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

Friendly Clash Results in Metaal's Elimination

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Govert Metaal
Govert Metaal

Govert Metaal just moved all in from the button for 120,000 and Fatima Moreira de Melo re-shoved from the small blind. The big blind folded and the clash between two good friends went as follows.

Metaal: {3-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}
Moreira de Melo: {9-Clubs}{9-Spades}

The board ran out {Q-Spades}{K-Clubs}{6-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{5-Clubs} and Metaal was sent to the rail, while Moreira de Melo boosted her stack back up to 350,000.

"Of course I'd rather win the chips from someone else," Moreira de Melo told us after the hand, but with around 20 big blinds she's now in a much better spot.

Player Chips Progress
Fatima Moreira de Melo nl
Fatima Moreira de Melo
350,000
130,000
130,000
PokerStars
Govert Metaal nl
Govert Metaal
Busted

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The Cookie Jar

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Start-of-day chip leader Marcin Chmielewski raised it up on the button, then called an Adrien Allain three-bet from the big blind of 80,000.

They went heads up to a {k-Spades}{q-Clubs}{3-Clubs} flop and Allain continued for 55,000. Chmielewski called and the dealer burned and turned the {2-Diamonds}. Allain checked, then called when Chmielewski took over the lead, betting 80,000.

The river brought the {7-Diamonds} and another check from Allain. Chmielewski bet 80,000 again, and Allain made the relatively quick call with the {q-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}.

Second pair was good, with Chmielewski truing to bluff holding the {9-Clubs}{10-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
Marcin Chmielewski pl
Marcin Chmielewski
1,250,000
50,000
50,000
Adrien Allain fr
Adrien Allain
970,000
-230,000
-230,000

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Faraz Jaka Talks Travel Tips and New Website

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Faraz Jaka has been a poker player for quite some time now, beginning with online play while he was in his freshman year in college, to his first live cash in 2007, to now, where he just finished in the money in the 2016 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final €5,300 Main Event.

Jaka has been all over the world, and now he's put together all of his travel tips and guides via his new website, FarazJaka.com. While over in Monaco for the Grand Final, PokerNews' Sarah Herring caught up with Jaka to talk just that. Check it out.

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Fatima Finished

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Fatima Moreira de Melo
Fatima Moreira de Melo

Team PokerStars SportStar Fatima Moreira de Melo's stellar run in the 2016 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final Main Event has come to a close.

She got her last 300,000 in with the {7-Hearts}{7-Spades} on an {8-Spades}{5-Spades}{4-Spades} flop heads-up with Thi Xoa Nguyen. Moreira de Melo had a gutshot straight-flush draw, but Nguyen was already there with the {k-Spades}{9-Spades} flush.

Neither the {a-Diamonds} turn, nor the {5-Hearts} river could save Moreira de Melo and as she hit the rail, Nguyen pushed well over the one-million mark.

Player Chips Progress
Thi Xoa Nguyen fr
Thi Xoa Nguyen
1,200,000
283,000
283,000
Fatima Moreira de Melo nl
Fatima Moreira de Melo
Busted
PokerStars

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Level: 23

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 3,000

Durnegger Trusts His Read, But Busts

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Jimmy Guerrero limped under the gun and three more players called before Markus Durnegger raised from the big blind. Guerrero was the only player to call, and the flop brought out {K-Spades}{8-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}.

Durnegger continued for 70,000 and Guerrero raised it up to 175,000. Durnegger gave it some thought before calling, but ultimately he did.

The turn brought the {4-Hearts} and Durnegger check-called a bet of 150,000, after which the {A-Clubs} completed the board.

Durnegger checked the river, and Guerrero moved all in immediately. Almost immediately Guerrero said, "I will show if you fold, it's a big pot."

"It doesn't make sense to me," Durnegger said about a minute later, "You could have fours, or fives?"

A few more minutes went by, and with 220,000 chips left Durnegger had a big decision to make.

"You're a nice guy, I'll show you," Guerrero then said, as Durnegger kept thinking.

"Clock," another player then said, and in the final seconds Durnegger called.

Guerrero showed {5-Clubs}{5-Spades} for a flopped set, and Durnegger flashed {8-Spades}{7-Clubs} for a pair of eights, and he was knocked out.

Player Chips Progress
Jimmy Guerrero fr
Jimmy Guerrero
1,650,000
1,230,000
1,230,000
Markus Durnegger at
Markus Durnegger
Busted

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Full Chip Counts at The Break (full)

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Jimmy Guerrero fr
Jimmy Guerrero
1,500,000
-150,000
-150,000
Benjamin Pollak fr
Benjamin Pollak
1,450,000
50,000
50,000
Mohamed Aissani fr
Mohamed Aissani
1,450,000
405,000
405,000
Adrien Allain fr
Adrien Allain
1,369,000
399,000
399,000
Thi Xoa Nguyen fr
Thi Xoa Nguyen
1,280,000
80,000
80,000
Andy Andrejevic us
Andy Andrejevic
1,200,000
605,000
605,000
Marcin Chmielewski pl
Marcin Chmielewski
1,198,000
-52,000
-52,000
Oren Rosen il
Oren Rosen
1,181,000
-19,000
-19,000
Joao Vieira pt
Joao Vieira
1,060,000
410,000
410,000
Winamax
Vanessa Selbst us
Vanessa Selbst
1,042,000
27,000
27,000
PokerStars
Antoine Saout fr
Antoine Saout
1,032,000
457,000
457,000
Jan Bendik sk
Jan Bendik
990,000
55,000
55,000
EPT 1X Winner
Ariel Celestino br
Ariel Celestino
980,000
330,000
330,000
Dario Sammartino it
Dario Sammartino
950,000
200,000
200,000
Natan Chauskin by
Natan Chauskin
950,000
-50,000
-50,000
Randy Lew us
Randy Lew
925,000
525,000
525,000
PokerStars
Asan Umarov kz
Asan Umarov
886,000
106,000
106,000
Kiryl Radzivonau by
Kiryl Radzivonau
880,000
-220,000
-220,000
Paul-Francois Tedeschi fr
Paul-Francois Tedeschi
876,000
311,000
311,000
Neil Strike gb
Neil Strike
835,000
310,000
310,000
Erwann Pecheux fr
Erwann Pecheux
810,000
-51,000
-51,000
Andrea Rocci it
Andrea Rocci
779,000
349,000
349,000
Roman Korenev ru
Roman Korenev
742,000
-124,000
-124,000
Jan Bengelmann de
Jan Bengelmann
700,000
40,000
40,000
Fabio Sperling de
Fabio Sperling
660,000
-290,000
-290,000

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