Nível: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
2016 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final
€5,300 Main Event
Dias: 1b
Event Info
Resultados Finais
Event Info
Informações do Nível
2016 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final
Buy-in
€5,000
Premiação
€5,325,300
Entries
1,098
Nível
34
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
50,000
Here Comes The Break!
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Nível 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
With the first two 75-minute levels in the books, the players are off on the day's first 20-minute break.
Kitai and Finger Looks For No. 2
Nível 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
Back in Season 8 Davidi Kitai took down EPT Berlin for €712,000, besting a field of 745 players. Back then Kitai beat Andrew Chen heads up for the title, and we've spotted both of them in the tournament so far. Kitai and Chen sit at adjacent tables, and it's safe to say neither would mind facing the other again heads up here.
In the same season that Kitai won his EPT, Martin Finger took down the event in Prague for €720,000. Finger has since gone on a big tear, raking in $6.6 million in live tournament earnings putting him eighth on the German all-time money list, while Kitai leads the way in Belgium.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 |
'I Think It Must Be Christmas'
Nível 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
Lebanon's Albert Daher, who is looking to cross the $1 million mark in career tournament earnings here in Monaco with $983,813 to date, is off to a hot start in that effort, and into the early chip lead, thanks to two massive hands early.
Daher turned a jack-high flush against a preflop five bettor who was willing to get it in with pocket fives. After collecting his full stack, Daher kept his foot on the gas, raising it up to 400 preflop from early position, and calling when a player behind made it 825.
Daher checked the 
flop, but called when his opponent continued for 1,700. The turn came the 
and Daher led out for 3,900. His opponent jammed in for 42,200 and after asking why he bet so much, Daher called with the 
two pair.
His opponent had the 
and was drawing dead. The 
river was too little too late and as he hit the rail, Daher moved into chip lead position here in Level 2.
"I think it must be Christmas," said Daher, whose biggest career score was €189,000 earned in a €10,000 High Roller at EPT Deauville in Season 10. "All these gifts."
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
125,000 | 125,000 |
The Secondary Room is Also Filled
Nível 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
|
30,000 |
Nível: 2
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
Veldhuis Back in Action, And Other Team Pros at the Grand Final
Nível 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Team PokerStars Pros and Online members galore at the EPT Grand Final, and we just spotted four more patched up players.
Team PokerStars Online Lex Veldhuis has been very active on Twitch lately, playing on a regular basis and not without success. Veldhuis - who used to play every EPT - has refocused himself on online poker in the last two years, and now plays mainly Pot Limit Omaha cash games and tournament on his popular Twitch stream. Veldhuis' Twitch schedule can be found right here, but that might get a bit changed up if he were to make a deep run here today.
| Day | Time | Game |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | Noon - 6pm CEST | Poker |
| Tuesday | Noon - 6pm CEST | PLO Tuesday |
| Wednesday | Noon - 6pm CEST | Poker |
| Thursday | Noon - 6pm CEST | Poker |
| Friday | Noon - 6pm CEST | Blowup Fridays |
| Saturday | Off | |
| Sunday | Varied | Occasional stream |
Team PokerStars Pro George Danzer - all decked out with a fresh looking mohawk - is here today as well, and one table over we spotted Yaxi Zhu. Team PokerStars SportsStar Fatima Moreira de Melo was also spotted, and these four players are likely to create some exciting action.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
The Legend of Nanonoko
Nível 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Low to mid-stakes legend and Team PokerStars Pro Online member Randy "nanonoko" Lew made a name for himself 24-tabling on PokerStars.
He's playing at just one table today, but success has come early. We caught Lew firing 2,025 at a pot of about 2,500 on a 
board to the turn, and his heads-up opponent made the call.
That same opponent checked the 
river and Lew fired out a bet of 3,500, forcing a fold.
For more on the legend of nanonoko, who streams his online play regularly on Twitch, check out the PokerStars short documentary video below:
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
38,300 |
Bonavena Drops Some
Nível 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
After a raise to 200 it was Stephan Fajg who three-bet to 625 and EPT Prague Season 5 winner Salvatore Bonavena called from the button. The initial raiser called, and three players saw a [Ksh8s] flop.
Fajg bet 900 on the flop after the first player had checked, and Bonavena was his only caller.
On the turn the hit and Fajg bet another 1,500, and once again Bonavena called.
The river completed the board with the 
and both players quickly checked. Fajg showed 
and Bonavena quickly mucked.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
27,000 | -3,000 |
More Familiar Names and Faces
Nível 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 |