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

€100,000 Super High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

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

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aq
Prize
€1,640,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€98,500
Prize Pool
€4,432,500
Entries
45
Level Info
Level
18
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

Six-Bet Action from Molson

From the hijack seat, Will Molson raised to 2,500. Action folded to Sam Chartier on the button and he three-bet to 7,200. Play moved back to Molson and he four-bet to 17,000. After a minute, Chartier came back with a five-bet to 36,500. Molson tanked himself, then six-bet to 58,000. With just over 200,000 behind, Chartier folded and Molson won the pot. Molson flipped over the {9-Diamonds} to show the table just before the dealer pushed him the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Will Molson ca
Will Molson
214,000
-36,000
-36,000
Sam Chartier ca
Sam Chartier
201,500
-48,500
-48,500

Tags: Will MolsonSam Chartier

Level: 2

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 200

Nice and Easy For Gruissem

Level 2 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Leon Tsoukernik limped into the pot from middle position, Phil Ivey isolated from the cutoff making it 4,000, Philipp Gruissem called on the button, Daniel Cates called in the big blind and Tsoukernik folded. The flop was {10-Diamonds} {8-Diamonds} {4-Spades} and Gruissem took down the pot with a 9,000 bet when checked to.

Tags: Philipp Gruissem

Molson and Seiver Reach Showdown

Level 2 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Will Molson raised to 3,000 in first position and his next door neighbour, Scott Seiver, three-bet to 9,000. The rest of the table returned to their electronic equipment whilst Molson made the call. The flop spoiled the action - {A-Hearts} {A-Diamonds} {10-Spades} -and both players checked all the way down to the river (turn {Q-Spades} & river {4-Diamonds}) where Molson picked up the pot with two pair {K-Hearts} {Q-Diamonds} - Seiver tabled {5-Hearts} {5-Diamonds}.

Tags: Will MolsonScott Seiver

Four-Bet by Selbst

Level 2 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Masa Kagawa raised to 3,000 in first position and Sam Trickett three-bet to 8,500 one seat to his left. The action folded to Vanessa Selbst who four-bet to 22,200. Kagawa folded immediately but Trickett wanted a more detailed examination of the Selbst stack. She moved her red 25K chips into the eyeline of Trickett who decided it was better to fold. Selbst had around 140,000 behind.

Tags: Sam TrickettVanessa Selbst

Katchalov Over 350K

From the button, Sorel Mizzi opened with a raise to 3,000. Eugene Katchalov three-bet to 8,600 from the small blind and then Masa Kagawa four-bet to 24,200 from the big blind. Mizzi folded, but Katchalov made the call.

The flop came down {A-Hearts}{Q-Spades}{7-Clubs} and Katchalov checked. After Kagawa fired 25,500, Katchalov called and the dealer dealt the {3-Clubs} on the turn. Here, both players checked and the {Q-Clubs} paired the board on the river. Both players checked.

Kagawa showed the {8-Spades}{8-Hearts}, but lost to Katchalov's {A-Spades}{K-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
Eugene Katchalov ua
Eugene Katchalov
355,000
55,200
55,200
Masa Kagawa
Masa Kagawa
190,000
-46,300
-46,300

Tags: Eugene KatchalovSorel MizziMasa Kagawa

Chartier Chipping Back Up

From under the gun, Will Molson raised to 3,000 and Sam Chartier called from the hijack seat. In the big blind, Justin Bonomo three-bet to 8,000. Molson folded and Chartier called.

The flop came down {Q-Diamonds}{J-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} and Bonomo bet 15,000. Chartier raised to 41,000 and won the pot after Bonomo folded.

Player Chips Progress
Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo
295,000
65,000
65,000
Sam Chartier ca
Sam Chartier
232,000
30,500
30,500

Tags: Sam ChartierJustin BonomoWill Molson

Check-Raise From Shak

Team PokerStars Pro Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier raised to 3,500 in middle position, Dan Shak made the call from the cutoff before Govert Metaal three-bet from the button making it 7,900 to play. Both ElkY and Shak made the call and the trio shared a flop.

Flop: {A-Diamonds} {7-Diamonds} {6-Clubs}

The action checked through to Metaal who bet 13,000, ElkY folded but Shak made a very small check-raise to 30,000. Metaal realised he was probably second best and mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Govert Metaal nl
Govert Metaal
310,000
Dan Shak us
Dan Shak
275,000
25,000
25,000

Tags: Govert MetaalDan ShakBertrand "ElkY" Grospellier

Everyone Loves the Nuts

Level 2 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

From the hijack seat, Dieter Albrecht raised to 3,000. Bertrand "ElkY Grospellier called from the small blind and Mike "Timex" McDonald three-bet to 14,400 from the big blind. Albrecht called and Grospellier folded.

The flop came down {Q-Clubs}{J-Spades}{10-Diamonds} and McDonald bet 16,600. Albrecht raised to 36,000 and then McDonald reraised to 72,000. Albrecht called.

The turn was the {5-Spades} and McDonald bet 67,000. Albrecht raised all in and McDonald called. Both players turned up a big slick variation; McDonald held the {A-Diamonds}{K-Hearts} and Albrecht the {A-Spades}{K-Clubs}. The river was the {4-Spades} to complete the board and the two chopped up the pot.

Tags: Mike McDonaldBertrand ElkY" GrospellierDieter Albrecht