2009 PokerStars.com EPT Grand Final

€25,000 High Roller Championship
Day: 1
Event Info

2009 PokerStars.com EPT Grand Final

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
76
Prize
€720,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€25,000
Prize Pool
€1,975,000
Entries
79
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

Magic Juanda

John Juanda likes cowboys
John Juanda likes cowboys
Double through for John Juanda (who is now being massaged a la Negreanu): Talal Shakerchi raised to 1,300 preflop - it's actually surprising just how many hands start like this and end with two completely different people getting their chips in - reraised by Juanda to 6,300. It passed round to big blind Jani Sointula, who made it 12,800 (leaving himself 19,000 behind). Knowing he was going to get a call, Juanda got the rest of his stack in, and was in good shape with {K-Spades} {K-Diamonds} vs. {J-Spades} {J-Clubs}.

The flop came {8-Diamonds} {10-Clubs} {9-Clubs}, a sweat moment for Juanda. The turn and river were {10-Diamonds}, {8-Hearts} and he's now on 65,000+, while Sointula has less than 3,000, and might not be long for this tournament.

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