2016 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final

€25,750 High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

2016 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a4
Prize
€1,197,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€25,000
Prize Pool
€5,659,500
Entries
231
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
25,000

Palumbo Takes from Charania

Level 3 : 150/300, 25 ante

On the heads up turn [Qh106c2h], Mohsin Charania checked and Rocco Palumbo bet 6,500 from the cutoff. Charania called from late position before checking again the {9-Hearts} river.

Now Palumbo made it 15,600 to go, pretty much half of what Charania had left behind. The former EPT Grand Final champion gave it some thought and then mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Rocco Palumbo it
Rocco Palumbo
61,000
Mohsin Charania us
Mohsin Charania
32,000
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Mohsin CharaniaRocco Palumbo

Greenwood Doubles Through Tsoukernik

Level 3 : 150/300, 25 ante

Sam Greenwood raised to 750 and Leon Tsoukernik, owner of the King's Casino in Rozvadov, three-bet to 3,000. Greenwood then shoved all in and Tsoukernik asked for a count.

"Ninety nine fifty," Greenwood replied and the Czech asked the dealer to count the stack. It was deemed to be exactly 9,950 and then Tsoukernik asked if a rebuy is possible in the tournament. The dealer as well as other players confirmed that one reentry was possible, which prompted Tsoukernik to call and splash his entire stack into the middle.

Greenwood: {K-Spades}{K-Hearts}
Tsoukernik: {A-Hearts}{J-Clubs}

The board ran out {5-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{J-Hearts}{K-Diamonds} to let Greenwood double and suddenly Tsoukernik was surprised that the all in was for less than 100,000 and not the 99,000 he assumed ... .

Player Chips Progress
Leon Tsoukernik cz
Leon Tsoukernik
40,000
40,000
40,000
Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
21,000
8,500
8,500

Tags: Leon TsoukernikSam Greenwood

Sometimes You Gotta Try

Level 3 : 150/300, 25 ante

Dietrich Fast and Philipp Gruissem got involved in a raising war from the cutoff and button respectively to see a pot of 19,000 chips emerge to the {6-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{3-Hearts} flop. Both players checked and did so again for the {2-Diamonds} turn. On the {4-Spades} river, Fast put enough chips forward to put Gruissem all in and the latter called after some consideration.

Gruissem: {A-Clubs}{K-Hearts}
Fast: {A-Hearts}{9-Spades}

"You lucky ... " Gruissem joked and they chopped the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Dietrich Fast de
Dietrich Fast
83,000
-1,000
-1,000
Philipp Gruissem de
Philipp Gruissem
57,000
7,000
7,000

Tags: Dietrich FastPhilipp Gruissem

Kisacikoglu Takes One from Zinno

Level 3 : 150/300, 25 ante

Sam Chartier opened for 800 from the cutoff and Anthony Zinno on the button made the call. Small blind Orpen Kisacikoglu squeezed to 3,300 and the big blind and Chartier both folded. Zinno called, and called the 3,300 continuation bet on {2-Hearts}{2-Spades}{4-Clubs} as well. Both players checked the {K-Clubs} on the turn and the {A-Hearts} completed the board. Kisacikoglu bet 6,300 and Zinno folded.

Player Chips Progress
Orpen Kisacikoglu tr
Orpen Kisacikoglu
80,000
Anthony Zinno us
Anthony Zinno
56,000

Tags: Anthony ZinnoOrpen KisacikogluSam ChartierSamuel Chartier

PokerNews Podcast Episode #371: Monster WPT TOC Recap, Cali Online Poker, and More

Level 3 : 150/300, 25 ante

Donnie "DP" Peters and Rich Ryan recap the Monster WPT Tournament of Champions, talk California legislation, take a look at the changes announced for the 2016 WSOP, and discuss the opening of the EPT Grand Final.

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

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Tags: PokerNews PodcastDonnie PetersRich Ryan

Nitsche's Bluff Fails

Level 3 : 150/300, 25 ante

Action folded to Argentinan Ariel Mantel in the small blind and he raised to 700. Dominik Nitsche called from the big blind.

The flop came {A-Spades}{5-Spades}{8-Clubs} and Mantel continued for 700. Nitsche called in position.

With the {2-Spades} on the turn, Mantel now checked. Nitsche bet 1,600 and Mantel called.

The {5-Diamonds} completed the board and Mantel checked again. Nitsche bet 4,000 this time, a bet called by Mantel rather quickly.

Nitsche turned over {4-Hearts}{7-Clubs} and had to let the pot go to his neighbor as Mantel tabled {A-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
Ariel Mantel ar
Ariel Mantel
72,000
-5,000
-5,000
Dominik Nitsche de
Dominik Nitsche
27,100
-9,900
-9,900

Tags: Dominik NitscheAriel Mantel

Holz and Newey Split

Level 3 : 150/300, 25 ante

On the three-way flop {10-Spades}{9-Clubs}{5-Hearts}, Paul Newey bet 2,500 and Fedor Holz called from one seat over, Aliaksei Boika folded. The {8-Clubs} turn was checked through and Newey then check-raised the {Q-Diamonds} river from 2,800 to 8,500.

Holz quickly called with {J-Spades}{9-Spades} and Newey chopped it with {J-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}. Holz is back up to more than starting stack after previously losing with jacks to the kings of Jean-Noel Thorel.

Player Chips Progress
Aliaksei Boika by
Aliaksei Boika
80,000
80,000
80,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
64,000
14,000
14,000
Fedor Holz de
Fedor Holz
52,000
2,000
2,000
GGPoker
Paul Newey gb
Paul Newey
45,000
-2,500
-2,500

Tags: Aliaksei BoikaFedor HolzJean-Noel ThorelPaul Newey

Konopelka and Zhao Thriving

Level 3 : 150/300, 25 ante

Haralabos Voulgaris started well but it went downhill about as fast, he was last spotted betting 4,000 into a pot of 10,000 on the three-way river {6-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{3-Clubs}. Adnan Chamaa called with {8-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} for a straight and that beat Voulgaris who dropped down to 8,400. Only a few minutes later, the Canadian sports betting guru left his chair after losing the remainder of it while Andrei Konopelko is now the biggest stack over there.

One table over, Dong Zhao knocked out an opponent as well to more than double up his stack. The latest seat open can be found below.

Player Chips Progress
Dong Zhao cn
Dong Zhao
110,000
60,000
60,000
Andrei Konopelko by
Andrei Konopelko
90,000
40,000
40,000
Adnan Chamaa gb
Adnan Chamaa
37,000
Laurynas Levinskas lt
Laurynas Levinskas
Busted
Haralabos Voulgaris ca
Haralabos Voulgaris
Busted
Andrey Andreev ru
Andrey Andreev
Busted

Tags: Andrei KonopelkoDong ZhaoHaralabos VoulgarisAdnan Chamaa

Level: 4

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50