Level 26
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
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The 2013 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final
Main Event
Day: 6
Event Info
The 2013 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
€10,000
Prize Pool
€5,310,000
Entries
531
Level
29
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
Players Left 1 / 531
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Level 26
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Steve O'Dwyer opened to 95,000 in the cutoff with 
, Daniel Negreanu three-bet to 254,000 on his direct left with 
, and the action folded back to the American-Irishman.
O'Dwyer sat quietly with his left hand covering his mouth, then reached for chips, four-betting to 690,000. Negreanu quickly called.
The dealer fanned 
, both players checked, and the turn brought the 
. The two checked again.
The river was the 
, O'Dwyer checked a third time, and Negreanu checked behind. O'Dwyer opened his hand, and raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,700,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
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2,800,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
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Level 26
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier moved all in under the gun plus two for 585,000 and all his opponents folded. Mercier is still the short stack with seven players remaining.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
650,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
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Level 26
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Jason Mercier opened to 80,000 from the cutoff with 
, Andrew Pantling called on the button with 
, and both blinds released. The flop fell 
, Mercier continued for 85,000, and Pantling moved all in for around 700,000.
Mercier snap-mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,000,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
670,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
|
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Level 26
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Steve O'Dwyer raised to 95,000 under the gun with 
and Daniel Negreanu called to his immediate left with 
. Team PokerStars Pro Jake Cody called from the button with 
and the flop brought 
.
O'Dwyer checked to Negreanu who bet 174,000 and Cody folded. O'Dwyer called and the turn brought the 
. Both players checked and the river, the 
, was checked as well.
Negreanu showed and took down this pot. A diamond on the turn or river would've made this hand a whole lot different as both Negreanu and O'Dwyer would've made a flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,900,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
3,600,000 | |
|
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Level 26
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
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Level 26
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Andrew Pantling opened to 83,000 with 
, Grant Levy three-bet to 205,000 on his direct left with , and the action folded back to Pantling, who called.
The flop fell 
, Pantling checked, and Levy moved all in for 400,000. Pantling snap-called.
The turn and river came , 
respectively, eliminating Levy in eight place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,700,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 26
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,300,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
3,600,000
1,600,000
|
1,600,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
3,000,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
1,580,000
53,000
|
53,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,400,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
|
||
|
940,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
835,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
615,000
171,000
|
171,000 |
Level 26
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Andrew Pantling opened to 88,000 from early position, and Daniel Negreanu three-bet to 234,000 with 
on the button. The action folded back to Pantling, who called, and the flop fell 
. The two checked.
The turn was the , the two checked again, and the completed the board, giving Kid Poker Broadway. Pantling checked a third time, Negreanu bet out 384,0000, and Pantling made the call with just ace-high.
Negreanu opened up the winner, and raked in the pot, bumping his stack to 3.6 million chips.
Level 26
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Team PokerStars Pro Johnny Lodden raised under the gun to 80,000 with 
and Steve O'Dwyer called from the button with . Noah Schwartz raised all in from the big blind for 748,000 and both his opponents folded. Schwartz had 
and was well ahead of both of his opponents.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,370,000
82,000
|
82,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,320,000
82,000
|
82,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
900,000
168,000
|
168,000 |
