2016 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final

€5,300 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2016 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
1010
Prize
€961,800
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€5,325,300
Entries
1,098
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
50,000
Players Info - Day 1a

Celestino Doubles Up Again

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

Not long ago Ariel Celestino doubled through Yang Wang and he just did so again in bad beat fashion. Wang's ace-king flew into the muck on a board of {K-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{Q-Spades} and Celestino rivered the straight with his {A-Hearts}{J-Clubs}. The Brazilian is eventually back above starting stack while Wang still holds a fairly decent stack.

Player Chips Progress
Yang Wang cn
Yang Wang
88,000 -12,000
Ariel Celestino br
Ariel Celestino
33,000 11,000

Tags: Ariel CelestinoYang Wang

Timokhin's Queens are Good

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

With a board reading {9-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{5-Spades}{9-Clubs} we just saw a player all in, with Alexander Timokhin deep in the tank. A call would mean a huge swing for Timokhin, but in the end he was right.

Timokhin's opponent showed {A-Hearts}{2-Hearts} for a busted flush draw, and the Russian player took down the pot after tabling {Q-Clubs}{Q-Spades}.

Timokhin's up to around 60,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Alexander Timokhin ru
Alexander Timokhin
60,000

Tags: Alexander Timokhin

Good Morning Mister Aliyev

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

Kamran Aliyev, who mad equite some buzz on Day 1 of the EPT Dublin Main Event this season, was called out about an hour ago. The player from Azerbaijan just walked into the tournament area to collect his ticket and then said "come on, you can't be doing this to me, it's Saturday, yesterday was Friday," and then admitted he had woken up 40 minutes ago.

"How many chips I got? I hope it's at least 25,000," but then discovered he had around 20,000 when getting to his seat. The first hand, he was in the big blind and let go against a raise.

Player Chips Progress
Kamran Aliyev az
Kamran Aliyev
20,500 20,500

Tags: Kamran Aliyev

Level: 6

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

Jaka Loses a Big One

Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante

Last time we checked, Faraz Jaka had a fairly decent big stack but most of his blue T-5,000 chips were gone now and Marti Aguilar sitting behind a tower of them. Jaka said he had raised with {A-Spades}{5-Spades} and then four-bet before check-raising all in after a six-high flop with the nut flush draw and gutshot.

Aguilar held up with pocket queens and doubled to six digits.

Player Chips Progress
Marti Aguilar es
Marti Aguilar
120,000 73,000
Faraz Jaka us
Faraz Jaka
60,000 -50,000

Tags: Faraz JakaMarti Aguilar

Winz Winces; Busts

Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante

Enzo Del Piero opened to 900 and Bertold Winz shoved for 6,675 from two seats over. The player in the big blind called that, as did Del Piero. Both remaining active players then checked down the board {10-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{9-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} and the big blind showed {7-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}.

Del Piero mucked, as did Winz, but the dealer told them to both reveal their cards as per all in showdown rule. Winz held {3-Spades}{3-Diamonds}, Del Piero the {K-Clubs}{3-Clubs}. Despite losing this small pot, the Brit is still up since the last time we checked, though.

Player Chips Progress
Enzo Del Piero gb
Enzo Del Piero
95,000 20,000
Bertold Winz de
Bertold Winz
Busted

Tags: Bertold WinzEnzo Del Piero

Monstad Makes Chips

Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante

Dietrich Fast was down to 30 big blinds and lost a flip to table neighbor Vebjorn Monstad with ace-king versus pocket nines.

Monstad was at it again shortly after, creating a big pot of around 25,000 against Pierre Neuville to the {10-Spades}{9-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{10-Hearts} turn. Monstad then shoved for slightly more than Neuville had behind and the Belgian eventually folded, claiming in table chat he had pocket queens.

Player Chips Progress
Vebjorn Monstad no
Vebjorn Monstad
50,000
Pierre Neuville be
Pierre Neuville
21,000 -13,000
Dietrich Fast de
Dietrich Fast
Busted

Tags: Dietrich FastPierre NeuvilleVebjorn Monstad