€10,600 Main Event
Day 5 Started
2014 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final
€10,600 Main Event
Day: 5
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2014 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final
Buy-in
€10,000
Prize Pool
€6,500,000
Entries
650
Level
35
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
40,000
The March to the Final Table Begins on Day 4
"Why not me? I have chips, there’s 17 people left, I don’t see any reason it can’t be me."
Those are the words Jack Salter, who was recently the subject of a PokerNews feature, told us after play concluded last night, and it is no doubt a sentiment being shared by each and every one of his 16 opponents. Why not me?
Today, nine of them will have an answer. Perhaps it'll be because of a bad beat, or because they punted their stack. Whatever the case, nine more players will fall here on Day 5 before the final table of eight is set. We're not sure how long it'll take to determine the finalists, but we do know we'll be here as long as it takes. With action resuming in Level 25 (15,000/30,000/4,000), we're guessing it won't take too terribly long.
The 2014 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino European Poker Tour Grand Final Main Event began with 650 players, and at the time Kenny Hicks was just one of many hoping for some luck to put himself in contention for the €1,240,000 first-place prize. Well, on Day 3 he found some when he became responsible for bursting the money bubble, and his good fortune continued on Day 4 when he rose to the top of the chips counts. Hicks will begin the day with 2,499,000.
The aforementioned Salter was also quite lucky on Day 4. That is when, with 41 players remaining, he went from 40th in chips with 97,000 to 1.75 million, currently third in chips. It was a storybook day for the man from the UK, and he'll have to wait and see if his momentum carries over to the penultimate day.
Other returning to action today are big stacks Martins Seilis (1,767,000), Antonio Buonanno (1,623,000), Mayu Roca (1,500,000), Malte Moennig (1,450,000), Vasili Firsau and (1,002,000). Also joining them is the last former EPT champ remaining in the field, Mark Teltscher (802,000); EPT10 Prague High Roller winner Ivan Soshnikov (731,000), PokerStars.fr TV Stars’ Miroslav Alilovic (500,000); and inaugural World Poker Tour Alpha8 champ Steven Silverman (436,000).
The minimum anyone will take home today is €55,850, but obviously there is a lot more on the line for everyone. Action is set to kick off at Noon local time, which is about 90 minutes from now. Join us then as we bring you all the latest and greatest on the way down to a final table!
Seat Draw for Day 5 & Counts (full)
Here is the seating draw for the start of the day. It won't last long though. That's because we need to lose just one more player before the two-table redraw.
| Table | Seat | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Martin Seilis |
| 1 | 3 | Sebastian Von Toperczer |
| 1 | 4 | Miroslav Alilovic |
| 1 | 5 | Matias Ruzzi |
| 1 | 6 | Antonio Buonanno |
| 2 | 2 | Jack Salter |
| 2 | 3 | Ivan Soshnikov |
| 2 | 4 | Mark Teltscher |
| 2 | 5 | Vasili Firsau |
| 2 | 6 | Kenny Hicks |
| 2 | 8 | Nikita Nikolaev |
| 3 | 1 | Malte Moennig |
| 3 | 3 | Nicholas Petrangelo |
| 3 | 4 | Magnus Karlsson |
| 3 | 6 | Steven Silverman |
| 3 | 7 | Sebastian Bredthauer |
| 3 | 8 | Mayu Roca |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,499,000 | |
|
1,767,000 | |
|
1,750,000 | |
|
1,623,000 | |
|
1,500,000 | |
|
1,456,000 | |
|
1,450,000 | |
|
1,083,000 | |
|
1,065,000 | |
|
1,002,000 | |
|
861,000 | |
|
802,000 | |
|
731,000 | |
|
540,000 | |
|
500,000 | |
|
436,000 | |
|
402,000 |
Level: 25
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 4,000
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Level 25
: 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
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Steven Silverman Eliminated in 17th Place (€55,850)
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Level 25
: 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
Magnus Karlsson opened to 60,000 preflop and Steven Silverman moved all in for 315,000 behind him. Mayu Roca thought for a moment in the blinds before making the call and Karlsson quickly folded.
Silverman: 
Roca: 
The board ran out 
- not enough aces, jacks or hearts for Silverman and he was knocked in 17th position. There is now a redraw for the final two tables.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,900,000 | 400,000 |
|
|
Busted |
The Two-Table Redraw
Level 25
: 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
Players are now on a short break while they relocate and the TV crew resets.
| Table | Seat | Player |
|---|---|---|
| Feature | 1 | Nicholas Petrangelo |
| Feature | 2 | Kenny Hicks |
| Feature | 3 | Ivan Soshnikov |
| Feature | 4 | Jack Salter |
| Feature | 5 | Nikita Nikolaev |
| Feature | 6 | Martins Seilis |
| Feature | 7 | Vasili Firsau |
| Feature | 8 | Mayu Roca |
| 1 | 1 | Antonio Buonanno |
| 1 | 2 | Sebastian Bredthauer |
| 1 | 3 | Mark Teltscher |
| 1 | 4 | Magnus Karlsson |
| 1 | 5 | Malte Moennig |
| 1 | 6 | Miroslav Alilovic |
| 1 | 7 | Matias Ruzzi |
| 1 | 8 | Sebastian von Toperczer |
Bredthauer Leading the EPT10 Grand Final F1 Competition
Level 25
: 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
According to PokerStars, German PokerStars qualifier Sebastian Bredthauer is having an amazing week here at the PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino EPT Grand Final. The 23-year-old student from Hanover is competing in his first live tournament after winning his way to Monaco for just 100 FPPs (check out the PokerStars blog story here), and now he is among the final 16 in the Main Event.
Not only is he in line for a spectacular payday, but he’s also currently leading the F1 simulator competition in the venue foyer with a 1:12:67 lap time. First prize in that competition is free hotel accommodation for the EPT11 Barcelona Main Event in August. Regarding his impressive F1 score, he said: “I used to play this as a child so I know the course.”
Watch Some Highlights from Yesterday's Play
Level 25
: 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
Check out the highlights from Day 4 of the PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino EPT Grand Final, presented by James Hartigan and featuring David Williams, Noah Boeken.
Matias Ruzzi Eliminated in 16th Place (€55,850)
Level 25
: 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
Malte Moennig opened for 65,000 preflop and Matias Ruzzi pushed all in from late position. Antonio Buonanno called on the button and Moennig got out of the way.
Ruzzi: 
Buonanno: 
The board came 
and the Argentine was knocked out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,900,000 | 277,000 |
|
|
Busted |