The 2013 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final

€25,000 High Roller
Day: 1
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Event Info
The 2013 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
€775,400
Event Info
Buy-in
€25,000
Prize Pool
€3,871,000
Total Entries
158
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
Players Left 1 / 158
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Shakerchi Pays Off Nacho

Level 4 : 150/300, 25 ante
Nacho Barbero
Nacho Barbero

After an awful start, Nacho Barbero is making a small recovery. He managed to extract some value out of Talal Shakerchi, who's already on his second bullet.

Both players checked the turn to see a final board of {3-Clubs}{4-Spades}{q-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{k-Spades}. Barbero bet 2,000 into the 5,000 pot and Shakerchi called but mucled upon seeing Barbero's {10-Hearts}{10-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
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Talal Shakerchi
46,000
4,000
4,000
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Nacho Barbero
17,000
33,000
33,000
pokerstars

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Trickett Rivered By Badziakouski

Level 4 : 150/300, 25 ante

Sam Trickett was one of the later arrivals but he's already down to 33,000 after getting rivered by Mikita Badziakouski.

Around 5,400 chips had made it into the middle by the time the two players were staring at a {10-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} flop. Tricket check-called a 3,800 bet to see the {k-Diamonds} turn. He check-called a 9,500 bet there before both players checked the {a-Diamonds} river.

Badziakouski opened {a-Spades}{j-Hearts} for a rivered pair of aces. Tricket threw his {q-Spades}{10-Spades} into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
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Mikita Badziakouski
65,000
65,000
65,000
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Sam Trickett
33,000
17,000
17,000

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Esfandiari Magically Cracks Dion's Aces

Level 4 : 150/300, 25 ante

After some preflop raising, Yann Dion and Antonio Esfandiari put 18,500 in each preflop before the dealer spread the {J-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{3-Hearts} flop. Dion bet 13,000, and Esfandiari raised to 27,000. Dion moved all in, and Esfandiari made the call.

Esfandiari showed top pair with the {J-Clubs}{10-Hearts}, and he was all in on the flop for 42,575. Dion had the most chips and the better hand with the {A-Spades}{A-Clubs}.

Following the {10-Spades} on the turn, Esfandiari made two pair and took the lead. The river was the {2-Spades}, failing to provide Dion with the re-suck, and doubling up Esfandiari in a big way.

Player Chips Progress
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Antonio Esfandiari
123,000
73,000
73,000
StakeKings
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Yann Dion
10,000
40,000
40,000

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Gregg Doubles Through Behbehani

Level 4 : 150/300, 25 ante
Tony Gregg
Tony Gregg

On the final board of {Q-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{3-Clubs}, Salman Behbehani checked to Tony Gregg. Gregg fired all of his chips, a shove worth 31,900. Behbehani tank-called, but his {Q-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} for two pair was no good against the {10-Spades}{10-Clubs} for Gregg.

Gregg doubled, collected the pot and moved to 92,000 in chips. Behbehani on the other hand, dropped back to 36,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Tony Gregg
92,000
42,000
42,000
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Salman Behbehani
36,000
14,000
14,000

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Hall Runs Into Kurganov's Full House

Level 4 : 150/300, 25 ante

Picking up the action on the {9-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{4-Spades}{J-Spades} board, 2011 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event champion Galen Hall fired 6,300. His opponent, Igor Kurganov, made the call to see the {J-Clubs} pair the board on the river. Hall checked, and Kurganov bet 9,000.

"I'll just call," commented Hall after a minute in the tank.

Kurganov tabled the {4-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} for a full house after flopping a set. Hall held the {A-Hearts}{A-Diamonds}, but it was no good.

Hall is on his second bullet here in this event, but dropped back to 22,000 in chips following the loss of this hand. Kurganov moved to 87,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Igor Kurganov
87,000
37,000
37,000
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Galen Hall
22,000
22,000
22,000
EPT 1X Winner

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Charania Coolered

Level 4 : 150/300, 25 ante

Mohsin Charania doubled up Fabian Quoss when he flopped a set only for the German to river a bigger set. That sent him down to 15,000 but he has since recovered to 25,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Mohsin Charania
25,000
7,000
7,000
EPT 1X Winner

Benger Banged Up By Benny

Level 4 : 150/300, 25 ante

Griffin Benger was not a happy bunny on the rail after he was eliminated by Benny Spindler.

The Canadian online phenomenon told PokerNews that he was on the button and three-bet an 800 open to 2,300. Spindler was in the big blind and four-bet to 5,800. The original raiser folded before Benger made it 10,000 to play. Spindler responded by setting Benger in for his 28,000 stack. Call.

Benger: {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts}
Spindler: {k-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}

The board ran out {q-}{4-}{2-}{q-}{j-} to make the German trips.

Benger is undecided if he'll re-enter yet. Better to de-steam first if he does decide to.

Player Chips Progress
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Benny Spindler
98,000
30,000
30,000
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Griffin Benger
Busted

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Level: 4

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 25

Benger Goes Quiet

Level 2 : 100/200, 25 ante

Griffin Benger took a rare quiet moment to play out a hand with Benny Spindler. He ended up folding on the river and seemed annoyed at himself.

The action was three-way to a {4-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}{9-Clubs} flop and Benger led out from the small blind for 1,825. Spindler was in early position and raised to 4,200. Philipp Gruissem was in the cut-off and folded to leave them to it.

The turn dropped as {5-Spades} and Benger check-called a 7,400 bet. On the {8-Spades} river Spindler moved all in for about 43,000 after he was checked to again. Benger made a quick fold.

Player Chips Progress
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Benny Spindler
68,000
68,000
68,000
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Griffin Benger
28,000
22,000
22,000

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