Level: 10
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
2016 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final
€5,300 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2016 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€5,325,300
Entries
1,098
Level
34
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
50,000
Juanda Looks For The Double
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Level 9
: 400/800, 100 ante
Class of 2015 Poker Hall of Fame inductee John Juanda wasn't sitting with the kind of stack that would intimidate anyone.
And so, he was likely looking for the double up when he shoved in for 17,900 over a 2,100 early-position open.
The original raiser folded, however, and after he showed the 
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
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21,000 | -9,000 |
Strong Start for Neuville
Level 9
: 400/800, 100 ante
Two-time EPT runner-up Pierre Neuville came into the day with just 12,000 chips, but so far things have been going his way as we've spotted him sitting on 39,000.
Just now Neuville raised to 1,600 from late position, and one player called from the small blind. The flop brought out 
and both players checked quickly. On the turn the 
hit and Neuville picked up the pot with a bet of 2,100.
Yesterday - on Neuville's day off - he caught up with our own Sarah Herring to talk about a new poker team he's involved in. Neuville's working with one of the best dentists in Europe - Jochem Heibach from Cologne - to provide a priority service for poker players with dental issues.
Here's the video in which Neuville and Heibach explain their new and unique cooperation.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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39,000 | 26,800 |
Down and Out
Level 9
: 400/800, 100 ante
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The Man In Charge
Level 9
: 400/800, 100 ante
Chip leader Albert Daher appears to have started the day relatively tight, and already sitting with a chip stack that would ordinarily be enough to keep him among the leaders even after Day 2, who can blame him.
He pretty much folded for the first half of the first level, but when Martin Finger opened for 1,800 from late position, he sprung into action, three-betting the small blind to 5,200. Finger stared him down, thinking it over for a good three minutes before letting it go.
"First hand of the day," said Daher.
"Great, that makes me feel better," added Finger.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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269,000 | 2,400 |
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39,000 | 7,000 |
Tough Luck For These Players
Level 9
: 400/800, 100 ante
With more than 500 players still in the tournament it's pretty rare to get seated at a table with a string of established professionals, but these two are especially stacked today. The latter table that includes Patrik Antonius will be the featured table on EPT Live. You can watch the live stream with hole cards up by clicking on this link.
| 1 | Stephen Chidwick |
| 2 | Ismael Bojang |
| 3 | Fabian Quoss |
| 4 | Gabriel Nassif |
| 5 | Ollie Price |
| 6 | Lex Veldhuis |
| 7 | Alexander Nemchin |
| 8 | Sofia Lovgren |
| 9 | Antonio Buonanno |
| 1 | Dominik Nitsche |
| 2 | Justin Bonomo |
| 3 | Fabrice Soulier |
| 4 | Patrik Antonius |
| 5 | Benjamin Philipps |
| 6 | Vanessa Selbst |
| 7 | Anthony Spinella |
| 8 | Eva Jiretorn |
| 9 | Martins Adeniya |
Buis Not Busted
Level 9
: 400/800, 100 ante
PokerStars qualifier Mark Buis started out with a short stack of 12,300 today, but doubled up early on. After a raise he shoved all in with pocket nines and the original raiser called with sevens. A nine on the turn sealed the deal for him.
Not much later he folded 
pre flop and it turned out to be a good one, as the aggressor in the hand turned out to have in the end. So far, so good for Buis!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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26,100 | 13,800 |
Leo Margets Hits the Rail
Level 9
: 400/800, 100 ante
Juan Etcheverry raised it up from early position and Leo Margets made the call from the small blind. Big blind Markku Koplimaa came along as well and the three of them saw a flop of 
. Margets and Koplimaa both checked and Etcheverry made a bet of 3,000, Marget check raised to 7,500 with about 12,500 behind. Koplimaa folded and Etcheverry shoved all in. Margets called.
Juan Etcheverry: 
Leo Margets: 
Margets needed help, but wouldn't get it. The 
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on the river didn't do her good either. Margets eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Lin In The Danger Zone
Level 9
: 400/800, 100 ante
Team PokerStars Pro Celina Lin came into the day relatively short, and just lost almost half her stack.
The hand began when France's Erwann Pecheux opened for 1,800 and it folded to Lin in the small blind. She three-bet to 5,200 and Pecheux called.
They went heads-up to a 
flop and Lin continued for 4,600. Pecheux called, and they both checked the 
turn. Lin also checked the 
river and Pecheux pounced, making it 7,300.
Lin folded, leaving herself 20 big blinds behind.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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61,000 | 17,500 |
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16,100 | -11,200 |
Early Eliminations
Level 9
: 400/800, 100 ante
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