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

�100,000 Super High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

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

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j9
Prize
€1,746,400
Event Info
Buy-in
€98,000
Prize Pool
€4,851,000
Entries
50
Level Info
Level
21
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Updated Chip Counts

Level 5 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Player Chips Progress
Viktor Blom se
Viktor Blom
979,000
Full Tilt
Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo
650,000
40,000
40,000
Run It Once
Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver
630,000
-35,000
-35,000
Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
604,000
-500
-500
EPT 2X Winner
Mikhail Smirnov ru
Mikhail Smirnov
564,900
Dani Stern us
Dani Stern
530,000
-2,000
-2,000
Sam Trickett gb
Sam Trickett
429,700
-6,900
-6,900
Faraz Jaka us
Faraz Jaka
406,500
-33,500
-33,500
Jaka Coaching
Antonio Esfandiari us
Antonio Esfandiari
361,400
12,600
12,600
StakeKings
Talal Shakerchi gb
Talal Shakerchi
360,000
13,200
13,200
Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
347,600
12,600
12,600
Tony Gregg us
Tony Gregg
340,000
47,600
47,600
Vladimir Troyanovsky ru
Vladimir Troyanovsky
335,400
-71,300
-71,300
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
314,800
4,800
4,800
Paul Newey gb
Paul Newey
280,000
-1,000
-1,000
Isaac Haxton us
Isaac Haxton
278,900
121,700
121,700
Mike McDonald ca
Mike McDonald
260,000
23,500
23,500
EPT 1X Winner
Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
250,000
250,000
250,000
Poker Hall of Famer
Tobias Reinkemeier de
Tobias Reinkemeier
250,000
250,000
250,000
Fabian Quoss de
Fabian Quoss
250,000
250,000
250,000
Philipp Gruissem de
Philipp Gruissem
250,000
250,000
250,000
Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
250,000
24,400
24,400
Poker Hall of Famer
Dan Smith us
Dan Smith
241,000
-9,000
-9,000
Run It Once
Marvin Rettenmaier de
Marvin Rettenmaier
220,000
-30,000
-30,000
Bertrand Grospellier fr
Bertrand Grospellier
195,000
-77,300
-77,300

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Kurganov Gets Shoved On

Level 5 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

We caught the action on the very last hand before the break when Dani Stern raised to 48,000 from the small blind. Igor Kurganov, sitting in the big blind, had one 25,000-chip out in front of him as the action was back on him.

Kurganov proceeded put in another raise up to 85,000 and Stern went into the tank. Stern eventually moved all in and Kurganov folded with 125,000 chips left behind.

Player Chips Progress
Dani Stern us
Dani Stern
532,000
182,000
182,000
Igor Kurganov ru
Igor Kurganov
125,000
-75,000
-75,000

Tags: Dani SternIgor Kurganov

Huge Lead For Blom

Level 5 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Viktor Blom
Viktor Blom

The flop read {4-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{10-Hearts} when Full Tilt's Professional Viktor Blom bet 18,400 from the small blind. Tom Marchese put in a raise to 37,000 and we picked up the action right when Blom moved all in. Marchese looked back down at his cards and called about five seconds later for his total 180,000-chip stack.

Marchese: {A-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}
Blom: {A-Clubs}{6-Clubs}

The board ran out {8-Diamonds}, {2-Clubs} and Blom hit his flush. Marchese was knocked out while Blom took a very big chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
Viktor Blom se
Viktor Blom
979,000
399,000
399,000
Full Tilt
Tom Marchese us
Tom Marchese
Busted

Tags: Tom MarcheseViktor Blom

Sweet Second Round For Smirnov

Level 5 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

Mikhail Smirnov just eliminated Philipp Gruissem and that means his second bullet is a lot better so far than his first. We heard that Gruissem moved all in on a {10-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{10-Hearts} board and was called by Smirnov's {A-Hearts}{A-Clubs}. Gruissem had {9-Hearts}{7-Hearts} and missed his straight draw.

Gruissem is likely to re buy and sit back down in this event.

