€25,500 High Roller | 2015 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final

2015-05-08 14:44 UTC+2

Derwiche Mixing it Up

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Nível 22 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante

Hand #6: Dario Sammartino raised to 56,000 from the button and Andrey Andreev called from the big blind. When the flop came down , Andreev led out for 275,000 and Sammartino folded.

Hand #7: Jeremy Ausmus raised to 50,000 from middle position and Steve O'Dwyer defended the big blind. O'Dwyer then check-folded to a bet of 40,000 on the flop.

Hand #8: Imad Derwiche opened for 55,000 under the gun and Max Altergott called from the cutoff. Andreev came along from the button, and after both blinds folded, three players saw a flop of . Derwiche continued for 125,000, Altergott folded, and Andreev made the call. Both players then checked the turn as well as the river. Derwiche tabled the , and it was good as Andreev mucked.

Hand #9: O'Dwyer raised to 57,000 from the button, Derwiche called from big blind, and then both players checked the flop. Derwiche then bet 90,000 on the turn, O'Dwyer called, and both players returned to checking on the river. Derwiche showed the , but it was no good as O'Dwyer held the .

Hand #10: Dan Smith raised to 60,000 on the button and took down the blinds and antes.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Steve O'Dwyer	700,000 125,000	125,000

Imad Derwiche	560,000 95,000	95,000

Tags: Imad Derwiche Steve O'Dwyer

2015-05-08 15:00 UTC+2

Carrel Takes Two

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Nível 22 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante

Hand #11: Andrey Andreev opened to 50,000 in middle position and won the pot.

Hand #12: Max Altergott opened to 55,000 under the gun and got called by Andreev and Dario Sammartino in the big blind. Everyone checked down the board, and Altergott's took it down.

Hand #13: Dan Smith opened to 60,000 in middle position and won the pot.

Hand #14: Imad Derwiche raised to 55,000 in middle position, and Charlie Carrel reraised to 130,000 in the cutoff. Sammartino four-bet to 280,000 on the button, and Derwiche folded after some tanking. Carrel wanted to see the flop, which came . Carrel check-called 180,000, and both checked the . Carrel shoved the river, and it was about 650,000. Sammartino quickly mucked.

Hand #15 Carrel opened for 55,000 in the hijack, and Steve O'Dwyer called in the big blind. O'Dwyer check-called 60,000 on the , and he check-called another 135,000 on the turn. Two fast checks followed the , and O'Dwyer announced ace-high. It was no good, as Carrel had .

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Charlie Carrel	1,900,000 800,000	800,000
Dario Sammartino	870,000 -615,000	-615,000
Steve O'Dwyer	451,000 -249,000	-249,000

Tags: Andrey Andreev Charlie Carrel Dan Smith Dario Sammartino Imad Derwiche Max Altergott Steve O'Dwyer

2015-05-08 15:01 UTC+2

First Break of the Day

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Nível 22 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante

Players are now on their first 20-minute break of the day.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Andrey Andreev	3,043,000 -115,000	-115,000
Charlie Carrel	1,953,000 53,000	53,000
Max Altergott	1,672,000 -28,000	-28,000
Jeremy Ausmus	1,358,000 -32,000	-32,000
Dan Smith	930,000 179,000	179,000
Dario Sammartino	869,000 -1,000	-1,000
Imad Derwiche	475,000 -85,000	-85,000
Steve O'Dwyer	451,000

Nível: 23

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 4,000

2015-05-08 15:30 UTC+2

Doubles for Both O'Dwyer and Sammartino

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Nível 23 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

Hand #16: Max Altergott opened for 75,000 from the cutoff and won the blinds and antes.

Hand #17: Altergott raised to 65,000 from the hijack and once again took down the pot.

Hand #18: Altergott opened for a third straight hand, this time making it 65,000 to go. Steve O'Dwyer pushed back by moving all in for 424,000 from the cutoff, and Altergott made the call.

Altergott:
O'Dwyer:

It was a race, and O'Dwyer's hand held after the board ran out a clean .

Hand #19: Dario Sammartino opened for 66,000 under the gun and Andrey Andreev, who was two to his left, simply moved all in. Action folded back to Sammartino, who called off for 853,000 total.

Andreev:
Sammartino:

Andreev had gotten lucky in a similar spot in the first hand of the day, but that didn't happen this time as the board ran out a clean to ship Sammartino the double.

Hand #20: Imad Derwiche opened for 75,000 from the cutoff and won the pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Andrey Andreev	2,050,000 -993,000	-993,000
Dario Sammartino	1,700,000 831,000	831,000
Max Altergott	1,400,000 -272,000	-272,000
Steve O'Dwyer	950,000 499,000	499,000

Tags: Andrey Andreev Dario Sammartino Max Altergott Steve O'Dwyer

2015-05-08 15:51 UTC+2

O'Dwyer Outflops Carrel

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Nível 23 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

Hand #21: Dan Smith opened to 75,000 in middle position, and Max Altergott called from the big blind. The flop came , and Altergott check-called 85,000. He checked and mucked when Smith fired 165,000 on the turn.

