2010 PokerStars.com EPT Grand Final - Monte Carlo

High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info

2010 PokerStars.com EPT Grand Final - Monte Carlo

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qq
Prize
€956,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€25,000
Prize Pool
€2,825,000
Entries
113
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
0

Such a Sick Setup

"All in and a call," we heard behind us as a hand had materialized out of nowhere. We spun around to see Paul Berende all in against Olivier Busquet in what was quite the sick showdown.

The flop showed {J-Hearts} {9-Spades} {Q-Hearts} when we saw the money go in, and Berende had all 296,000 of his remaining chips in the middle. He flipped up {9-Diamonds} {9-Hearts} only to see he had been coolered in the worst way by Busquet's {K-Hearts} {10-Spades}. The tension built for about two solid minutes as the camera crews gathered around and the pot was made right. Finally, the turn:

{Q-Spades}

Bink, as they say. Berende clapped his hands together and let out a big, "Yes!" as the blank {5-Diamonds} filled out the board. Berende apologized to Busquet for his outburst, but he was clearly thrilled by that gnarly double up. He's back to around 650,000, and still very apologetic.

"Sorry for the reaction," he said again to Busquet. "Such a sick setup though."

"No worries," Busquet responded. "I understand. It was a big hand. Don't worry about it."

Tags: Olivier BusquetPaul Berende