2010 PokerStars.com EPT Grand Final - Monte Carlo

Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2010 PokerStars.com EPT Grand Final - Monte Carlo

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aa
Prize
€1,700,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€10,000
Entries
848
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

Shulman Comes Up Short

From under-the-gun, Nick Schulman made it 22,000 before Alex Gomes bumped it up to 34,000. Schulman made the call and the flop came down {q-Spades}{k-Spades}{q-Clubs}.

The two checked to the turn, which was the {3-Spades}. One more round of checking and we were off to the river.

The {A-Clubs} fell and Schulman made a 64,000 bet. Gomes thought about it for a few minutes before making the call and taking the pot with {10-Hearts}{10-Spades} versus Schulman's {7-Clubs}{7-Hearts}.

Tags: Alex GomesNick Schulman

Sess-Pit

David Sesso just lost a big pot to Martin Hruby.

Sesso raised to 26,000 from the small blind and Martin Hruby reraised to 75,000 from the big blind. Sesso shoved and Hruby called.

Sesso: {A-?} {8-?}
Hruby: {Q-?} {Q-?}

Board: {7-Clubs} {6-Clubs} {4-Spades} {K-Hearts} {3-Spades}

Hruby is up to 580,000

Tags: David SessoMartin Hruby

Aces No Good for Hairabedian This Time

Perrins - got sauce
Perrins - got sauce
We found Roger Hairabedian (under the gun) checking the river of a {5-Diamonds} {9-Hearts} {6-Diamonds} {7-Hearts} {4-Clubs} board to Matt Perrins (cutoff) who bet 105,000. Hairabedian dwelled long and hard, and pushed the call right up to, but not across, the line, before dwelling up some more. Then he called.

Hairabedian: {A-Spades} {A-Diamonds}
Perrins: {8-Clubs} {8-Hearts} for a straight

Perrins moved up to 1.1 million. Hairabedian meanwhile dropped back to 400,000.

Tags: Matt PerrinsRoger Hairabedian

Bai-ing More Time

We walked up to the table when Claudiu Saizu and Omar Baioumi had already pushed all their chips in the middle.

Saizu: {9-Spades}{9-Hearts}
Baioumi: {a-Clubs}{q-Clubs}

The flop came down {7-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{4-Spades}. But it wasn't until the {q-Spades} hit the turn that Baioumi let out a cheer. The {k-Diamonds} was no help to Saizu and Baioumi raked in the chips and the double up.

Kitai Stack Goes to Gomes

Out the catflap for Kitai
Out the catflap for Kitai
Davidi Kitai open-shoved, not for the first time, and to his immediate left Juan Manuel Pastor called. However, Alexandre Gomes reshoved for another 150,000, forcing Pastor to make a tough decision. He took some time, huffing and puffing with indecision, while Kitai, already standing, bounced up and down by the table. Eventually he passed, and Kitai and Gomes went to showdown.

Kitai: {8-Clubs} {8-Diamonds}
Gomes: {J-Clubs} {J-Diamonds}

"Aiiiiaiaiai!" said Gomes to the poker gods, "Please one time!"

Board: {4-Hearts} {2-Clubs} {4-Spades} {3-Diamonds} {K-Spades}

Gomes' jacks held, and Kitai hit the rail. Pastor, by the by, said he'd folded tens.

Tags: Alexandre GomesDavidi KitaiJuan Manuel Pastor