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
Entries
1,098
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
50,000

Rosen Calls Metaal Down

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Govert Metaal
Govert Metaal

After a raise to 22,000 and a call by Oren Rosen on the button, Govert Metaal three-bet from the small blind to 83,000 and Rosen called.

The flop brought out {A-Clubs}{K-Spades}{2-Spades} and Metaal continued for 80,000 and Rosen tanked for a while before making the call.

On the turn the {9-Spades} hit and Metaal stared at Rosen's stack before sliding forward 160,000.

Rosen pondered his decision for a bit before asking the dealer for the exact bet amount.

"160,000?" Rosen said, before putting the chips together to make the call.

The board completed on the river with the {5-Diamonds}, and now the action was checked.

Metaal showed {10-Hearts}{9-Clubs}, and Rosen let out a big sigh as he tabled {A-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}. The pot was pushed to Rosen, and he's now closing on a million-chip stack.

Player Chips Progress
Oren Rosen il
Oren Rosen
910,000 385,000
Govert Metaal nl
Govert Metaal
410,000 -294,000

Tags: Govert MetaalOren Rosen

Ace-King and Ace-King Go Down Against Celestino's Sevens

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Tomas Jozonis just moved all in under the gun for 128,000 chips and Ariel Celestino called from the cutoff. Chris Dowling went into the tank for a while before making the call from the button. After both blinds folded the flop brought out {Q-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{5-Spades} and no chips were put into a potential side pot.

The turn was the {J-Spades} and again the action was checked.

On the river the board completed with the {3-Diamonds} and for the third time the action went check-check.

Jozonis announced - and showed - {A-Diamonds}{K-Spades} and Dowling showed the same hand with {A-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}. Celestino then tabled {7-Hearts}{7-Clubs} to claim the pot, and Jozonis was not pleased.

"Why didn't you shove?" Jozonis sighed, as he was knocked out and Dowling took a hit.

Player Chips Progress
Ariel Celestino br
Ariel Celestino
1,085,000 380,000
Chris Dowling ie
Chris Dowling
320,000 -173,000
Tomas Jozonis lt
Tomas Jozonis
Busted

Tags: Ariel CelestinoChris DowlingTomas Jozonis

An Ace and a King for Andrejevic

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Andjelko Andrejevic pushed in over the top of a Matthew Davenport raise, and when it folded back to Davenport, he snap-called with the {9-Hearts}{9-Clubs}.

Andrejevic's {a-Hearts}{k-Clubs} made it a classic race situation, and he took the lead on the {k-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{6-Clubs} flop, extended it on the {k-Spades} river, and held on after the {q-Diamonds} river to double through.

Player Chips Progress
Matthew Davenport gb
Matthew Davenport
450,000 -167,000
Andy Andrejevic us
Andy Andrejevic
350,000 169,000

Tags: Andjelko AndrejevicMatthew Davenport

Mount Korenev

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Youssef Finianos picked a good time to push in with the {10-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}, considering Roman Korenev had the {a-Spades}{10-Spades} and a mountain of chips to call with.

Koranev did make the call, falling below the one-million chip mark when the board ran out {2-Clubs}{k-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{6-Spades}{8-Clubs} and Finianos doubled through.

Player Chips Progress
Roman Korenev ru
Roman Korenev
990,000 -101,000
Youssef Finianos lb
Youssef Finianos
210,000 98,000

Tags: Roman KorenevYoussef Finianos

Etcheverry Caught Bluffing

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Juan Etcheverry bet 123,000 into a pot of 150,000 on a {q-Clubs}{6-Spades}{3-Hearts}{9-Spades} board to the turn, heads up with Ariel Celestino.

Celestino called and Etcheverry shoved in on the {k-Clubs} river, putting Celestino at risk.

Celestino called off with the {k-Hearts}{q-Hearts} having made two pair on the river. All Etcheverry could show was the {a-Spades}{4-Hearts} ace-high, and after doubling up Celestino, he now has less than 15 big blinds.

Player Chips Progress
Ariel Celestino br
Ariel Celestino
705,000 394,000
Juan Etcheverry ar
Juan Etcheverry
135,000 -354,000

Tags: Ariel CelestinoJuan Etcheverry

Aces For Van Hoek Send Menke Home

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

PokerStars Spin & Go Qualifier Erik van Hoek traveled from the Netherlands to find himself on Day 3 of the EPT Grand Final. Van Hoek just raised under the gun and Nikolas Menke moved all in from the big blind for 96,000, and Van Hoek called right away.

Van Hoek: {A-Diamonds}{A-Clubs}
Menke: {K-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}

The board ran out {5-Spades}{6-Spades}{J-Clubs}{10-Spades}{3-Spades} and Van Hoek's aces held up. The Dutchman is one of the six remaining Spin & Go qualifiers out of the 120 that won their way to Monte Carlo.

Player Chips Progress
Erik Van Hoek nl
Erik Van Hoek
290,000 -86,000
Nikolas Menke de
Nikolas Menke
Busted

Tags: Nikolas MenkeErik van Hoek

Weber Times Two

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Chris Dowling made it 22,000 and Ruediger Weber pushed in for a little over 150,000.

Antoine Saout woke up with a cold call on the button behind him, and after the blinds and Dowling folded, the hands were revealed.

Saout: {q-Spades}{q-Diamonds}
Weber: {a-Hearts}{10-Clubs}

Saout was well ahead, holding on the {5-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{j-Clubs} flop, before Weber hit the three outer on the {a-Clubs} turn. The {6-Clubs} river changed nothing and Weber doubled through.

Player Chips Progress
Antoine Saout fr
Antoine Saout
490,000 -136,000
Ruediger Weber de
Ruediger Weber
330,000 193,000

Tags: Antoine SaoutChris DowlingRuediger Weber

Nishijima Takes Out Rutigliano

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Antonio Rutigliano just moved all in for exactly 100,000 chips and the action folded to Brazilian WSOP bracelet winner Thiago Nishijima. Nishijima - seated in the big blind - thought for quite some time but ultimately he made the call.

Nishijima: {K-Diamonds}{J-Hearts}
Rutigliano: {A-Spades}{8-Clubs}

The board ran out {K-Spades}{3-Clubs}{7-Spades}{Q-Spades}{J-Clubs} and Rutigliano shook his head as he was headed for the payout desk.

Player Chips Progress
Thiago Nishijima br
Thiago Nishijima
950,000 110,000
Antonio Rutigliano it
Antonio Rutigliano
Busted

Tags: Antonio RutiglianoThiago Nishijima