2014 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final

€25,500 High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info

2014 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qq
Prize
€993,963
Event Info
Buy-in
€25,000
Prize Pool
€5,243,000
Entries
214
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
5,000

Trickett Runs Kings Into Anderson's Aces

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Sam Trickett
Sam Trickett

Angel Guillen opened for 8,500 and got a call from Sam Trickett in the hijack. Calvin Anderson on the button squeezed to 25,300 and Guillen made the call.

So far, nothing happened we hadn't seen before today. But now Sam Trickett shoved all of the sudden for about 200,000. Calvin Anderson went into the tank, and then announced all in as well. Guillen folded quickly and Anderson and Trickett put their cards on their backs.

Sam Trickett: {K-Spades}{K-Diamonds}
Calvin Anderson: {A-Clubs}{A-Diamonds}

Trickett got up from the table as soon as the flop came {A-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{5-Spades}, as he now needed runner runner perfect to stay alive. He got the first perfect on the turn ({K-Clubs}) but the king of hearts wouldn't appear on the river. Instead it was the {6-Spades} popping up and Trickett was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
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Calvin Anderson
440,000
269,100
269,100
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Angel Guillen
220,300
-94,700
-94,700
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Sam Trickett
Busted

Tags: Angel GuillenCalvin AndersonSam Trickett

Smith Needs a Six

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Dan Smith
Dan Smith

Dan Smith open shoved his last 35,600. Govert Metaal made the call in the small blind and Team PokerStars Alex Kravchenko announced he was all in. Sure enough Metaal folded and it was heads up with Smith at risk.

“Kings?” Smith asked turning over his {6-Hearts}{6-Spades}. This got a few laughs, especially when Kravchenko turned over {a-Spades}{a-Clubs}. Smith was staring death by black aces in the face.

The cards had other ideas though as {3-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{10-Spades} brought salvation on the flop and a triple up for smith. Small dent to Kravchenko’s stack.

Player Chips Progress
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Dan Smith
110,000
74,000
74,000
Run It Once

Tags: Dan SmithGovert MetaalAlex Kravchenko

So You're Telling Me There's A Chance!

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Besides the tables in the general sporting tournament room, there are also high rollers playing at the secondary feature table. This table is set up with cameras and might just be live streamed if the Main Event is done in time. The Main Event is down to 10, two more to go before those guys are going to bag their chips. If it finishes in time you live stream watchers might get some High Roller action.

PokerNews Podcast Episode #213: Chasing Bracelets feat. Stephen Chidwick

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
PokerNews Podcast Episode #213
PokerNews Podcast Episode #213

Stephen Chidwick joins the PokerNews Podcast to talk about Season 10 of the European Poker Tour, goal setting, and getting ready for both the World Series of Poker, and Spring Championship of Online Poker. Rich and Donnie discuss the finale of Season XII of the WPT, scheduling conflicts, and more.

You can subscribe to all three of the podcasts produced by PokerNews on iTunes here and the PokerNews family of podcasts is now available on Stitcher.

Tags: PokerNews PodcastStephen Chidwick

Mercier Busts High Roller

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier is out. He moved all in for 45,000 and when one player called another player moved all in over the top to get it heads up.

Mecier’s suited {q-Spades}{j-Spades} was up against his opponent’s {10-}{10-}. The board ran out {10-Spades}{7-}{3-Spades}{4-Spades}{4-}.

Mercier hit his flush on the turn but his opponent flopped a set and improved to a full house on the river.

Player Chips Progress
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Jason Mercier
Busted

Tags: Jason Mercier

Level: 15

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 500

Mizzi Miserable

Level 15 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Sorel Mizzi has been eliminated at the hands of Jonas Kronwitter a few minutes ago. Well, we're not sure if Sorel Mizzi is actually very miserable, but the title sounded just too good.

According to former table mate Andrew Chen it was Jonas Kronwitter who opened with {A-Spades}{A-Clubs}. Mizzi shoved with pocket queens and Kronwitter made the call.

The board couldn't save Mizzi and the tournament is one big name player shorter. Don't worry though, there's still many left for you to digitally rail.

Player Chips Progress
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Jonas Kronwitter
170,000
30,000
30,000
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Sorel Mizzi
Busted

Tags: Sorel MizziJonas Kronwitter

Davidi Kitai™

Level 15 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Davidi Kitai TM
Davidi Kitai TM

Chenxiang Miao opened for 10,000 and was three-bet by Davidi Kitai to 22,500. The blinds folded and Miao made the call. The scarf went up to cover Kitai’s mouth in his trademark “In a hand.” gesture.

Neither player seemed to be interested in putting any more chips in the pot until they reached a river of a board reading {6-Hearts}{7-Spades}{8-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{5-Hearts}. Miao checked and Kitai did another other trademark, the betting move where he picks up some chips, examines them in his hand and then extends his arm to drop them on the felt.

Miao made the call and Kitai showed him one more trademark, the best hand. {k-Hearts}{7-Hearts}. Miao mucked.

Tags: Davidi Kitai