2015 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final

€10,600 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2015 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a8
Prize
€1,082,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€10,000
Prize Pool
€5,640,000
Entries
564
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000

Updated Chip Counts from the Top Half of the Room

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 200 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ole Schemion de
Ole Schemion
230,000
60,000
60,000
Profile photo of Thomas Popov ca
Thomas Popov
220,000
132,100
132,100
Profile photo of Frederik Pedersen dk
Frederik Pedersen
210,000
101,200
101,200
Profile photo of Max Altergott de
Max Altergott
165,000
55,000
55,000
Profile photo of Ihar Soika by
Ihar Soika
145,000
18,000
18,000
Profile photo of Randal Flowers us
Randal Flowers
130,000
10,000
10,000
Profile photo of Roger Hairabedian fr
Roger Hairabedian
120,000
-20,000
-20,000
Profile photo of Rhys Jones gb
Rhys Jones
112,000
12,000
12,000
Profile photo of Eugene Katchalov ua
Eugene Katchalov
100,000
4,400
4,400
Profile photo of Johnny Lodden no
Johnny Lodden
100,000
17,000
17,000
Profile photo of Andre Akkari br
Andre Akkari
88,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
80,000
Profile photo of Dan Heimiller us
Dan Heimiller
80,000
-45,000
-45,000
Profile photo of Sergio Aido es
Sergio Aido
75,000
12,800
12,800
Profile photo of Andrew Chen ca
Andrew Chen
72,000
25,000
25,000
Profile photo of Ivan Luca ar
Ivan Luca
70,000
-21,300
-21,300
Profile photo of Luca Moschitta it
Luca Moschitta
47,000
-18,000
-18,000
Profile photo of Artem Litvinov ru
Artem Litvinov
43,000
-32,600
-32,600
Profile photo of Scott Davies us
Scott Davies
38,000
18,000
18,000
Profile photo of Scott Clements us
Scott Clements
36,000
36,000
36,000
Profile photo of Connor Drinan us
Connor Drinan
35,000
-28,000
-28,000
Profile photo of Simon Deadman gb
Simon Deadman
35,000
-38,500
-38,500
Profile photo of Isaac Haxton us
Isaac Haxton
33,000
12,000
12,000
Profile photo of Mike McDonald ca
Mike McDonald
25,000
9,000
9,000
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Atanas Kavrakov bg
Atanas Kavrakov
Busted

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Chip Counts from the Bottom Half of the Room

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 200 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jose Carlos Garcia pl
Jose Carlos Garcia
300,000
117,200
117,200
Profile photo of Ludovic Geilich gb
Ludovic Geilich
281,000
196,100
196,100
Profile photo of Juan Martin Pastor ar
Juan Martin Pastor
200,000
142,400
142,400
Profile photo of Mustapha Kanit it
Mustapha Kanit
175,000
41,000
41,000
Winamax
Profile photo of Charlie Carrel gb
Charlie Carrel
172,000
-8,000
-8,000
Profile photo of Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
152,000
62,800
62,800
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Winamax
Profile photo of Ami Barer ca
Ami Barer
150,000
107,400
107,400
Profile photo of Tom Hall gb
Tom Hall
140,000
69,300
69,300
Profile photo of Daniel Smith us
Daniel Smith
140,000
60,000
60,000
Profile photo of Giuliano Bendinelli it
Giuliano Bendinelli
125,000
56,800
56,800
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
120,000
13,200
13,200
Profile photo of Brian Roberts us
Brian Roberts
115,000
1,000
1,000
Profile photo of Fabrice Soulier fr
Fabrice Soulier
90,000
29,000
29,000
Profile photo of Liviu Ignat ro
Liviu Ignat
85,000
69,100
69,100
Profile photo of Maria Ho us
Maria Ho
85,000
61,400
61,400
Profile photo of Pierre Neuville be
Pierre Neuville
82,000
49,900
49,900
Profile photo of Dzmitry Urbanovich pl
Dzmitry Urbanovich
75,000
-25,000
-25,000
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Jason Wheeler us
Jason Wheeler
70,000
-7,600
-7,600
Profile photo of Mayu Roca co
Mayu Roca
70,000
-20,300
-20,300
Profile photo of David Peters us
David Peters
60,000
-30,200
-30,200
Profile photo of Jack Salter gb
Jack Salter
55,000
Profile photo of Vanessa Selbst us
Vanessa Selbst
51,000
14,000
14,000
Profile photo of Heinz Kamutzki de
Heinz Kamutzki
50,000
17,500
17,500
Profile photo of Ivan Demidov ru
Ivan Demidov
38,000
-28,500
-28,500
Profile photo of Martin Jacobson se
Martin Jacobson
22,000
-20,000
-20,000

Season 12 of the European Poker Tour Announced

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Season 11 of the European Poker Tour is coming to an end this week, but the excitement is already building for Season 12, which was announced on Monday at the 2015 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final.

