Hand #5: Fedor Holz opened on the button for 85,000, just slightly more than a min raise. Scott Seiver called from the big blind holding .
The flop came , and Seiver checked. Holz, having flopped top pair and top kicker, bet out 90,000 and Seiver shoved all in for 360,000. Holz instantly called.
The fell on the turn and Seiver was down to his last hope on the river. on the river and Scott Seiver was eliminated from the final table, taking home €261,800.
Today is the day. Later tonight, Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao will square off in what is deemed as the "Fight of the Decade." Some are even calling it the biggest fight in the history of boxing. If you're going by just the purse of the fight, which some anticipate could reach $300 million, then this will indeed be the biggest fight of all time.
Here in Monaco, the PokerNews team is currently covering the biggest event on the European Poker Tour schedule. This season's EPT Grand Final will boast an all-time high of 78 events on the schedule, highlighted by the €100,000 Super High Roller, the €50,000 Super High Roller, the €25,500 High Roller, and the €10,600 Main Event. But even despite all of the massive high-stakes poker action on offer, some players are still very much interested in the Mayweather-Pacquiao duel that will go down in the bright lights of Las Vegas on May 2.
Two of those interested are Phil Ivey and JC Alvarado, both fans of boxing and fight betting. Ivey even founded All-In Entertainment, which is a "boxing and entertainment firm representing sports and media interests, the promotion of worldwide entertainment events and orchestrating boxing events" alongside Jeff Fried and Monta Ellis.
While the two were playing the €100,000 Super High Roller in Monte Carlo, PokerNews' Remko Rinkema caught with both of them to get their views on the spectacle that will take place and who will win, Mayweather or Pacquiao. Check out the two interviews below:
Hand #60: Action folded to Igor Kurganov with in the cutoff. He opened for 135,000 and Altergott instantly folded his button. Fedor Holz in the small blind thought about it for a bit, and moved all in for 910,000 with .
Sammartino in the big blind folded instantly. Kurganov did the math, and called.
The flop came , giving both a piece. The on the turn took away a lot of Holz's outs. The on the river wasn't one of the cards Holz needed, and the young German made his exit in 7th place.
Hand #62: Dzmitry Urbanovich shoved from the small blind for 625,000 effective with , but Thomas Muehloecker snapped with . The board rolled out , and nines and threes were a winner for Urbanovich.
Hand #100: Dzmitry Urbanovich made it 200,000 in the cutoff with , and Max Altergott called in the big blind with . The final board came , and the only action was a check-call on the turn by Altergott.
Hand #101: Kurganov jammed on the button and got two quick folds with an unknown hand.
Hand #102: Kurganov opened to 225,000 with , and Urbanovich called with in the big blind. He flopped trips on . He checked, and Kurganov bet 250,000. Urbanovich raised to 655,000, Kurganov called after thinking briefly, and Urbanovich filled up on the turn. He kept up the aggression with a bet of 880,000, and Kurganov took a couple of minutes to call. The river gave Kurganov aces up, and Urbanovich bet 1.725 million after a lengthy tank.
"No coffee right now?" Kurganov asked. "Nothing to hide?"
Kurganov then asked if Urbanovich was really tanking with trips. He called, and Urbanovich took down the massive pot.
Hand #126: Dzmitry Urbanovich opened to 250,000 with and immediately called the shove of Igor Kurganov, who had 2.24 million on the button. Kurganov had , and he took a big lead as flopped.
"Now a queen of clubs for suspense," Kurganov said with a smile.
The smile disappeared as the hit the turn to give Urbanovich the win as long as no king hit the river. It was a , and former leader Kurganov hit the rail fifth.
Hand #131: Dario Sammartino found and pushed for 1,725,000 from the small blind. Urbanovich in the big blind instantly called with .
The flop came . With the board paired, Urbanovich now had some chop outs.
The on the turn gave Urbanovich some more outs and Sammartino got up from the table.
The on the river sealed the deal. Sammartino couldn't hide his disappointment, but didn't leave with his shoulders hanging. The Italian wished the other players luck, and made his way to the pay-out desk to collect his €709,500 cheque.
Hand #133: Erik Seidel pushed all in from the small blind with , and Altergott snapped it off with for his 1.485 million. A flop meant Altergott needed a two-outer, which he didn't find on the turn or river.
Hand #179: Urbanovich made it 425,000 to got with , Seidel folded.
Hand #180: Another walk.
Hand #181: The limped pot saw a flop of flop checked by both players. The hit the turn and Seidel bet 200,000 with . Urbanovich raised to 525,000 with his eight-five and Seidel called with his flush draw. The made Seidel's flush and both players checked. Seidel won it with his flush.
Hand #182: Urbanovich raised to 400,000 and Seidel laid it down.
Hand #183: In the limped pot Seidel and Urbanovich took a flop of and both players checked. The on the turn made Urbanovich bet 400,000 with . Seidel had and called. on the river and both players checked. The 1,260,000 pot went to Seidel.
Hand #184: Urbanovichmade it 400,000 with , Seidel called with the suited . The flop was as good as they could come for Seidel with and both players checked. The on the turn was the money card for Seidel. He checked again, and saw Urbanovich bet 425,000. Seidel check raised to 1,07,000 and with top pair and top kicker, Urbanovich called.
The on the river improved Seidel's two pair to a flush, and the routinier bet 1,600,000 into the 3,010,000 pot. Urbanovich wasn't too happy, sighed, and tanked for a bit. "Do you ever bluff?" Urbanovich asked. Seidel did not respond, not even a smile. Urbanovich eventually called, and got the bad news soon enough.
For the first time this tournament, Seidel is now the chip leader.
Hand #227: Urbanovich limped in from the button with , like he had done many times before.
Seidel raised it up from the big blind to 900,000, like he had done before. This time though, Seidel had a really big hand with the .
While the commentators thought Urbanovich might limp-call, it was in fact a shove that followed. The young Polish player shoved for 5,060,000, and Seidel instantly called.
The flop came , not doing really anything. After the on the turn, Urbanovich was down to just 3 outs. The on the river was a blank and just like that, Erik Seidel was crowned the champion while Urbanovich had to do with seconds. That second place was still good for €1,446,000 though, catapulting Urbanovich to the top of the Polish all time money list, surpassing Dominik Panka and Marcin Horecki.