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

Last Three Hands of the Level

Level 28 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Hand #40: Magnus Karlsson picked up a walk

Hand #41: Antonio Buonanno raised to 125,000 with {4-Hearts}{4-Clubs} and won the blinds and antes.

Hand #42: Jack Salter raised to 125,000 with {10-Clubs}{9-Spades} and Magnus Karlsson called with {A-Hearts}{9-Spades}. Both players checked the {5-Spades}{A-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} flop and Karlsson won the pot with a 350,000 bet on the {2-Hearts} turn after a second Salter check.

"It was a strange hand, but I had a bad feeling"

Level 28 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Hand #34: Under the gun Karlsson with {K-Clubs}{Q-Spades} made it 125,000. Jack Salter with {A-Hearts}{J-Clubs}... folded. Raise and take it.

Hand #35: Salter on the button with {8-Hearts}{2-Hearts} opened for 125,000. Everyone folded, one more raise and take it.

Hand #36: Buonanno opened for 125,000 under the gun with {A-Clubs}{J-Spades}. Everyone folded, you know the drill; raise and take it.

Hand #37: Salter opened under the gun with {A-Spades}{9-Hearts} for 125,000. Karlsson on the button with {A-Clubs}{K-Hearts} three-bet to 285,000. Salter thought about it, but Karlsson seemed so relaxed and Salter folded.

Hand #38: Mayu Roca raised to 125,000 with {A-Hearts}{3-Hearts} under the gun. Magnus Karlsson had {10-Clubs}{9-Clubs} in the cutoff and made the call. Malte Moennig folded, and so did Antonio Buoanno. Salter had {Q-Spades}{J-Clubs} and asked how much everybody exactly had. Salter made the call and it was three-way to the flop. {2-Hearts}{6-Spades}{J-Diamonds} on the flop and Salter bet out 180,000. Roca folded, and so did Karlsson.

Hand #39: Buonanno had {K-Clubs}{J-Clubs} and opened for 125,000 from the button. Salter had {K-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds} in the small blind and made the call. Roca in the big blind with {7-Hearts}{4-Hearts} made the call as well.

{J-Spades}{Q-Clubs}{9-Diamonds} and Salter and Roca checked. Buonanno made a 150,000 continuation bet into two persons. Salter called, Roca folded.

{5-Hearts} on the turn and Salter checked again. With 725,000 in the pot it was Buonanno betting 225,000. Salter folded and said "It was a strange hand, but I had a bad feeling."

Tags: Jack SalterMagnus KarlssonMalte MoennigMayu RocaAntonio Buonanno

Buonanno Won't Back Down

Level 28 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Hand #30: Jack Salter raised to 125,000 from the button with {8-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} and picked up the blinds and antes.

Hand #31: Jack Salter raised to 125,000 with {10-Spades}{9-Clubs} and Mayu Roca made it 290,000 from the button holding {9-Spades}{6-Spades} and Salter folded.

Hand #32: Magnus Karlsson raised to 125,000 from the button holding {10-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}, Antonio Buonanno made it 260,000 in the big blind with {A-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}. Karlsson four-bet to 525,000. Buonanno moved all in and Karlsson sighed and folded.

Hand #33: Antonio Buonanno limped for 30,000 in the small blind with {A-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}. Jack Salter made it 160,000 in the big blind with {K-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}. Buonanno limp-reraised to 500,000. Salter made it 1,035,000 million in response. Buonanno wasn't finished though and five-bet to 2,100,000, Salter moved in and Buonanno instantly folded.

Same Hands

Level 28 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Hand #28: Antonio Buonanno opened the button with {A-Spades}{Q-Clubs} for 125,000. With no small blind, action was immediately on Jack Salter in the big blind. Salter called with {A-Clubs}{Q-Spades}, the same hand.

{6-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{9-Hearts} on the flop and both players checked. The {J-Spades} on the turn made Salter bet 115,000 into 300,000. Buonanno made the call rather quickly.

The {J-Diamonds} fell on the river which made for a double paired board. Salter checked and so did Buonanno. That made for a split pot and you know what they say...

Hand #29: Magnus Karlsson opened under the gun with {A-Hearts}{J-Diamonds} for 125,000. Moennig quickly folded the cutoff and Buonanno folded his button.

