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Nível 10
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
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2014 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final
€10,600 Main Event
Dias: 2
Event Info
Resultado Final
Event Info
Informações sobre o nível
2014 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final
Buy-in
€10,000
Prize Pool
€6,500,000
Entradas
650
Nível
35
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
40,000
Obrestad Killed by Zhuk
Nível 10
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Andrey Gulyy opened for 2,400 and Annette Obrestad called in the cutoff. Aliaksei Zhuk from Belarus raised it to 7,800 from the big blind. Gulyy folded and Obrestad quickly moved all in.
Zhuk got the count of 33,300 and made the call. Obrestad had [8s 8] but Zhuk had crucially sneaked just ahead in the pair stakes with 
.
The board ran out 
and Obrestad’s tilt at the main event came to a premature end.
“Good game.” Obrestad offered. “See ya.” said Zhuk.
Turning to your PokerNews reporter watching the action he said, “I killed two girls. Can you imagine?”
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
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80,000 | 44,100 |
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Shakerchi, Ivey, Patel, and Ladouceur
Nível 10
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
The EPT Grand Final has never been the easiest of tournaments to play. Of course, the big money attracts the qualifiers looking for a big pay day, but it also attracts the biggest players from around the globe. Table 13 is particular tough as it features several players who've all been around the block.
Two of them squared of just now. On a 
Talal Shakerchi was seen betting out 3,000 from middle position. Phil Ivey in the hijack was the one calling and he called a 4,500 bet on the -turn as well. The river came the 
and with four to a straight, Shakerchi now checked. Ivey fired a mere 6,000 and Shakerchi quickly released his hand.
Not much later at the same table we saw Shakerchi involved in a pot again. PokerStars Team Online player Marc-Andre Ladouceur opened for 2,200 under the gun plus two and Emil Patel made the call in the hijack. Shakerchi in the big blind added 1,200 to see a flop as well.
Shakerchi checked on 
and Ladouceur bet out 3,500. Patel folded, Shakerchi made the call. Both players checked the 
on the turn and the 
completed the board. Shakerchi checked, and called the 7,800 bet that Ladouceur made.
Ladouceur tabled 
and had to split the pot with Shakerchi who showed 
.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
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120,000 | -39,500 |
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75,000 | -5,000 |
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68,000 | -44,600 |
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65,000 | 26,600 |
Tough Seat Draw
Nível 10
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Marc Daubach from the UK has over 100k in chips but he didn’t get the greatest table draw in history. Sat to his right is Talal Shakerchi, who finished day 1a as second in chips, and sat to his left is Phil Ivey who, well, is Ivey. He seems to be taking it in his stride though.
The three of them had got to a flop of 
and had all checked. A turn card of was checked to big blind Ivey who bet 4,000. Shakerchi folded and Daubach made the call. The river was checked down and Ivey showed his missed turn gut-shot draw with 
while Daubach was good with his 
.
On the next hand Shakerchi opened for 3,500 and Daubach called from the button. Ivey and the big blind left them to it and they checked down to the river on a final board showing 
. Shakerchi just mucked his cards and Daubach won the pot with unseen cards.
McDonald Beats Katchalov, Knocks Out Fitoussi
Nível 10
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Mike McDonald opened to 2,000 preflop and Alex Bilokur made it 5,000 in middle position. Team PokerStars Pro Eugene Katchalov made the call in the small blind but McDonald then four-bet to 13,000.
Bilokur folded and Katchalov made the call.
The flop was 
, Katchalov checked and McDonald bet 12,000. Katchalov folded.
"Nice hand Mike," said Katchalov.
"I think we both had nice hands," replied McDonald, "after that flop I'm glad you had a folding hand...I mean I'd call but I wouldn't be too happy with it."
"There's not too many people I play my hand that way against..." responded the Ukrainian.
At that point the conversation was stopped as Bruno Fitoussi had opened to 2,200. Katchalov was one of two callers before Mike McDonald made it 9,000 from the big blind. Fitoussi moved all in for about 33,000 and everyone folded back to McDonald - the Canadian quickly slid in the call.
