2015 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final

€10,600 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2015 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a8
Prize
€1,082,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€10,000
Prize Pool
€5,640,000
Entries
564
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000

Multi-way Action for Antonius and Shaked

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante
Patrik Antonius
Patrik Antonius

Patrik Antonius had only recently bought in but he was in action in a multi-way pot against Stephen Chidwick, Omri Shaked, Nikolaus Teichert and EPT Malta Main Event Champion Jean Montury.

Preflop, Montury, Shaked, Antonius and Chidwick all limped, with Teichert checking in the big blind. Going five-ways to a flop of {J-Spades}{4-Hearts}{K-Spades}, it was checked to Shaked who bet out 800. Everyone except Chidwick called, and the remaining four players saw the turn card which was the {Q-Diamonds}.

Again it was checked to Shaked, who this time bet out 2,700. Slowly but surely Antonius called, then Teichert, and then Montury. The pot at this point was nearly 15,000. The river card was the {5-Clubs}. For the third time it was checked to Shaked who shuffled his chips for a short while before sliding out 6,100. All the remaining players folded, giving Shaked a nice pot.

Player Chips Progress
Omri Shaked us
Omri Shaked
42,000 42,000
Patrik Antonius fi
Patrik Antonius
EPT 1X Winner
21,000 21,000
Jean Montury fr
Jean Montury
EPT 1X Winner
16,500 16,500
Nikolaus Teichert de
Nikolaus Teichert
16,000 16,000

Various Chip Counts from Around the Room

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante
Player Chips Progress
Ivan Luca ar
Ivan Luca
90,000 20,000
Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
EPT 2X Winner
53,000
Stefan Huber ch
Stefan Huber
45,000 15,000
Andre Akkari br
Andre Akkari
40,000 15,000
George Danzer de
George Danzer
35,000 5,000
Pratyush Buddiga us
Pratyush Buddiga
33,000 11,500
Fabian Quoss de
Fabian Quoss
32,000 -3,000
Martin Finger de
Martin Finger
EPT 1X Winner
31,000 18,000
Mike McDonald ca
Mike McDonald
EPT 1X Winner
30,000
Tobias Reinkemeier de
Tobias Reinkemeier
30,000
Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier fr
Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier
30,000
Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
30,000
Kyle Julius us
Kyle Julius
30,000
Dan Heimiller us
Dan Heimiller
30,000
Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
30,000
JC Alvarado mx
JC Alvarado
30,000 4,000
Matt Waxman us
Matt Waxman
29,000
Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
29,000
Dominik Nitsche de
Dominik Nitsche
28,000 -2,000
Yevgeniy Timoshenko ua
Yevgeniy Timoshenko
23,500 1,000
Talal Shakerchi gb
Talal Shakerchi
22,000 -1,500
Ole Schemion de
Ole Schemion
21,500 -6,500
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
16,500
John Duthie gb
John Duthie
16,500 -13,500
Peter Chan hk
Peter Chan
14,000 -4,000

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Checking Blind and Betting Blind

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

In an interesting hand, Rainer Kempe opened for 650 with blinds at 100/200, and got calls in the hijack and from Jonathan Khalifa in the big blind. The flop was {9-Spades}{K-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} and Khalifa check-called a continuation bet from Kempe for 1,900, with the player in the hijack folding.

Before the turn card was dealt, Khalifa checked in the dark. After the {Q-Clubs} was dealt, Kempe checked behind. And before the river was dealt, Khalifa bet 3,000 blind. The river card was the {10-Clubs}. Kempe thought for a bit before raising to 16,500. Khalifa insta-called.

The German player showed {K-Hearts}{10-Hearts} for a rivered full house, and Khalifa's reaction was instant. "I had Ace-Jack, I had Ace-Jack," he said as he got out of his chair. This big pot certainly moved Kempe up the chip counts as he moved over 70,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Rainer Kempe de
Rainer Kempe
76,000 76,000
Jonathan Khalifa fr
Jonathan Khalifa
23,000 23,000

Tags: Rainer KempeJonathan Khalifa

And That's Why He's the PCA Champ

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante
Kevin Schulz
Kevin Schulz

Back in January, Kevin Schulz made his mark on the poker world when he won the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure for $1,491,580. Schulz is in action today, and based on a call he just made, it's no wonder he is a poker champ.

We picked up the action with roughly 15,000 in the pot and a board reading {3-Spades}{9-Hearts}{k-Spades}{6-Spades}. Schulz had checked from the big blind, and Moldova's Valeriu Coca bet 5,675 from the hijack. Schulz wasted little time in making the call, and then checked the {2-Clubs} river. Coca fired out 7,750, and Schulz immediately tossed in a chip to signify a call.

Coca simply sent his cards to the muck, and that prompted Schulz to show that he had called with the {a-Clubs}{q-Clubs} for just ace high. Needless to say, the table was quite impressed.

Player Chips Progress
Kevin Schulz us
Kevin Schulz
EPT 1X Winner
70,000 40,000

Tags: Kevin SchulzValeriu Coca

Level: 4

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 25

Seiver Gives It Up to Murray

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

Scott Seiver, who busted the Super High Roller earlier today in eighth place, opened for 500 under the gun and Pierre Neuville, who won a European Poker Lifetime Achievement Award during the EPT Malta, called from middle position. The player on the button came along, as did Niall Murray in the small blind, and four players saw a flop of {3-Spades}{7-Clubs}{3-Hearts}.

Murray checked, Seiver continued for 800, and Neuville called. The button folded, Murray called, and three players watched as the dealer burned and turned the {5-Spades}. Murray checked, Seiver bet 3,800, and Neuville got out of the way. Murray check-called yet again, and then fired out 10,600 after the {9-Diamonds} completed the board on the river.

Seiver gave it some thought, but ultimately released his hand. With that, Murray chipped up to 60,000.

Player Chips Progress
Pierre Neuville be
Pierre Neuville
22,000 -8,000
Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver
21,000 21,000

Tags: Niall MurrayPierre NeuvilleScott Seiver