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

Silver Gets Shorter

Level 13 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

The action was folded to Ali Reza Fatehi and he raised to 40,000 from the small blind. Max Silver asked the dealer again for the amount and then called from one seat over. The flop fell {J-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{6-Spades} and Fatehi continued for 56,000 to enforce a fold from Silver.

The Brit is now below 20 big blinds, that may be no danger yet but limits his options going forward.

Player Chips Progress
Max Silver gb
Max Silver
290,000 -68,000

Tags: Ali Reza FatehiMax Silver

Watson Loses Flip to Schemion

Level 13 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Mike Watson
Mike Watson

Ole Schemion min-raised from early position and then quickly called the shove of Mike Watson for what looked like just under 300,000 chips.

Watson was the player at risk with {A-Clubs}{K-Clubs} and had a coin flip against the {10-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} of Schemion. The {9-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{6-Clubs} flop was no good for Watson and he lost a few outs when the {Q-Hearts} appeared on the turn. A blank {2-Clubs} river completed the board and the tournament for the Canadian.

Player Chips Progress
Ole Schemion de
Ole Schemion
1,400,000 336,000
Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
EPT 2X Winner
Busted

Tags: Mike WatsonOle Schemion

Level: 13

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 2,000

Updated Counts After Level 12 (full)

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

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
Max Silver gb
Max Silver
365,000 -615,000

Tags: Ali Reza FatehiMax SilverSergey Lebedev

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
Mike McDonald ca
Mike McDonald
EPT 1X Winner
900,000 -225,000
Ole Schemion de
Ole Schemion
850,000 250,000

Tags: Mike McDonaldOle SchemionStephen Chidwick

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
Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
Busted

Tags: Ali Reza FatehiChristoph VogelsangTimothy Adams

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
Poker Hall of Famer
EPT 1X Winner
600,000 110,000
Christoph Vogelsang de
Christoph Vogelsang
600,000 -180,000

Tags: Christoph VogelsangJohn Juanda

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