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

Downtown Double Brown

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante
Chad Brown
Chad Brown

Chad Brown opened up for a raise, David Cowling three-bet out of position, and Brown made the call.

The flop came {k-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}, Cowling led out for 6,300, and Brown called.

The turn was a third club - the {q-Clubs} - and Cowling tossed out another 20,000. Brown moved all in for just 5,000 more, and the Canadian called.

Cowling: {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts}
Brown: {q-Spades}{q-Diamonds}

The {6-Hearts} completed the board, and Brown doubled to around 75,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Chad Brown us
Chad Brown
75,000 45,000

Tags: Chad BrownDavid Cowling

Later, Dogs

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante
Player Chips Progress
Pantelis Efthymiou
Pantelis Efthymiou
Busted
Adrien Allain fr
Adrien Allain
Busted
Petter Northug
Petter Northug
Busted
Giuseppe Zarbo it
Giuseppe Zarbo
Busted
David Peters us
David Peters
Busted
Dmitry Vitkind ru
Dmitry Vitkind
Busted
Robertas Vaitkevicius
Robertas Vaitkevicius
Busted
Balazs Botond hu
Balazs Botond
Busted
Antonio Matias pt
Antonio Matias
EPT 1X Winner
Busted
Aaron Gustavson us
Aaron Gustavson
EPT 1X Winner
Busted
Lee Markholt us
Lee Markholt
Busted
Ankush Mandavia us
Ankush Mandavia
Busted
Ami Barer ca
Ami Barer
Busted
Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo
Busted
Andras Nemeth hu
Andras Nemeth
Busted
Mikhail Ustinov
Mikhail Ustinov
Busted
Gert Zumkehr
Gert Zumkehr
Busted
Niklas Asplund
Niklas Asplund
Busted
Fedor Holz de
Fedor Holz
Busted

Chip Counts

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante
Player Chips Progress
Ole Schemion de
Ole Schemion
278,500 8,500
Arlo Dotson
Arlo Dotson
200,000 72,900
Freddy Deeb lb
Freddy Deeb
180,000 46,100
Igor Kurganov ru
Igor Kurganov
157,000 -3,000
JC Alvarado mx
JC Alvarado
106,000 -22,500
Alec Torelli us
Alec Torelli
105,000 20,200
Annette Obrestad no
Annette Obrestad
80,000 23,200
Filippo Candio it
Filippo Candio
78,000 25,300
Tom Marchese us
Tom Marchese
75,000 39,700
Ognjen Sekularac rs
Ognjen Sekularac
74,000 1,900
Chad Brown us
Chad Brown
70,000 9,000
Ronny Voth de
Ronny Voth
62,000 -33,500
Noah Boeken nl
Noah Boeken
EPT 1X Winner
56,000 -18,900
Yury Gulyy ru
Yury Gulyy
50,000 12,700
Christophe De Meulder be
Christophe De Meulder
40,000 -7,000
Paul Newey gb
Paul Newey
40,000 7,500
John Juanda id
John Juanda
Poker Hall of Famer
EPT 1X Winner
36,000 -41,700
Luca Pagano it
Luca Pagano
32,000 12,000
Govert Metaal nl
Govert Metaal
28,000 -23,900
Benny Spindler de
Benny Spindler
26,000 15,000

Three Bullets from Kitai

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Davidi Kitai opened to 2,200 in early position, Johnny Lodden called on his direct left, and the other plays folded. The dealer spread {10-Spades}{a-Spades}{3-Diamonds}, Kitai led out for 1,800, and Lodden called.

The turn was the man with the ax (the {k-Diamonds}, and Kitai led again - this time for 3,800 - and again Lodden called.

The {5-Clubs} completed the board, Kitai fired a third and final bullet, and Lodden folded.

Player Chips Progress
Johnny Lodden no
Johnny Lodden
145,000 -5,000
Davidi Kitai be
Davidi Kitai
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Winamax
65,000 27,000

Tags: Davidi KitaiJohnny Lodden

Salloum Doubles Through Smith

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

From the cutoff seat, Calvin Anderson raised to 2,000. Charbel Salloum reraised on the button to 7,000, then Dan Smith four-bet to 16,000 from the small blind. Anderson folded, and Salloum called.

The flop came down {9-Clubs}{2-Spades}{2-Diamonds}, and Smith bet 6,600. Salloum moved all in for 18,300, and Smith called.

Smith tabled the {A-Clubs}{K-Diamonds}, but was behind the {J-Diamonds}{J-Clubs}. The turn was the {3-Clubs} and river the {5-Hearts}, giving Salloum the win and the double up.

Player Chips Progress
Charbel Salloum lb
Charbel Salloum
72,500 38,100
Dan Smith us
Dan Smith
54,000 -82,500

Tags: Charbel SalloumCalvin AndersonDan Smith

Palmer Doubles Through Peters

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

From middle position, Scott Palmer raised to 2,200. David Peters reraised to 4,400 from the cutoff seat, and action then folded back to Palmer. He jammed for 15,600, and Peters called.

Peters tabled the {A-Diamonds}{K-Hearts} and was up against the {7-Hearts}{7-Spades} for Palmer. The flop came down {10-Spades}{7-Clubs}{4-Diamonds} to give Palmer a set, and the turn {K-Clubs} left Peters drawing dead. The river was the {5-Clubs} to officially end the hand, and Palmer doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Scott Palmer us
Scott Palmer
33,600 17,900
David Peters us
David Peters
11,000 -23,000

Tags: David PetersScott Palmer

Anderson Flops a Set, Turns a Full House, And Gets Paid

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Calvin Anderson opened on the button, Charbel Salloum three-bet on his direct left, and the action folded back to Anderson, who called.

The flop fell {4-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{7-Hearts}, Salloum checked, and Anderson fired out 5,500. Salloum called.

The turn was the {4-Hearts}, Salloum checked again, and Anderson tossed out another 10,500. Salloum again called.

The {q-Hearts} completed the board, Salloum checked a third and final time, and Anderson dropped 28,000 in front of him. Salloum tanked for well over a minute, then called.

Anderson ripped over {7-Spades}{7-Clubs} for a full house, and Salloum mucked his cards into the plastic tray.

Player Chips Progress
Calvin Anderson us
Calvin Anderson
270,000 35,000
Charbel Salloum lb
Charbel Salloum
34,400 -20,600

Tags: Calvin AndersonCharbel Salloum

Full House for Volpe

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Frederik Reusch checked the {A-Spades}{A-Clubs}{10-Hearts} flop, and Paul Volpe bet 3,200. Behind him, Scott Palmer made the call, then Reusch folded.

The turn was the {9-Diamonds}, and Volpe checked. Palmer bet 5,700 with 15,700 behind, and Volpe made the call. Then, Volpe checked the {4-Clubs} river, but Palmer didn't bite and checked behind.

Palmer's {9-Hearts}{8-Hearts} for two pair lost to Volpe's {A-Diamonds}{10-Spades} for a full house.

Player Chips Progress
Paul Volpe us
Paul Volpe
233,000 43,000
Scott Palmer us
Scott Palmer
15,700 -9,300

Tags: Frederik ReuschPaul VolpeScott Palmer