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

The Shark is Busto

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Team PokerStars Pro Humberto Brenes is no longer present in the tournament as he has just been knocked out by Christopher Frank. Frank had Brenes all in for his tournament with {A-Diamonds}{10-Spades} and Brenes was looking to catch up with {J-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}.

The board ran out {10-Clubs}{A-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{4-Spades}{A-Spades} and Brenes was knocked out.

"Be careful with my chips," Brenes said smiling as he walked away from his table.

Player Chips Progress
Christopher Frank de
Christopher Frank
57,000
-7,100
-7,100
Humberto Brenes cr
Humberto Brenes
Busted

Tags: Christopher FrankHumberto Brenes

Money Money Money!

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

The tournament directors have released the prizepool and payout information, full details of which can be found on the payouts page.

The last 80 players will get paid with a min cash being €16,000. The lucky winner will take home a cool €1,224,000 and if a player is lucky enough to reach the final table the least they'll take home will be € 103,000.

Gent Doubles

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

David Gent moved all in for right around 8,000 chips and Max Greenwood made the call.

David Gent: {K-Diamonds}{J-Hearts}
Max Greenwood: {A-Diamonds}{7-Spades}

The board ran out {6-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{K-Spades}{Q-Hearts} and Gent survived his all in for his tournament life.

Player Chips Progress
Max Greenwood ca
Max Greenwood
56,000
-9,000
-9,000
David Gent
David Gent
16,000
8,000
8,000

Tags: David GentMax Greenwood

Go Fisher

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Annette Obrestad led out for 3,500 on a flop of {a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}. Her opponent, Slade Fisher, called.

The turn was a third diamond - the {8-Diamonds} - and the 2007 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event champion led again, this time for 8,000. Fisher again called.

The river was a fourth diamond - the {5-Diamonds} - and Obrestad splashed forward 16,000. Fisher removed his sunglasses, studied Obrestad, grabbed a handful of chips, then called.

Obrestad ripped over {k-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}, knowing it was good, and Fisher flicked his cards into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Annette Obrestad no
Annette Obrestad
173,000
93,000
93,000
Slade Fisher nz
Slade Fisher
60,000
-30,000
-30,000

Tags: Annette ObrestadSlade Fisher

Not Cool

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Mikolaj Zawadzki just ended up all in for 13,500 against German Simon Dansker and the showdown went as following.

Mikolaj Zawadzki: {A-Spades}{Q-Spades}
German Simon Dansker: {A-Diamonds}{K-Spades}

The board ran out {3-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{3-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} and Zawadzki stood up to leave the tournament table. The players' stacks were pretty similar and the dealer counted Zawadzki's stack down.

"It's cool," the dealer said after verifying that Zawaszki was actually knocked out.

"No it's not cool, I'm out," Zawaszki replied sarcastically. The players at the table started laughing while the dealer seemed a little embarrassed.

"I guess those were not the right words," the dealer added as play went on. It was all in good fun and everyone had a good laugh, even Zawadzki didn't seem upset about it at all.

Player Chips Progress
German Dansker ar
German Dansker
36,000
5,700
5,700
Mikolaj Zawadzki pl
Mikolaj Zawadzki
Busted

Tags: Mikolaj ZawadzkiGerman Simon Dansker

Two Hands from Table 2

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

[Removed:17] opened to 2,500 from early position, Flavien Guenan called on his left, and John Juanda three-bet to 8,200 near the button. Both Yan and Guenan called.

The dealer fanned {7-Hearts}{8-Spades}{2-Hearts}, and Yan opted to lead out, splashing forward 14,100. Guenan quickly folded, and after some thought, Juanda mucked as well.

The very next hand, Ognjen Sekularac opened to 2,600 from early position, Mohsin Charania called on his direct left, and Christophe De Meulder called on the button. The flop was {5-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{5-Clubs}, Sekularac checked, and Charania tossed out 4,200. Only De Meulder called.

The turn was the {8-Clubs}, Charania fired 7,500, and De Meulder mucked.

"Smashed that one," Charania said, referring to the turn card.

He and De Meulder shared a laugh as the Season 8 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final Main Event champion stacked the Belgian's chips.

