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

Adrien Allain Scores Huge Double

Level 28 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Adrien Allain
Adrien Allain

Adrien Allain in the hijack made it 135,000 and his neighbor Enver Abduraimov in the cutoff three-bet to 300,000. Action folded back to Allain and the Frenchman made it 775,000. Abduraimov just about instantly called upon learning how much it was.

The flop came {3-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{2-Spades} and Allain continued for 500,000. Abduraimov didn't waste any time raising to 1.2 million and Allain answered with an all in for 2,065,000. Abduraimov asked for an exact count, and called.

Adrien Allain: {A-Hearts}{A-Spades}
Enver Abduraimov: {7-Clubs}{6-Clubs}

The {4-Clubs} on the turn gave Abduraimov some new outs, but the {A-Diamonds} on the river wasn't one of them. Double up for Allain.

Player Chips Progress
Adrien Allain fr
Adrien Allain
5,820,000 3,730,000
Enver A ua
Enver A
1,010,000 -2,585,000

Tags: Adrien AllainEnver Abduraimov

Mohamed Aissani Eliminated in 11th Place (€59,500)

Level 28 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Mohamed Aissani
Mohamed Aissani

Mohmaed Aissani raised to 135,000 under the gun with {Q-Hearts}{10-Hearts} and Jimmy Guerrero three-bet from the cutoff to 375,000. The flop brought out {Q-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} and Aissani checked to Guerro who had flopped a set of queens with {Q-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}.

Guerrero bet 125,000 and Aissani raised to 250,000 quickly. Guerrero made the call and on the turn the {2-Diamonds} hit.

Aissani moved all in for 615,000, and he got snap-called by Guerrero.

The river brought the {9-Clubs} and Aissani left the tournament in eleventh place.

Player Chips Progress
Jimmy Guerrero fr
Jimmy Guerrero
8,490,000 1,390,000
Mohamed Aissani fr
Mohamed Aissani
Busted

Tags: Mohamed AissaniJimmy Guerrero

PokerNews Podcast Episode #371: Monster WPT TOC Recap, Cali Online Poker, and More

Level 28 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Donnie "DP" Peters and Rich Ryan recap the Monster WPT Tournament of Champions, talk California legislation, take a look at the changes announced for the 2016 WSOP, and discuss the opening of the EPT Grand Final.

Don't forget, you can call the show and leave a voicemail at 774-77-PNPOD.

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Tags: Donnie PetersPokerNews PodcastRich Ryan

Bendik Chips Up Through Rosen

Level 28 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

The action folded to Oren Rosen in the small blind who looked down on {A-Diamonds}{3-Spades}, and he raised to 140,000 and Jan Bendik called with {4-Clubs}{2-Clubs} in the big blind.

The flop brought out {6-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} and Bendik bet 160,000 after Rosen had checked. Rosen made the call, and on the turn the {7-Hearts} hit and both players checked.

The river brought the {7-Spades} and now Rosen bet 360,000. Bendik made the call with his straight and he bumped his stack up to almost 4.7 million.

Player Chips Progress
Jan Bendik sk
Jan Bendik
EPT 1X Winner
4,690,000 820,000
Oren Rosen il
Oren Rosen
2,840,000 -750,000

Tags: Jan BendikOren Rosen

Level: 28

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 10,000

Chip Counts in the Break (full)

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Another 20-minute break for the players.

