2016 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final

€5,300 Main Event
Day: 5
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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Chauskin Doubles

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

Natan Chauskin got it all in for 226,000 from the button holding {A-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}. His neighbor Adrien Allain in the small blind looked him up with {A-Hearts}{8-Diamonds} but failed to make a suck out on {J-Spades}{7-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}{9-Spades}. Double up for Chauskin!

Tags: Adrien AllainNatan Chauskin

Kyle Frey Eliminated

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

We caught up with the action on a board of {8-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}{A-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}. From the small blind Pierre Calamusa bet 160,000 and his neighbor Kyle Frey shoved for what looked like about 325,000.

Calamusa did the Phil Hellmuth patented snap call as he had {A-Spades}{A-Hearts} for top set. Frey showed {8-Diamonds}{9-Spades} and left the tournament area.

Paul-Francois Tedeschi Eliminated by Dario Sammartino

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
Paul Tedeschi
Paul Tedeschi

Dario Sammartino just raised in early position and Paul-Francois Tedeschi moved all in for right around 500,000. Sammartino called right away, creating the following showdown.

Sammartino: {A-Diamonds}{K-Spades}
Tedeschi: {9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}

The board ran out {6-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{A-Hearts} and Sammartino knocked out the French pro to get the tournament down to its final three tables.

"Barry Greenstein every time," Jan Bendik said as Tedeschi was knocked out by the ace on the river.

Tags: Dario SammartinoPaul Tedeschi

The Last Remaining Team PokerStars Pro - Vanessa Selbst - Has Been Knocked Out

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
Vanessa Selbst
Vanessa Selbst

On the feature table the action folded to Mohamed Aissani who raised it up, and Team PokerStars Pro Vanessa Selbst moved all in from the big blind for 450,000. Aissani tanked for a bit before making the call.

Selbst rolled her eyes upon seeing the hand of her opponent and said, "Nice hand."

The showdown went as follows.

Aissani: {A-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}
Selbst: {A-Hearts}{5-Spades}

The board ran out {4-Clubs}{8-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{K-Diamonds} and Selbst was knocked out as the last remaining Team PokerStars Pro on this season of the EPT.

Tags: Mohamed AissaniVanessa Selbst

Sammartino Cracks Pollak's Aces

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
Benjamin Pollak
Benjamin Pollak

From the cutoff Dario Sammartino raised to 62,000 and Benajmin Pollak three-bet to 145,000 with 465,000 left behind. The action folded back to Sammartino, and he moved all in.

Pollak snap-called.

Sammartino: {Q-Spades}{J-Spades}
Pollak: {A-Clubs}{A-Diamonds}

The flop brought out {6-Spades}{10-Spades}{J-Clubs} and the players at the table cried out a collective, "WOW!"

The turn brought the {3-Diamonds}, keeping Pollak ahead, and the river brought the {Q-Hearts}, giving Sammartino a winning two-pair combination.

Tags: Benjamin PollakDario Sammartino

Calamusa Rips Six-High On Sperling

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

Fabio Sperling raised to 65,000 and Pierre Calamusa three-bet from his left to 165,000. The other players folded and the flop brought out {K-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{4-Clubs}.

Both players quickly checked on the flop and the turn brought the {J-Clubs}.

Sperling checked again and now Calamusa bet 165,000, and his German opponent called.

The river was the {10-Hearts} and Sperling checked a third time, leading Calamusa to put his opponent all in.

Sperling had 340,000 chips left in front of him and eventually he folded.

Calamusa immediately showed {6-Clubs}{2-Clubs} for six-high, and he raked in another sizeable pot.

Tags: Pierre CalamusaFabio Sperling

Updated Chip Counts From The Feature Table

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

Andrejevic Knocks Out Chauskin

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

Natan Chauskin's start of the day was more than good with successful pushes and a double up, but he ran out of luck just now and has made his exit. He got his 302,000 stack in with {A-Clubs}{J-Diamonds} against the {K-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs} of Andjelko Andrejevic and saw his hand not hold up. The board ran out {J-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}{4-Spades} and Chauskin made his exit.

Tags: Andy AndrejevicAndjelko AndrejevicNatan Chauskin

Bendik Doubles Abduraimov

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

From early position Jan Bendik raised to 65,000. Action folded around to Enver Abduraimov in the big blind and he pushed all in for 550,000. The decision was back on Bendik and he made the call.

Enver Abduraimov: {A-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}
Jan Bendik: {A-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}

The board ran out {7-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{10-Spades}{J-Spades} and Enver Abduraimov doubled up.

Tags: Enver AbduraimovJan Bendik