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

Main Event
Day: 3
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
Total Entries
531
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
Players Left 1 / 531
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O'Dwyer Wins EPT London Rematch

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 300 ante

Steve O'Dwyer finished fifth in EPT London for £146,000 last March while his opponent Christopher Frank busted just before him in sixth place for £112,000. These two players are sitting at the same table right before the money bubble today and O'Dwyer got the best of Frank once more.

We picked up the action when the board read {A-Diamonds}{J-Spades}{10-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}, and Frank check-called a bet worth 23,000. On the river the {9-Hearts} hit and Frank checked again. O'Dwyer bet 75,000 this time and the just 18-year old German tanked for a solid two minutes before making the call.

O'Dwyer tabled {K-Diamonds}{Q-Spades} for the flopped nuts and took down this big pot. O'Dwyer is on pace for yet another deep EPT run after final tabling three earlier events.

Tags: Christopher FrankSteve O'Dwyer

Just Four More

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 300 ante

We are just four spots away from the money with 84 player remaining. The average stack right now is 189,643 or 63 big blinds.

Keston Finishes the Job

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 300 ante

Vitalijs Tarhanovs and Robin Keston tangled earlier, and just recently, Keston finished the job.

Tarhanovs moved all in on the button with {a-Hearts}{k-Clubs}, and Keston snapped it off with {k-Diamonds}{k-Hearts} in the big blind. The flop, turn, and river produced {2-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{3-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}, and Tarhanovs hit the rail.

Keston recorded the knockout, but after losing a few pots between the pair's previous battle, he's dropped down to 200,000.

Tags: Robin KestonVitalijs Tarhanovs

Salute Your Schwartz

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 300 ante

Alexander Luber was all in for his last 60,000 or so preflop holding {4-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}. Noah Schwartz, who has nearly $3 million in career tournament earnings, had him at risk with {7-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}.

Schwartz held as the board ran out {8-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{a-Spades}, eliminating Luber. The American now sits with 545,000 chips.

Tags: Noah SchwartzAlexander Luber

Time Off in Lew

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 300 ante
Randy "nanonoko" Lew
Randy "nanonoko" Lew

PokerStars Team Online Randy Lew was just looking really good as he was all in for his tournament life with {Q-Spades}{Q-Clubs}. Lew's opponent, Giuseppe Sammartino, held {J-Diamonds}{J-Hearts} as Lew was trying to double his 90,000-chip stack.

Unfortunately for Lew the board ran out {7-Clubs}{4}{5-Spades}{J-Clubs}{8-Hearts} and the online super star was knocked out short of the money.

Tags: Randy LewGiuseppe Sammartino

Sakr Punched

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 300 ante

Pierre Sakr was all in holding with {j-Hearts}{7-Hearts} on a flop of {q-Hearts}{k-Hearts}{q-Clubs}, and Dutchman Clyde Tjauw Foe had him at risk with {a-Diamonds}{q-Spades}.

It was nearly over when the {k-Spades} turned (a king on the river would give them identical full houses), and the {6-Clubs} completed the board.

Sakr hit the rail, while Foe now has 240,000 chips.

Tags: Clyde Tjauw FoePierre Sakr

Double Dream Over for Kitai

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 300 ante

Taylor Paur has eliminated the threat that is Davidi Kitai.

The EPT Berlin champion from Season 8 had around 80,000 when he moved all in with {a-Spades}{j-Clubs}. Paur gave him a spin with {k-Hearts}{q-Hearts} and landed the fatal blow when he rivered a king.

Tags: Davidi KitaiTaylor Paur

Volpe's River Check-Raise Doesn't Work

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 300 ante

On the {A-Spades}{Q-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{A-Clubs} board, Paul Volpe checked to Andrew Pantling, who checked behind to see the {3-Spades} fall on the river. After Volpe checked again, Pantling bet 33,000. Volpe took a few moments, then check-raised to 108,000. Pantling went into the tank.

It is interesting to note that last night, Volpe checked the river on a board with paired aces against Scott Palmer holding the top full house, planning to check-raise. Pantling was strong to the call this time, but Volpe didn't have a full house. He had the {Q-Clubs}{10-Clubs} instead, and Pantling's {A-Diamonds}{9-Spades} was good.

Tags: Andrew PantlingPaul VolpeScott Palmer

Close But No Cigar for...

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 300 ante