€100,000 Super High Roller
Dia 3 Começado
2016 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final
€100,000 Super High Roller
Dias: 3
Event Info
Resultados Finais
Event Info
Informações do Nível
2016 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final
Buy-in
€98,000
Premiação
€5,918,220
Entries
61
Nível
23
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
The 2016 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final €100,000 Super High Roller Final Table is Set to Stun
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Two amateur businessmen will take on six of the richest and best tournament poker players in the world with more than €5 million on the line when the 2016 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final €100,000 Super High Roller final table goes off in Monaco with coverage beginning just after 2 p.m. local time today.
British venture capitalist turned high-stakes regular Paul Newey will come into the event's final eight as the shortest stack, but Ali Reza Fatehi actually has the healthy chip lead.
The pros who sit between them include high roller veterans Sam Greenwood, Ivan Luca, Stephen Chidwick and one of the most colorful, entertaining and hottest players on the high-roller circuit right now, Italian Mustapha Kanit. Repeat final tablist are Ole Schemion (7th in 2014 for €307,000), and Igor Kurganov (3rd for €1,128,300 in 2014, 5th for €551,000 in 2015).
When Canadian Mike "Timex" McDonald bubbled the money and the final eight Friday, each of these players guaranteed themselves a €236,750 minimum cash, but this afternoon they will have the opportunity to play for a massive €1,775,500 first place prize.
Plus, there's some pretty hefty pay jumps with even the runner up earning a seven-figure payday as second-place pays €1,284,300.
While it sounds like life changing money for most, it amounts to just another poker game for these characters, meaning they will not wilt under the pressure of the stakes, and should remain laser focused, providing for some great poker play today.
Play will actually begin at 1 p.m. at the Monte-Carlo Bay Hotel & Resort, but EPT Live is broadcasting the final with cards-up coverage on a one-hour delay and PokerNews' no-spoiler policy means live updates will follow that.
Final Table Seat Assignments
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Chidwick | United Kingdom | 2,920,000 | 58 |
| 2 | Ole Schemion | Germany | 1,685,000 | 34 |
| 3 | Paul Newey | United Kingdom | 250,000 | 5 |
| 4 | Igor Kurganov | Russia | 1,230,000 | 25 |
| 5 | Ali Reza Fatehi | Iran | 5,180,000 | 104 |
| 6 | Sam Greenwood | Canada | 855,000 | 17 |
| 7 | Mustapha Kanit | Italy | 2,200,000 | 44 |
| 8 | Ivan Luca | Argentina | 935,000 | 19 |
It should be en exciting day of action, so stay tuned right here to see who comes out on top in the 2016 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final €100,000 Super High Roller.
Nível: 18
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 5,000
Hand #1: Newey Doubles In The First Hand
Nível 18
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Hand #1: Paul Newey moved all in with the 
and Ali Reza Fatehi looked him up holding the 
.
The 
board ensured Newey would double up in just the first hand.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
4,930,000 | -250,000 |
|
500,000 | 250,000 |
Hand #2: Paul Newey Doubles Again
Nível 18
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Hand #2: Stephen Chidwick raised to 100,000 and from the cutoff Paul Newey instantly shoved all in. Action folded around to Chidwick and he called.
Paul Newey: 
Stephen Chidwick: 
The board ran out 
and Newey doubled. No longer the short stack, Newey back in it!
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
2,390,000 | -530,000 |
|
|
1,165,000 | 665,000 |
Hands #3-10: Kurganov Slides, Shoves
Nível 18
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Hand #3: Stephen Chidwick made it 100,000 and picked up the blinds and antes.
Hand #4: Igor Kurganov made it 100,000 with the 
and Ivan Luca defended his big blind with the 
. The flop fell 
and after Luca checked, Kurganov continued for 90,000. Luca called and the turn came the 
. Luca checked and Kurganov checked behind. The 
gave Luca a full house and he led for 175,000. Kurganov tank and called when someone called the clock.
Hand #5: Igor Kurganov limped in with the 
and Mustapha Kanit joined in on the button with the . Ivan Luca completed the small blind with the and Stephen Chidwick raised to 275,000 from the big blind with an unknown hand.
The limpers all folded and Chidwick showed the 
.
Hand #6: Mustapha Kanit made it 110,000 with the and picked up the blinds and antes.
Hand #7: Ivan Luca made it 100,000 with the 
. Ole Schemion woke up with the 
in the small blind and called. Paul Newey came along for the ride on the big blind with the 
.
Schemion and Newey checked the 
flop, and Luca did as well. The turn saw Schemion lead for 160,000. Newey folded and Luca did the same, giving Schemion the pot.
Hand #8: Stephen Chidwick made it 100,000 and Igor Kurganov moved in with the . Chidwick folded.
Hand #9: Sam Greenwood moved all in under the gun with the 
, picking up the blinds and antes.
Hand #10: Ivan Luca woke up with the and made it 100,000. Newey moved in with the and Luca folded.
Hands #11-12: Two Hands for Kanit
Nível 18
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Hand #11: Action folded to Sam Greenwood in the small blind and he limped in with 
. Big blind Mustapha Kanit found 
and raised to 125,000. Greenwood thought about it for a bit before calling.
The flop came 
and Greenwood checked. Kanit checked behind. The 
on the turn paired Kanit and Greenwood and Kanit both checked again. The completed the board and Greenwood checked for the third time. Kanit, now with the straight, bet 225,000 into 290,000.
"I played this hand really stupidly" Greenwood said.
Greenwood eventually called, and mucked upon seeing the nine-deuce. 440,000 left for Greenwood.
Hand #12: Action folded to small blind Mustapha Kanit and he limped in with . Ivan Luca checked his big blind with 
. The flop came pairing both. Kanit bet 50,000 and Luca called. The hit the turn and Kanit bet 115,000 into 240,000. Luca folded.
"Good fold" Kanit said, now up to 2,660,000.
Ivan Luca Eliminated in 8th Place (€236,750)
Nível 18
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Hand #13: Mustapha Kanit found on the button and when action folded to him, he made it 110,000.
In the small blind, Ivan Luca looked down on 
and with 18 big blinds total, he shoved all in. Chidwick folded his big blind, Kanit called instantly.
The 1,990,000 pot went to Kanit after the board ran out an uneventful 
.
Ivan Luca eliminated in 8th place for €236,750. The remaining 7 players are now guaranteed €301,820.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
Eliminado |
Hands #15-16: Level Up
Nível 18
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Hand #14: Mustapha Kanit made it 110,000 with the . Stephen Chidwick three-bet to 350,000 with the 
and Kanit called.
The flop came 
and Chidwick led for 200,000. Kanit folded.
Hand #15: Ali Reza Fatehi opened to 100,000 with the 
from under the gun plus one and took down the blinds and antes, ending the level.
Nível: 19
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 10,000