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

Sternheimer Shoves On Sbrissa

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

From early position, Philip Sternheimer raised to 26,000. Victor Sbrissa reraised from the hijack seat, and Sternheimer made the call.

The flop came down {Q-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}, and Sternheimer checked. Sbrissa bet 68,000, and Sternheimer went into the tank. Eventually, he emerged and announced that he was all in, a bet worth around 400,000. Sbrissa quickly folded, and Sternheimer won the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Victor Sbrissa br
Victor Sbrissa
700,000
-400,000
-400,000
Philip Sternheimer gb
Philip Sternheimer
590,000
161,000
161,000
$25K Fantasy

Tags: Philip SternheimerVictor Sbrissa

Five-Bet Jam from Selbst

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

Team PokerStars Pro Vanessa Selbst reraised to 67,000 out of the big blind after Benny Spindler raised to 24,000 on the button. Spindler came back over the top with a reraise to 124,000, but Selbst didn't back down and shoved. Spindler mucked his hand, and Selbst won the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Vanessa Selbst us
Vanessa Selbst
1,075,000
188,000
188,000
Benny Spindler de
Benny Spindler
600,000
-12,000
-12,000

Tags: Benny SpindlerVanessa Selbst

A Shove from the Defending Champ

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

Igor Kurganov, the defending champion of this event, reraised all in for 223,000 over the top of a raise from Victor Sbrissa to 25,000. Kurganov was on the button and Sbrissa had raised from early position. Sbrissa folded, and Kurganov won the pot to chip up a little bit.

Player Chips Progress
Victor Sbrissa br
Victor Sbrissa
625,000
-75,000
-75,000
Igor Kurganov ru
Igor Kurganov
265,000
36,000
36,000

Tags: Igor KurganovVictor Sbrissa

Bilokur Wins a Big Flip Against Sbrissa

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

Alex Bilokur raised from under the gun to 25,000. Action then folded to Victor Sbrissa on the button, and he reraised to 67,000. Bilokur took some time, then shoved all in for 390,000. Sbrissa called.

Bilokur showed the {J-Hearts}{J-Spades} for a flip against Sbrissa's {A-Hearts}{K-Spades}.

Bilokur held on the {10-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{7-Hearts} flop, and was almost home. The turn was the {8-Clubs} to pair the board, then the {5-Spades} completed the board on the river. Bilokur's jacks held and he doubled up to around 800,000.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Bilokur ru
Alex Bilokur
800,000
355,000
355,000
Victor Sbrissa br
Victor Sbrissa
260,000
-365,000
-365,000

Tags: Alex BilokurLeonid BilokurVictor Sbrissa

More for Moore

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

Marc-Andre Ladouceur raised to 26,000 from under the gun, Chris Moore three-bet to 66,000 from the next seat, and Benny Spindler four-bet to 106,000 on the button. Action folded through the blinds and back to Ladouceur. He also folded, the Moore shoved for 281,000 total. Spindler called.

Moore held the {Q-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds} for a better pair than Spinder's {J-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}. The board came {A-Hearts}{9-Spades}{4-Hearts}{A-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}, and Moore doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Moore us
Chris Moore
610,000
335,000
335,000
Benny Spindler de
Benny Spindler
250,000
-350,000
-350,000

Tags: Benny SpindlerChris MooreMarc-Andre Ladouceur

Kurganov Gets Tricky with Aces

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

Sorel Mizzi opened to 24,000 in middle position, and Igor Kurganov and Fady Kamar called out of the blinds. The two blinds checked when the flop fell {k-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}, and Mizzi continued for 28,000. Only Kurganov called.

The turn was the {8-Diamonds}, Kurganov checked again, and Mizzi tossed out another 60,000. Kurganov called.

The river was the {5-Hearts}, Kurganov checked a third time, and Mizzi checked behind, showing {9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}. Kurganov had that beat with {a-Spades}{a-Diamonds}, and raked in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Igor Kurganov ru
Igor Kurganov
410,000
145,000
145,000
Sorel Mizzi ca
Sorel Mizzi
225,000
-245,000
-245,000

Tags: Fady KamarIgor KurganovSorel Mizzi

Sbrissy Doubles

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

Philip Sternheimer, Victor Sbrissa, and Davidi Kitai took a flop of {k-Hearts}{2-Spades}{3-Clubs}, and all three players checked. The turn was the {j-Spades}, Sternheimer led out for 46,000, and Sbrissa raised to 104,000. Kitai folded, and Sternheimer moved all in for effectively 284,000. Sbrissy snapped it off.

Sternheimer: {k-Spades}{q-Clubs}
Sbrissa: {k-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}

The {4-Spades} bricked on the river, and Sbrissa doubled.

Player Chips Progress
Victor Sbrissa br
Victor Sbrissa
660,000
400,000
400,000
Philip Sternheimer gb
Philip Sternheimer
370,000
-220,000
-220,000
$25K Fantasy

Tags: Davidi KitaiPhilip SternheimerVictor Sbrissa

Marc-Andre Ladoceur Eliminated in 15th Place (€61,900)

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Marc-Andre Ladouceur - 15th Place
Marc-Andre Ladouceur - 15th Place

Marc-Andre Ladouceur moved all in for around 300,000 from the small blind, and Chris Moore called in the big.

Ladouceur: {a-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}
Moore: {a-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}

The board came {k-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{5-Clubs}, and the French-Canadian was eliminated in 15th place.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Moore us
Chris Moore
760,000
150,000
150,000
Marc-Andre Ladouceur ca
Marc-Andre Ladouceur
Busted

Tags: Chris MooreMarc-Andre Ladouceur

Level: 20

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 2,000