€5,300 Main Event Dia 1a | 2016 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final

2016-04-30 20:06 UTC+2

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Bruno Volkmann	Eliminado
Pavel Plesuv	Eliminado
Ivica Blazevic	Eliminado
Patrick Clarke	Eliminado
William Foxen	Eliminado
Gianluca Speranza	Eliminado
[Removed:19]	Eliminado
Hao Tian	Eliminado
Rudolf Wilhelm Zintel	Eliminado
Laurent van den Eynde	Eliminado
Alexander Uskov	Eliminado
Iona Finkenrath	Eliminado
Philipp Gruissem	Eliminado
Marius Heiene	Eliminado
Kohei Nakai	Eliminado
Maxim Panyak	Eliminado
Valentin Ionut Apostol	Eliminado
Fabrice Maltez	Eliminado
Mohamed Fares	Eliminado
Pascal Theodosiadis	Eliminado
William Saad	Eliminado

The already big stack of Roman Verenko has increased even further and the seat that formerly belonged to Sergio Castelluccio was open. According to Sam Greenwood on the same table, Verenko had turned the nut straight with queen-ten and Castelluccio got it in with pocket aces for top set.

The river was a brick and the Italian was sent to the rail.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Roman Verenko	165,000 45,000	45,000
Sergio Castelluccio	Eliminado

Tags: Sergio Castelluccio Sam Greenwood Roman Verenko

2016-04-30 20:01 UTC+2

Herzali Stops Downfall

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Nível 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

The day had started with a bang for Sarah Herzali, but since then the Frenchwoman lost pretty much every showdown. Just now she bet the turn and enforced a fold from her opponent. The same table features Jimmy Guerrero, Mohsin Charania and Marvin Rettenmaier, both of the latter focusing on their smart phones and tablets when not involved in a hand.

One table over, Vicky Coren has overcome her early bad start and since reached almost average stack.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Jimmy Guerrero	85,000 85,000	85,000
Sarah Herzali	42,000 2,000	2,000
Vicky Coren	35,000 22,300	22,300
Marvin Rettenmaier	26,000 -4,000	-4,000
Mohsin Charania	22,000 -10,000	-10,000

Tags: Jimmy Guerrero Marvin Rettenmaier Mohsin Charania Sarah Herzali

2016-04-30 19:58 UTC+2

Go Big or Go Home

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Nível 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

Before the start of Day 1a, Faraz Jaka tweeted that this would be an event where he either has a big stack or will bust early. So far, the American is sticking to the first part of the plan and just knocked out Vu Duong.

Jaka raised from under the gun and Duong called from late position before facing a check-raise on the flop. Duong called and the was the worst card he could find to improve to a flush with , as he got his stack in and found out that Jaka had turned the nut flush with .

Duong was drawing dead and the river only a formality, Jaka recovered from the previous losses and is back on track.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Faraz Jaka	85,000 23,000	23,000
Vu Duong	Eliminado

Tags: Faraz Jaka Vu Duong

2016-04-30 19:58 UTC+2

Sammartino Takes One Down

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Nível 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

Dario Sammartino just raised to 1,000 and the player in the small blind called. The flop brought out and Sammartino's opponent check-called a bet of 1,200.

On the turn the action went check-check and the river was the . Sammartino bet 3,800 after his opponent checked, and he got a fold from his opponent.

Sammartino's now sitting on 24,000, which is still a little below the starting stack of 30,000.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Dario Sammartino	24,000

Tags: Dario Sammartino

2016-04-30 19:55 UTC+2

Lewis is Gone; Heizmann Works on Miracle

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Nível 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

Very early today, Stefan Heizmann was down to just 350 chips and would have picked up a penalty for acting out of the turn according to floor staff. However, the German had left the table after losing almost all his chips without checking his cards. Now, Heizmann is back up to 18,000 chips next to Max Silver. Miracle time?

Romain Lewis was at the very same table and quadrupled up earlier today, but then lost a flip with ace-jack to the pocket eights of Pavel Veksler.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Pavel Veksler	55,000
Stefan Heizmann	18,000
Romain Lewis	Eliminado

Tags: Max Silver Romain Lewis Stefan Heizmann Pavel Veksler

2016-04-30 19:46 UTC+2

Updated Chip Counts

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Nível 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Anthony Spinella	126,000 11,000	11,000
Steven van Zadelhoff	126,000 16,000	16,000
Jake Cody	84,000 31,000	31,000

Faraz Jaka	62,000 2,000	2,000
Oliver Price	53,000 23,000	23,000
Mike Watson	52,000 24,000	24,000

Artem Metalidi	45,000 -5,000	-5,000
Joao Vieira	42,000 2,000	2,000

Paul Newey	34,000 4,000	4,000
Andrew Lichtenberger	26,400 -3,600	-3,600
Stephen Chidwick	24,000 -4,000	-4,000
Erwann Pecheux	24,000 -10,000	-10,000
Sam Greenwood	18,000 -12,000	-12,000
Jean-Noel Thorel	16,000

2016-04-30 19:45 UTC+2

Holz vs Reinkemeier

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Nível 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

Tobias Reinkemeier raised from under the gun and Fedor Holz called the 900 chips in the small blind, the big blind tossed in the extra chips as well. On the flop, Holz bet 900 and the big blind folded whereas Reinkemeier stuck around.

One the turn, Holz fired a second bet worth 3,400 and was called by the fellow German before making it 4,000 on the river. Holz flashed for two pair and that won the pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Fedor Holz	70,000 22,000	22,000
Tobias Reinkemeier	30,500

Tags: Fedor Holz Tobias Reinkemeier

2016-04-30 19:32 UTC+2

Nguyen Busts Chaves

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Nível 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

Pedro Chaves left his seat in a hurry after flat-calling a raise and picking up another call by Thi Xoa Nguyen in the big blind. On the rain bow flop, Nguyen check-raised to 6,800 and the initial raiser let go after making a continuation bet worth 2,500. Chaves called both bets though and the appeared on the turn.

Nguyen continued for 6,100 and was called after some consideration before checking the river. Chaves shoved with pocket fours and Nguyen called with for the better full house.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Thi Xoa Nguyen	72,000 19,000	19,000
Pedro Chaves	Eliminado

Tags: Thi Xoa Nguyen Pedro Chaves

2016-04-30 19:29 UTC+2

Petrangelo's Flush Draw Fails

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Nível 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

According to fellow (Super) High Roller, Nick Petrangelo opened from under the gun and then called a three-bet, as did Roman Verenko in the big blind to see a seven-high flop with two clubs. Ultimately, Petrangelo got it in with for the flush draw and Verenko's pocket sevens for top set held up to scoop a decent pot.

The Ukrainian also overtakes Anthony Spinella at the top of the current chip counts after the latter dropped a few chips lately.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Roman Verenko	120,000
Anthony Spinella	115,000 -10,000	-10,000
Nick Petrangelo	Eliminado

Tags: Nick Petrangelo Sam Greenwood Roman Verenko Anthony Spinella

2016 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final

2016 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final

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Verenko in Charge

Herzali Stops Downfall

Go Big or Go Home

Sammartino Takes One Down

Lewis is Gone; Heizmann Works on Miracle

Updated Chip Counts

Holz vs Reinkemeier

Nguyen Busts Chaves

Petrangelo's Flush Draw Fails