2014 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final

€10,600 Main Event
Day: 6
Event Info

2014 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a4
Prize
€1,240,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€10,000
Prize Pool
€6,500,000
Entries
650
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
40,000

Level: 33

Blinds: 100,000/200,000

Ante: 30,000

Closing Out Another Level

Level 32 : 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
There are only fireworks outside, sadly.
There are only fireworks outside, sadly.

"Let's get a drinking game going," said Salter.

Hand #181: Jack Salter raised to 330,000 with {K-Spades}{2-Clubs}. Antonio Buonanno made it 750,000 with {Q-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}. "This is the cooler we've been waiting for," said Joe Stapleton on commentary. Salter folded.

Hand #182: Buonanno raised to 320,000 with {A-Spades}{Q-Spades}. Salter made the call with {K-Spades}{5-Diamonds}. The flop was {4-Spades}{8-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}, Salter tried leading out for 315,000 and Buonanno called. The turn was the {5-Clubs}, Salter checked and Buonanno bet 700,000, Salter folded.

Hand #183: Salter raised to 330,000 holding {6-Spades}{6-Clubs} and Buonanno made the call with {K-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}. Both players checked the {3-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} flop, Buoanno tried a bet of 350,000 on the {4-Hearts} turn but Salter called. The river was the {6-Hearts} and Buonanno checked, Salter bet about 2 million and Buonanno quickly folded.

Hand #184: Buonanno raised to 320,000 and Salter folded.

Small Pots

Level 32 : 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante

Hand #174: Salter with {Q-Hearts}{9-Clubs} on the button raised it up to 330,000. Buonanno folded jack-seven suited.

Hand #175: Buonanno had {7-Spades}{3-Spades} on the button and raised it up to 320,000. Salter had {Q-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} and made the call.

{A-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{5-Spades} on the flop and Salter checked. Buonanno bet out 350,000 and Salter made the call with his middle pair.

{5-Hearts} on the turn and Salter checked again. Buonanno checked behind.

{2-Diamonds} on the river and 1,380,000 in the pot. Salter checked again, Buonanno bet 500,000 and Salter made the call with the best hand.

Hand #176: Salter found {7-Diamonds}{6-Clubs} on the button and raised to 330,000, but he folded after Buonanno three-bet to 760,000 holding {Q-Hearts}{J-Spades}.

Hand #177: Buonanno and Salter took a flop of {9-Spades}{A-Diamonds}{J-Clubs}. Salter checked his {10-Clubs}{3-Clubs} and Buonanno checked behind. The {7-Clubs} on the turn gave Salter the flush draw. Buonanno, who had just a {2-Diamonds} showing, called Salter's 245,000 bet.

With the {3-Diamonds} on the river and 1,170,000 in the pot, Salter bet 835,000. Buonanno instantly folded.

Hand #178: Salter, leading with 11 million to 8 million at this time, opened the button with {K-Hearts}{4-Hearts} and Buonanno folded.

Hand #179: Buonanno folded his button, walk for Salter.

Hand #180: Salter opened his button for 330,000 with {J-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}. Buonanno made the call with {5-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}.

{9-Spades}{A-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} on the flop and Buonanno checked. Salter bet out 265,000 and Buonanno quickly folded.

Tags: Antonio BuonannoJack Salter

No-One Getting Any Action Ever

Level 32 : 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
Jack Salter, yeah we know how you feel.
Jack Salter, yeah we know how you feel.

Hand #166: Jack Salter raised to 330,000 with {J-Spades}{8-Diamonds} and won the blinds.

Hand #167: Buonanno raised to 320,000 from the button with {K-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}. Jack Salter three-bet to 965,000 with jacks and Buonanno folded.

Hand #168: Salter raised to 330,000 with {A-Clubs}{4-Diamonds} and Buonanno called with {Q-Clubs}{4-Clubs}. Both players checked the {K-Clubs}{4-Spades}{J-Clubs} flop and Buonanno fired 350,000 on the {8-Diamonds} turn. The river was the {6-Clubs}, completing Buonanno's flush and he bet 900,000. Salter made the call and saw the bad news.

Hand #169: Salter received a walk.

Hand #170: Salter raised to {Q-Diamonds}{J-Spades} raised to 330,000 and Buonanno three-bet to 750,000 with {K-Spades}{2-Spades}. The flop was {10-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{10-Hearts} and Buonanno continued with a bet of 850,000 and Salter folded.

Hand #171: Buonanno raised to 320,000 with {Q-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} and Salter called with {9-Clubs}{8-Clubs}. The flop was {3-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{5-Clubs} and Salter checked, Buonanno bet 350,000 but quickly folded when Salter raised to 815,000.

Hand #172: Salter raised to 330,000 and won the blinds.

Hand #173: Buonanno raised to 320,000 and Salter folded.

Buonanno Leads Into Trips

Level 32 : 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante

Hand #161: Salter had {J-Spades}{10-Hearts} on the button and opened for 330,000. Buonanno made the call with {10-Clubs}{6-Clubs}.

{K-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{5-Spades} on the flop and Buonanno checked his flush draw. Salter continued with a 265,000 bet and Buonanno check-raised to 650,000. Salter folded.

