2018 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo©Casino EPT

Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info

2018 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo©Casino EPT

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qq
Prize
€712,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€3,768,450
Entries
777
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000

Gruissem Escapes From Elimination; Morin Doubles

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Pierre Morin
Pierre Morin

Tomas Jozonis raised to 25,000 and Philipp Gruissem moved all in for 154,000 from the small blind. Federico Petruzzelli called and Jozonis folded to see Gruissem dominated with {A-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} versus {A-Clubs}{J-Spades}. However, the board came {Q-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{2-Spades}{5-Hearts}{A-Spades} and Gruissem chopped it up to remain in contention.

One table over, Pierre Morin raised to 25,000 first to act and picked up one caller. Out of the big blind, Davor Lanini moved all in and Morin called all in for 235,000 to force out the cold-caller.

Pierre Morin: {J-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}
Davor Lanini: {6-Hearts}{6-Spades}

Morin jumped out of his seat and pushed himself, almost shouting "come on" in French. He repeated the same words on the {9-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{3-Clubs} flop, then added "come on the jacks" twice. The {10-Hearts} turn and {3-Hearts} river changed nothing whatsoever and Morin celebrated some more before calming and sitting back down.

"Well done, don't lose em all too quickly," Gruissem joked towards Morin from one table over. Both had been in a heated argument the previous days and Ole Schemion just grinned.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Federico Petruzzelli it
Federico Petruzzelli
1,450,000
-50,000
-50,000
Profile photo of Pierre Morin fr
Pierre Morin
510,000
300,000
300,000
Profile photo of Philipp Gruissem de
Philipp Gruissem
170,000
-10,000
-10,000
Profile photo of Davor Lanini it
Davor Lanini
140,000
-250,000
-250,000

Tags: Davor LaniniFederico PetruzzelliPhilipp GruissemPierre MorinTomas Jozonis

Schemion Picks Off Peters

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

David Peters and Ole Schemion saw an {8-Spades}{4-Spades}{5-Clubs} flop for what looked like the minimum in the blinds. Peters checked and Schemion bet 13,000. Peters made it 53,000 and Schemion called. The turn was a {q-Spades} and Schemion called another barrel of 100,000. The river: {j-Diamonds}.

Peters used nearly his whole clock before verbalizing 280,000. Schemion fired in a time extension and then announced a call. Peters showed {10-Diamonds}{7-Spades} for a whiffed straight draw on the flop, and Schemion yelled something and slapped down {a-Clubs}{3-Spades} for just ace-high.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ole Schemion de
Ole Schemion
2,700,000
600,000
600,000
Profile photo of David Peters us
David Peters
1,675,000
-495,000
-495,000
Day 3 Chip Leader

Tags: David PetersOle Schemion

Grieco Rivers to Stay Alive

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

After Javier Fernando Alonso had raised, Francesco Grieco moved all in for a little over 200,000 from the small blind. Fernandez quickly called it off to put Grieco at risk.

Francesco Grieco: {A-Clubs}{10-Clubs}
Javier Fernandez Alonso: {A-Spades}{Q-Spades}

Grieco needed help if he was to survive and found a lifeline on the river: {A-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{K-Clubs}{10-Hearts}. A delighted Grieco and his girlfriend on the rail celebrated the double-up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Javier Fernandez es
Javier Fernandez
1,600,000
-128,000
-128,000
Profile photo of Francesco Grieco it
Francesco Grieco
404,000
184,000
184,000

Tags: Francesco GriecoJavier Fernandez Alonso

Huber Check-Jams on Koplimaa

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Stefan Huber and Markku Koplimaa made it to the river on a completed board of {4-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}. Huber was in early position and checked and Koplimaa bet 111,000. Huber shoved for Koplimaa's last 174,000, and the Estonian went deep into the tank. He used three time extensions and then mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Stefan Huber ch
Stefan Huber
970,000
245,000
245,000
Profile photo of Markku Koplimaa ee
Markku Koplimaa
174,000
-186,000
-186,000

Tags: Stefan HuberMarkku Koplimaa

Sfez Busts to Schemion

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Eric Sfez
Eric Sfez

Ole Schemion raised it up to 25,000 from early position and was called by Eric Sfez on the button and Anton Kraus in the big blind. On the flop of {Q-Spades}{5-Hearts}{4-Spades}, Kraus checked and subsequently folded to a bet of 44,000 by Schemion and a call by Sfez.

After the {9-Diamonds} turn, Schemion made it 130,000 to go and Sfez called with another 265,000 behind. Schemion pulled the final trigger by moving all in after the {3-Spades} river and Sfez used one time bank before calling it off.

