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The 2012 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final
€100,000 Super High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info
The 2012 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
€98,500
Prize Pool
€4,432,500
Total Entries
45
Level
18
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
Players Left 1 / 45
Filter
Level 10
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Tom Marchese started the action with a raise to 13,000 in the cutoff, Vanessa Selbst three-bet to 28,000 on the button and Anatoly Gurtovoy four-bet to 76,000 from the blinds. Marchese folded instantly and Selbst followed suit a few moments later.
Anton Allemann raised to 12,000 on the button and Team PokerStars Pro Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier defended his big blind. The flop was 
and ElkY check-called an 11,000 Allemann bet. The turn of 
was checked through and then we saw the 
on the river. ElkY changed the betting order with a lead for 22,000 and after a quizzical look Allemann folded.
We joined the action with an all-in and call. Anatoly Gurtovoy was seated in the cutoff and Sorel Mizzi was seated in the small blind.
| Gurtovoy |   |
| Mizzi |   |
Board: 
The king on the flop made the hand a little bit interesting for Mizzi, but Gurtovoy doubled up nonetheless.
Patrik Antonius raised to 12,000 on the button and Justin Bonomo defended his big blind. The flop was 
and Bonomo check-called a 15,000 Antonius c-bet. The betting came to a standstill after that, with the turn and 
river being checked through and Bonomo picked up the pot at showdown.
| Bonomo |  |
| Antonius |   |
Tony G just went from roughly half a million in chips to out in the span of a few hands. Here's what went down.
Tony G opened with a raise to 14,000 and Patrik Antonius made the call before Justin Bonomo reraised on the button to 46,000. Tony G fired back a four-bet to 114,000 and Antonius got out of the way. Bonomo moved in for approximately 400,000 and Tony G folded the 
face up.
Shortly after that, Dan Shak raised to 17,000 from the cutoff seat and Tony G reraised to 51,000 from the small blind. Shak moved all in for 336,000 and Tony G called. Tony G held the and had 326,000 in chips, which meant that Shak had him slightly covered. Shak held the best of it with the 
, but the flip was on.
The flop came down 
and both players nailed it. Tony G picked up top two pair, but Shak still held the lead with bottom set.
The turn was the 
and an interesting card. It meant that Tony G could now stay alive with a king on the river that would cause a chopped pot. Shak stormed away from the table at this point, unable to watch the river.
The river paired the board, but it was the 
and locked up the win for Shak. He returned to the table to see what happened and then collected his chips. Tony G was eliminated.
Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier's second bullet is over with. He was all in up on the feature table with pocket sevens against the two queens for Tobias Reinkemeier. The queens held up and Reinkemeier sent Mercier to the rail.
Patrik Antonius was all in preflop against Dan Shak. Antonius was all in for a little over 300,000 with the 
. Shak held the .
The board ran out 
and Antonius doubled to 675,000 in chips. Shak was knocked back to 337,000.
After Sorel Mizzi raised to 12,000 from the hijack seat, Team PokerStars Pro Vanessa Selbst reraised to 31,000 from the button. Action folded back to Mizzi and he four-bet to 71,000. Selbst came back at him with a five-bet to 115,000 and then Mizzi jammed all in. Selbst quickly folded and Mizzi moved to over 800,000 in chips.
Scott Seiver shoved his last 51,000 in from the button with 
. Tom Marchese called him with pocket fours. The fours held for Marchese and Seiver was eliminated.
