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

Deal Or No Deal

Level 30 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

After talking deal for a little bit, play continued without reaching an agreement. Jack Salter and Malte Moennig was in agreement with the deal Tournament Director Thomas Lamatsch set-up, but Antonio Buonanno wanted round numbers and didn't agree. Buonanno wanted an extra $33,000 from Salter, but Salter didn't want to give up anything. In the end Moennig wasn't happy either and play continued.

Mayu Roca Eliminated in 4th Place (€419,000)

Level 30 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
Mayu Roca
Mayu Roca

Hand #71: Mayu Roca raised to 215,000 from under the gun and Jack Salter three-bet to 495,000. Roca moved all in and Salter instantly called.

Roca: {5-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}
Salter: {Q-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}

The flop came {Q-Spades}{A-Spades}{3-Clubs} and Roca was drawing almost dead. The {2-Spades} gave the Colombian a straight draw but the {8-Spades} river gave another big pot to Salter instead.

Player Chips Progress
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Jack Salter
11,040,000
3,735,000
3,735,000
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Antonio Buonanno
5,140,000
-60,000
-60,000
EPT 1X Winner
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Malte Moennig
3,295,000
-10,000
-10,000
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Mayu Roca
Busted

Tags: Jack SalterMayu Roca

Level: 30

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 10,000

Late!

Level 30 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

The players are meant to have come back but, they're not here yet so the tournament will be restarting late.

Read "Bad Beats Be Gone!" by Tommy Angelo at Learn.PokerNews

Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Poker author and coach Tommy Angelo has returned with a new installment of his popular "Tilt for Beginners" series at Learn.PokerNews. Tommy's latest entry finds him engaged in conversation with two characters who appear in his forthcoming book, Painless Poker. Here's how the story begins:

“What, precisely, is a bad beat?” said Alfonzo Calibri.

“A bad beat is when you lose a hand during which at some point you had a high statistical probability of winning the hand,” said Charlie Archer.

“I don’t think a bad beat is defined by odds,” I said, “but rather, by pain.”

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Set On The River

Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Hand #66: Buonanno had {A-Diamonds}{6-Spades} under the gun and raised it up to 160,000. Everyone folded and Buonanno took it down.

Hand #67: Moennig had {A-Hearts}{J-Clubs} in the small blind and opened for 215,000. Buonanno in the big blind had {9-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} and made the call.

{2-Spades}{3-Clubs}{K-Spades} on the flop and Moennig bet out 230,000 and Buonanno made the call.

930,000 in the pot and the {7-Hearts} fell on the turn. Moennig checked, and Buonanno bet 230,000. Moennig, who has been playing fairly tight today, made the call.

The {9-Clubs} on the river gave Buonanno a set. Moennig checked again and Buonanno bet again, this time 600,000. Moennig folded quickly and the pot went to Buonanno.

Hand #68: Roca got a walk in the big blind.

Hand #69: Salter on the button made it 170,000 with {A-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}. Roca in the small blind had ace-seven as well ({A-Clubs}{7-Hearts}) and three-bet to 455,000. Moennig folded his {Q-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} and action was back on Salter. Salter thought for a little bit, then folded.

Hand #70: Salter under the gun raised it up to 170,000 with {J-Spades}{8-Clubs}. Malte Moennig had {A-Clubs}{6-Clubs} in the small blind but folded. Buonanno folded as well and that was it for level 40,000/80,000.

EPT10 Grand Final: Ole Schemion Wins EPT Player of the Year!

Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Congrats to Germany's Ole Schemion for taking down the Season 10 European Poker Tour Player of the Year. The 21-year old has crushed the entire season beating out players like Vanessa Selbst and Thomas Muehloecker to capture the trophy. Jennifer Robles speaks with the champion about his plans for the future.

Tags: Ole SchemionJennifer RoblesPOY Race

Salter Tanks For Seven Minutes with Queen-High

Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Feature Table
Feature Table

Hand #62: Jack Salter raised to 170,000 with {10-Clubs}{8-Hearts} and won the blinds and antes.

Hand #63: Jack Salter raised to 170,000 from under the gun/cutoff. Mayu Roca made it 410,000 with {6-Spades}{6-Clubs} on the button and won the pot.

Hand #64: Jack Salter received a walk.

Hand #65: Jack Salter limped with {Q-Spades}{9-Spades} and Mayu Roca checked {9-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}. The flop was {A-Spades}{8-Hearts}{J-Diamonds} and Salter checked, Roca checked back. The turn was the {8-Diamonds} and both players checked again. The river was the {4-Hearts} and Salter checked, Roca bet 245,000 and Salter was displeased. He tanked for seven minutes with queen-high before Malte Moennig called the clock. Finally Salter folded.

Salter Extends His Lead

Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Hand #56: Moennig opened the button with {A-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} for 165,000. Both blinds folded and Moennig picked up the blinds and antes.

Hand #57: Buonanno on the button raised with {K-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} to 160,000. Mayu Roca had {Q-Hearts}{10-Hearts} in the big blind and made the call.

{6-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds} on the flop and Roca checked his top pair. Buonanno checked his flush draw.

The {Q-Spades} on the turn gave Roca trips and again he checked. Buonanno did the same.

The {K-Spades} fell on the river and Roca bet out 270,000. Buonanno made the call, but mucked as he couldn't beat Rocas's trips.

Hand #58: Buonanno raised to 185,000 under the gun with {A-Spades}{6-Diamonds}. Roca in the small blind folded ace-eight, and Moennig folded his king-three from the big blind.

Hand #59: Salter opened the cutoff and everyone folded.

Hand #60: Buonanno limped in from the small blind holding {10-Diamonds}{9-Spades}. Jack Salter in the big blind with {8-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} raised it up to 180,000 and Buonanno made the call.

400,000 in the pot going to the flop: {A-Diamonds}{A-Clubs}{10-Clubs}. Buonanno checked and so did Salter. The {Q-Spades} on the turn made Buonanno check again. Salter now bet 150,000 and Buonanno called.

700,000 in the pot by the time the {K-Diamonds} fell on the river. Both players checked and Buonanno took it down with his two pair.

Hand #61: Buonanno opened with {5-Hearts}{5-Diamonds} to 160,000 from the button. Jack Salter had a pair one higher and flatted with his {6-Diamonds}{6-Clubs} out of the small blind.

440,000 in the pot as the flop came {8-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}. Salter bet out 150,000 and Buonanno made the call. The {3-Hearts} fell on the turn and Salter bet another time; 265,000. Buonanno made the call which made the pot grow to 1,270,000.

The {Q-Spades} on the river made both players check and Salter took it down with his sixes.

Tags: Antonio BuonannoJack SalterMalte MoennigMayu Roca