Main Event
Day 1b Started
The 2013 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final
Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
The 2013 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final
Buy-in
€10,000
Prize Pool
€5,310,000
Entries
531
Level
29
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
Day 1b on the Horizon
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Day 1b of the Season 9 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final is set to begin here in a few minutes in the beautiful principality of Monaco. Day 1a attracted a total of 108 players, which will surely be more than doubled by the Day 1b crowd.
Among the players we expect to see today are Team PokerStars Pros Daniel Negreanu, Jason Mercier, Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier, and Eugene Katchalov.
The plan is to play another eight 75-minute levels with a 90-minute dinner break after Level 6.
Be sure to stay tuned for all of the live updates right here on PokerNews.
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Players Filtering In
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
After a computer game style introduction and speeches from the powers that be, cards are in the air for Day 1b. The room certainly feels alive with players compared to yesterday.
Welcome To The Grand Final!
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
|
30,000 |
A Few More Notables
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
Pantling Shows it
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
During one of the first hands of the day we walked up to Team PokerStars Pro Eugene Katchalov's table. The board read 
with around 2,200 chips in the pot. Katchalov checked to Andrew Pantling who fired out a hefty bet worth 8,500.
Katchalov went into the tank for quite a while but eventually he decided to not risk a lot of chips early on. Pantling was kind enough to flash his opponent the 
for quad kings. Katchalov saved himself some money and is just below the starting stack right now.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
32,000 | 2,000 |
|
|
27,500 | -2,500 |
More Names and Difficult Draws
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
With so many players in the mix today it comes as no surprise to see interesting table draws popping up.
David Peters comes here on the back of great form. Yesterday he was busy coming second at the PokerStars IPT San Remo Event for €155,000 and today he's back in the office. He has a difficult draw though with Andrew Chen, Kevin Iacafano and Dmitry Vitkind all to his right. At least he has position!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
Nut Flush for Negreanu
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Daniel Negreanu has had a bit of success this year, making two final tables at the inaugural World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific, including winning the Main Event there for A$1,038,825.
On this hand, he battled with fellow Team PokerStars Pro Luca Pagano and made a flush on the river to scoop a very nice pot early.
On the 
flop, Pagano fired 400 before Negreanu raised to 1,200. The Italian made the call, then the dealer placed the 
out on the turn. Here, both players checked.
The river completed the board with the 
, completing the flush draw present on the flop, but also pairing the board. Pagano tossed out a bet of 1,800, then Negreanu fired in a raise to 5,000. Pagano took a minute or two, then made the call.
Negreanu tabled the 
for the nut flush, and Pagano mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
36,000 | |
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24,000 | -6,000 |