€10,600 Main Event Dia 2 | 2015 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final

2015-05-04 20:03 UTC+2

Battle of the Felixes; Not Much Movement for Day 1b Chip Leader

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Felix Stephensen, the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event runner-up, opened for 5,500 under the gun and was met by a three-bet to 12,500 from Felix Bleiker in the hijack. Action folded back to Stephensen, and he four-bet all in, which prompted Bleiker to call off for 61,900.

Bleiker:
Stephensen:

Stephensen was dominated, and he sent over half his chips after the board ran out a dry .

In the very next hand, Romain Paon, the Day 1b chip leader, raised to 5,000 from early position. Stephensen defended his big blind and then check-called a bet of 6,000 on the flop. Stephensen checked the turn, and then folded to a bet of 11,000 from Paon. The Day 1b chip leader hasn't had much movement here in Day 2, but it looks like he's going to bag and tag.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Romain Paon	190,000 28,100	28,100
Felix Bleiker	127,000 86,600	86,600
Felix Stephensen	52,000 -98,000	-98,000

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2015-05-04 20:06 UTC+2

Back From Hospital In One Piece, Lasse Frost Plays On

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We’re happy to report that Lasse Frost plays on in the Main Event after a health scare earlier today. He’s also recouping lost chips, as the PokerStars Blog reports here.

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2015-05-04 20:07 UTC+2

Five More Hands

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The tournament staff has just announced that the remaining players will play five more hands before bagging and tagging for the night. We're headed out to the field to capture any late action and to compile a list of chip counts. Stay tuned for those as well as a full recap of the Day 2 action.

2015-05-04 20:16 UTC+2

Big Fold from Kanit

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Jonathan Khalifa bet 13,500 on a board from the small blind, and Mustapha Kanit raised to 57,000. Khalifa shoved all in moments later, and Kanit asked for a count. It was more than 197,000, enough to cover Kanit.

"If you fold, I show you," Khalifa said, standing up. "If you call, I show you," he added with a smile.

"You have a set," Kanit said. "But I have a set, too."

He tanked for a couple more minutes before changing his tune.

"I'm kidding, I don't have a set. I have a flush."

He waved at the pot, indicating the dealer should send it to Khalifa.

"I'm a fish," Khalifa said with a smile, showing after Kanit mucked his face-up. "Good fold."

Kanit's neighbor bowed to him.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Jonathan Khalifa	270,000 232,900	232,900
Mustapha Kanit	154,000 -116,000	-116,000

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2015-05-04 20:19 UTC+2

Flowers Doesn't Call it Off

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Day 2 has proven to be a very profitable one for Dario Sammartino, as he's had more chips seemingly every time we've passed his table. He bet 5,800 in a recent pot with well-known pro Randal Flowers, who called after checking from the big blind on a flop. Check-check went the turn, and Sammartino put Flowers all in after he checked the river. Flowers had 37,400 left and decided not to risk it.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Dario Sammartino	258,000 98,000	98,000
Randal Flowers	37,400 -27,600	-27,600

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2015-05-04 20:30 UTC+2

Late Bustos

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Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Omer Cubunkcu	Eliminado
Nicolino Di Carlo	Eliminado
Mikhail Kovalyuk	Eliminado

2015-05-04 20:38 UTC+2

Assorted End of Day Chip Counts

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An extensive recap of todays action and more chip counts will follow later tonight. Once we receive the official chip count list and the table draw for Day 3, those will be published as well.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Ole Schemion	477,700 27,700	27,700
Christopher Frank	465,200 50,200	50,200
Jose Carlos Garcia	461,200 21,200	21,200
Thomas Popov	413,500 -36,500	-36,500
Jason Mercier	296,400 76,400	76,400

Joao Simao	294,300 115,200	115,200
Frederik Pedersen	292,100 82,100	82,100
Anatoly Chen	291,200 218,600	218,600
Vanessa Selbst	285,000 -15,000	-15,000

Sergio Aido	276,600 146,600	146,600
Quan Zhou	259,400 177,500	177,500
Victor Ilyukhin	258,500 3,500	3,500
Dario Sammartino	255,300 -2,700	-2,700
Philippe Narboni	241,400 205,500	205,500
Dmitry Ivanov	237,600 2,600	2,600
Isaac Haxton	221,300 51,300	51,300

