2016 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final

€5,300 Main Event
Day: 4
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
Total Entries
1,098
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
50,000
Players Left 1 / 1,098
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Weber BBQ'd

Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Ruediger Weber got it in preflop with the {10-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} versus EPT title holder Aaron Gustavson's {a-Diamonds}{q-Spades}.

He made a set on the {j-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{10-Spades} board to the turn, but the {10-Spades} also made Gustavson Broadway. The {9-Diamonds} did not give Weber a full house and, as a a result, he hit the rail.

Tags: Aaron GustavsonRuediger Weber

Soshnikov Shoves, Exits

Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Ivan Soshnikov jammed in on a {10-Spades}{8-Clubs}{7-Hearts} flop and Mahomed Aissani called with the {10-Hearts}{9-Hearts}.

Aissani's top pair was good versus Soshnikov's {q-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} middle pair, and it held after the {2-Spades} turn and {j-Clubs} river, to send Soshnikov home.

Tags: Ivan SoshnikovMohamed Aissani

Makes a Man Take Things Over

Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Australian Poker Hall of Fame member Jason Gray got it all in during a battle of the blinds with Apostolos Bechrakis.

Bechrakis had Gray covered and dominated with the {k-Hearts}{j-Spades} over the {k-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}. The board ran out {3-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}{q-Spades}{a-Spades} and Gray said his goodbyes.

Tags: Jason GrayApostolos Bechrakis

Zervos Busts to Selbst

Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Alexios Zervos
Alexios Zervos

Alexios Zervos just raised to 28,000 and Team PokerStars Pro Vanessa Selbst three-bet from his direct left to 62,000. The action folded back to Zervos and he moved all in for about 360,000.

Selbst called right away.

Zervos: {6-Diamonds}{6-Spades}
Selbst: {J-Clubs}{J-Hearts}

The board ran out {10-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{K-Spades}{2-Clubs}{4-Spades} and Selbst raked in a big pot that sent the Greek pro to the rail.

Tags: Alexios ZervosVanessa Selbst

Saout Doubles Through Daher

Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Antoine Saout just found himself all in for 230,000 chips and he was up against Albert Daher.

Saout: {A-Diamonds}{J-Spades}
Daher: {A-Clubs}{10-Spades}

The board ran out {6-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{A-Spades}{J-Diamonds} and Saout doubled up.

Tags: Antoine SaoutAlbert Daher

Kagawa Can't Hold

Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Rintaro Kagawa
Rintaro Kagawa

Rintaro Kagawa made it 33,000 and Kiryl Radzivonau pushed all in, having Kagawa's 200,000 behind well covered.

Kagawa agonized over the call, but eventually made it with the {a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}, and was ahead of Radzivonau's {k-Spades}{10-Hearts}.

The {q-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{5-Diamonds} even gave Kagawa a flush draw, but he missed on the {5-Clubs} turn, and when Radzivonau hit the {k-Hearts} river, Kagawa's 2016 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final €5,300 Main Event run was over.

Tags: Kiryl RadzivonauRintaro Kagawa

Unlikely Triple Up For Soika

Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Loc Tu just raised to 31,000 from middle position and Ihar Soika moved all in from his direct left. Soika's shove was for 185,000 and from his direct left Koichi Nozaki made the call.

The action folded back to Tu, and he tanked for a bit before moving all in for 215,000. Nozaki called, and the showdown went as follows.

Tu: {Q-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}
Soika: {J-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}
Nozaki: {A-Hearts}{K-Spades}

The flop brought out {K-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{Q-Clubs} and Tu celebrated after hitting a set.

"Don't celebrate too quickly," a player said, and the turn was the {5-Diamonds}.

On the river the {A-Spades} hit, and Soika smirked as he had hit a straight to triple up. Tu was left with very little, while Nozaki still has a comfortable stack.

Tags: Ihar SoikaKoichi NozakiLoc Tu

Thiago Split

Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Thiago Nishijima
Thiago Nishijima

Andrea Rocci collected the last of Thiago Nishijima's chips, calling Nishijima's {a-Diamonds}{5-Spades} push with the {k-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}.

Rocci didn't pair up on an {8-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{a-Clubs} run out, but he did make Broadway to send the Brazilian packing.

Tags: Andrea RocciThiago Nishijima

Selbst Lays it Down Against Boghean

Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

We just caught the end of a big pot between Team PokerStars Pro Vanessa Selbst and Andrei Boghean, and it was the former who took quite a hit.

The board showed {A-Hearts}{9-Spades}{Q-Spades}{3-Hearts} when Selbst check-called 118,000 and the river was the {7-Diamonds}. Selbst checked again - from the big blind - and Boghean bet 320,000 from the under-the-gun position.

Selbst thought for a long time before folding, and left herself with 575,000.

Tags: Andrei BogheanVanessa Selbst