€25,000 High Roller
Day 1 Started
The 2013 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final
€25,000 High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
The 2013 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final
Buy-in
€25,000
Prize Pool
€3,871,000
Entries
158
Level
25
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
EPT9 Grand Final: Welcome to the €25,000 High Roller
The PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final High Roller event kicks off today and, with the history of this event as an indicator, it promises to be something special.
The buy in is €25,000 and each player is allowed to re-enter one time if they bust their stack. We expect the number of entrants to reach three figures meaning a bumper payout for whoever finishes first.
Last season saw high roller specialist, Igor Kurganov, take home €1,080,000 after defeating Daniel Negreanu heads up. We expect to see Kurganov involved today, but the Team PokerStars Pro is in the last 34 of the Main Event that resumes at 3 p.m. CET today.
Cards are expected to be in the air at 12pm CET.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
Who's About?
Level 1
: 100/200, 25 ante
High rollers never turn up on time, we all know that! Anyway, enough players have arrived to get this show on the road.
Below is who has been spotted so far:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 1
: 100/200, 25 ante
The cards are in the air for the €25,000 High Roller.
The Plan for the Day
Level 1
: 100/200, 25 ante
Day 1 will be played over the course of ten one-hour levels today. That's a long time to play so there will be a 90-minute break for dinner after level 6.
More Names and an Active Bonomo
Level 1
: 100/200, 25 ante
Justin Bonomo, who came fourth in this event last season, has been very active so far.
He opened from the button and David Sands peeled to see a 
flop appear. Bonomo continued for 1,000 and Sands check-called to the 
turn. Bonomo bet 2,200 there and that was enough to force a fold from Sands.
The next hand Bonomo opened to 600 and a smiling Galen Hall three-bet to 2,000 from the next seat. Bonomo folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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52,500 | 2,500 |
|
50,000 | |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
|
47,000 | -3,000 |
Gurtovoy's Bluff Doesn't Work Against Katchalov
Level 1
: 100/200, 25 ante
When our reporter arrived at the table, Anatoly Gurtovoy had a bet of 25,000 out in front of him on the final board of 
. His opponent was Team PokerStars Pro Eugene Katchalov, and he looked very pained with his decision while faced with the big bet. All players began the tournament with 50,000 in chips, and Gurtovoy had bet all but about 6,000 of his stack, meaning Katchalov would be left with only several thousand chips if he were to call and be wrong.
There was 35,000 to 40,000 chips in the middle already on the river, and after a minute or two in the tank, Katchalov made the call. Gurtovoy rolled over the 
for trip deuces on board with ace-queen high. Katchalov tabled a better 
for a full house and successfully scooped in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
92,000 | 42,000 |
|
6,000 |
A Few Late Arrivals
Level 1
: 100/200, 25 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
|
50,000 |
Gurtovoy Eliminated
Level 1
: 100/200, 25 ante
Anatoly Gurtovoy ran a failed bluff very early on in the tournament just moments ago that was reported, and he was now just eliminated.
After shoving once or twice prior to this hand to pick up some chips, Gurtovoy was back to about 6,850 before his final hand. Action folded to him on the button, and he raised to 6,500, essentially committing himself to the hand with just about 350 behind. Martin Finger called from the small blind, and all others folded.
On the 
flop, Finger tossed out a bet to put Gurtovoy all in. Gurtovoy called with the 
, but the flop wasn't too good to him. Finger held the 
and had him dominated.
The turn was the 
, giving Gurtovoy a straight draw, but the 
landed on the river and sent him out the door. Gurtovoy does have the option to re-enter, and we'll keep you posted as to whether or not he decides to take the option.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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57,000 | 7,000 |
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Busted |