Schemion rolled over {A-Hearts}{A-Clubs} and Sfez was about to muck his cards, but they were still visible and the dealer exposed his {7-Clubs}{7-Spades} before the Frenchman quickly headed to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ole Schemion de
Ole Schemion
2,100,000
435,000
435,000
Profile photo of Anton Kraus bg
Anton Kraus
170,000
10,000
10,000
Profile photo of Eric Sfez fr
Eric Sfez
Busted

Tags: Anton KrausEric SfezOle Schemion

Wilf Doubles Through Demirdjian

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

After check-calling a bet of 45,000 on the {Q-Spades}{J-Spades}{10-Clubs} flop, Saar Wilf moved all in out of the big blind when the {Q-Clubs} fell. His sole opponent Mark Demirdjian in early position asked for a count and used one time bank extension when it was deemed to be for 96,000. Demirdjian did call, though, and the card were tabled.

Saar Wilf: {K-Spades}{4-Spades}
Mark Demirdjian: {8-Diamonds}{8-Spades}

"Oh, nice call," Wilf said rather surprised when he saw the cards of his opponent. Any nine, king, ace or spade was good for Wilf and he indeed doubled thanks to the {K-Diamonds} on the river.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Mark Demirdjian lb
Mark Demirdjian
770,000
-150,000
-150,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
Profile photo of Saar Wilf il
Saar Wilf
409,000
231,000
231,000

Tags: Mark DemirdjianSaar Wilf

Level: 20

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

Chip Counts After Level 19 (full)

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Tomas Jozonis lt
Tomas Jozonis
2,310,000
60,000
60,000
Day 4 Chip Leader
Profile photo of David Peters us
David Peters
2,170,000
94,000
94,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Javier Fernandez es
Javier Fernandez
1,728,000
-32,000
-32,000
Profile photo of Ole Schemion de
Ole Schemion
1,665,000
465,000
465,000
Profile photo of Federico Petruzzelli it
Federico Petruzzelli
1,500,000
50,000
50,000
Profile photo of Josip Simunic at
Josip Simunic
1,360,000
-90,000
-90,000
Profile photo of Patrik Antonius fi
Patrik Antonius
1,240,000
190,000
190,000
Poker Hall of Famer
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Dimitar Danchev bg
Dimitar Danchev
970,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Mark Demirdjian lb
Mark Demirdjian
920,000
70,000
70,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
Profile photo of Krisztian Gyorgyi hu
Krisztian Gyorgyi
822,000
48,000
48,000
Profile photo of Carl-Fredrik Tingvall se
Carl-Fredrik Tingvall
815,000
-60,000
-60,000
Profile photo of Dan Abouaf fr
Dan Abouaf
735,000
-25,000
-25,000
Profile photo of Stefan Huber ch
Stefan Huber
725,000
276,000
276,000
Profile photo of Gavin O'Rourke ie
Gavin O'Rourke
600,000
150,000
150,000
Profile photo of Honglin Jiang nz
Honglin Jiang
598,000
37,000
37,000
Profile photo of Davidi Kitai be
Davidi Kitai
535,000
-46,000
-46,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Nicolas Dumont fr
Nicolas Dumont
470,000
129,000
129,000
Day 5 Chip Leader
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Eric Sfez fr
Eric Sfez
460,000
-165,000
-165,000
Profile photo of Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
442,000
-172,000
-172,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Davor Lanini it
Davor Lanini
390,000
-510,000
-510,000
Profile photo of Markku Koplimaa ee
Markku Koplimaa
360,000
56,000
56,000
Profile photo of Alexis Fleur fr
Alexis Fleur
338,000
-98,000
-98,000
Profile photo of O.N fr
O.N
293,000
57,000
57,000
Profile photo of Andre Akkari br
Andre Akkari
276,000
-58,000
-58,000
Profile photo of Sadri Saleh sn
Sadri Saleh
271,000
-12,000
-12,000

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Take 20

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Players are on their first break of the day and the tournament is cutting down to four tables.

Morin Doubles Through Peters

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Pierre Morin
Pierre Morin

Pierre Morin defended big blind from a David Peters middle-position raise and check-jammed the {3-Clubs}{q-Spades}{8-Diamonds} flop. Peters had bet 15,000 and it was only about 60,000 more, so he flicked in a reluctant call and showed {6-Hearts}{6-Clubs}.

Morin had him beat with {q-Hearts}{9-Clubs} and faded the two remaining sixes as it ran out {10-Clubs} and {10-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of David Peters us
David Peters
2,076,000
-74,000
-74,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Pierre Morin fr
Pierre Morin
220,000
120,000
120,000

Tags: David PetersPierre Morin