€5,300 Main Event
Dia 5 Começado
2016 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final
€5,300 Main Event
Dias: 5
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
Seat Draw Day 5
| Table | Seat | Name | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Andjelko Andrejevic | USA | 1,622,000 |
| 1 | 2 | Kiryl Radzivonau | Belarus | 860,000 |
| 1 | 4 | Natan Chauskin | Belarus | 396,000 |
| 1 | 5 | Adrien Allain | France | 3,900,000 |
| 1 | 6 | Iacopo Brandi | Italy | 226,000 |
| 1 | 7 | Pierre Calamusa | France | 550,000 |
| 1 | 8 | Kyle Frey | USA | 283,000 |
| 2 | 1 | Apostolos Bechrakis | Greece | 681,000 |
| 2 | 2 | Jan Bengelmann | Germany | 774,000 |
| 2 | 3 | Asan Umarov | Kazakhstan | 744,000 |
| 2 | 4 | Joao Vieira | Portugal | 2,710,000 |
| 2 | 6 | Antoine Saout | France | 2,147,000 |
| 2 | 7 | Mohamed Aissani | France | 1,750,000 |
| 2 | 8 | Vanessa Selbst | USA | 389,000 |
| 3 | 2 | Roman Korenev | Russia | 775,000 |
| 3 | 3 | Oren Rosen | Israel | 1,017,000 |
| 3 | 4 | Jimmy Guerrero | France | 1,200,000 |
| 3 | 5 | Paul-Francois Tedeschi | France | 490,000 |
| 3 | 6 | Thi Xoa Nguyen | France | 2,100,000 |
| 3 | 7 | Jan Bendik | Slovakia | 2,447,000 |
| 3 | 8 | Dario Sammartino | Italy | 581,000 |
| 4 | 1 | Erwann Pecheux | France | 553,000 |
| 4 | 2 | Fabio Sperling | Germany | 731,000 |
| 4 | 3 | Enver Abduraimov | Ukraine | 626,000 |
| 4 | 4 | Benjamin Philipps | UK | 2,130,000 |
| 4 | 5 | Loc Tu | Canada | 796,000 |
| 4 | 6 | Benjamin Pollak | France | 1,118,000 |
| 4 | 8 | Ariel Celestino | Brazil | 1,020,000 |
Day 5 Awaits - Time for the Big Showdown
As Day 5 of the 2016 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final €5,300 Main Event is about to start, the tournament is down to its final 28 players, spread out over 4 tables.
The goal is to play down to the point where only 6 players remain on this penultimate day, or till the end of level 29, whichever comes faster. The end of level 29 means only five 90-minute levels are scheduled for today, meaning the day should be done around 9pm local time as there won't be a dinner break. That's on the schedule at least, the tournament director can always decide to play on if they feel that's the better choice.
Leading the pack is Adrien Allain with 3,900,000 in chips. The WPT Amneville and APT Macau champion from France is followed by Portuguese pro Joao Vieira who's bringing 2,710,000 to the table today after being down to 2/3rd a big blind on Day 3. We predicted the comeback of the century, he would make a worthy successor to Pieter de Korver who was down to one big blind on the final table of this very event a couple of years back.
The field is packed with recognizable names and incredibly talented newcomers. The likes of EPT Season 9 Player of the Year Jan Bendik (2,447,000), November Niner Antoine Saout (2,147,000) and PokerStars Team Pro Vanessa Selbst (389,000) are all still in contention.
Sit back, relax, and follow our coverage for the entire day. The first level on the schedule is 15,000/30,000 with a 4,000 ante.
Nível: 25
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 4,000
Change of Plans
Nível 25
: 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
In our introduction post today we wrote the plan for today, but that's all out of the window by now. The tournament organization has decided to aim for just 6 players remaining, but a minimum of 8 players. The expectation is 6 levels with a 75-minute dinner break after level 28 (around 7pm).
Frey Doubles the First Hand
Nível 25
: 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
Kyle Frey got it in early on, pushing the action with 
. Chip leader Adrien Allain called from the big blind holding 
. The board ran out 
and with the rivered flush, Frey doubled up.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
3,617,000 | -283,000 |
|
566,000 | 283,000 |
Iacopo Brandi Eliminated in 28th Place (€22,740)
Nível 25
: 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
Iacopo Brandi found himself all in and at risk for hist last 200,000 chips and up against Adrien Allain.
Allain: 
Brandi: 
The board ran out 
and Brandi was the first player to get knocked out on Day 5.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,900,000 | 283,000 |
|
Eliminado |
Pollak Drops a Bunch to Celestino
Nível 25
: 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
Ariel Celestino raised under the gun to 65,000 and Benjamin Pollak three-bet from the big blind to 175,000. Celestino tanked for a bit before calling, and the flop brought out 
.
Pollak bet 115,000 on the flop and Celestino made the call.
On the 
turn Pollak went into the tank for a long time before checking, and Celestino paused before betting 248,000. The French pro went into the tank again for quite some time, before eventually kicking his hand into the muck.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
1,300,000 | 280,000 |
|
850,000 | -268,000 |
Rocky Start for Sammartino
Nível 25
: 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
We just saw a board of 
on which Dario Sammartino checked to Oren Rosen who bet 174,000 from the cutoff. The clock was eventually called on Sammartino, and he called in the dying seconds.
Rosen showed 
for trips and knocked the Italian pro down to just 210,000 chips.
On the very next hand Sammartino moved all in, and Jimmy Guerrero made the call.
Sammartino: 
Guerrero: 
The board ran out 
and Sammartino doubled up back up.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
1,600,000 | 583,000 |
|
950,000 | -250,000 |
|
460,000 | -121,000 |
Sammartino Doubles Once More
Nível 25
: 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
Thi Xoa Nguyen raised to 60,000 from the button and big blind Dario Sammartino called from the big blind. Both players checked on 
and the hit the turn. Sammartino check called 50,000 and the completed the board. Sammartino checked again and Nguyen answered with an all in shove. Sammartino called for 365,000 total holding and Nguyen turned over 
.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
1,550,000 | -550,000 |
|
|
950,000 | 490,000 |