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

Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

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

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
108
Prize
€1,224,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€10,000
Prize Pool
€5,310,000
Entries
531
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

Here Comes Cody!

Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Jake Cody
Jake Cody

We wonder why Jake Cody has a massive smile on his face? It might have something to do with him scooping a big pot and eliminating two dangerous opponents. All without ten-four as well!

Tom Marchese was short and open shoved with ten-nine. Team PokerStars Pro Leo Ferandez got tricky ans just flat called with pocket kings. Team mate Cody looked down at ace-king and put in a raise. It was then that Fernandez made an aggressive all in push.

Cody called and had to wait until the turn to bink his three-outer and take out both players.

Player Chips Progress
Jake Cody gb
Jake Cody
260,000 90,000
Tom Marchese us
Tom Marchese
Busted
Leo Fernandez ar
Leo Fernandez
Busted

Tags: Jake CodyLeo FernandezTom Marchese

Cal vs. Chewy

Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Calvin Anderson
Calvin Anderson

Calvin Anderson, who has over $4.1 million in online tournament earnings, checked on a flop of {2-Hearts}{9-Spades}{5-Hearts}. Senh Ung checked as well, and Andrew Lichtenberger, who has over $1.6 million in online tournament earnings and nearly $3 million in live tournament earnings, tossed out 7,500.

Anderson check-raised to 20,800, only Lichtenberger called, and the turn brought the {q-Spades}. Anderson tanked for a bit, then led out for 28,300. Lichtenberger called.

A repeat deuce - the {2-Diamonds} - completed the board, and Anderson fired another bullet worth 48,500. Lichtenberger tanked for no longer than two minutes before a player at the table called the clock.

Luke Schwartz scrunched his face, and when the floor arrived, he told him, "He's not taking that long, really."

Still, the tournament director gave Lichtenberger one minute to act upon his hand. Lichtenberger had already cut out enough chips to make the call, and with only five seconds left on the countdown, he grabbed them.

Lichtenberger didn't commit them however, and the clock expired. He mucked his hand, and the pot was shipped to Anderson.

Player Chips Progress
Calvin Anderson us
Calvin Anderson
395,000 100,000
Andrew Lichtenberger us
Andrew Lichtenberger
275,000 -75,000

Tags: Andrew LichtenbergerCalvin Anderson

Pagano's Tournament End

Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

Team PokerStars Pro Luca Pagano has made quite a few EPT final tables but he will not add another here in Monte Carlo this year. Pagano was all in preflop with {5-Spades}{6-Spades} for his last chips against Yury Gulyy's {A-}{J-} and the board brought no help for the number 1 on the EPT All-Time Leaderboard.

Player Chips Progress
Yury Gulyy ru
Yury Gulyy
130,000 35,000
Luca Pagano it
Luca Pagano
Busted

Tags: Luca PaganoYury Gulyy

O'Dwyer Over 400K

Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

El Amir Ziad Chehab limped in from under the gun, Giuseppe Sammartino raised to 6,200 on his direct left, and Javier Etayo, Randy Lew, Steve O'Dwyer and Chehab all called.

The flop fell {4-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}, the action checked to Sammartino, and the Italian tossed out 16,000. The action folded back to O'Dwyer, who check-raised to 48,000, Chehab folded, and Sammartino tanked for a bit before folding as well.

Victor Ramdin urged O'Dwyer to show a bluff, but O'Dwyer slid his cards into the much facedown.

Player Chips Progress
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
EPT 1X Winner
405,000 40,000
Victor Ramdin us
Victor Ramdin
205,000 -30,000
Javier Etayo es
Javier Etayo
180,000 -5,000
Dario Sammartino it
Dario Sammartino
158,000 -37,000
Randy Lew us
Randy Lew
76,000 33,200
El Amir Ziad Chehab lb
El Amir Ziad Chehab
58,000 -9,000

Tags: Javier EtayoRandy LewSteve O'DwyerVictor RamdinGiuseppe SammartinoEl Amir Ziad Chehab

A New Champion Will Be Crowned

Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

Mohsin Charania has just been eliminated by John Juanda. Last year, Charania won the PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino European Poker Tour Grand Final for €1,350,000 after beating a 665-player field. This year, Charania wasn't able to repeat.

Charania was all in from the button for 29,500 and up against Juanda who was seated in the small blind.

Juanda: {10-Clubs}{10-Hearts}
Charania: {9-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}

The board ran out {K-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{A-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds}{8-Spades}, and Juanda picked up the pot.

Juanda has had his share of EPT success in the past, but a victory is still missing from his résumé. His best finish on the tour was back in 2010 where Juanda finished second in EPT London when he lost heads up against David Vamplew.

Player Chips Progress
John Juanda id
John Juanda
Poker Hall of Famer
EPT 1X Winner
160,000 41,000
Mohsin Charania us
Mohsin Charania
EPT 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: David VamplewJohn JuandaMohsin Charania

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 300