Salter in the small blind had {9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} and asked how much Karlsson had. At one point Salter even got up from the table to see how much Karlsson was exactly playing. When confirmed Karlsson started the hand with about 30 big blinds, Salter called. Mayu Roca in the big blind woke up with {A-Diamonds}{J-Clubs} in the big blind and made the call as well.

Three-way to the flop: {A-}{J-Hearts}{2-Spades}, Top-two for both Roca and Karlsson.

Salter and Roca checked to Karlsson who checked behind. Still 425,000 in the pot after the {5-Diamonds} came on the turn. Salter checked again and Roca grabbed the opportunity to bet out 220,000. Karlsson made the call, Salter folded.

865,000 in the pot at the moment the {8-Diamonds} fell on the river. Karlsson glared at Roca in full confidence. Roca still bet 570,000 and Karlsson shoved for 1,500,000 total.

Roca needed 930,000 to call but didn't act instantly. He thought for about three minutes but eventually made the call.

Karlsson thought he doubled, but eventually got the news they chopped.

Tags: Antonio BuonannoMagnus KarlssonMayu RocaJack Salter

Sebastian von Toperczer Eliminated in 6th Place (€258,300)

Level 28 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Sebastian von Toperczer
Sebastian von Toperczer

Hand #25: Jack Salter raised to 125,000 from the cutoff with {Q-Hearts}{J-Diamonds} and won the pot.

Hand #26: Mayu Roca made it 125,000 with {A-Diamonds}{10-Spades} and everyone folded.

Hand #27: Jack Salter raised to 125,000 preflop with {3-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} and Malte Moennig moved all in for 1,015,000 with {10-Hearts}{10-Spades}. Sebastian von Topczer picked up {7-Hearts}{7-Clubs} and got a count before making the call. Salter folded.

The flop came {Q-Spades}{A-Spades}{4-Spades} and Moennig gained a flush draw, the {9-Diamonds} turn changed nothing and the {8-Hearts} river left just five players remaning.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Antonio Buonanno it
Antonio Buonanno
6,115,000
-120,000
-120,000
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Mayu Roca co
Mayu Roca
4,755,000
120,000
120,000
Profile photo of Jack Salter gb
Jack Salter
4,695,000
-5,000
-5,000
Profile photo of Malte Moennig de
Malte Moennig
2,045,000
910,000
910,000
Profile photo of Magnus Karlsson se
Magnus Karlsson
1,865,000
-60,000
-60,000
Profile photo of Sebastian von Toperczer de
Sebastian von Toperczer
Busted

Tags: Sebastian Von ToperczerMalte Moennig

Kenny Hicks Eliminated in 7th Place (€188,500)

Level 28 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Kenny Hicks
Kenny Hicks

Hand #24: Antonio Buonanno opened under the gun plus one for 125,000 with {10-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}. As soon as we saw Kenny Hicks had {A-Clubs}{K-Diamonds} in the cutoff, we saw it could mean an all in. Hicks made it 300,000 and the other players folded. Buonanno shoved all in and Hicks made the call.

It was a classic race but it was probably the most important one of Hicks' life. The 4,560,000 pot wouldn't go his way though, he busted in 7th after the board ran out {9-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{6-Spades} {Q-Spades} {3-Diamonds}.

The remaining six players are all guaranteed €258,300.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Antonio Buonanno it
Antonio Buonanno
6,200,000
1,755,000
1,755,000
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Kenny Hicks us
Kenny Hicks
Busted

Tags: Antonio BuonannoKenny Hicks

Roca Chipping Up

Level 28 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Hand #21: Malte Moennig raised to 125,000 from the cutoff with {A-Spades}{7-Clubs} and won the blinds and antes.

Hand #22: Mayu Roca raised to 125,000 from under the gun with {K-Hearts}{9-Clubs}. Antonio Buonanno made the call in the cutoff with with {2-Clubs}{2-Hearts}.

The flop was {Q-Hearts}{Q-Spades}{Q-Diamonds} and both players checked. The {K-Diamonds} on the turn hit Roca and he decided to check again, Buoanno also checked.

The {J-Diamonds} came on the river and Roca bet 285,000 and Buonanno folded after his customary minute-long dwell.

Hand #23: Action was passed to Jack Salter in the small blind and he flat-called with {K-Clubs}{8-Clubs}. Mayu Roca checked with {J-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}. The flop was {10-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{A-Hearts} and Salter bet 100,000 to win the pot.