2015 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final

€25,500 High Roller
Day: 2
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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
Total Entries
215
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
Players Left 1 / 215
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The Champ Doubles Through O'Dwyer

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Martin Jacobson
Martin Jacobson

Martin Jacobson, reigning champion of the World Series of Poker Main Event, opened with a raise from under the gun to 27,000. Yingui Li called from the next seat, and then Steve O'Dwyer reraised to 96,000 on the button. Dario Sammartino took some time to think from the small blind, then folded.

Play moved back to Jacobson after that, and he reraised all in for 540,000. After Li gave it up with a shake of his head, O'Dwyer tanked. Eventually, O'Dwyer made the call, but he saw the bad news when his {J-Clubs}{J-Diamonds} were behind the {K-Spades}{K-Diamonds} for Jacobson.

The {4-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{2-Spades}{6-Hearts} board kept Jacobson in front with his kings, and the Swede doubled to over 1.1 million in chips. O'Dwyer was knocked back to 253,000.

Tags: Martin JacobsonDario SammartinoYingui LiSteve O'Dwyer

More for Andreev

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

From under the gun, Dan Smith raised to 36,000. Andrey Andreev called out of the small blind, and the flop was {A-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{10-Hearts}. Andreev checked, Smith bet 36,000, and Andreev called.

The turn was the {Q-Diamonds}, and both players checked to see the {7-Hearts} land on the river. Andreev led for 75,000, and Smith folded. Andreev showed the {A-Hearts} and moved to 2.4 million.

Tags: Andrey AndreevDan Smith

Ramin Hajiyev Eliminated in 14th Place (€77,900)

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Ramin Hajiyev
Ramin Hajiyev

Jeremy Ausmus opened for 26,000 under the gun and Ramin Hajiyev three-bet all in for 107,000 from the big blind. Ausmus made the call and the cards were turned up.

Hajiyev: {A-Clubs}{J-Spades}
Ausmus: {K-Clubs}{5-Clubs}

Hajiyev was ahead, but not after the {k-Spades}{4-Clubs}{2-Spades} flop gave Ausmus a pair of kings. The {10-Clubs} turn meant Hajiyev needed either an ace or queen on the river to survive. It wasn't in the cards though as the {9-Spades} blanked.

Tags: Jeremy AusmusRamin Hajiyev

Roman Emelyanov Eliminated in 15th Place (€77,900)

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Roman Emelyanov
Roman Emelyanov

Martin Jacobson opened for 27,000 from the hijack and was met by a three-bet to 70,000 from Yingui Li on the button. Roman Emelyanov then called off for 52,000 from the small blind, Jacobson got out of the way, and the cards were turned up.

Emelyanov: {k-Hearts}{j-Clubs}
Li: {a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}

It was a bad spot for Emelyanov, and it got even worse when the {a-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} flop delivered Li a set. Emelyanov needed running straight cards to stay alive, but that possibility disappeared with the {3-Diamonds} turn. The meaningless {5-Diamonds} was put out on the river for good measure, and Emelyanov made his way to the payout desk in 15th place to collect €77,900.

Tags: Roman EmelyanovYingui Li

Tony Gregg Eliminated in 16th Place (€70,000)

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Tony Gregg - 16th Place
Tony Gregg - 16th Place

Tony Gregg opened for an unknown amount preflop from under the gun and got three callers. He checked the {4-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{4-Hearts} flop, and Andrey Andreev bet 100,000. Everyone else folded, and Gregg called. The "End Boss" checked again on the {q-Diamonds} turn, and Andreev put him all in for 340,000. Gregg wasted no time calling with {a-Spades}{a-Clubs}, but he saw the bad news: Andreev had outflopped him with {7-Spades}{4-Spades}. Gregg could only smile in amazement and send his stack over as he bricked the river.

Tags: Andrey AndreevTony Gregg

Final 16 Redraw

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Table 1

SeatPlayer
1Ramin Hajiyev
2Yingui Li
3Roman Emelyanov
4Jeremy Ausmus
5Steve O'Dwyer
6Dario Sammartino
7Imad Derwiche
8Martin Jacobson

Table 2

SeatPlayer
1Max Altergott
2Charlie Carrel
3Tony Gregg
4Dominik Nitsche
5Bryn Kenney
6Andrey Andreev
7Pablo Melogno
8Dan Smith

O'Dwyer Sends Haxton Packing

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Isaac Haxton
Isaac Haxton

Isaac Haxton shoved for 121,000 in the small blind over a Steve O'Dwyer 30,000 button open. O'Dwyer called.

O'Dwyer: {k-Clubs}{j-Clubs}
Haxton: {a-Spades}{3-Spades}

Haxton was a tad ahead with ace-high but that changed quickly as {k-Spades}{8-Hearts}{9-Hearts} flopped, leaving him drawing slim. Nothing changed on the {2-Clubs} turn, and the {j-Diamonds} river ended things for Haxton.

Tags: Isaac HaxtonSteve O'Dwyer

D'Anselmo Can't Hold

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Nicola D'Anselmo got his remaining stack in with {k-Spades}{k-Clubs} but was outdrawn by the {a-Spades}{7-Diamonds} of Andrey Andreev, who flopped an ace and held on from there.

Tags: Andrey AndreevNicola D'Anselmo

Smith Punts Another

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Dan Smith isn't letting his illness stop him from knocking players out. We found him putting Chang He at risk blind versus blind holding {q-Clubs}{j-Hearts} against {a-}{8-}. The board ran out {5-Spades}{9-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{j-Spades}{8-Diamonds}, and Smith's straight was good for the knockout and 130,000 or so from He.

Tags: Chang HeDan Smith

Seiver Exits 20th Place; Completes EPT11 Grand Final Hat Trick

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Scott Seiver - 20th Place
Scott Seiver - 20th Place

Scott Seiver, who finished runner-up in the event last year, has made history here in Monaco by completing a high roller hat trick, cashing in the €100,000 Super High Roller (8th - €261,800), €50,000 Super High Roller (9th - €92,860), and €25,000 High Roller (20th - €62,100).

While other players like Vanessa Selbst and Ole Schemion have completed a Super High Roller/High Roller/Main Event hat trick at other EPT stops, the EPT11 Grand Final was the first time there's ever been three high rollers of this caliber.

Seiver, who also won Event #43 €5,300 Pot-Limit Omaha for €75,900 here in Monte Carlo, fell when he shoved his last 124,000 from the cutoff and Andrey Andreev called from the button.

Seiver: {k-Hearts}{9-Clubs}
Andreev: {10-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}

The {6-Spades}{7-Spades}{10-Spades} flop gave Andreev a set, but Seiver was drawing live to an eight. The {K-Spades} gave Seiver some chop options to a flush, but it was not meant to be as the {6-Hearts} blanked on the river.

Tags: Andrey AndreevScott Seiver