The 2012 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final

Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

The 2012 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qq
Prize
€1,350,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€10,000
Entries
665
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000

Did Kojo Have the Nuts?

Freddy Deeb seemed to think so in a hand against the man from Japan. The two were heads-up to the turn where the board read {a-Clubs}{q-Spades}{q-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}.

Debb led for 2,000 but was raised up to 5,000 by Kunimaro Kojo. Deeb thought for minute and opened folded {a-Spades}{k-Hearts}!

Player Chips Progress
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Freddy Deeb
115,000
35,000
35,000

Level: 8

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75

Heading Out Into the Monte Carlo Night Air

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ramin Hajiyev az
Ramin Hajiyev
Busted
Profile photo of Andrei Kaigorodtcev ru
Andrei Kaigorodtcev
Busted
Profile photo of Ben Vinson gb
Ben Vinson
Busted
Profile photo of Patrick Sacrispeyre fr
Patrick Sacrispeyre
Busted
Profile photo of Youssef Elkhazen
Youssef Elkhazen
Busted
Profile photo of Gustav Olsson
Gustav Olsson
Busted
Profile photo of Amirouddine Alibay ca
Amirouddine Alibay
Busted
Profile photo of Aleh Plauski
Aleh Plauski
Busted
Profile photo of Mickael Tribert
Mickael Tribert
Busted
Profile photo of Sean Ruane us
Sean Ruane
Busted
Profile photo of Constant Rijkenberg nl
Constant Rijkenberg
Busted
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Vedast Sanxis
Vedast Sanxis
Busted
Profile photo of Scott Glenn
Scott Glenn
Busted
Profile photo of Max Lehmanski
Max Lehmanski
Busted
Profile photo of Ludovic Lacay fr
Ludovic Lacay
Busted
EPT 1X Winner
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Christian Troger
Busted
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Taylor Paur
Busted
Profile photo of Andrew Chen ca
Andrew Chen
Busted

Chip Counts

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of John Eames gb
John Eames
173,000
-2,000
-2,000
Profile photo of Martin Kabrhel cz
Martin Kabrhel
101,000
21,000
21,000
Profile photo of Dmitry Grishin
Dmitry Grishin
93,000
Profile photo of David Sands us
David Sands
90,000
Profile photo of Andrew Badecker us
Andrew Badecker
90,000
40,000
40,000
Profile photo of Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver
86,000
15,000
15,000
Profile photo of Dragan Kostic
Dragan Kostic
85,000
-15,000
-15,000
Profile photo of JP Kelly gb
JP Kelly
85,000
13,000
13,000
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Giuseppe Pantaleo
81,000
Profile photo of Freddy Deeb lb
Freddy Deeb
80,000
25,000
25,000
Profile photo of Nicolas Chouity lb
Nicolas Chouity
80,000
16,000
16,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
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Kenny Hallaert
80,000
20,000
20,000
Profile photo of Talal Shakerchi gb
Talal Shakerchi
77,000
35,000
35,000
Profile photo of Lucille Cailly fr
Lucille Cailly
75,000
Profile photo of Andrey Pateychuk ru
Andrey Pateychuk
74,000
32,000
32,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
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Liutauras Armanavicius
70,000
15,000
15,000
Profile photo of Ondrej Vinklarek cz
Ondrej Vinklarek
67,000
-18,000
-18,000
Profile photo of Zachary Korik us
Zachary Korik
65,000
Profile photo of Kevin Vandersmissen be
Kevin Vandersmissen
64,000
17,000
17,000
Profile photo of David Peters us
David Peters
60,000
-10,000
-10,000
Profile photo of Ben Vinson gb
Ben Vinson
58,000
Profile photo of Dieter Albrecht
Dieter Albrecht
55,000
2,000
2,000
Profile photo of Andrey Gulyy ru
Andrey Gulyy
50,000
-5,000
-5,000
Profile photo of Paul Berende nl
Paul Berende
49,000
1,000
1,000
Profile photo of Adam Levy us
Adam Levy
47,000
21,000
21,000
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Peak Ever for Moorman

We caught up with Chris Moorman en route back to his table and he told us that he has "Peak ever" stack in today's tournament.

There was an early position raise to 1,200 that Moorman clicked up to 1,900. The button and original raiser called to a {q-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} flop. Moorman's 2,400 c-bet was only called by the button, who also called a 5,400 bullet on the {3-Hearts} turn. Moorman shoved on the {a-} river and his opponent folded.

Player Chips Progress
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Chris Moorman
40,000
12,000
12,000

Tags: Chris Moorman

Richard Toth Needs The River To Double Up

We joined the action to witness Michael Schurpf raising to 3,000 and Team PokerStars Pro Richard Toth moving all-in for 10,600. The original raiser folded and Schurpf made the call.

Toth{A-Diamonds} {Q-Diamonds}
Schurpf{3-Hearts} {3-Clubs}

The tiny treys were looking so vulnerable, and it got worse when the flop added any ten to the number of outs that Toth had - {K-Diamonds} {J-Clubs} {8-Hearts}. The turn of {J-Hearts} gave Toth even more hope and the {K-Spades} on the river confirmed the double up and left Schurpf very short on 9,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Richard Toth
25,000
-15,000
-15,000

Tags: Richard TothMichael Schurpf

No Need to get Yourself in a Piccoioli

Bryan Piccioli played out a hand with the dangerous Kenny Hallaert and JP Kelly whilst out of position, and understandably played it safe.

Hallaert raised from mid position and was called by Kelly (hijack) and Piccioli (SB) en route to a {8-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{8-Spades} flop. Hallaert's 1,800 c-bet was called by both players to see the {5-Hearts} turn. Hallaert's 5,550 bet was only called by Piccioli before both checked through the {3-Clubs} river.

Piccioli tabled {10-Spades}{10-Clubs} and Hallaert mucked.

Player Chips Progress
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JP Kelly
72,000
38,000
38,000
Profile photo of Bryan Piccioli us
Bryan Piccioli
64,000
-1,800
-1,800
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Kenny Hallaert
60,000
-18,000
-18,000

Tags: Kenny HallaertBryan PiccioliJP Kelly

De Meulder Finds Unlikey Way to Double

Matthias De Meulder is a happy bunny after he was so sure he was out of the door.

The action folded around to Alexander Uskov in the small who completed. The Team PokerStars Pro checked his big blind option so the two could see a {q-Spades}{8-Spades}{7-Spades} flop.

De Meulder bet 600 when Uskov checked to him but the Russian went for the old check-raise all-in. The Belgian was covered and had a decision to make for his 10,775 five stack. After a while thinking he called with {q-Diamonds}{5-Spades} for top pair and low flush draw.

Uskov had him crushed with {10-Spades}{3-Spades} for a made flush but lost out when the board ran out {5-Hearts}{5-Spades} to make a running full house for De Meulder.

Player Chips Progress
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Matthias De Meulder
24,500
7,500
7,500

Tags: Matthias De MeulderAlexander Uskov

Level: 7

Blinds: 250/500

Ante: 50