€25,000 High Roller Day 2 | The 2013 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final

05-11-2013 20:44 UTC+2

Big Clash Leaves O'Brien Broke and Sbrissa Thriving

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Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Dan O'Brien raised to 16,000 from under the gun before Victor Sbrissa reraised to 40,000 on the button. Action folded back to O'Brien, and he made it 102,000 to go. Sbrissa reraised all in, and O'Brien called.

O'Brien showed the and was all in for 384,000. Sbrissa held the and the larger of the two stacks.

The flop, turn and river came and, despite turning a flush draw to help him out, O'Brien was eliminated in 21st place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Victor Sbrissa	925,000 445,000	445,000
Dan O'Brien	Busted

Tags: Dan O'Brien Victor Sbrissa

05-11-2013 20:48 UTC+2

Aggression from Ladouceur

donpeters

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Steven Silverman and Fady Kamar checked the flop to Marc-Andre Ladouceur. Ladouceur bet 24,000, and only Silverman called.

The turn was the , and SIlverman checked. Ladouceur fired 52,000, and Silverman folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fady Kamar	515,000 -13,000	-13,000
Marc-Andre Ladouceur	365,000 48,000	48,000
Steven Silverman	260,000 -7,000	-7,000

Tags: Fady Kamar Marc-Andre Ladouceur Steven Silverman

05-11-2013 20:57 UTC+2

Selbst Doubles Through Then Eliminates Lim

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Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Vanessa Selbst checked to Aaron Lim on a board of . Lim fired out 82,000 into a pot of around 110,000, and Selbst moved all in for around 200,000. Lim called, then mucked when Selbst showed for a flush.

A few hands later, Lim was all in and at risk preflop holding against Selbst's . The Team PokerStars Pro held as the board came , and Lim was suddenly eliminated.

Selbst now sits with around 725,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vanessa Selbst	725,000 500,000	500,000

Aaron Lim	Busted

Tags: Aaron Lim Vanessa Selbst

05-11-2013 21:01 UTC+2

Bilokur Booms a Double

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Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

2012 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $25,000 High Roller winner Alex Bilokur checked on a flop of . Chris Moore fired out 22,000, and Bilokur moved all in for 84,000. Moore tank-called.

Moore:
Bilokur:

Bilokur held as the turn and river bricked , respectively, and Bilokur doubled.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Bilokur	250,000 80,000	80,000
Chris Moore	215,000 -175,000	-175,000

Tags: Alex Bilokur Chris Moore

05-11-2013 21:03 UTC+2

Two Bets, Three Bets, Four Bets, Five!

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Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Vanessa Selbst opened to 16,000 in the cutoff, Toby Lewis three-bet to 38,000 on her direct left, and Selbst four-bet to 84,000. Lewis five-bet to 140,000, prompting Selbst to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Toby Lewis	720,000 50,000	50,000

Vanessa Selbst	630,000 -95,000	-95,000

Tags: Toby Lewis Vanessa Selbst

05-11-2013 21:30 UTC+2

Gruissem Takes One After Limping Under the Gun

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Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

From under the gun, Philipp Gruissem limped in. Tony Gregg checked his option in the big blind, and the flop came down . Gregg checked, and Gruissem checked behind.

The turn was the , and Gregg check-raised a bet of 11,000 from Gruissem to 35,000. Gregg called.

The river was the , and Gregg checked. Gruissem fired all in for about 110,000, and Gregg folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tony Gregg	440,000 -60,000	-60,000
Philipp Gruissem	210,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Anthony Gregg Philipp Gruissem Tony Gregg

Level: 18

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 1,000

05-11-2013 21:42 UTC+2

Gruissem Busts Near the Bubble

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

When we arrived at the table, Philipp Gruissem was all in and at risk holding against the of Chris Moore. The race was over rather quickly when the flop fell , giving Moore quads.

The turn and river came , respectively, and Gruissem was eliminated short of the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Moore	395,000 180,000	180,000
Philipp Gruissem	Busted

Tags: Chris Moore Philipp Gruissem

05-11-2013 21:46 UTC+2

The Huge Hand That Wasn't

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

Vanessa Selbst opened to 20,000 from the cutoff, Toby Lewis called on the button, and Artem Litvinov defended from the big blind. The dealer fanned , Litvinov and Selbst both checked, and Lewis fired 33,000. Only Selbst called.

The turn was the , Selbst checked again, and Lewis tossed out another 85,000. Selbst tank-called.

The river was a fourth heart - the - and Selbst checked a third time. Lewis checked behind, revealing . Selbst showed for a flopped set.

"What an awful runout," Selbst lamented. "Good thing you had a real hand."

Selbst was alluding to the fact that if Lewis didn't have a hand as strong as queens, he may have bluffed the river. He did not, however, and Selbst wasn't put into a tough position.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vanessa Selbst	925,000 295,000	295,000

Toby Lewis	810,000 -190,000	-190,000

Tags: Artem Litvinov Toby Lewis Vanessa Selbst

05-11-2013 21:49 UTC+2

Bulychev Busts; Time for the Bubble

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

Ilya Bulychev - Busts short of the money

Ilya Bulychev, who bubbled the $1 Million Big One for One Drop, open-shoved for 71,000 from under the gun, and Philip Sternheimer called out of the small blind.

Bulychev:
Sternheimer: