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: 600/1,200, 200 ante
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The 2012 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final
€100,000 Super High Roller
Dias: 1
Event Info
Resultados Finais
Event Info
Informações do Nível
The 2012 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final
Buy-in
€98,500
Premiação
€4,432,500
Entries
45
Nível
18
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
Litvinov Has Support From Above And The Rail
Talal Shakerchi raised to 3,000 from under the gun and Justin Bonomo and Will Molson called in succession. Artem Litvinov was seated in the big blind and squeezed out a three-bet of 11,000 which all three players called. So with around 35,000 in the pot we saw a flop of 
. Litvinov checked, Shakerchi bet 24,000, Bonomo folded, Molson folded and Litvinov made the call. That was the end of the action as the 
turn and 
river were checked through. Shakerchi showed 
for one pair but Litvinov took the pot with 
for a higher pair. Litvinov pointed to his Gods and gave the thumbs up to his young lady who is watching from the sidelines.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
260,000 | 10,000 |
|
207,000 | -65,000 |
Updated Table and Seat Draw
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Nível 2
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Here is an updated version of the table and seat draw.
| Table | Seat | Player | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Daniel Cates | USA |
| 1 | 2 | Tom Marchese | USA |
| 1 | 3 | David "Doc" Sands | USA |
| 1 | 4 | Leon Tsoukernik | Czech Republic |
| 1 | 5 | Isaac Haxton | USA |
| 1 | 6 | Phil Ivey | USA |
| 1 | 7 | Philipp Gruissem | Germany |
| 1 | 8 | Bryn Kenney | USA |
| 2 | 1 | Eugene Katchalov | USA |
| 2 | 2 | Masa Kagawa | Japan |
| 2 | 3 | Sam Trickett | UK |
| 2 | 4 | Anton Allemann | Switzerland |
| 2 | 5 | Jason Mercier | USA |
| 2 | 6 | Vanessa Selbst | USA |
| 2 | 7 | Dan Smith | USA |
| 2 | 8 | Sorel Mizzi | Canada |
| 3 | 1 | Govert Metaal | Netherlands |
| 3 | 2 | Dieter Albrecht | Switzerland |
| 3 | 3 | Jonathan Duhamel | Canada |
| 3 | 4 | Anatoly Gurtovy | Russia |
| 3 | 5 | Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier | France |
| 3 | 6 | Mike "Timex" McDonald | Canada |
| 3 | 7 | Tobias Reinkemeier | Germany |
| 3 | 8 | Dan Shak | USA |
| 4 | 1 | Sam Chartier | Canada |
| 4 | 2 | Viktor Blom | Sweden |
| 4 | 3 | Artem Litvinov | Russia |
| 4 | 4 | Talal Shakerchi | UK |
| 4 | 5 | Justin Bonomo | USA |
| 4 | 6 | Will Molson | Canada |
| 4 | 7 | Scott Seiver | USA |
| 4 | 8 | Gus Hansen | Denmark |
ElkY Takes One From Albrecht
Team PokerStars Pro Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier raised to 2,500 in early position and both blinds made the call. The flop was 
and the action checked through to the pre flop raiser and ElkY bet 4,600. Dieter Albrecht was seated in the small blind and called and the big blind folded. The turn was the 
and both players checked before we finally saw the 
on the river. Albrecht checked, ElkY bet 14,500 and Albrecht folded.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
186,000 | -64,000 |
|
150,000 | -3,000 |
Duhamel All-In; ElkY Put To The Test
Tobias Reinkemeier bet 3,500 from early position and Jonathan Duhamel dumped 8,400 across the line on the button. The small blind folded, Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier made the call and this brought Reinkemeier into the action as well. All three players checked the 
flop and we moved onto the turn.
Turn:
ElkY bet 18,800, Reinkemeier folded and Duhamel made the call.
River:
ElkY seemed confident when he made the bet of 44,400 but that confidence was soon wiped off his face when his Canadian stable mate moved all-in. Duhamel had the white haired wonder covered, and after a few dejected facial expressions ElkY ditched his hand.
"Show me a heart…show me a heart," ElkY begged.
Duhamel looked at his cards, smiled and said, "I do have one heart," before mucking his hand unseen.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
260,000 | 10,000 |
|
255,000 | 43,000 |
|
|
153,000 | -97,000 |
Everyone Loves the Nuts
Nível 2
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
From the hijack seat, Dieter Albrecht raised to 3,000. Bertrand "ElkY Grospellier called from the small blind and Mike "Timex" McDonald three-bet to 14,400 from the big blind. Albrecht called and Grospellier folded.
The flop came down and McDonald bet 16,600. Albrecht raised to 36,000 and then McDonald reraised to 72,000. Albrecht called.
The turn was the 
and McDonald bet 67,000. Albrecht raised all in and McDonald called. Both players turned up a big slick variation; McDonald held the 
and Albrecht the 
. The river was the 
to complete the board and the two chopped up the pot.
Check-Raise From Shak
Team PokerStars Pro Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier raised to 3,500 in middle position, Dan Shak made the call from the cutoff before Govert Metaal three-bet from the button making it 7,900 to play. Both ElkY and Shak made the call and the trio shared a flop.
Flop:
The action checked through to Metaal who bet 13,000, ElkY folded but Shak made a very small check-raise to 30,000. Metaal realised he was probably second best and mucked his hand.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
310,000 | |
|
275,000 | 25,000 |
Chartier Chipping Back Up
From under the gun, Will Molson raised to 3,000 and Sam Chartier called from the hijack seat. In the big blind, Justin Bonomo three-bet to 8,000. Molson folded and Chartier called.
The flop came down 
and Bonomo bet 15,000. Chartier raised to 41,000 and won the pot after Bonomo folded.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
295,000 | 65,000 |
|
232,000 | 30,500 |
Katchalov Over 350K
From the button, Sorel Mizzi opened with a raise to 3,000. Eugene Katchalov three-bet to 8,600 from the small blind and then Masa Kagawa four-bet to 24,200 from the big blind. Mizzi folded, but Katchalov made the call.
The flop came down 
and Katchalov checked. After Kagawa fired 25,500, Katchalov called and the dealer dealt the 
on the turn. Here, both players checked and the paired the board on the river. Both players checked.
Kagawa showed the 
, but lost to Katchalov's .
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
355,000 | 55,200 |
|
190,000 | -46,300 |
Four-Bet by Selbst
Nível 2
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Masa Kagawa raised to 3,000 in first position and Sam Trickett three-bet to 8,500 one seat to his left. The action folded to Vanessa Selbst who four-bet to 22,200. Kagawa folded immediately but Trickett wanted a more detailed examination of the Selbst stack. She moved her red 25K chips into the eyeline of Trickett who decided it was better to fold. Selbst had around 140,000 behind.