2015 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final

€100,000 Super High Roller
Day: 3
Event Info

2015 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
1010
Prize
€2,015,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€98,000
Prize Pool
€6,888,420
Entries
71
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
50,000

Kurganov Raises Big Against Urbanovich

Level 20 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Hand #73: Action folded to Urbanovich in the small blind who limped in with {9-Spades}{5-Diamonds}. Seidel checked his option with {K-Hearts}{4-Clubs}. {10-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{K-Diamonds} on the flop and Urbanovich bet 100,000. Seidel, having flopped top pair, shoved all in with his 96% hand. Urbanovich immediately released his 4% hand.

Hand #74: Altergott found a real hand with {A-Spades}{K-Clubs} under the gun and made it 180,000. Igor Kurganov had {A-Clubs}{7-Diamonds} in the big blind and three-bet to 580,000. This didn't scare Altergott. The former EPT Grand Final €100,000 Super High Roller champion shoved all in, and Kurganov folded.

Hand #75: Urbanovich opened {A-Hearts}{10-Diamonds} for 170,000 from the cutoff, and took down the blinds and antes.

Hand #76: Urbanovich again had a real hand, this time he had {9-Clubs}{9-Spades} under the gun. He opened to 165,000, just 5,000 more than a min raise. Everyone folded, again the blinds and antes went to Urbanovich.

Hand #77: Kurganov opened {K-Hearts}{7-Hearts} from the cutoff and Urbanovich called from the big blind with {K-Spades}{Q-Hearts}. The flop came {10-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{J-Hearts} and Urbanovich checked. Kurganov bet 275,000 and Urbanovich, with an open ended straight draw, called.

1,000,000 in the pot and the {J-Diamonds} hit the turn, bringing a third diamond and pairing the board. Urbanovich bet out 305,000 now. Kurganov tanked for quite a bit, and eventually decided on raising the action to 1,100,000.

Urbanovich, still with his open ended, tanked for a long long time, before eventually folded.

Tags: Dzmitry UrbanovichErik SeidelIgor KurganovMax Altergott

Seidel Down to Preflop Shoves

Level 20 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Hand #68: Dario Sammartino made it 180,000 with {10-Diamonds}{10-Spades} on the button, and Erik Seidel defended the big blind with {7-Spades}{6-Spades}. He flopped bottom pair on {a-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{7-Hearts} and check-called 125,000. Sammartino bet 175,000 on the {2-Clubs} turn, and that got Seidel out.

Hand #69: Max Altergott opened to 180,000 with {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}, and Igor Kurganov called with {q-Hearts}{j-Spades} in the big blind. Action checked through the {q-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{9-Clubs}, and Kurganov bet 275,000 on the {6-Clubs} turn. Altergott called, and Kurganov bet 675,000 on the {3-Hearts}. Altergott considered only briefly before mucking.

Hand #70: Sammartino opened for a min-raise holding the {a-Diamonds}, and Kurganov made it 450,000 from the small blind with {q-Hearts}{j-Hearts}. Sammartino folded.

Hand #71: Seidel moved all in with {a-Hearts}{5-Diamonds} in the cutoff for 740,000 and took it down.

Hand #72: Altergott raised to 180,000 with {9-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} on the button, and Dzmitry Urbanovich called with {9-Clubs}{5-Clubs} in the big blind. Altergott's 115,000 won on the {6-}{2-}{2-} flop.

Tags: Dario SammartinoDzmitry UrbanovichErik SeidelIgor KurganovMax Altergott

Urbanovich Five-Bets Shoves with 9-8 Suited!

Level 20 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Hand #63: The first hand of five-handed play, Sammartino opened the cutoff for 160,000 with {A-Diamonds}{J-Clubs}. There was no small blind and Seidel in the big blind made the call with {A-Hearts}{7-Clubs}.

{5-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{5-Spades} on the flop and Seidel checked. Sammartino bet 150,000 and Seidel called. 670,000 in the pot now and the {J-Hearts} fell on the turn. Seidel checked again. Sammartino, now with top pair and top kicker, bet out 355,000.

Hand #64: Sammartino opened for the second time in a row, making it 160,000 from the hijack with only the {2-Hearts} showing. Urbanovich found {9-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} in the cutoff and three-bet to 365,000. Igor Kurganov had {7-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} in the big blind and cold four-bet to 755,000. Sammartino thought for some time but eventually decided against making a move and folded.