"Right from the stunning EPT100 celebrations in Barcelona last August to the 11th EPT Grand Final here in Monaco, this has truly been a spectacular season, so we are understandably very excited about the forthcoming Season 12," EPT President Edgar Stuchly said. "In Europe-based events alone we will have awarded more than €100 million in prize money for the first time in the EPT's history, with more than 60,000 tournament entries."

Six stops have been announced for Season 12, with a seventh in March to be determined. The schedule will include Barcelona, Malta, Prague, PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, Dublin, and Monte Carlo. For those looking to mark their calendars of the dates of these stops, check out the following table.

EventDate
EPT BarcelonaAug. 19-30, 2015
EPT MaltaOct. 21-31, 2015
EPT PragueDec. 6-16, 2015
PokerStars Caribbean AdventureJan. 6-14, 2016
EPT DublinFeb. 10-20, 2016
EPT Grand FinalApril 26-May 6, 2016

Since Season 1, Barcelona has been a staple on the tour and always provides a festival of massive proportions. With consistent record-breaking performances and a joint venture with the Estrellas Poker Tour, the "City of Counts" will be highly anticipated once again.

The biggest buzz surrounding the schedule announcement seems to be the tour's return to Dublin, the capital and largest city of Ireland. This destination was a stop on Season 4 of the tour and falls into the time period of when EPT Deauville was previously held — shortly following after the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure. According to the press release from the EPT, "Dublin will be held jointly with the UK & Ireland Poker Tour at the historic Royal Dublin Society venue, just minutes away from the heart of Dublin City."

The other four stops — Malta, Prague, PCA, and Monte Carlo (for the Grand Final) — were all featured in Season 11. That's when Malta made its debut on the tour, and the location proved to be a big success with nearly 900 players in the €5,300 Main Event.

"We will continue to take EPT to new locations and new audiences, and are constantly reviewing our events to ensure the tour stays fresh and exciting," Stuchly added. "Our festivals are held in the very best destinations in Europe, and we're really looking forward to continuing to provide the best live poker experience worldwide in Season 12."

Tags: Edgar StuchlyEPTEuropean Poker Tour

Price Making a Move

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 200 ante
Oliver Price
Oliver Price

Vanessa Selbst was pondering a call in from Jean-Noel Thorel on a board of {Q-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}, but with Oliver Price behind her she elected to fold. Price made the call.

Price: {A-Hearts}{Q-Spades}
Thorel: {A-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}

Price was way ahead of the Frenchman and there was no hope on the {3-Clubs} or the {4-Spades} and Thorel was eliminated. Price meanwhile is sitting on just under 190,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Oliver Price gb
Oliver Price
190,000
95,000
95,000
Profile photo of Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
Busted

Tags: Jean-Noel ThorelOliver PriceVanessa Selbst

Reard Eliminates Kuzmin

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

We found Alexander Kuzmin wrapping up his headphones and pushing his chips into the middle for Alexandre Reard to add to his stack. Reard had {a-}{k-} on a king-high board, and we thought we saw two queens in front of Kuzmin before the dealer mucked them.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Alexander Reard fr
Alexander Reard
120,000
-13,000
-13,000
Profile photo of Alexander Kuzmin ru
Alexander Kuzmin
Busted

Tags: Alexander KuzminAlexandre Reard

Over a Million For the Champion

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

A total of 564 players entered the 2015 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final Main Event, making for a prize pool of €5,640,000. The winner will walk away with €1,082,000, the eight players making the final table will all take home at least a 6-figure number (€230,700). Making the money locks you up €19,175.

PositionPrize
1€1,082,000
2€679,000
3€486,000
4€379,000
5€297,250
6€233,500
7€174,300
8€120,700
9€95,300
10 - 11€78,400
12 - 13€66,500
14 - 15€58,100
16 - 17€51,350
18 - 20€45,700
21 - 23€40,050
24 - 27€34,400
28 - 31€29,900
32 - 39€26,500
40 - 55€23,125
56 - 71€20,900
72 - 79€19,175

Mercier Picks Off Bluff and Busts Dodelande

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 200 ante
Jason Mercier
Jason Mercier

Before the last break, Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier raised to 2,000 from early position. Kevin Dodelande made the call from the big blind, and the flop produced the {8-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}. Dodelande led out for 2,000, and Mercier raised to 5,600. Dodelande called.

After the {7-Clubs} hit the board on fourth street, Dodelande opted to check. Mercier tossed out a bet of 8,600, and Dodelande called to see the river.

The {A-Clubs} completed the board, and with the pot at 33,800, Dodelande moved all in for 19,700. Mercier wasn't thrilled with his opponent's play and went into the tank. Following some hemming and hawing for a minute, Mercier made the call.

Dodelande shook his head and tabled the {4-Hearts}{2-Hearts} for a filed bluff, now playing the board. Mercier showed the winner with the {K-Hearts}{K-Spades} and that was good enough to give him the pot. Dodelande was eliminated, and Mercier moved to over 100,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
106,800
31,900
31,900
Profile photo of Kevin Dodelande
Kevin Dodelande
Busted

Tags: Jason MercierKevin Dodelande