Fitoussi: 
McDonald: 
The flop was an interesting as McDonald made a pair and a gutshot but Fitoussi picked up an open-ended straight draw. A was the blankiest blank ever when it came on the turn but the river made McDonald a straight to win a big pot. Fitoussi could only shrug and shake hands with his assassin.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
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115,000 | 64,300 |
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40,000 | 23,300 |
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Eliminado |
Some Shots from the Day 2 Field
EPT10 Grand Final: Update Day 2
Nível 10
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
We are on Day 2 of the PokerStars and Monte-Carlo Casino Main Event, 427 players showed up for Day 1b along with the 214 from Day 1a, 347 active prior to the end of registration. Jennifer Robles informs you on who is in, who is out and if Steve O'Dwyer is in good shape for a title defense.
Still 40 Skrillees in the Race to Get Their Buy-In Back
Nível 10
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
The Skrill Last Longer competition has been being held at each stop on this season’s EPT, of which they’re an official sponsor. The promotion is simple – players sign up for the promotion either online (preregistration is available) or at the Skrill booth (which will be present at each stop); don a Skrill patch; and then aim to be the last man or woman standing. The last player remaining will then receive their buy-in back via their Skrill account.
It's the last stop of Season 10, and that means it's the last Skill Last Longer competition of the season. On Day 1a, 214 players took their shot at poker glory on Day 1a, and of them 31 players participated in the contest, which was 14% of the field. Day 1b saw 41 players register, which was 10% of that starting field. Today, just 40 of them return to action (scroll to the bottom of this post to see which players began Day 2).
While Skrill upped the ante for Season 10 with a bigger branding initiative, it wasn't their first appearance on the EPT; as a matter of fact, they were a sponsor of Season 8 and have held previous “Last Longer” promotions.
The company’s website provides a bit more information on Skrill, which rebranded from Moneybookers back in 2010:
“Skrill has been moving money digitally since 2001. We offer online payment solutions for businesses and consumers, allowing them to pay and get paid globally. Over 36 million account holders already trust Skrill. Our customers can send and receive money worldwide in 200 countries and 40 currencies, securely and at low cost, without revealing their personal financial details. Your business will benefit from our worldwide payment network with over 100 payment options. Whether through a simple one-step integration or a fully-tailored payment solution. Whoever you are, however you like to pay or get paid, trust Skrill to make your online payments simpler, faster and safer.”
Headquartered in London, Skrill is looking to make their presence known in the poker world with a commitment to customer satisfaction through innovation and service. Not only that, they’re looking to be more than just a company by becoming a trusted and respected member of the poker community.
For more information on Skrill, click here.
| Sotirios Koutoupas | Georgy Filippovich | Artur Koren | Michael Gathy | |
| Jack Salter | Stephane Benadiba | Rocco Palumbo | Bryan Paris | |
| Fabien Motte | Raul Van Boxtel | Yury Gulyy | Pawel Krol | |
| Atanas Malinov | Dominik Nitsche | Eduard Abbasov | [Removed:203] | |
| Maximos Pertsinidis | Fam Zarrin Ashkan | Oliver Bosch | Tim Volf | |
| Eros Nastasi | Tamer Kamel | Horst Riedlinger | Dylan Linde | |
| Tim Niefer | Stefan Zollinger | Oscar Romero | Stefan Ivanov | |
| Roman Cieslik | Malte Monnig | Andrew Hulme | Evgeniy Kruglikov | |
| Niall Farrell | Ludovic Geilich | Antonio Buonanno | Marc Daubach | |
| Vladimir Shabalin | Dmitry Grishin | Jose Noronha | Anthony Ghamrawi |
Big Three-Way Pot for Alilovic
Nível 10
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
The flop was 
and Andres Herrera bet 8,500 from the small blind, Wai Kin Yong called and Miroslav Alilovic then raised it up to 18,000. Herrera made the call and Yong took his time before he too put in the extra calling chips.
The turn was the and they all checked the already bloated pot. The river card was the . Herrera checked and Alilovic now bet a chunky 30,000. Yong thought for a good long time but eventually made the call. Herrera folded and when Alilovic turned over 
two pair Yong mucked his cards and the pot was pushed to Alilovic.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
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130,000 | 58,800 |
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40,000 | 10,100 |
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: 500/1,000, 100 ante
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