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

€25,000 High Roller
Day: 2
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
Entries
158
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

Bilokur Doubles on the Bubble

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

As Ilya Bulychev was collecting his things on an adjacent table, Chris Moore opened to 21,000 on the button. Victor Sbrissa three-bet to 59,000 out of the small blind, and Alex Bilokur moved all in for 189,000 from the big blind. Moore folded, and Sbrissa, thinking he was pot-committed, called.

Sbrissa: {k-Hearts}{6-Clubs}
Bilokur: {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs}

Bilokur held as the board rolled out {10-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{a-Spades}{k-Spades}{4-Spades}, doubling to 415,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Victor Sbrissa br
Victor Sbrissa
860,000
-65,000
-65,000
Alex Bilokur ru
Alex Bilokur
415,000
165,000
165,000

Tags: Alex BilokurChris MooreIlya BulychevVictor Sbrissa

Big Pot for Mizzi on the Bubble

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Philip Sternheimer and Benny Spindler checked on a board of {q-Hearts}{k-Spades}{10-Clubs}{10-Hearts}. Sorel Mizzi fired out 72,000, and only Sternheimer called.

The river was the {2-Clubs}, Mizzi fired out another 135,000, and Sternheimer splashed a few chips forward, signaling a call.

Mizzi showed {k-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} for a turned full house, and Sternheimer flashed the {10-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
Sorel Mizzi ca
Sorel Mizzi
625,000
255,000
255,000
Philip Sternheimer gb
Philip Sternheimer
425,000
-147,000
-147,000
$25K Fantasy

Tags: Benny SpindlerPhilip SternheimerSorel Mizzi

Moore In a Tough Spot

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

With Vitalijs Tarhanovs on just 15,000 chips, Chris Moore raised to 25,000 out of the small blind. Victor Sbrissa three-bet to 65,000 in the big blind, and Moore called.

The flop fell {5-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{q-Spades}, Moore check-called a 55,000-chip bet, and the turn brought the {5-Diamonds}. Moore checked, Sbrissa fired 75,000, and Moore begrudgingly folded.

Tags: Chris MooreVictor Sbrissa

Updated Chip Counts (full)

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Victor Sbrissa br
Victor Sbrissa
1,100,000
240,000
240,000
Toby Lewis gb
Toby Lewis
985,000
175,000
175,000
$25K Fantasy
EPT 1X Winner
Vanessa Selbst us
Vanessa Selbst
887,000
-38,000
-38,000
Fady Kamar lb
Fady Kamar
789,000
274,000
274,000
Tony Gregg us
Tony Gregg
629,000
189,000
189,000
Sorel Mizzi ca
Sorel Mizzi
619,000
-6,000
-6,000
Benny Spindler de
Benny Spindler
612,000
-27,000
-27,000
Alex Bilokur ru
Alex Bilokur
445,000
30,000
30,000
Philip Sternheimer gb
Philip Sternheimer
429,000
4,000
4,000
$25K Fantasy
Kyle Cheong au
Kyle Cheong
374,000
-171,000
-171,000
Marc-Andre Ladouceur ca
Marc-Andre Ladouceur
357,000
-8,000
-8,000
Steven Silverman us
Steven Silverman
305,000
45,000
45,000
Chris Moore us
Chris Moore
275,000
-120,000
-120,000
Igor Kurganov ru
Igor Kurganov
229,000
-238,000
-238,000
Davidi Kitai be
Davidi Kitai
152,000
-88,000
-88,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Winamax
Artem Litvinov ru
Artem Litvinov
74,000
-96,000
-96,000
Vitalijs Tarhanovs lv
Vitalijs Tarhanovs
15,000
-165,000
-165,000

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Level: 19

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 2,000

Tarhanovs Bubbles the €25,000 High Roller

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Chris Moore limped in, Victor Sbrissa called behind him, Alex Bilokur completed from the small blind, and Vitalijs Tarhanovs moved all in for an extra 1,000. All three players called.

The flop fell {7-}{7-}{10-}, the trio checked, and the turn brought a {k-}. Moore fired out a bet, his two opponents folded, and the hands were opened.

Moore: {k-}{j-}
Tarhanovs: {j-}{3-}

The river bricked off, and Tarhanovs was eliminated on the bubble.

Player Chips Progress
Vitalijs Tarhanovs lv
Vitalijs Tarhanovs
Busted

Tags: Alex BilokurChris MooreVictor SbrissaVitalijs Tarhanovs

Table Draw

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
TableSeatPlayerCountry
31Tony GreggUSA
32Benny SpindlerGermany
33Kyle CheongAustralia
34Vanessa SelbstUSA
35Marc-Andre LadouceurCanada
36Chris MooreUSA
37Toby LewisUK
38Artem LitvinovRussie
    
41Davidi KitaiBelgium
42Alex BilokurRussia
43Igor KurganovGermany
44Fady KamarLebanon
45Philip SternheimerUSA
46Steven SilvermanUK
47Victor SbrissaBrazil
48Sorel MizziCanada

Ace Kitai

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Davidi Kitai
Davidi Kitai

Sorel Mizzi opened to 24,000 from under the gun, Davidi Kitai moved all in on his direct left for 145,000, and the action folded back to Mizzi, who called.

Mizzi: {k-Hearts}{k-Spades}
Kitai: {a-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}

Kitai flopped an ace when the dealer fanned {4-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}{a-Spades}, made trips when the {a-Hearts} turned, and the {9-Clubs} bricked on the river.

The Belgian doubled to 300,000 chips, while the Canadian is down to 470,000.

Player Chips Progress
Sorel Mizzi ca
Sorel Mizzi
470,000
-149,000
-149,000
Davidi Kitai be
Davidi Kitai
300,000
148,000
148,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Winamax

Tags: Davidi KitaiSorel Mizzi

Artem Litvinov Eliminated in 16th Place (€61,900)

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Artem Litvanov - 16th Place
Artem Litvanov - 16th Place

Artem Litvinov open-jammed for 67,000 from under the gun, and Marc-Andre Ladouceur called on the button.

Litvinov: {q-Hearts}{q-Clubs}
Ladouceur: {a-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}

The {5-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{5-Hearts} flop changed nothing, but the {a-Hearts} turned, giving the French-Canadian a pair of aces. The {k-Spades} completed the board, and Litvinov was eliminated in 16th place.

Player Chips Progress
Marc-Andre Ladouceur ca
Marc-Andre Ladouceur
425,000
68,000
68,000
Artem Litvinov ru
Artem Litvinov
Busted

Tags: Artem LitvinovMarc-Andre Ladouceur