Alexander Zayonts has been eliminated after he called all in on a flop against Bryan Paris. Paris held to Zayonts' and the board came and to make the American a straight.
Paris, who made the final table of the biggest ever Eureka Poker Tour event in Vienna, is up to 130,000.
Well before the break we ran into Mateusz Moolhuizen. He was standing at the information desk with the schedule in his hand, probably checking out what other tournaments to play this week.
He told us that Ole Schemion had opened the pot. He had shoved with for 23,000 and another player had made the call holding while Schemion folded his . The flop came eight-high and Moolhuizen was sent packing his bags.
Gil Morgensztern was all in before the flop and got called by Philippe Rouas. Morgensztern had and was the player at risk. He was devastated and got out of his seat when he saw the of Rouas.
The board ran out and Rous collected Morgensztern’s chips as he headed for the exit.
Ole Schemion opened for 2,800 from early position and Rumen Nanev shoved allin from the hijack for 25,500. In the small blind Aslan Daurov reshoved allin for an amount we're not sure of, but it was a lot. The big blind folded and Schemion instantly called.
Ole Schemion:
Aslan Daurov:
Rumen Nanev:
The flop (), turn (), and river () were of no harm for Schemion who won the huge pot. Schemion is doing very well again in this tournament.
We overheard Talal Shakerchi asking Phil Ivey about his future poker plans. Ivey confirmed that he will be playing the One Drop and all the WSOP events this year but also said it would be the last time he would do such a heavy WSOP schedule.
This year would be the end of a three-year WSOP bracelet bet and from next year on Ivey stated that he planned to play cash and maybe eight or so bracelet events.
Prior to the 2014 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final, Team PokerStars Pro Eugene Katchalov, who placed 18th in the tournament way back in Season 1, talked about his first-ever EPT main event.
How did you come to play your first EPT? Was it a buy-in, satellite, or something else?
Katchalov: EPT Monte Carlo was one of my first major events and my first EPT main event at the time. I was already playing cash games quite a bit and had some small successes in tournaments, so I had the confidence and bankroll to risk playing a big main event like that. I had a friend who took half of my action in the event and I was able to buy the other piece for myself. I had an amazing run and it was certainly one of those memorable events that inspired me to play more in the future.
You finished 18th in that event. At the time, was that disappointing or a great accomplishment?
I remember being disappointed and happy at the same time. It felt great to go so deep and even make a little profit, but of course there is always a bit of disappointment when the "big" money was just a little further away. Either way, I remember having a great time and had a lot of confidence and inspiration to take away for future tournaments.
Do you remember how you were eliminated? If so, care to share?
Surprisingly, I actually do remember how I was eliminated in that event and even by whom. I remember I was a bit short from 30 people on down, but then accumulated a pretty good stack and got moved to a new table. After about an hour or so of being card dead and losing the few hands I would play, I finally picked up and got into a preflop raising war with Antony Lellouche who had . He had me slightly covered and won the flip to crush my dreams.
What's your best EPT Monte Carlo memory from any season?
I think my best memory is actually from that first time that I played an EPT in Monte Carlo. I vividly remember getting cashed out after finishing 18th and having all the cash laid out in front of me with each bill separated. It all seemed quite crazy at the time and I was just amazed that I could make so much money in such a short time. It was of course also somewhat bittersweet considering that the pay jumps were just about to become big.
Prior to the break, Micah Raskin got his stack all in preflop and was up against Michael Kanaan.
Kanaan:
Raskin:
It was a bad spot for Raskin, and he paid the price after the board ran out a dry . The stacks were fairly even, but after the dealer broke everything down, it was discovered Raskin was covered.
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flop against Bryan Paris. Paris held 
to Zayonts' 
and the board came 
and 
to make the American a straight.
for 23,000 and another player had made the call holding 
. The flop came eight-high and Moolhuizen was sent packing his bags.
and was the player at risk. He was devastated and got out of his seat when he saw the 
and Rous collected Morgensztern’s chips as he headed for the exit.
), and river (
) were of no harm for Schemion who won the huge pot. Schemion is doing very well again in this tournament.
. The stacks were fairly even, but after the dealer broke everything down, it was discovered Raskin was covered.
