2015 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final

€25,500 High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info

2015 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k6
Prize
€1,114,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€25,000
Prize Pool
€5,267,500
Entries
215
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

Seidel Eliminated on Bad Beat in Three-Way All In; Soika Grabs Lead

Level 12 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Erik Seidel
Erik Seidel

Three players had 17,200 in front of them when we got to a table where Leo Yan Ho Cheng was all in from the button for 56,000 more. Ihar Soika shoved from the big blind, covering everyone in the hand. Erik Seidel, who was under the gun, thought only briefly before calling off his 130,000 or so. Davidi Kitai took a deep breath and looked at the clock, thinking hard about putting in his stack of about 80,000 more.

"Sorry," he said with a smile, clearly struggling with the massive odds he was getting. Finally, he raised his cards to muck them.

"Jacks," he said pointing at Soika.

"Ace-king," he said to Seidel. He predicted Cheng's hand as well but we couldn't hear it.

Kitai's read was a bit off though, as Soika had only {a-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}, while Seidel was the one leading with {q-Hearts}{q-Spades}. Cheng had {8-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}. The ugliest card in the deck from Seidel's perspective appeared in the window: {a-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}. The {j-Spades} turn improved Soika to a boat and eliminated Cheng from contention, and the {4-Spades} was a blank on the river to send the Super High Roller champion packing as well.

Soika is now the chip leader.

Player Chips Progress
Ihar Soika by
Ihar Soika
400,000 296,700
Davidi Kitai be
Davidi Kitai
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Winamax
80,300 -65,700
Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
Poker Hall of Famer
Busted
Leo Yan Ho Cheng ca
Leo Yan Ho Cheng
Busted

Tags: Davidi KitaiErik SeidelIhar SoikaLeo Yan Ho Cheng