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

€25,000 High Roller
Day: 1
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Event Info
The 2013 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
€775,400
Event Info
Buy-in
€25,000
Prize Pool
€3,871,000
Total Entries
158
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
Players Left 1 / 158
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Schemion Chipping Up

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

From the cutoff seat, Ole Schemion raised to 3,600. Antonio Esfandiari called on the button, and Ilya Bulychev called from the big blind.

The flop came down {7-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{3-Spades}, and action checked over to Schemion. He bet 4,700, and both of his opponents folded.

Tags: Antonio EsfandiariOle SchemionIlya Bulychev

Coren Canned

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Vicky Coren
Vicky Coren

Vicky Coren found a good spot to get her stack in but ran into a dominating hand behind her.

Mike McDonald opened to 4,000 from the hijack before the Team PokerStars Pro shoved for 23,100 from the cut-off. Sternheimer was on the button and cold-called which enough to scare off McDonald.

Coren: {k-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}
Sternheimer: {a-Clubs}{q-Hearts}

The board ran {8-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{q-Spades}{2-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} to eliminate Coren on kicker-based issued.

Tags: Mike McDonaldPhilip SternheimerVicky Coren

Somebody Try and Stop This Man!

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Igor Kurganov
Igor Kurganov

It's going to take a brave and lucky man to stop Igor Kurganov retaining his title. News reached us that it was HE who eliminated Paul Volpe.

Volpe got his chips in good with ace-king versus the ace-queen of Kurganov. The former was ahead all the way until the river where Kurganov made the nuts with a Broadway straight.

Tags: Igor KurganovPaul Volpe

Ivey Eliminated for Good

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Phil Ivey
Phil Ivey

With about 13,000 in chips alread in the middle on the {10-Spades}{8-Clubs}{6-Clubs} flop, Phil Ivey led with a bet of 7,000. Antonio Esfandiari raised to 100,000, which was enough to put the third player in the hand, Chris Moore, all in along with Ivey. Moore tank-folded, then Ivey tank-called.

Ivey showed the {9-Clubs}{2-Clubs} for a combo draw, looking for a seven or a club. Esfandiari held the {10-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} for top and bottom pair.

The turn was the {Q-Diamonds}, giving Ivey more outs with any jack now giving him a straight as well. The river was the {5-Spades}, though, and Ivey had missed. He was eliminated while Esfandiari vaulted up to 285,000 in chips. Ivey had already used his single allotted re-entry, so he will not be able to play this event anymore.

Tags: Antonio EsfandiariChris MoorePhil Ivey

Recent Eliminations

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Hall Eliminated

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Galen Hall was all in preflop with the {A-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} versus Mike "Timex" McDonald's {6-Spades}{6-Diamonds}. The flop, turn and river ran out {J-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{9-Clubs}, and Hall was eliminated.

Tags: Galen HallMike McDonald

Level: 10

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

Two Bullets and No Joy For...

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

These two like winning high roller tournaments so the field will be happy to see the back of them.