Hand #22: Altergott completed from the small blind, and Andrey Andreev checked. The two checked down the , until Andreev bet 100,000. Altergott called, and Andreev showed and took it with second pair

Hand #23: Smith opened to 70,000 under the gun, and Steve O'Dwyer called in the big blind. O'Dwyer check-folded the flop.

Hand #24: Jeremy Ausmus opened to 70,000 early, and O'Dwyer called from the small blind. Check-check on the , and a arrived. O'Dwyer check-called 75,000, and he checked the river. Ausmus bet 225,000, and O'Dwyer thought for about a minute and a half before calling with . It was a chop, as Ausmus had .

Hand #25: Andreev raised to 60,000 in the cutoff, and Imad Derwiche called in the big blind. He checked the , and Andreev blasted out a big bet of 200,000. Derwiche folded.

Hand #26: Charlie Carrel limped in under the gun, and Steve O'Dwyer made it 105,000 in the cutoff. Carrel came along, and he check-called 140,000 on the . Check-check on both the turn and river, and Carrel showed . No good though, as O'Dwyer had hit his ace with .

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Charlie Carrel	1,644,000 -309,000	-309,000
Steve O'Dwyer	1,600,000 650,000	650,000

Tags: Andrey Andreev Charlie Carrel Dan Smith Imad Derwiche Steve O'Dwyer Max Altergott Jeremy Ausmus

2015-05-08 15:59 UTC+2

Carrel & Sammartino Clash

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Nível 23 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

Hand #27: Andrey Andreev raised to 60,000 from middle position and won the pot.

Hand #28: Max Altergott raised to 65,000 under the gun and Dario Sammartino called to see a flop of , which they both checked. Action repeated itself on the turn, and then Sammartino bet 90,000 on the river. Altergott hit the tank, but eventually called with the . It was good as Sammartino was bluffing with the .

Hand #29: Charlie Carrel raised to 65,000 from the button and then called when Dario Sammartino three-bet to 190,000 from the small blind. Sammartino then check-called a bet of 155,000 on the flop before check-calling one of 275,000 on the turn. It then went check-check on the river and Sammartino showed the . It was no good though as Carrel held the .

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Charlie Carrel	2,300,000 656,000	656,000
Dario Sammartino	1,100,000 -600,000	-600,000

Tags: Charlie Carrel Dario Sammartino

2015-05-08 16:13 UTC+2

O'Dwyer's Two Pair Good

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Nível 23 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

Hand #30: Steve O'Dwyer raised to 70,000 under the gun, and Dario Sammartino called from the button, as did Andrey Andreev in the big blind. O'Dwyer bet 160,000 on the flop, and Andreev was the only taker. Andreev check-called 285,000 on the turn, and he checked as the made a four-straight on the river. O'Dwyer cut down his stack and stared at the board for a couple of minutes before checking.

Andreev showed for two pair, but O'Dwyer had for aces up.

Hand #31: Andreev completed in the small blind, and O'Dwyer raised to 95,000. Andreev called but check-folded the flop.

Hand #32: Max Altergott raised to 70,000 in the cutoff, and Dan Smith called in the big blind. Both checked the flop, and the board was on fourth street. Smith check-called 85,000 and checked the . Altergott bet 145,000, and Smith folded after some thought.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Andrey Andreev	1,970,000 -80,000	-80,000
Steve O'Dwyer	1,800,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Andrey Andreev Dan Smith Dario Sammartino Max Altergott Steve O'Dwyer

2015-05-08 16:16 UTC+2

The Amazing Poker Quiz with Sorel Mizzi

Nível 23 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

Sorel Mizzi proved himself during the Amazing Poker Quiz, as not just a man filled with knowledge about himself, but also a straight up hustler. Mizzi did score a lot of points, so check out to see which questions he failed, and which he nailed.

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2015-05-08 16:28 UTC+2

"I Thought for Sure I Had the Best Hand

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Nível 23 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

Hand #33: Dario Sammartino raised to 66,000 from middle position and Steve O'Dwyer called from the button. When the flop came down , Sammartino check-called a bet of 80,000 and then both players checked the turn. The river put a straight on the board, and Sammartino led out for 225,000. It did the trick as O'Dwyer folded.

Hand #34: O'Dwyer raised to 75,000 from the cutoff and won the pot.

Hand #35: Andrey Andreev opened for 60,000 from middle position and O'Dwyer called from the hijack. The rest of the players folded and the flop came down . Andreev check-called a bet of 55,000, and then check-called one of 135,000 on the turn.

When the completed the board on the river, Andreev checked for a third time and O'Dwyer bet 240,000. Andreev then woke up with a check-raise to 500,000, and O'Dwyer hit the tank.

"I thought for sure I had the best hand" O'Dwyer admitted, eventually calling after a couple more minutes passed.

Andreev tabled the for trips, and it was good as O'Dwyer mucked.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Andrey Andreev	2,640,000 670,000	670,000
Steve O'Dwyer	1,030,000 -770,000	-770,000

Tags: Steve O'Dwyer Andrey Andreev