Hand #231: Jack Salter raised to 520,000 preflop. Before Antonio Buonanno could three-bet to an amount we could see, Salter had moved all in and Buonanno called.
Buonanno:
Salter:
The flop came and Buonanno took the lead. The on the turn changed nothing. The river was the and Buonanno doubled back up.
Hand #241: Jack Salter raised 525,000 from the button and won the blinds.
Hand #242: Antonio Buonanno raised to 500,000 preflop with and Jack Salter three-bet to 1,350,000 with and won the pot.
Hand #243: Salter raised to 525,000 with and Buonanno called with . The flop was and Buonanno folded to a 345,000 bet.
Hand #244: Buonanno raised to 500,000 on the button with . Salter picked up and made it 1.35 million. Buonanno moved all in and Salter quickly called.
The flop came , Buonanno flopped top pair but Salter had a royal flush draw. The turn meant Salter had to hit one of his 14 outs, the was not one of those as Buonanno made a straight on the river.
Hand #311: Antonio Buonanno had the button and raised to 600,000 with the . Jack Salter reraised all in for 4.95 million with the , and Buonanno quickly called.
The flop came down and kept Buonanno in front without much of a seat. The turn delivered the and that gave Salter a few more outs to a straight.
On the river, the hit and that was it. Buonanno had secured the victory, sending Salter home in second place and winning the 2014 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final €10,600 Main Event.
It took over 300 hands, nearly 18 hours of play, and seven eliminations, but the 2014 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final €10,600 Main Event has finally come to a close. Capturing the title and the massive €1.24 million top prize was Italy's Antonio Buonanno — the only player at the final table not to qualify for the event online.
The day was long, but eventful, and in the end it was Jack Salter and Buonanno left to duke it out in what would be an epic heads-up battle. The two traded blows, double ups, bluffs, and value bets for several long hours into the breakfast hours in Monaco, but Salter would end up in second place.
After a failed float attempt followed by a long tank that resulted in a fold caused by the time clock running out on Salter, he was left at a 3-1 chip deficit to his Italian counterpart. Then, things were quickly over.
On the final hand, Buonanno raised with the and Salter shoved with the . Buonanno called and held as the board ran out a rather uneventful .
Final Table Results
Place
Player
Prize
1
Antonio Buonanno
€1,240,000
2
Jack Salter
€765,000
3
Malte Moennig
€547,000
4
Mayu Roca
€419,000
5
Magnus Karlsson
€332,000
6
Sebastian von Toperczer
€258,300
7
Kenny Hicks
€188,500
8
Sebastian Bredthauer
€128,800
9
Martins Seilis
€102,000
That concludes PokerNews' coverage from the final event of Season 10 of the EPT. It's been a great season and we can't wait to come back for more next year. Until the next time, we'll be catching some much-needed sleep!