Player Chips Progress
Mikhail Smirnov ru
Mikhail Smirnov
564,900
84,900
84,900
Philipp Gruissem de
Philipp Gruissem
Busted

Tags: Mikhail SmirnovPhilipp Gruissem

Level: 5

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 300

Break

Level 4 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Four levels have been completed, and the players have gone on a 20-minute break. See you back here shortly.

Baranov Eliminated

Level 4 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Another player has hit the rail here in the �100,000 Super High Roller, and this time it was 2012 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event runner-up Sergii Baranov.

Baranov was all in preflop with the {Q-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} against the {J-Hearts}{J-Clubs}. It was gathered from the chatter at the table following the display of the hands that Seiver made what looked like way too good of a squeeze play that caused Baranov to shove in. Seiver actually had a hand, which Baranov didn't like to see.

The flop came down {K-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{4-Clubs}, and despite being well behind preflop, Baranov spiked three fours to take the lead. His dreams would be short lived, though, as the {J-Spades} on the turn vaulted Seiver right back in front with a full house. The river completed the board with the {10-Clubs}, and Baranov was out the door.

Player Chips Progress
Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver
665,000
305,000
305,000
Sergii Baranov ua
Sergii Baranov
Busted

Tags: Sergii BaranovScott Seiver

Negreanu's Turn To Hit a Nine as He Busts Cheong

Level 4 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Daniel Negreanu
Daniel Negreanu

Last night, before Daniel Negreanu busted out of the �10,000 Main Event final table in fourth place, he took a big beat against fellow Team PokerStars Pro Johnny Lodden. After the money went in preflop, Lodden's pocket nines spiked a set to crack Negreanu's two queens. From there, Negreanu just couldn't recover.

This time, Negreanu was the one with two nines cracking an overpair, so one could probably say, what goes around comes around.

From the hijack seat, Joseph Cheong raised to 4,000. Mikhail Smirnov called in the cutoff seat, then Negreanu three-bet to 15,500 from the small blind. This was the second hand in a row that Cheong had opened, Smirnov flatted behind and Negreanu three-bet from one of the blinds. Cheong moved all in for 51,000, and Smirnov folded. Negreanu made the call.

Negreanu was behind at the start with the {9-Hearts}{9-Clubs} to Cheong's {J-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}, but the {9-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{3-Spades} flop put "Kid Poker" in front. The turn was the {4-Spades} and the river the {2-Hearts}, giving Negreanu the win and sending Cheong to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
310,000
60,000
60,000
Joseph Cheong us
Joseph Cheong
Busted

Tags: Daniel NegreanuJohnny LoddenJoseph CheongMikhail Smirnov

Smirnov's Second Bullet at Risk

Level 4 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Mikhail Smirnov is one of the players who has re-entered today and was putting his second bullet at risk when he shoved on the river against Philipp Gruissem.

The two players were in the blinds and around 160,000 had made it into the middle by the time the board rested as {j-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}. Smirnov shoved from the small blind for 158,500 and his German opponent called after tanking for several minutes.

Smirnov opened {j-Hearts}{8-Diamonds} for a full house and Gruissem mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Mikhail Smirnov ru
Mikhail Smirnov
480,000
100,000
100,000
Philipp Gruissem de
Philipp Gruissem
130,000
-180,000
-180,000

Tags: Mikhail SmirnovPhilipp Gruissem

Negreanu Climbs Back To Starting Stack

Level 4 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

From the cutoff seat, Joseph Cheong raised to 4,500. Mikhail Smirnov called on the button, then Team PokerStars Pro Daniel Negreanu reraised to 13,000 from the big blind. Cheong folded, but Smirnov called.

The flop came down {Q-Spades}{4-Spades}{2-Diamonds}, and Negreanu fired 16,000. Smirnov called, and the turn was the {5-Diamonds}. Negreanu bet 27,000, and Smirnov called again.

The river paired the board with the {5-Hearts}, and Negreanu bet 52,000. Smirnov gave it up, and Negreanu won the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Mikhail Smirnov ru
Mikhail Smirnov
380,000
116,000
116,000
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
250,000
-50,000
-50,000
Joseph Cheong us
Joseph Cheong
51,300
-33,700
-33,700

Tags: Daniel NegreanuJoseph CheongMikhail Smirnov