Player Chips Progress
Flavien Guenan fr
Flavien Guenan
150,000
79,500
79,500
[Removed:17]
[Removed:17]
132,000
4,600
4,600
John Juanda id
John Juanda
87,000
51,000
51,000
Poker Hall of Famer
EPT 1X Winner
Christophe De Meulder be
Christophe De Meulder
73,000
33,000
33,000
Mohsin Charania us
Mohsin Charania
70,000
34,000
34,000
EPT 1X Winner
Ognjen Sekularac rs
Ognjen Sekularac
53,000
-21,000
-21,000
Kevin Vandersmissen be
Kevin Vandersmissen
46,000
-39,300
-39,300

Tags: Christophe de MeulderEPT Grand FinalJohn JuandaMohsin CharaniaOgnjen Sekularac

Boeken Chips Up

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 200 ante
Noah Boeken
Noah Boeken

Ronny Voth raised to 2,500 and Yuryy Gulyy called in position after which Noah Boeken called from the big blind. The flop brought out {A-Diamonds}{A-Hearts}{Q-Spades} and all three players checked.

On the turn the {J-Diamonds} hit and Boeken was the only player to call Voth's 6,200-chip bet. The river brought the {J-Spades} and Boeken checked again. Voth tanked for a bit and checked as well after which he mucked when Boeken showed {J-Clubs}{5-Clubs}. Boeken chipped up a bit as he's looking for back-to-back EPT Grand Final Main Event cashes after finishing 92nd last year.

Player Chips Progress
Noah Boeken nl
Noah Boeken
85,000
29,000
29,000
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Noah BoekenRonny Voth

Kim Eliminated

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Brian Kim has just been eliminated, and it was two hands that did him in.

The first of the two was the big one and knocked Kim to under 10 big blinds. After seeing a flop with Clyde Tjauw Foe and one other player, Kim check-raised Tjauw Foe's bet of 4,100 to 8,300 on a flop of {8-}{5-}{3-} with two diamonds. The third player had folded before Tjauw Foe reraised to 18,000. Kim jammed, and Tjauw Foe called off with the {A-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds} for two overcards and a flush draw. Kim held {8-}{8-} for top set.

The {10-Diamonds} hit the turn, completing Tjauw Foe's flush, and a black on the river failed to give Kim the full house he needed. Tjauw Foe won the pot and doubled to about 120,000.

A couple hands later, Vasili Firsau opened with a raise to 2,500, and Kim jammed in the cutoff seat for 9,200. Action folded back to Firsau, and he called.

Firsau's {10-Hearts}{10-Spades} dominated Kim's {A-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}, and the flop of {K-Hearts}{Q-Spades}{3-Hearts} kept the tens in front. The {7-Hearts} on the turn added a flush draw to the straigt draw Kim had flopped, but the {K-Spades} was of no consequence to Firsau's hand and he won the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Clyde Tjauw Foe nl
Clyde Tjauw Foe
120,000
50,900
50,900
Brian Kim us
Brian Kim
Busted

Tags: Brian KimClyde Tjauw FoeVasili Firsau

Newey Joins Others on the Rail

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Paul Newey was seen heading out of the tournament room explaining to his friend how he busted. He then told PokerNews that he was short when he flopped top pair with king-jack only for his opponent in the hand to have aces.

Player Chips Progress
Artak Meyroyan
Artak Meyroyan
Busted
Diego Ivan Arbuello
Diego Ivan Arbuello
Busted
Mihai Manole ro
Mihai Manole
Busted
Primoz Adamic si
Primoz Adamic
Busted
Hugo Pingray fr
Hugo Pingray
Busted
Paul Newey gb
Paul Newey
Busted
Marcus Hellner
Marcus Hellner
Busted
Yngve Steen no
Yngve Steen
Busted
Charbel Salloum lb
Charbel Salloum
Busted
Samir Moukawem lb
Samir Moukawem
Busted
Jacques Zaicik us
Jacques Zaicik
Busted
Max Lehmanski de
Max Lehmanski
Busted
Leonid Vichman
Leonid Vichman
Busted
Andreas Vlachos gr
Andreas Vlachos
Busted
Nikolay Zege
Nikolay Zege
Busted
Robert Haigh de
Robert Haigh
Busted
Scott Palmer us
Scott Palmer
Busted