Jason Wheeler	210,700 10,700	10,700
Stephen Chidwick	205,300 115,300	115,300
Pierre Neuville	200,800 -44,200	-44,200
Josh Prager	198,000 141,200	141,200
Michel Abecassis	195,700 144,400	144,400
Vicente Delgado	185,000 10,000	10,000
Alexander Timokhin	176,500 103,900	103,900
Joao Barbosa	176,500 129,500	129,500

Georgios Zisimopoulos	160,900 14,900	14,900

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2015-05-04 20:58 UTC+2

Schemion Leads As 114 Players Advance to Day 3; €1,082,000 Up Top

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After Day 2 of the PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino European Poker Tour Grand Final €10,600 Main Event there are 114 players left. A total of 310 players started today, including those from both Days 1a and 1b and the nine players who registered before the start of play on Day 2 such as Daniel Negreanu, Dzmitry Urbanovich, Max Altergott and Igor Kurganov. Phil Ivey was rumored to play on Day 2, but failed to materialize.

The total number of 564 players in the Main Event this year is down 650 from last year when Antonio Buonanno took home the title, but there's still a nice prize pool of €5,640,000 to be had. A total of 79 players will be paid, with a min-cash worth €19,175 whilst first place is a shade over a million Euros at €1,082,000.

The chip leader is German High Roller and GPI Player of the Year Ole Schemion with 477,700, narrowly beating his compatriot Christopher Frank who is in second place with 465,200. Schemion bust his good friend Igor Kurganov late on Day 2 as his beat Kurganov's on a board reading .

He also sniffed out a bluff from Artem Metalidi earlier in the day. On a flop of , Metalidi bet 4,000 and Schemion called. Check-check on the turn, and the completed the board on the river. Metalidi shoved all in for 13,300, and Schemion called fairly fast. Metalidi flipped over for bottom pair, and Schemion showed to take the pot.

Several big names fell early including Pokerstars Team Pros Joao Nunes, Liv Boeree, Fatima Moreira De Melo, Jake Cody, and the aforementioned Daniel Negreanu.

After registering late at the start of Day 2, "Kid Poker" ended up busting to Belarusian high roller Anton Astapau. On a flop, Negreanu bet out 3,700 and Astapau called. Negreanu bet another 7,200 on the turn and again Astapau called. The completed the board and Negreanu checked with about 26,500 behind. Astapau announced all in verbally, and slid a stack of 5,000 chips forward.

"Oh no! Anything but that card!" Negreanu exclaimed. "Or maybe you're bluffing; missed flush draw, missed straight draw." Negreanu wasn't so sure of what to do just yet; "I'm gonna need a minute on this guys."

Negreanu leaned over and asked, "You bluff right? Russians bluff right? Good spot to. Or you might have ace eight of diamonds. You wouldn't go all in with that right? Or maybe you would!"

Astapau didn't reply at all, and just sat there motionless while Negreanu tried to make up his mind. All of a sudden Negreanu tossed in some chips to indicate the call. Astapau quickly showed his for a turned set.

"Oh! Nice, you win," Negreanu said with a smile, "I had kings."

Negreanu showed his and made his way to the exit. Joining him over the next few levels were Martin Jacobson, Jean-Noel Thorel, and Patrick Bruel, just to name a few.

Despite several big names busting, a whole host of notables made it through to Day 3 including Pokerstars Team Pros Vanessa Selbst (285,000), Isaac Haxton (221,300), Jason Mercier (296,400), Andre Akkari (146,900), Johnny Lodden (109,000), and Eugene Katchalov (71,200). Joining them are players like Dario Sammartino (255,300), who finished fourth in the €100,000 Super High Roller; Mustapha Kanit (146,500), who is fresh off winning the €50,000 Super High Roller last night; and 2014 World Series of Poker runner-up Felix Stephensen (90,000).

These players are part of the remaining 121 who will return tomorrow at Noon local time to play five 90-minute levels. The money bubble is scheduled to burst so be sure to check back tomorrow as the PokerNews Live Reporting Team tracks every bust out and double up.

In the meantime, check out this video featuring the EPT Season 12 announcement:

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