q-Spades} {10-Spades} for the flush, but Cailly had {K-Spades} {5-Spades} for the higher flush. Dietrich took his defeat gracefully and the show moved on. Cailly is on a roll in this event.

Player Chips Progress
Lucille Cailly fr
Lucille Cailly
1,700,000
340,000
340,000
Michael Dietrich ca
Michael Dietrich
385,000
-334,000
-334,000

Tags: Lucille CaillyMichael Dietrich

Chip Leader: Ben Vinson 2.2 Million

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Ben Vinson has taken the chip lead from the TV table with over 2.2 million chips. We tried to grab him as he was speaking to his good friend Chris Sly, to ask him how he had amassed such a stack, but he was off like Road Runner to keep his hot streak HOT.

Tags: Ben Vinson

Kursevich Out, Double Dreams Over For Another Season

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

"Meanwhile Vadzim Kursevich is on our feature table trying to become the first two-time EPT champion," said James Hartigan staring down the lens of a TV camera, Joe Stapleton nodding by his side. Pulling back the curtain of TV production we can reveal that Kursevich is already out (25th, €35,000),..."

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

Caprioli Doubles Through Abouaf

Rodrigo Dos Santos Caprioli raised in middle position, Dan Abouaf moved all-in from the small blind and Caprioli made the call.

Caprioli{A-Clubs} {A-Spades}
Abouaf{A-Diamonds} {K-Hearts}

It was Caprioli at risk of elimination, but the chances were looking slim that it would become a reality.

Board: {K-Clubs} {4-Clubs} {3-Diamonds} {Q-Spades} {10-Clubs}

Abouaf was on his feet and you could see how much this meant to him, but the combination of cards he needed to eliminate his opponent did not come, and he is now one of our short stacks.

Player Chips Progress
Rodrigo Caprioli br
Rodrigo Caprioli
1,100,000
575,000
575,000
Dan Abouaf fr
Dan Abouaf
225,000
-223,000
-223,000

Tags: Rodrigo Dos Santos CaprioliDan Abouaf

Break TIme

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

That's the end of the first level of the day and we are now on a 15-minute break.

Dietrich Hits Runner-Runner to Double

Michael Dietrich
Michael Dietrich

Andoni Larrabe Sánchez shouted, "F##k, f##k, f##k!" after the river card fell to hand Michael Dietrich a double-up just before the break.

Sánchez opened to 60,000 from the button and snap called when Dietrich three-bet all-in from the small blind.

Sánchez: {10-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}
Dietrich: {a-Clubs}{k-Spades}

The flop came a beautiful looking {6-Clubs}{7-Spades}{10-Clubs} for Sánchez. He wasn't so happy with the {j-Clubs}{9-Clubs} turn and river though.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Dietrich ca
Michael Dietrich
788,000
403,000
403,000
Andoni Larrabe es
Andoni Larrabe
597,000
597,000
597,000

Tags: Andoni Larrabe SánchezMichael Dietrich