2016 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final

€5,300 Main Event
Day: 3
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

Pecheux's Run Continues

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
Erwann Pecheux
Erwann Pecheux

Late on Day 2, Erwann Pecheux hit basically everything and skyrocketed his stack into the top 10. Day 3 pretty much starts the same way and he is up to more than half a million, latest victim was Maksim Kolosov.

Pecheux defended in the blinds and check-called a continuation bet on the {8-Spades}{7-Hearts}{4-Hearts} flop. On the {10-Diamonds} turn, Pecheux bet 26,500 and was called by the Russian before making it another 53,500 to go on the {2-Clubs} river.

Kolosov just flat-called and was shown {J-Hearts}{9-Spades} for the turned nuts, flashing his {5-Clubs}{6-Clubs} for the flopped nut straight ... ouch.

Player Chips Progress
Erwann Pecheux fr
Erwann Pecheux
550,000 150,000
Maksim Kolosov ru
Maksim Kolosov
200,000 -40,000

Tags: Erwann PecheuxMaksim Kolosov

Neumann Takes from Chartier

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

Marko Neumann raised from early position and was called by Sam Chartier before making a continuation bet on the {9-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{3-Clubs} flop. Both then checked the {10-Spades} turn before the {A-Diamonds} river saw Chartier check-raise from 13,500 to 52,000.

Neumann called with the {9-Clubs}{9-Diamonds} and Chartier's {A-Spades}{9-Spades} for two pair ended up second best.

Player Chips Progress
Marko Neumann de
Marko Neumann
230,000 65,000
Sam Chartier ca
Sam Chartier
110,000 -173,300

Tags: Marko NeumannSam ChartierSamuel Chartier

Pecheux Knocks Another One Out

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

French pro Erwann Pecheux has been on quite a tear and he's now up to 400,000 after knocking out another player.

Pecheux just raised to 6,00 and [Removed:37] moved all in for 21,000 from his direct left. Pecheux made the call right away, creating the following showdown.

Pecheux: {A-Clubs}{Q-Spades}
Macalou: {A-}{K-}

The board ran out {Q-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{6-Spades} and Pecheux raked in another pot.

Player Chips Progress
Erwann Pecheux fr
Erwann Pecheux
400,000 -13,800
[Removed:37] fr
[Removed:37]
Busted

Tags: Erwann Pecheux

Deadman Aint a Dead Man

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
Simon Deadman
Simon Deadman

Nicolino Di Carlo opened to 6,500 from the button and Albert Daher then three-bet to 26,500 from one seat over. Simon Deadman in the big blind four-bet all in and Di Carlo asked for a count. It was 113,400 in total and the Italian folded. Daher asked the dealer to pull in his three-bet and give him a count on the additional chips to call.

That was determined to be 86,900 and Daher folded.

Player Chips Progress
Albert Daher lb
Albert Daher
165,000 -190,000
Simon Deadman gb
Simon Deadman
150,000 15,000

Tags: Albert DaherNicolino Di CarloSimon Deadman

Boghean Backs Into a Flush Versus Sammartino

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

On a {5-Clubs}{4-Spades}{5-Spades} flop we saw Andrei Boghean bet 6,300 and Dario Sammartino tanked for a long time before making the call.

The turn brought the {J-Spades} and Boghean tanked for a long time before betting 22,300, and Sammartino did some thinking of his own before putting in the call.

On the river the {2-Spades} hit and now both players checked.

Boghean showed {J-Diamonds}{10-Spades} for a flush, and Sammartino flashed his {J-Clubs}{4-Clubs} for two pair.

Player Chips Progress
Andrei Boghean ro
Andrei Boghean
375,000 45,000
Dario Sammartino it
Dario Sammartino
190,000 -30,400

Tags: Andrei BogheanDario Sammartino

Neumann Doubles

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

After a raise, Matthew Davenport just flat-called and Marko Neumann then squeezed to 24,000 out of the big blind. The initial raiser folded, but Davenport jammed and received a snap-call by the German for his last 74,300.

Neumann: {K-Spades}{K-Diamonds}
Davenport: {10-Hearts}{10-Clubs}

Nothing changed with a blank board of {9-Hearts}{8-Spades}{3-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} and the German doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Matthew Davenport gb
Matthew Davenport
255,000 -94,100
Marko Neumann de
Marko Neumann
165,000 74,900

Tags: Marko NeumannMatthew Davenport

Seidel Skips Cooler

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

The legendary Erik Seidel made it 7,000, then avoided big trouble by folding when Oleh Cherepianyi made it 22,800, and Ouri Cohen pushed in for a little more than that behind.

Cherepianyi called with the {a-Diamonds}{a-Clubs} and Cohen had been cooled off with the {q-Spades}{q-Hearts}, busting after a board of blanks.

Player Chips Progress
Oleh Cherepianyi ua
Oleh Cherepianyi
150,000 33,600
Ouri Cohen fr
Ouri Cohen
Busted

Tags: Erik SeidelOleh CherepianyiOuri Cohen

More Casualties

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

Among the further early casualties of Day 3 was also Salvatore Bonavena, who busted under unknown circumstances. The field has been reduced to 180 hopefuls, less than two dozen spots away from the money.

Player Chips Progress
Ben Fitzgerald gb
Ben Fitzgerald
Busted
Ouri Cohen fr
Ouri Cohen
Busted
Jullian Feriolo fr
Jullian Feriolo
Busted
Salvatore Bonavena it
Salvatore Bonavena
EPT 1X Winner
Busted
Yusuke Okada jp
Yusuke Okada
Busted
Rene Schneider ch
Rene Schneider
Busted

Tags: Salvatore Bonavena

Selbst Slides Slightly

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
Vanessa Selbst
Vanessa Selbst

Ihar Soika made it 6,500 from late position and Team PokerStars Pro Vanessa Selbst raised the button to 16,300.

The blinds folded and Soika slowly made the call. They both checked the {5-Clubs}{4-Spades}{3-Clubs} flop, but Soika tank-bet the {4-Diamonds} turn, making it 24,300.

Selbst folded, and while she's dipped from her start of day chip count, Soika is trending upwards,

Player Chips Progress
Vanessa Selbst us
Vanessa Selbst
190,000 -16,700
Ihar Soika by
Ihar Soika
190,000 74,800

Tags: Ihar SoikaVanessa Selbst