Hand #162: Buonanno found {5-Clubs}{4-Spades} on the button and raised it up to 320,000. Salter called with {K-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}.

{Q-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{7-Spades} on the flop and 680,000 in the middle. Check by Salter, bet 350,000 by Buonanno, fold by Salter.

Hand #163: Just one card got picked up by the scanner, the {9-Hearts} for Salter. He raised it up from the button and Buonanno folded. What his other card was, we'll never know.

Hand #164: Buonanno had {9-Spades}{5-Clubs} on the button and made it 320,000. Salter helt the {A-Clubs}{2-Clubs} and called from the big blind.

{4-Spades}{4-Hearts}{8-Diamonds} on the flop and Selter checked with his ace high. Buonanno bet his nine-high for 350,000 and Salter called.

The {9-Clubs} on the turn made Buonanno the best hand. Salter checked again and Buonanno bet out 650,000. Salter thought for a little before folding. Nearly even in chips again, the lead for Salter is getting real small.

Hand #165: Salter opened with {K-Spades}{Q-Spades} on the button for 330,000. Buonanno had {10-Spades}{8-Diamonds} in the big blind, "certainly a hand you could defend with" according to Joe Stapleton. And so he did.

{Q-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}{2-Hearts} on the flop, giving Salter trips. Buonanno donk bet for 450,000 and Salter raised. Buonanno instantly folded.

Hand #165: Buonanno made it 320,000 on the button holding {5-Clubs}{3-Clubs}. Salter with {A-Clubs}{8-Spades} in the big blind made the call.

{4-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds} on the flop and Salter checked. Buonanno bet out 350,000 and Salter folded.

Tags: Antonio BuonannoJack Salter

Still Quiet

Level 32 : 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
Jack Salter - Antonio Buonanno Heads Up
Jack Salter - Antonio Buonanno Heads Up

Hand #151: Jack Salter raised to 320,000 with {5-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}. Antonio Buonanno made it 960,000 with {K-Hearts}{K-Diamonds} and Salter folded.

Hand #152: Salter got a walk.

Hand #153: Salter raised to 330,000 and Buonanno raised to 960,000 with {A-Diamonds}{5-Hearts} and Salter folded.

Hand #154: Buonanno raised to 320,000 with {5-Hearts}{4-Clubs} and Salter folded.

Hand #155: Salter made it 330,000 preflop with {Q-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}. Buonanno responded by three-bet to 860,000 with {K-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}.

Hand #156: Buonanno raised to 320,000 on the button with {9-Hearts}{6-Spades}. Salter made the call with {A-Diamonds}{4-Spades} to see a {J-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{6-Diamonds} flop. Salter quickly check-folded to a bet from the Italian.

Hand #157: Salter raised to 330,000 with {8-Hearts}{4-Spades} and once again Buonanno three-bet, this time to 860,000 with {A-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}. Enough to win the pot once more.

Hand #158: Buonanno raised to 320,000 with {Q-Spades}{X-}. Salter peeled with the {10-Clubs}{5-Clubs}. The flop was {8-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds} and Salter check-raised Buonanno's 350,000 bet to 745,000. Buonanno came back over the top with a reraise to 1,555,000 and that pushed Salter off the hand.

Hand #159: Buonanno received a walk.

Hand #160: Salter picked up a walk.

Buonanno's Big Bluff Fails

Level 32 : 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante

Due to some clips in the live stream we missed some hands.

Hand #146: Antonio Buonanno had {J-Hearts}{3-Hearts} on the button and made it 330,000. Salter had ten-deuce and folded.

Hand #147: Salter raised it up with {10-Hearts}{3-Hearts} on the button. His raise to 330,000 made
Buonanno fold his queen-six.

Hand #148: Buonanno gave Salter a walk in the big blind.

Hand #149: Salter had {J-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} on the button and raised it up to 330,000. Buonanno made the call with {A-Hearts}{4-Clubs}.

{8-Spades}{4-Hearts}{6-Spades} on the flop and Salter bet 265,000. Buonanno with bottom pair made the call.

The {10-Clubs} on the turn gave Salter an open ended straight draw on top of his two live cards. Both players checked. Salter didn't hit the straight on the river, but did hit a pair with the {9-Hearts}.

Buonanno checked again. Salter bet 445,000 into 1,230,000 and got a call. Quite a big pot for Salter. Salter now exactly at 12,000,000. 7,475,000 for Buonanno.

Hand #150: Buonanno raised with {8-Diamonds}{6-Spades} on the button to 320,000. Salter had {A-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} in the big blind and made the call.

The flop gave Salter top pair with {A-Spades}{K-Spades}{5-Hearts} and Salter check called a 300,000 bet. The {J-Hearts} on the turn made both players check.

{3-Diamonds} on the river and Salter bet out 615,000. Buonanno had just eight high but took his time. Did he have creative plans? He did! He picked aside 1.5 million and shoved it in. Salter made the call rather quickly and Buonanno had to show his eight-high.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jack Salter gb
Jack Salter
14,140,000
3,300,000
3,300,000
Profile photo of Antonio Buonanno it
Antonio Buonanno
5,335,000
-3,300,000
-3,300,000
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Antonio BuonannoJack Salter

Level: 32

Blinds: 80,000/160,000

Ante: 20,000