€25,500 High Roller
Dia 3 Iniciado
2014 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final
€25,500 High Roller
Dias: 3
Event Info
Resultado Final
Event Info
Informações sobre o nível
2014 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final
Buy-in
€25,000
Prize Pool
€5,243,000
Entradas
214
Nível
26
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
5,000
PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino EPT Grand Final High Roller Final Table
Season 10 draws to a close here today at the 2014 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final at the Salles des Etoiles room at Le Sporting with action from both the Main Event and coverage right here of the High Roller.
Some of the biggest names in poker entered the €25,000 High Roller that started on Wednesday. There were 214 entries for this event made up of 159 unique entries and 55 reentries generating a total prize pool of €5,243,000.
Interestingly, only one of four min-cashers finished the event in profit, that being Govert Metaal. The others — Adrian Mateos, Alexander Uskov and David Peters — all reentered for a total outlay of €50,000.
The winner will receive a whopping €1,105,000 as well as a stunning watch from luxury Swiss brand SLYDE, the Official Watch Sponsor for EPT Season 10 Main Events and High Rollers.
It was in the early hours of Friday morning when the unofficial final table of nine was set, play will resume in less than an hour and what a final table we have to bring you.
Davidi Kitai was the overnight chip leader with 2,208,000 but it is all to play for and with such an array of talent on display fortunes can change on a single hand or even a single card.
Three of the other big names in contention with their eyes on first prize are Scott Seiver, Philipp Gruissem and John Juanda, who will begin play as the short stack with 355,000.
Be sure to join your PokerNews Live Reporting team from Noon local time as we bring you all the action as it happens right through until a 2014 High Roller Champion is crowned.
Table Draw and Chip Counts
| Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Byron Kaverman | 1,813,000 |
| 2 | Stephen Chidwick | 991,000 |
| 3 | Chenxiang Miao | 674,000 |
| 4 | Pascal Lefrancois | 596,000 |
| 5 | Davidi Kitai | 2,208,000 |
| 6 | Scott Seiver | 1,553,000 |
| 7 | John Juanda | 355,000 |
| 8 | Martin Finger | 1,047,000 |
| 9 | Philipp Gruissem | 1,470,000 |
Nível: 22
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 3,000
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Nível 22
: 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
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First Few Hands
Nível 22
: 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
Davidi Kitai opened the very first pot for a raise to 55,000 and won it unopposed.
The first flop that we saw was when Kitai opened under-the-gun for 55,000 and got calls from Philipp Gruissem in position and Pascal Lefrancois in the big blind.
The dealer put the first three cards out 
and a continuation bet from Kitai took it down.
The next flop saw Byron Kaverman open for 55,000 and Kitai defend his big blind. He then checked when the flop came 
. A bet of 70,000 from Kaverman saw a fold from Kitai.
Just then Miao arrived to take his seat.
Pascal Lefrancois Eliminated in 9th Place (€113,250)
Nível 22
: 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
Well, it didn't take long for the first elimination of the day.
Action folded to World Series of Poker bracelet winner Pascal Lefrancois on the button and he opened for 52,000. Chip leader Davidi Kitai then three-bet to 133,000 from the small blind, the big folded, and Lefrancois announced that he was all in for roughly 600,000. Kitai snap-called.
Kitai: 
Lefrancois: 
Lefrancois had picked a bad time to shove as Kitai had woken up with a powerhouse hand. The 
flop was no help to Lefrancois, but he did pick up a gutshot straight draw on the 
turn. Unfortunately for him the 
blanked on the river and he hit the rail in ninth place for €113,250.
We're now down to the official final table of eight.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
2,800,000 | 592,000 |
|
Eliminado |
Philbort the Ladies Man
Nível 22
: 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
Philipp "Philbort" Gruissem opened for 52,000 from early position and Davidi Kitai called from the button. The blinds both folded, the flop fell 
, and Gruissem continued for 56,000, which Kitai called.
When the dealer burned and turned the 
, Gruissem bet 130,000, Kitai called, and the completed the board on the river. Gruissem bet again, this time 250,000, and Kitai thought for about 45 seconds before making the call.
Gruissem tabled the for a full house, and that prompted Kitai to muck his hand.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,350,000 | -450,000 |
|
1,925,000 | 455,000 |
Kitai Check-Raises the Flop
Nível 22
: 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
Scott Seiver limped from first position and Martin Finger called. Chenxiang Miao folded the small blind and Davidi Kitai checked his optionin the big blind.
Three players saw a flop of 
. Kitai checked, Seiver bet 58,000 which Finger called and the Kitai went for a check-raise to 235,000.
Seiver folded his arms on the table for a minute but mucked his cards as did Finger.
Seiver Seizes Lead From Kitai’s Stack
Nível 22
: 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
Philipp Gruissem opened for 55,000 and, from the cutoff, Davidi Kitai three-bet to 133,000. Scott Seiver then four-bet to 300,000 from the button. Gruissem folded and Kitai elected to call.
The flop was 
. Both players checked and saw the turn card 
. Two checks again and they went to the river . Kitai checked and Seiver went for the red T25000 chips and bet 400,000.
Off came Kitai’s sunglasses as he stared into Seiver’s eyes. Seiver stared him back down. Kitai took several minutes to make his decision which was to make the call.
Seiver flipped over 
and started grabbing the chips in the pot, sure he was good. He was as Kitai slid his cards to the dealer.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
2,253,000 | 700,000 |
|
|
1,650,000 | -700,000 |