Main Event Day 5 | The 2013 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final

Main Event

Day 5 Started

05-11-2013 11:39 UTC+2

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chips
1	1	Andrew Lichtenberger	USA	699,000
1	2	Daniel Negreanu	Canada	1,257,000
1	3	Victor Ramdin	USA	1,090,000
1	4	Jake Cody	UK	266,000
1	5	Freddy Deeb	USA	1,207,000
1	6	Andrew Pantling	Canada	2,248,000
1	7	Noah Schwartz	USA	1,087,000
1	8	Clyde Tjauw Foe	Netherlands	647,000

2	1	Vasili Firsau	Belarus	358,000
2	2	Grant Levy	Australia	712,000
2	3	John Juanda	Indonesia	1,395,000
2	4	Goran Mandic	Croatia	995,000
2	5	Mateusz Moolhuizen	Netherlands	596,000
2	6	Johnny Lodden	Norway	1,352,000
2	7	Steve O'Dwyer	USA	942,000
2	8	Jason Mercier	USA	1,008,000

There are still 16 players battling it out for a spot at the final table, but only eight will make it that far today! Andrew Pantling leads the way with 2,248,000 chips and has a huge lead over a group of players who are all stars of the game. John Juanda is currently in second place with 1,395,000 and he's looking to improve on his EPT London 2010 runner-up finish.

Team PokerStars Pros Johnny Lodden, Daniel Negreanu, Victor Ramdin, Jason Mercier and Jake Cody are still in the hunt for finally winning an EPT again wearing the PokerStars colors since Sandra Naujoks in March 2009 during the EPT Season 5 Dortmund stop. Cody is the only remaining EPT winner still left in the tournament but he starts out today as the short stack.

Play will resume at 12:00 Noon with 13 minutes left in Level 22. All remaining players are guaranteed to win at least €37,000 and surviving today would mean at least a €103,000 payday. The eventual winner of this year's PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final will walk away with €1,224,000!

Level: 22

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 2,000

05-11-2013 12:11 UTC+2

Here We Go!

[user101598]

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

With 13 minutes left in Level 22, the cards are finally in the air.

05-11-2013 12:13 UTC+2

Cody Shoves

[user101598]

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Victor Ramdin opened to 35,000 from early position, Jake Cody moved all in for 260,000 on his direct left, and the Team PokerStars Pro received no callers.

Player	Chips	Progress
Victor Ramdin	1,050,000	-40,000
Jake Cody	305,000	39,000

Tags: Jake Cody Victor Ramdin

05-11-2013 12:22 UTC+2

Pantling Playing Power Poker

[user101598]

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Freddy Deeb opened to 40,000 from early position, Andrew Pantling called on his direct left, and Noah Schwartz called in the hijack seat.

The dealer fanned , Deeb checked, Pantling fired 85,000, and Schwartz tanked for 30 seconds or so before raising to 192,000. Deeb quickly folded, and Pantling cut out a tower of yellow T25,000 chips, re-raising to 435,000.

Schwartz went back into the tank, but eventually folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Pantling	2,725,000	477,000
Noah Schwartz	785,000	-302,000

Tags: Andrew Pantling Noah Schwartz

Level: 23

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 3,000

05-11-2013 12:30 UTC+2

First One To O'Dwyer

Happy_Freaked

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

On the first hand on the outer table it was John Juanda who raised to 40,000 from the hijack and Steve O'Dwyer called from the big blind. The flop came down and Juanda bet 40,000 after O'Dwyer had checked. O'Dwyer made the call and the turn brought the .

Both players checked the turn and on the river the hit. O'Dwyer lead out for 100,000 and Juanda folded his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Juanda	1,311,000	-84,000
Steve O'Dwyer	1,060,000	118,000

Tags: John Juanda Steve O'Dwyer

05-11-2013 12:34 UTC+2

More For O'Dwyer

Happy_Freaked

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Team PokerStars Pro Johnny Lodden raised to 32,000 and Steve O'Dwyer called from the button. The flop brought out and Lodden bet 64,000, O'Dwyer called.

On the turn the hit and Lodden bet 100,000 and O'Dwyer called once more. The river brought the and both players checked. Lodden showed and that was not good enough against O'Dwyer's .