2016 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final

€100,000 Super High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info

2016 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qq
Prize
€1,597,800
Event Info
Buy-in
€98,000
Prize Pool
€5,918,220
Entries
61
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

Vogelsang and Adams Double

Level 12 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Bryn Kenney raised and then four-bet shoved into the three-bet of Christoph Vogelsang. The German, who had squeezed to 85,000 out of the small blind, snap-called for a total of 377,000 and held the superior pocket pair.

Vogelsang: {J-Hearts}{J-Spades}
Kenney: {6-Diamonds}{6-Spades}

There was no help on the board {10-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{10-Spades}{3-Clubs} and Kenney lost more than one third of his stack.

Timothy Adams was a bit more tricky and just flat-called a raise to 26,000 by Igor Kurganov. On the {J-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} flop, Adams check-raised from 18,000 to 45,000 and then shoved the {5-Hearts} turn for 125,000. Kurganov called and found himself in bad shape with top pair.

Adams: {A-Diamonds}{A-Hearts}
Kurganov: {Q-Clubs}{J-Spades}

A blank {2-Diamonds} turn changed nothing whatsoever and Adams doubled up his short stack.

Player Chips Progress
Christoph Vogelsang de
Christoph Vogelsang
780,000
10,000
10,000
Igor Kurganov ru
Igor Kurganov
685,000
-183,000
-183,000
Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
550,000
120,000
120,000
Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
400,000
200,000
200,000

Tags: Bryn KenneyChristoph VogelsangIgor KurganovTimothy Adams

Mikita Badziakouski Eliminated

Level 12 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

From the cutoff, Mike McDonald made it 27,000 to go. From the small blind, Mikita Badziakouski shoved all in for exactly 200,000. His big blind neighbor Mustapha Kanit asked for a count, and then called. McDonald was quick to fold.

Mikita Badziakouski: {A-Spades}{10-Clubs}
Mustapha Kanit: {9-Spades}{9-Clubs}

The board ran out {K-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{7-Spades} and the start of day chipleader made his exit.

Player Chips Progress
Mustapha Kanit it
Mustapha Kanit
1,650,000
300,000
300,000
Winamax
Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski
Busted

Tags: Mike McDonaldMikita BadziakouskiMustapha Kanit

PokerNews Podcast Episode #370: Keeping It One-Hunned at the Monster WPT TOC

Level 12 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Donnie "DP" Peters and Rich Ryan were in Florida at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino for the Monster WPT Tournament of Champions, and they kept it one-hunned.

Don't forget, you can call the show and leave a voicemail at 774-77-PNPOD.

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Tags: Donnie PetersPokerNews PodcastRich Ryan

Down To 3 Tables

Level 12 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

A redraw has been made, and play has resumed with just 3 tables in play.

TableSeatPlayer
11Sam Greenwood
12Igor Kurganov
13Mike Watson
14Mike McDonald
15Paul Newey
16Stephen Chidwick
17Ole Schemion
18Salman Behbehani
   
21Max Silver
22Dan Smith
23Stanley Choi
24Sergey Lebedev
25John Juanda
26Christoph Vogelsang
27Ali Reza Fatehi
28Timothy Adams
   
31Ivan Luca
32Jason Mercier
33Mustapha Kanit
34Byron Kaverman
35Erik Seidel
36Charlie Carrel
37Bryn Kenney
38Sean Winter

Set for Juanda

Level 12 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

In a battle of the blinds, the {K-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}{3-Spades} flop was checked through between John Juanda and Christoph Vogelsang. On the {Q-Hearts} turn, Juanda bet 16,000 and was called before firing another 38,000 on the {6-Clubs} river. Vogelsang called and then mucked once Juanda showed the {K-Clubs}{K-Hearts} for top set.

Player Chips Progress
John Juanda id
John Juanda
600,000
110,000
110,000
Poker Hall of Famer
EPT 1X Winner
Christoph Vogelsang de
Christoph Vogelsang
600,000
-180,000
-180,000

Tags: Christoph VogelsangJohn Juanda

Adams Knocked Out

Level 12 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Action folded to Christoph Vogelsang on the button, and he made it 28,000 to go. From the small blind Ali Reza Fatehi pushed all in for about 400,000 and action was on Timothy Adams in the big blind. Adams called all in for 310,000 and Vogelsang was quick to fold.

