2013 PokerStars.com EPT Prague

€10,300 High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info

2013 PokerStars.com EPT Prague

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
1010
Prize
€382,050
Event Info
Buy-in
€10,000
Prize Pool
€1,724,800
Entries
176
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000

How to Accidentally Qualify for a €10,000 High Roller

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
Duncan McLellan. Photo courtesy of the PokerStars Blog.
Duncan McLellan. Photo courtesy of the PokerStars Blog.

Before his elimination today, Duncan McLellan couldn't stop winning poker tournaments. In fact, the habit got so bad that he wound up playing the €10,000 High Roller tournament here in Prague, somewhat against his will. The PokerStars Blog finds out how he did it.

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Kabrhel Has His Aces Cracked - Short

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

We didn’t see which street all the money went in but we’re guessing the flop of {10-Clubs}{9-Spades}{5-Hearts} had something to do with it. Martin Kabrhel was left crippled after his {a-}{a-} was crushed by the flopped set {9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} of Dmitry Yurasov .It left Kabrel desperately short but he has so far resisted punting the rest of it off needlessly.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Dmitry Yurasov ru
Dmitry Yurasov
420,000
200,000
200,000
Profile photo of Martin Kabrhel cz
Martin Kabrhel
20,000
-230,000
-230,000

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Exit Hairabedian

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

Roger Hairabedian moved all in for change and was called by Emil Ohlsson and Jonathan Little who had position on him. There was nothing Hairabedian could do now but look on and await his fate. The flop was {4-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}. Ohlsson checked and Little bet 20,000. Ohlson made the call and they saw a turn {5-Clubs} which they both checked. River card {8-Diamonds} and a final check from Ohlsson. Little bet 40,000 and Ohlsson quickly called, sighing in disbelief as his opponent turned over {8-Spades}{8-Hearts} for a rivered full house. Hairabedian got up from the table almost unnoticed and his cards were swept into the muck by the dealer unseen.

Player Chips Progress
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Roger Hairabedian
Busted

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Bet the River ElkY

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Marc-Etienne Mclaughlin raised from the cut-off to 6,000 and found one caller in the big blind, Team PokerStars Pro Bertrand 'ElkY' Grospellier. The flop was {8-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{2-Clubs} and Grospellier led out for 8,100 getting a call from Mclaughlin. Turn card {k-Clubs} and the betting swapped round. Grospellier check, called a bet of 17,000. The final card was {8-Spades} and again Grospellier checked only to find a check behind. Grospellier’s {a-Clubs}{5-Clubs} flush was enough to prompt Martin Kabrhel to shout across “Bet the river Elky.”

Level: 14

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 500

Various Chips Counts from Around the Room

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jonathan Little us
Jonathan Little
315,000
80,000
80,000
Profile photo of Akin Tuna tr
Akin Tuna
305,000
132,400
132,400
Profile photo of Olivier Busquet us
Olivier Busquet
275,000
173,600
173,600
Profile photo of Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
240,000
97,000
97,000
Profile photo of Shannon Shorr us
Shannon Shorr
230,000
-31,300
-31,300
Profile photo of Martin Finger de
Martin Finger
125,000
-19,500
-19,500
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Bernard Guigon fr
Bernard Guigon
85,000
-72,200
-72,200
Profile photo of Jesse Yaginuma us
Jesse Yaginuma
80,000
80,000
80,000
Profile photo of Martin Kabrhel cz
Martin Kabrhel
60,000
40,000
40,000
Profile photo of Martin Hanowski de
Martin Hanowski
30,000
-66,600
-66,600
Profile photo of Atanas Malinov bg
Atanas Malinov
Busted

That's How You Get to the November Nine

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Marc Etienne McLaughlin
Marc Etienne McLaughlin

Marc Etienne McLaughlin, who finished sixth in the 2013 World Series of Poker Main Event, found himself all in for 56,300 and in dire straits against Team PokerStars Pro Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier.

McLaughlin: {10-Clubs}{10-Hearts}
Grospellier: {a-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}

McLaughlin was in need of a little luck, and he found some as the {k-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} flop delivered him a set. Neither the {3-Hearts} turn nor {9-Spades} river helped Grospellier and he shipped the double to McLaughlin.

"You can tell everyone that's how he made the final table of the Main Event," Jason Lavallee joked.

McLaughlin smiled and quipped, "Ten times tens versus aces."

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Marc Etienne McLaughlin ca
Marc Etienne McLaughlin
115,000
58,700
58,700
Profile photo of Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier fr
Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier
95,000
-55,000
-55,000

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