Urbanovich shoved all in for 2,095,000 and Kurganov almost instantly released.

Hand #65: Seidel opened to 180,000 from the button with {Q-Spades}{6-Spades}. Igor Kurganov now had a big hand, and three-bet to 440,000 with {Q-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts}.

Hand #66: Seidel opened to 175,000 from the cutoff. Dario Sammartino had {10-Clubs}{7-Clubs} in the big blind and defended. Sammartino checked on {2-Clubs}{7-Spades}{8-Clubs} and Seidel bet 235,000. Sammartino, having flopped a pair and flush draw, and shoved all in. Seidel had just {J-Spades}{K-Clubs} and folded.

Hand #67: Kurganov opened the cutoff with {A-Hearts}{10-Clubs} for 180,000. Action folded to Urbanovich and he defended his big blind with {J-Spades}{4-Spades}.

{8-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}{5-Hearts} on the flop and both players checked. The {A-Spades} on the turn made Urbanovich check again. Kurganov bet 225,000 and with zero percent equity, Urbanovich folded.

Tags: Dario SammartinoDzmitry UrbanovichErik SeidelIgor Kurganov

Level: 20

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 10,000

Fedor Holz Eliminated in 7th Place (€337,500)

Level 19 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Igor Kurganov - Max Altergott - Fedor Holz
Igor Kurganov - Max Altergott - Fedor Holz

Hand #60: Action folded to Igor Kurganov with {A-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} in the cutoff. He opened for 135,000 and Altergott instantly folded his button. Fedor Holz in the small blind thought about it for a bit, and moved all in for 910,000 with {K-Spades}{J-Hearts}.

Sammartino in the big blind folded instantly. Kurganov did the math, and called.

The flop came {K-Clubs}{A-Spades}{10-Clubs}, giving both a piece. The {A-Spades} on the turn took away a lot of Holz's outs. The {7-Hearts} on the river wasn't one of the cards Holz needed, and the young German made his exit in 7th place.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Igor Kurganov ru
Igor Kurganov
6,370,000
1,660,000
1,660,000
Profile photo of Dario Sammartino it
Dario Sammartino
3,920,000
55,000
55,000
Profile photo of Max Altergott de
Max Altergott
2,950,000
-60,000
-60,000
Profile photo of Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
2,135,000
60,000
60,000
Poker Hall of Famer
Profile photo of Dzmitry Urbanovich pl
Dzmitry Urbanovich
1,735,000
310,000
310,000
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Thomas Muehloecker at
Thomas Muehloecker
645,000
-385,000
-385,000
Profile photo of Fedor Holz de
Fedor Holz
Busted

Tags: Fedor HolzIgor Kurganov

Altergott Shoves With Fives, Holz Folds Sixes

Level 19 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Hand #56: Fedor Holz shoved all in for 850,000 holding {A-Spades}{J-Diamonds} in the hijack. Urbanovich on the button with {A-Spades}{J-Diamonds} folded after some tanking. Both blinds folded as well and Holz took it down.

Hand #57: Altergott opened under the gun for 125,000 with {J-Spades}{10-Spades}. Igor Kurganov in the big blind had {7-Hearts}{7-Spades} and made the call. The flop came {2-Clubs}{K-Spades}{8-Spades} and Kurganov checked. Altergott, having flopped a flush draw, bet 115,000. Kurganov made the call.

{9-Spades} on the turn, giving Altergott his flush and a straight flush draw on top. Kurganov checked again, and folded to Altergott's 275,000 bet.

Hand #58: Seidel on the button opened for 125,000 with {A-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}. Igor Kurganov with {J-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} in the small blind three-bet to 325,000. Altergott folded his big blind, Seidel folded as well.

Hand #59: Muehloecker in the hijack opened to 125,000 with just the {10-Hearts} showing. Altergott in the small blind found {5-Hearts}{5-Clubs} and shoved all in for 2,705,000, putting the pressure on shorties Holz and Muehloecker. Holz had {6-Clubs}{6-Hearts} in the big blind but folded. Muehloecker folded as well.

Tags: Dzmitry UrbanovichErik SeidelFedor HolzIgor KurganovMax AltergottThomas Muehloecker