2015 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final

€10,600 Main Event
Day: 6
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

Mateos and Lodden Play Comparable Hands Different

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

Hand #103: Lodden opened with king-jack off suit, but folded to Mateos' 450,000 three-bet with {Q-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}.

Hand #104: Lodden with the {K-Spades}{2-Hearts} opened his button to 125,000. Adrian Mateos three-bet to 320,000 with {A-Clubs}{7-Clubs} and both Fares in the big blind and Lodden folded.

Hand #105: Lodden didn't give up and opened again, this time making it 125,000 with {8-Hearts}{6-Hearts}. Mateos and Fares folded, El Asmar in the big blind called with {Q-Hearts}{J-Clubs}. Lodden flopped best: {2-Spades}{6-Clubs}{2-Clubs}. El Asmar check-folded to Lodden's 125,000 bet.

Hand #106: Fares found {7-Hearts}{7-Spades} on the button and raised it up to 140,000. Johnny Lodden with {9-Clubs}{8-Clubs} in the big blind made the call. Both players checked the {K-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{J-Hearts} flop and the {3-Clubs} hit the turn. Another two checks later, the {2-Spades} completed the board and again both players checked.

Hand #107: Fares was first in, making it 150,000 with {A-Spades}{8-Diamonds}. Mateos with {Q-Clubs}{3-Clubs} in the big blind made the call. The flop came {3-Spades}{K-Clubs}{8-Clubs} had both players check. The {9-Hearts} on the river made Mateos bet 175,000. Fares called. The {Q-Hearts} on the river made Mateos bet 150,000 into 720,000. Fares paid his Spanish opponent off and mucked upon seeing Mateos' rivered pair of queens.

Hand #108: El Asmar opened to 125,000 with {Q-Spades}{Q-Hearts} and took down the blinds and antes.

Tags: Adrian MateosHady El AsmarJohnny LoddenMuhyedine Fares