2015 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final

€10,600 Main Event
Day: 1b
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

Conte Outdraws Patel

Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante

Emil Patel bet about 5,000 on an {8-Spades}{7-Spades}{j-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} board out of the big blind, and Francesco Conte put him all in for about 15,000. Patel quickly called with {q-Spades}{q-Diamonds}, and he had the lead against Conte's {a-Spades}{6-Spades}. Conte had plenty of outs though, and he got one on the {a-Hearts} river.

"That was the third time he three-bet me," Conte said after Patel exited.

Player Chips Progress
Francesco Conte br
Francesco Conte
87,000
Emil Patel us
Emil Patel
Busted

Tags: Emil PatelFrancesco Conte

Ferrari Five-Bet Jams

Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante

After a player had opened for 725 and another limped, Michael Ferrari three-bet to 2,500 from the hijack. When action reached Sergio Aido in the small blind, he opted for a four-bet to 7,250. The initial raiser and limper both folded, and Ferrari thought for a moment before five-betting all in. Aido snap-folded.

Player Chips Progress
Sergio Aido es
Sergio Aido
40,000 -8,000

Tags: Sergio AidoMichael Ferrari

Level: 5

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 25

Jung Gets a River Raise Called

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

Hyung-Sun Jung raised a continuation-bet to 1,800 on a {4-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{5-Spades} flop from the button, and a third player in the blinds cold-called. The preflop aggressor folded, and the big blind led out with 3,600 on the {5-Hearts} turn. Jung called, and the big blind fired 3,900 on the {a-Hearts} river. Jung raised to 15,300, and the big blind made a reluctant call.

Jung showed {a-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} for fives full of aces, and he took the pot.

Meanwhile, Aleksandr Denisov busted out.

Player Chips Progress
Hyung-Sun Jung kr
Hyung-Sun Jung
64,000
Aleksandr Denisov ru
Aleksandr Denisov
Busted

Tags: Aleksandr DenisovHyung-Sun Jung

Grisa Spikes River to Score Double Elimination & Vaults Into Chip Lead

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante
Luigi Mario Grisa
Luigi Mario Grisa

Switzerland's Luigi Mario Grisa just got lucky to knock out two opponents. It also vaulted him into the chip lead.

It happened when Grisa opened for 700 from middle position and received a call from Russia's Andrey Shatilov. Italy's Pietro Alerci then called from the button, and Japan's Shinobu Tanaka three-bet all in for roughly 12,000 from the big blind. Grisa called, Shatilov folded, and Alerci four-bet jammed for 24,250 total. Grisa, who was sitting on a big stack kind of shrugged and dropped in a call.

Grisa: {a-Spades}{j-Diamonds}
Alerci: {10-Hearts}{10-Spades}
Tanaka: {q-Diamonds}{q-Spades}

Tanaka was ahead in the main pot, while Alerci was the side pot favorite. The {9-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{5-Diamonds} flop changed nothing, and neither did the {7-Clubs} turn. The only way for Grisa to win was to catch an ace on the river, and much to the dismay of his two opponents, that's exactly what happened when the {A-Clubs} spiked!

Tanaka and Alercia both seemed stunned, eventually composing themselves enough to take their leave while Grisa was pushed the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Luigi Grisa ch
Luigi Grisa
100,000 100,000
Shinobu Tanaka jp
Shinobu Tanaka
Busted
Andrey Shatilov ru
Andrey Shatilov
Busted

Tags: Andrey ShatilovLuigi Mario GrisaPietro AlerciShinobu Tanaka

Aces vs Kings vs Kings

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

There was a commotion from the other side of the Salle des Etoiles and we raced over to see what had happened. There were cameras out and people were snapping pictures of the board which read {Q-Spades}{4-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{A-Spades}{J-Spades}. But it wasn't the board they wanted to see, it was the players hands. Alexey Pak had {K-Spades}{K-Clubs}, Uladzimir Zakharau had {K-Diamonds}{K-Hearts} and Samantha Abernathy was ahead with {A-Diamonds}{A-Clubs}.

The action started pre-flop with the UTG player opening, and Pak 3-betting to 1,500. In the hijack Zakharau made it 4,000 before Abernathy, with Aces on the button raised it up to 10,000. The UTG player got out of the way and Pak 6-bet jammed. He got called by Zakharau and Abernathy and then the carnage unfolded.

Pak and Zakharau both rivered straights to chop the pot, and leave Abernathy crippled after her bad beat with Aces.

Player Chips Progress
Uladzimir Zakharau by
Uladzimir Zakharau
60,000
Alexey Pak ru
Alexey Pak
30,500 30,500
Samantha Abernathy us
Samantha Abernathy
2,000 2,000

Tags: Alexey PakSamantha AbernathyUladzimir Zakharau

Diamonds Are Fitoussi's Best Friend

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante
Bruno Fitoussi
Bruno Fitoussi

After Mikhail Korotkikh opened for 525, Bruno Fitoussi three-bet to 1,900 from the small blind. The player in the big called, as did Korotkikh, and three players took a flop of {j-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}. Fitoussi was first to act and simply moved all in for 7,925. The big blind folded, and Korotkikh made a quick call.

Korotkikh: {6-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}
Fitoussi: {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}

Both players had flopped a flush draw, but of course Fitoussi's was best. The {9-Diamonds} turn completed said draws, and while Korotkikh was behind, he wasn't drawing dead as he picked up a straight flush draw. Fortunately for Fitoussi, it didn't come in as the {Q-Diamonds} peeled off on the river.

Player Chips Progress
Bruno Fitoussi fr
Bruno Fitoussi
22,000 12,000

Tags: Bruno Fitoussi

Sammartino Trying to Follow SHR Score

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante
Dario Sammartino
Dario Sammartino

Dario Sammartino checked from the big blind and called 5,100 from Chady Merhei on a {7-Hearts}{10-Spades}{5-Clubs} flop. Sammartino came out betting with 6,500 on the {j-Spades} turn, and Merhei called. The {9-Diamonds} made a four-straight on board, and Sammartino thought for a couple of minutes before telling the dealer he was all in. The total was 14,450, and Merhei called after a few moments.

Sammartino showed {j-Diamonds}{j-Hearts} for top set, which was good against Merhei's {a-Spades}{a-Clubs}.

Sammartino held the chip lead going into the final day of the €100,000 Super High Roller yesterday. He ended up busting in fourth for €709,500.

Player Chips Progress
Dario Sammartino it
Dario Sammartino
59,000 59,000
Chady Merhei
Chady Merhei
7,050 7,050

Tags: Dario Sammartino