Timothy Adams: {K-Hearts}{K-Spades}
Ali Reza Fatehi: {Q-Clubs}{Q-Spades}

The board came {7-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{J-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds} and with the rivered queen, Fatehi knocked out his neighbor Adams.

Player Chips Progress
Ali Reza Fatehi ir
Ali Reza Fatehi
750,000
525,000
525,000
Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
Busted

Tags: Ali Reza FatehiChristoph VogelsangTimothy Adams

How Many Poker Players Does It Take To Screw In A Lightbulb

Level 12 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Stephen Chidwick
Stephen Chidwick

Stephen Chidwick just picked up over a half million chips without having to see a flop.

Mike McDonald started the action with raise to 27,000 from the cutoff. Chidwick raised the small blind to 95,000 and Ole Schemion came in with a four-bet from the big blind, making it 212,000.

McDonald started down Schemion for a full two minutes before firing in a fifth-bet, making it 350,000, but it was Chidwick he should have been concerned with, as he promptly six-bet shoved for 855,000 total.

Schemion quickly folded, and after less than a minute McDonald relented with a smile, allowing Chidwick to move up among the leaders without showdown.

Player Chips Progress
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
1,400,000
621,000
621,000
Mike McDonald ca
Mike McDonald
900,000
-225,000
-225,000
EPT 1X Winner
Ole Schemion de
Ole Schemion
850,000
250,000
250,000

Tags: Mike McDonaldOle SchemionStephen Chidwick

Fatehi Scores Big Double Through Silver

Level 12 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Joining the action on the {K-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} turn with around 180,000 chips in the pot, Max Silver checked in the small blind and so did Sergey Lebedev in early position. Ali Reza Fatehi now made it 162,000 to go on the button and Silver called, Lebedev folded.

The {4-Clubs} came on the river and Silver checked, Fatehi quickly announced all in. "How much?" Silver asked and the dealer counted out 482,000 chips to see the Brit call soon after. Fatehi jumped up from his chair and announced nuts, then flipping over {A-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}. Silver quietly mucked his {Q-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds} for the inferior flush and lost heaps of his stack.

Player Chips Progress
Ali Reza Fatehi ir
Ali Reza Fatehi
1,500,000
750,000
750,000
Max Silver gb
Max Silver
365,000
-615,000
-615,000

Tags: Ali Reza FatehiMax SilverSergey Lebedev

Updated Counts After Level 12 (full)

Level 12 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Mustapha Kanit it
Mustapha Kanit
1,857,000
207,000
207,000
Winamax
Ali Reza Fatehi ir
Ali Reza Fatehi
1,534,000
34,000
34,000
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
1,473,000
73,000
73,000
Ivan Luca ar
Ivan Luca
1,077,000
-93,000
-93,000
Ole Schemion de
Ole Schemion
1,064,000
214,000
214,000
Mike McDonald ca
Mike McDonald
846,000
-54,000
-54,000
EPT 1X Winner
Igor Kurganov ru
Igor Kurganov
756,000
71,000
71,000
Dan Smith us
Dan Smith
596,000
-29,000
-29,000
Christoph Vogelsang de
Christoph Vogelsang
592,000
-188,000
-188,000
John Juanda id
John Juanda
587,000
97,000
97,000
Poker Hall of Famer
EPT 1X Winner
Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
526,000
-24,000
-24,000
Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
496,000
-224,000
-224,000
Sergey Lebedev gb
Sergey Lebedev
452,000
31,000
31,000
Salman Behbehani us
Salman Behbehani
450,000
-150,000
-150,000
Charlie Carrel gb
Charlie Carrel
426,000
196,000
196,000
Stanley Choi hk
Stanley Choi
416,000
-213,000
-213,000
Max Silver gb
Max Silver
358,000
-7,000
-7,000
Paul Newey gb
Paul Newey
336,000
-233,000
-233,000
Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
331,000
-339,000
-339,000
Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
322,000
-203,000
-203,000
Poker Hall of Famer
Byron Kaverman us
Byron Kaverman
306,000
-71,000
-71,000
Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
305,000
61,000
61,000
EPT 2X Winner
Sean Winter us
Sean Winter
227,000
-173,000
-173,000