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

Main Event
Day: 5
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

Two For Tjauw Foe

Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante

Clyde Tjauw Foe raised to 51,000 and Andrew Pantling called. Tjauw Foe bet on the {K-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} flop and took down the pot.

On the very next hand Tjauw Foe raised preflop again and Pantling called from the small blind. The flop brought {A-Spades}{A-Hearts}{Q-Clubs} and Tjauw Foe bet 51,000 after Pantling had checked. Pantling then decided to raise it up to 143,000 and Tjauw Foe made the call.

The turn brought the {9-Hearts} and Tjauw Foe moved all in after tanking for about two minutes. Pantling snap-folded and Tjauw Foe picked up the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Clyde Tjauw Foe nl
Clyde Tjauw Foe
862,000 45,000

Tags: Andrew PantlingClyde Tjauw Foe

Firsau Comes Alive

Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
Vasili Firsau
Vasili Firsau

Vasili Firsau, who has been quiet for most of the day, just went on a rush, and now has over 900,000 chips.

After three-betting Mercier out of the small blind, Firsau three-bet over an open from Steve O'Dwyer and a call from Mercier. O'Dwyer and Mercier both folded, and Firsau raked in the pot.

Mercier and Firsau battled again an orbit later, when Mercier opened to 48,000 from the cutoff and Firsau called on the button. The two checked on a flop of {5-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}, and Mercier check-folded to a 26,000-chip bet when the {2-Spades} turned.

Player Chips Progress
Vasili Firsau by
Vasili Firsau
910,000 225,000

Tags: Jason MercierSteve O'DwyerVasili Firsau

O'Dwyer and Juanda Spar

Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante

Steve O'Dwyer opened to 52,000 from under the gun, John Juanda called out of the small blind, and the flop fell {q-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{8-Hearts}. Juanda check-called 65,000 from O'Dwyer, and both players checked after the {10-Clubs} turned.

The {7-Clubs} completed the board, and Juanda checked a third time. O'Dwyer tanked for 20 seconds or so, then turned over {q-Hearts}{j-Hearts} for queens and eights.

"Good check," Juanda said, joked. "I was going to check-raise all in."

A few hands later, Juanda opened to 55,000 from under the gun, and O'Dwyer three-bet to 140,000 in the cutoff. Juanda called, only to check-fold to a 180,000-chip bet on a flop of {6-Hearts}{k-Spades}{4-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
EPT 1X Winner
3,160,000 -40,000
John Juanda id
John Juanda
Poker Hall of Famer
EPT 1X Winner
1,020,000 -445,000

Tags: John JuandaSteve O'Dwyer

Foe Fires Two Bullets, Then Folds to a Shove

Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante

Clyde Tjauw Foe opened to 51,000 from the cutoff, Daniel Negreanu called on the button, and Freddy Deeb called out of the big blind. The flop came {5-Hearts}{j-Spades}{8-Hearts}, Deeb checked, and Foe continued for 90,000. Only Negreanu called.

The turn was the {2-Diamonds}, Foe led out for 150,000, and Negreanu again called.

The {q-Diamonds} completed the board, Foe checked for the first time, and Negreanu moved all in for effectively 334,000. Foe quickly folded, and the Team PokerStars Pro picked up the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
1,960,000 318,000
Clyde Tjauw Foe nl
Clyde Tjauw Foe
334,000 -528,000

Tags: Daniel NegreanuClyde Tjauw Foe

Double For Lodden

Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
Johnny Lodden
Johnny Lodden

On one of the final hands of the level John Juanda raised to 55,000 from the button and Johnny Lodden three-bet all in for a total of 310,000. Juanda called almost immediately creating another all in showdown.

Juanda: {3-Spades}{3-Hearts}
Lodden: {A-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}

The board ran out {Q-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{A-Spades}{6-Spades} and Lodden doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
John Juanda id
John Juanda
Poker Hall of Famer
EPT 1X Winner
1,040,000 20,000
Johnny Lodden no
Johnny Lodden
860,000 410,000

Tags: John JuandaJohnny Lodden

Level: 25

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 4,000

Negreanu Wins a Million-Chip Pot

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

Freddy Deeb opened for a raise from under the gun, Daniel Negreanu called in the small blind, and the flop fell {a-Spades}{9-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}. The two checked.

The turn was the {8-Clubs}, Deeb check-called a bet, and the river was the {4-Hearts}. Deeb checked, Negreanu fired 304,000, and Deeb tank-called.

Negreanu showed {a-Clubs}{9-Spades} for two pair, and Deeb mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
2,500,000 540,000
Freddy Deeb lb
Freddy Deeb
400,000 -411,000

Tags: Freddy DeebDaniel Negreanu