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

Tabatabaei Find a River Call

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

Reza Tabatabaei raised to 60,000 in the hijack seat and Mohsin Charania flicked in the call from the big blind. The flop was {K-Spades} {J-Diamonds} {8-Spades} and Charania check-called a 100,000 Tabatabaei bet. The turn of {10-Hearts} was checked through and the last card was the {5-Hearts}. Charania took the betting lead for 80,000 and Tabatabaei made the call.

Tabatabaei{A-Clubs} {J-Clubs}
Charania{Q-Hearts} {J-Hearts}

So it was a good call by Tabatabaei and he hauled in the pot.

Tags: Mohsin CharaniaReza Tabatabaei

Level: 24

Blinds: 12,000/24,000

Ante: 3,000

Chips Ahoy

Player Chips Progress
Ben Vinson gb
Ben Vinson
2,260,000
60,000
60,000
Lucille Cailly fr
Lucille Cailly
1,653,000
-47,000
-47,000
Alex Mostafavi
Alex Mostafavi
1,606,000
881,000
881,000
Anatoly Gurtovoy
Anatoly Gurtovoy
1,336,000
36,000
36,000
Bernard Guigon fr
Bernard Guigon
1,320,000
108,000
108,000
Rodrigo Caprioli br
Rodrigo Caprioli
1,010,000
-90,000
-90,000
Andoni Larrabe es
Andoni Larrabe
949,000
352,000
352,000
Geert-Jan Potijk nl
Geert-Jan Potijk
909,000
-411,000
-411,000
Tudor Grangure
Tudor Grangure
870,000
42,000
42,000
Jason Wheeler us
Jason Wheeler
809,000
-94,000
-94,000
Michael Dietrich ca
Michael Dietrich
788,000
Sergio Castelluccio it
Sergio Castelluccio
618,000
58,000
58,000
Daniel Gomez
Daniel Gomez
614,000
282,000
282,000
Pratyush Buddiga us
Pratyush Buddiga
613,000
-357,000
-357,000
Georges Dib
Georges Dib
597,000
-521,000
-521,000
Dimitar Danchev bg
Dimitar Danchev
595,000
148,000
148,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Clayton Mozdzen ca
Clayton Mozdzen
556,000
-15,000
-15,000
Dan Abouaf fr
Dan Abouaf
549,000
324,000
324,000
Mohsin Charania us
Mohsin Charania
476,000
-399,000
-399,000
EPT 1X Winner
Vadzim Markushevski
Vadzim Markushevski
459,000
-101,000
-101,000
Jesse Martin us
Jesse Martin
293,000
-145,000
-145,000

A Charania Double Up

Andoni Larrabe Sánchez raised to 50,000 in the cutoff and Mohsin Charania moved all-in from the button. Sanchez asked for the count, and after learning it was 471,000, decided to make the call.

Charania{A-Hearts} {9-Hearts}
Sanchez{6-Diamonds} {6-Spades}

Charania didn't feel lucky as he threw his player i.d card into the mix as well, but it was all for naught as he spiked his ace on the flop to secure his double up.

Board: {A-Spades} {J-Clubs} {4-Clubs} {2-Clubs} {5-Hearts}

Player Chips Progress
Mohsin Charania us
Mohsin Charania
1,000,000
524,000
524,000
EPT 1X Winner
Andoni Larrabe es
Andoni Larrabe
475,000
-474,000
-474,000

Tags: Andoni Larrabe SánchezMohsin Charania

Pieces Of Action

Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante

Mohsin Charania raised to 53,000 in the hijack seat and Lucille Cailly three-bet to 110,000 in the cutoff. Back to Charania and he made the four-bet to 220,000. Cailly studied his stack but eventually decided to fold.

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Pratyush Buddiga raised to 50,000 in the cutoff and Rodrigo Caprioli three-bet to 115,000 on the button to end the action.

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Anatoly Gurtovoy raised to 50,000 in the cutoff and Mohsin Charania closed him down with a 140,000 three-bet from the small blind.

Tags: Mohsin CharaniaLucille CaillyAnatoly Gurtovoy

Dietrich Pays Sanchez Off

Michael Dietrich raised to 50,000 on the button and Andoni Larrabe Sánchez called in the big blind. The flop was {J-Diamonds} {8-Hearts} {2-Clubs} and both players checked. On the turn we saw the {7-Hearts} and Sanchez led for 65,000 with Dietrich making the call. The river is the {4-Clubs} and Sanchez led once more, this time for 125,000 and Dietrich paid his dues. Sanchez turned over {J-Spades} {9-Hearts} for top pair and Dietrich mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Andoni Larrabe es
Andoni Larrabe
720,000
245,000
245,000
Michael Dietrich ca
Michael Dietrich
630,000
-158,000
-158,000

Tags: Michael DietrichAndoni Larrabe Sánchez

One of the Strangest Double Ups I've Ever Seen

I still can't quite believe the hand I saw that enabled Jesse Martin to double up.

Dan Abouaf raised to 56,000 from the cut-off and watched as Jesse Martin three-bet to 262,000 from the cut-off. Abouaf though for two minutes and then just called, to a few raised eyebrows from those not in the hand.

The flop fell {a-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{10-Clubs} and Abouaf moved all-in, snapped off by Martin.

As the cameras moved in to film, Martin told his opponent that he had a set. Abouaf's reply came, "Good for you."

Martin: {10-Hearts}{10-Spades} for middle set.
Abouaf: {4-Hearts}{5-Clubs} for bottom pair!

The board ran out {9-Hearts}{5-Hearts} to make Abouaf trips, but it also filled up Martin.

No one could really believe what they just saw. It's not they're playing for €1.5 million or anything.

Player Chips Progress
Jesse Martin us
Jesse Martin
330,000
37,000
37,000
Dan Abouaf fr
Dan Abouaf
140,000
-409,000
-409,000

Tags: Dan AbouafJesse Martin

Dan Abouaf Eliminated by Rodrigo Caprioli

Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
Dan Abouaf
Dan Abouaf

Intrepid reporter MarcC has just reported on one of the strangest double ups he had ever seen and it involved Dan Abouaf. A few hands later and we can report that Dan Abouaf is out. He moved all-in with pocket treys and was called by Rodrigo Caprioli holding pocket sevens. The board was three-less and Abouaf was out in 22nd place earning €40,000 for his troubles.

Tags: Dan AbouafRodrigo Caprioli