2019 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino EPT

€25,000 EPT High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info

2019 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino EPT

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
99
Prize
€705,840
Event Info
Buy-in
€25,000
Prize Pool
€3,374,630
Entries
142
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
160,000

Satubayev Shoves on Salter

Level 15 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Shyngis Satubayev opened to 10,000 in middle position and Jack Salter re-raised to 29,000 on the button. The blinds folded and Satubayev called.

The flop fell {7-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{2-Clubs} and Satubayev checked to Salter who continued for 23,000. Satubayev check-raised all in, putting Salter to the test for his remaining stack of under 100,000. Salter shook his head and dispatched his cards, sending the pot to Satubayev.

Player Chips Progress
Shyngis Satubayev kz
Shyngis Satubayev
297,000 127,000
Jack Salter gb
Jack Salter
93,000 -147,000

Tags: Shyngis SatubayevJack Salter

The World According to Boutros Naim

Level 15 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Boutros Naim
Boutros Naim

Boutros Pierre Naim is a man of will.

The Lebanese-born, poker-playing Monaco resident — and PokerStars qualifier to the EPT Main Event this week — once quit his investment banking job on a whim because his company moved offices from one part of London to another. It increased his commuting time and Naim wouldn’t stand for it.

“For me,” he says, “this was basically a no-go.” So he moved to Monaco.

But when he was in his 60s and living in the principality, Naim found himself missing his son, who had moved to Massachusetts to attend Babson College. Naim decided to move nearby and applied to Harvard University — not to seek a degree but simply to take courses on subjects like economics, the history of the Ottoman Empire, and meta-ethics. He applied for admission through the same process as any other student, leading to some bureaucratic-themed amusement.

Read the full article by Jason Kirk at the PokerStars Blog.

Tags: Boutros Naim

Addamo Over 500,000 With Jiayu Bustout

Level 15 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Ruan Jiayu was all in for 53,000 with {k-Clubs}{j-Hearts} against Michael Addamo's {4-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}

The Australian's pocket pair held on a {a-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{q-Spades}{a-Hearts}{7-Spades} runout and he was eliminated.

Another elimination since the break is Winfred Yu, meaning there are 28 players remaining.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Addamo au
Michael Addamo
510,000 15,000
Ruan Jiayu cn
Ruan Jiayu
Busted
Winfred Yu hk
Winfred Yu
Busted

Tags: Ruan JiayuWinfred YuMichael Addamo

Better Two Pair for Greenwood

Level 15 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Picking up the action on the turn with the board reading {a-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{5-Spades}, Sean Winter checked from the small blind. Luc Greenwood dropped in a bet of 35,000 from the hijack and Winter called.

The river was the {j-Diamonds} and Winter checked again. Greenwood pushed out a bet of 100,000 and Winter quickly called. Greenwood whipped over {a-Hearts}{6-Clubs} for two pair and Winter flashed {a-}{5-} for a weaker two pair before they went into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Luc Greenwood ca
Luc Greenwood
538,000 174,000
Sean Winter us
Sean Winter
272,000 -153,000

Tags: Sean WinterLuc Greenwood

Level: 15

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 5,000

Bicknell Uses Six Time Extensions Before Folding

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Kristen Bicknell
Kristen Bicknell

Kristen Bicknell opened to 9,000 and called a three-bet to 25,000 from Koray Aldemir.

The pair checked the {9-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{10-Hearts} flop and the turn was the {q-Diamonds}. Bicknell checked and called 22,000 from Aldemir.

The river was the {9-Spades} and Bicknell checked again. Aldemir used a time extension before betting 41,000.

Bicknell then proceeded to use six time extensions before folding. She drops below the 25 big blind mark.

Player Chips Progress
Koray Aldemir de
Koray Aldemir
420,000 95,000
Kristen Bicknell ca
Kristen Bicknell
90,000 -65,000

Tags: Koray AldemirKristen Bicknell

Charania Doubles Throuhg Takahashi

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Mohsin Charania opened and Keiji Takahashi three-bet to 33,000. Charania four-bet all in for 75,500 and after asking for a count, Takahashi called.

Mohsin Charania: {a-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}
Keiji Takahashi: {a-Clubs}{9-Clubs}

The board ran out {8-Clubs}{k-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{a-Hearts} and after a brief scare on the turn, Charania's hand held up and he doubled.

Player Chips Progress
Keiji Takahashi jp
Keiji Takahashi
225,000 -5,000
Mohsin Charania us
Mohsin Charania
EPT 1X Winner
170,000 50,000

Tags: Keiji TakahashiMohsin Charania