€25,500 High Roller Dia 2 | 2014 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final

2014-05-01 22:39 UTC+2

Anatoly Gurtovoy Eliminated in 21st Place (€56,700)

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Nível 19 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Stephen Chidwick raised under the gun plus one for 25,000 and Anatoly Gurtovoy right next to him made the call.

The on the flop made Chidwick bet 60,000 and Gurtovoy made the call. Chidwick bet another 135,000 on the -turn and again Gurtovoy made the call.

The fell on the river and Chidwick announced all in. Gurtovoy called after some thinking, but mucked as soon as he saw Chidwick's . The dealer turned over Gurtovoy's anyway as it was an all in.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Stephen Chidwick	1,035,000 410,000	410,000
Anatoly Gurtovoy	Eliminado

Tags: Anatoly Gurtovoy Stephen Chidwick

2014-05-01 22:53 UTC+2

The Ladies Love Berube

Nível 19 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Chip leader Philipp Gruissem opened the pot with a raise only to have Antoine Berube three-bet all in for 105,000 total. Gruissem had chips to spare and made the call.

Berube:
Gruissem:

"Sorry," Gruissem offered for calling so light. Berube didn't seem to mind, especially after the board ran out a safe to give him a double.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Philipp Gruissem	1,000,000 -120,000	-120,000
Antoine Berube	225,000 97,000	97,000

Tags: Antoine Berube Philipp Gruissem

2014-05-01 23:08 UTC+2

Gruissem Steps it Up

Nível 19 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Philipp Gruissem is really stepping up the aggression towards the end of the day, constantly bullying people out of pots and barrelling three streets.

In a recent hand against Byron Kaverman, Gruissem raised to 26,000 and Kaverman made the call.

The flop was . Kaverman check-called a bet of 33,000 from Gruissem. The turn was the and again Kaverman check-called a bet of 70,000 from Gruissem. The river was the and if Kaverman was hoping Gruissem would give up he was to be sorely disappointed.

A bet of 135,000 saw a tired looking Kaverman go in the tank before listlessly folding his hand.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Philipp Gruissem	1,300,000 300,000	300,000
Byron Kaverman	330,000 -53,000	-53,000

Nível: 20

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 2,000

2014-05-01 23:17 UTC+2

Ismail Erkenov Eliminated in 20th Place (€63,000)

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Nível 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Vasily Kylukin raised it up from the under the gun position and the extreme short stack Ismail Erkenov shoved all in for 35,000 exactly from the button. Both blinds folded and Kylukin made the easy call.

Ismail Erkenov:
Vasily Kylukin:

The board didn't help Erkenov at all and he was already up from his chair by the time the river was dealt: . Erkenov takes home €63,000, a figure that awaits the next two players as well.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Vasily Kylukin	150,000 -234,000	-234,000
Ismail Erkenov	Eliminado

Tags: Ismail Erkenov Vasily Kylukin

2014-05-01 23:27 UTC+2

Antoine Berube Eliminated in 19th Place (€63,000)

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Nível 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Antoine Berube shoved all in under the gun for a little over 140,000 it seemed. Next to him was Rui Cao in the under the gun plus one position and he too shoved all in. All other players folded and Berube found out he was in trouble.

Antoine Berube:
Rui Cao:

The on the flop didn't mean anything for Berube. Cao hit his set on the -turn, but this meant Berube now had a gut shot. The four outs didn't materialize as the river bricked with a and Berube was sent home in 19th place, taking a cheque with him worth €63,000.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Rui Cao	545,000 235,000	235,000
Antoine Berube	Eliminado

Tags: Antoine Berube Rui Cao

2014-05-01 23:31 UTC+2

Anderson Doubles Kylukin

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Nível 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Calvin Anderson made it 32,000 from the hijack. Action folded to Vasily Kylukin in the big blind who said "145" while he moved his stack in. "About" he added, but that wasn't binding of course. He in fact had 150,000 and had 5,000 behind now as the dealer made sure just 145,000 was out there.

After some hefty thinking, Anderson made the call and turned over his . The dealer closed his hand again as Kylukin wasn't all in, but after Scott Seiver interfered it was made sure just all the money was in the right place and the cards opened.

Anderson's king-nine was dominated by Kylukin's . The board didn't improve either and Kylukin doubled up.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Calvin Anderson	945,000 39,000	39,000
Vasily Kylukin	340,000 190,000	190,000

Tags: Calvin Anderson Vasily Kylukin

2014-05-01 23:44 UTC+2

Kitai Edges in Front

Nível 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Davidi Kitai opened the betting and got called by Calvin Anderson. They saw a flop of . Kitai continued for 66,000 and Anderson made the call.

The turn card was the and Kitai bet a bit bigger, 138,000. Anderson again made the call.

The river was the and now Kitai made it 187,000. Anderson went in the tank. Kitai gave him plenty of time but eventually called the clock on him.

With less than 10 seconds left Anderson made the call. Kitai confidently tabled and it was indeed good.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Davidi Kitai	1,600,000 700,000	700,000

Calvin Anderson	320,000 -625,000	-625,000

Tags: Calvin Anderson Davidi Kitai

2014-05-01 23:52 UTC+2

Benny Spindler Eliminated in 18th Place (€63,000)

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Nível 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Spindler had shoved all in from the small blind and from the button already, and the next hand he did exactly that again, now from the cutoff. His all in was for 164,000 total and Pascal Lafrancois on the button was interested. Lefrancois moved all in over the top and both blinds folded.

Benny Spindler:
Pascal Lefrancois:

The on the flop made for a gut shot for both. The on the turn wasn't a great card for Spindler as he lost some of his outs. The on the river was a blank and Lefrancois eliminated his German neighbor.

Benny Spindler, who started the day almost twelve hours ago as chip leader, takes home €63,000. The remaining 17 players are now guaranteed €69,750. When one more player busts there will be a redraw done to two 8-handed tables.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Pascal Lefrancois	420,000 -55,000	-55,000
Benny Spindler	Eliminado

Tags: Benny Spindler Pascal LeFrancois

2014-05-02 00:03 UTC+2

Alex Bilokur Eliminated in 16th Place, Benjamin Pollak in 17th Place (€69,750)

Nível 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Davidi Kitai took out two players in same hand. Benjamin Pollak moved all in, Alex Bilokur was then all in and chip leader Kitai declared that he too was all in.

Benjamin Pollak:

Alex Bilokur:

Davidi Kitai:

The board ran out .

The jacks held for Kitai and with one fell swoop another two players were gone.

There will now be a table redraw for the last 15 players.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Davidi Kitai	200,000 -1,400,000	-1,400,000

Benjamin Pollak	Eliminado
Alex Bilokur	Eliminado