Player Chips Progress
Jimmy Guerrero fr
Jimmy Guerrero
7,100,000
Jan Bendik sk
Jan Bendik
EPT 1X Winner
3,870,000 3,483,000
Enver A ua
Enver A
3,595,000 -555,000
Oren Rosen il
Oren Rosen
3,590,000 -210,000
Dario Sammartino it
Dario Sammartino
2,895,000 310,000
Pierre Calamusa fr
Pierre Calamusa
Winamax
2,845,000 -155,000
Asan Umarov kz
Asan Umarov
2,105,000 5,000
Adrien Allain fr
Adrien Allain
2,090,000 -1,265,000
Antoine Saout fr
Antoine Saout
1,460,000 -2,240,000
Mohamed Aissani fr
Mohamed Aissani
1,310,000
Ben Philipps gb
Ben Philipps
1,295,000 -405,000

Bendik Loses Huge Pot, Doubles Right After

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Jan Bendik
Jan Bendik

We caught the tail end of a very big pot between Jimmy Guerrero and Jan Bendik. On a board of {6-Spades}{10-Spades}{8-Hearts}{5-Clubs} we saw small blind Oren Rosen bet out 180,000. Big blind Jan Bendik made the call before Jimmy Guerrero squeezed to 750,000. Rosen folded, Bendik made the call.

The river came the {Q-Spades} and Bendik checked. Guerrero carefully cut out 1.5 million and slid them forward. Bendik instantly called, but angrily mucked his {7-Spades}{3-Spades} upon being shown Guerrero's {K-Spades}{5-Spades}.

Bendik was a bit on tilt after that, motioning the camera's to go away. The next hand though, the sky would clear up for him again.

Mohamed Aissani made it 110,000 to go from first position and his neighbor Jimmy Guerrero made the call. Small blind Jan Bendik still seemed agitated and shoved all in for 1,845,000. Aissani moved in over the top and Guerrero folded.

Mohamed Aissani: {10-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}
Jan Bendik: {J-Diamonds}{J-Clubs}

The board ran out {A-Spades}{6-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} and Bendik doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Jimmy Guerrero fr
Jimmy Guerrero
7,100,000 4,390,000
Mohamed Aissani fr
Mohamed Aissani
1,310,000 -890,000
Jan Bendik sk
Jan Bendik
EPT 1X Winner
387,000 -3,093,000

Tags: Jan BendikJimmy GuerreroMohamed AissaniOren Rosen

Calamusa Four-Bets

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Enver Abduraimov raised under the gun plus one to 125,000 and Ben Philipps three-bet to 275,000 from the button. Pierre Calamusa four-bet to 600,000 and after some tanking both his opponents folded.

Abduraimov had {A-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}, Philipps {A-Clubs}{6-Clubs} and Calamusa did indeed have the best hand with {10-Hearts}{10-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
Pierre Calamusa fr
Pierre Calamusa
Winamax
3,000,000 60,000

Tags: Ben PhilippsEnver AbduraimovPierre Calamusa

Sammartino Takes Some From Umarov

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Dario Sammartino
Dario Sammartino

Asan Umarov raised to 105,000 under the gun plus one and Dario Sammartino called from the big blind.

The flop brought out {K-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{2-Spades} and both players checked. On the turn the {4-Diamonds} hit and Sammartino bet 125,000. Umarov raised it up to 500,000 with {A-Spades}{J-Hearts}, and Sammartino called with {K-Spades}{8-Spades}.

The river was the {K-Hearts}, and this time Umarov checked behind, giving up the pot to the Italian pro.

Player Chips Progress
Dario Sammartino it
Dario Sammartino
2,585,000 535,000
Asan Umarov kz
Asan Umarov
2,100,000 -130,000

Tags: Asan UmarovDario Sammartino

Two Streets of Value

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

From the hijack/under the gun, Mohamed Aissani raised to 130,000. Two positions down it was Oren Rosen on the button three-betting to 325,000. Both blinds got out the way and Aissani called.

Aissani check called another 315,000 on the {4-Hearts}{K-Hearts}{3-Spades} flop, before both players checked the {5-Hearts} on the turn. The {5-Clubs} completed the board and Aissani checked for the third time. Rosen bet 575,000 and Aissani tanked for a bit before calling.

Rosen showed {A-Spades}{K-Clubs} and Aissani mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Oren Rosen il
Oren Rosen
3,800,000 300,000
Mohamed Aissani fr
Mohamed Aissani
2,200,000 -905,000

Tags: Mohamed AissaniOren Rosen