€100,000 Super High Roller Day 1 | The 2013 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final

05-13-2013 16:24 UTC+1

Player	Chips	Progress
Viktor Blom	979,000

Justin Bonomo	650,000 40,000	40,000

Scott Seiver	630,000 -35,000	-35,000
Mike Watson	604,000 -500	-500

Mikhail Smirnov	564,900
Dani Stern	530,000 -2,000	-2,000
Sam Trickett	429,700 -6,900	-6,900
Faraz Jaka	406,500 -33,500	-33,500

Antonio Esfandiari	361,400 12,600	12,600

Talal Shakerchi	360,000 13,200	13,200
Jason Mercier	347,600 12,600	12,600

Tony Gregg	340,000 47,600	47,600
Vladimir Troyanovsky	335,400 -71,300	-71,300
Daniel Negreanu	314,800 4,800	4,800

Paul Newey	280,000 -1,000	-1,000
Isaac Haxton	278,900 121,700	121,700

Mike McDonald	260,000 23,500	23,500

Phil Ivey	250,000 250,000	250,000

Tobias Reinkemeier	250,000 250,000	250,000
Fabian Quoss	250,000 250,000	250,000
Philipp Gruissem	250,000 250,000	250,000
Erik Seidel	250,000 24,400	24,400

Dan Smith	241,000 -9,000	-9,000

Marvin Rettenmaier	220,000 -30,000	-30,000
Bertrand Grospellier	195,000 -77,300	-77,300

Kurganov Gets Shoved On

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Level 5 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

We caught the action on the very last hand before the break when Dani Stern raised to 48,000 from the small blind. Igor Kurganov, sitting in the big blind, had one 25,000-chip out in front of him as the action was back on him.

Kurganov proceeded put in another raise up to 85,000 and Stern went into the tank. Stern eventually moved all in and Kurganov folded with 125,000 chips left behind.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dani Stern	532,000 182,000	182,000
Igor Kurganov	125,000 -75,000	-75,000

Tags: Dani Stern Igor Kurganov

05-13-2013 16:13 UTC+1

Huge Lead For Blom

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Level 5 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

The flop read when Full Tilt's Professional Viktor Blom bet 18,400 from the small blind. Tom Marchese put in a raise to 37,000 and we picked up the action right when Blom moved all in. Marchese looked back down at his cards and called about five seconds later for his total 180,000-chip stack.

Marchese:
Blom:

The board ran out , and Blom hit his flush. Marchese was knocked out while Blom took a very big chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Viktor Blom	979,000 399,000	399,000

Tom Marchese	Busted

Tags: Tom Marchese Viktor Blom

05-13-2013 16:10 UTC+1

Sweet Second Round For Smirnov

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Level 5 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

Mikhail Smirnov just eliminated Philipp Gruissem and that means his second bullet is a lot better so far than his first. We heard that Gruissem moved all in on a board and was called by Smirnov's . Gruissem had and missed his straight draw.

Gruissem is likely to re buy and sit back down in this event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikhail Smirnov	564,900 84,900	84,900
Philipp Gruissem	Busted

Tags: Mikhail Smirnov Philipp Gruissem

Level: 5

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 300

05-13-2013 15:46 UTC+1

Break

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donpeters

Level 4 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Four levels have been completed, and the players have gone on a 20-minute break. See you back here shortly.

05-13-2013 15:46 UTC+1

Baranov Eliminated

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Level 4 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Another player has hit the rail here in the €100,000 Super High Roller, and this time it was 2012 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event runner-up Sergii Baranov.

Baranov was all in preflop with the against the . It was gathered from the chatter at the table following the display of the hands that Seiver made what looked like way too good of a squeeze play that caused Baranov to shove in. Seiver actually had a hand, which Baranov didn't like to see.

The flop came down , and despite being well behind preflop, Baranov spiked three fours to take the lead. His dreams would be short lived, though, as the on the turn vaulted Seiver right back in front with a full house. The river completed the board with the , and Baranov was out the door.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Seiver	665,000 305,000	305,000
Sergii Baranov	Busted

Tags: Sergii Baranov Scott Seiver

05-13-2013 15:41 UTC+1

Negreanu's Turn To Hit a Nine as He Busts Cheong

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Level 4 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Last night, before Daniel Negreanu busted out of the €10,000 Main Event final table in fourth place, he took a big beat against fellow Team PokerStars Pro Johnny Lodden. After the money went in preflop, Lodden's pocket nines spiked a set to crack Negreanu's two queens. From there, Negreanu just couldn't recover.

This time, Negreanu was the one with two nines cracking an overpair, so one could probably say, what goes around comes around.

From the hijack seat, Joseph Cheong raised to 4,000. Mikhail Smirnov called in the cutoff seat, then Negreanu three-bet to 15,500 from the small blind. This was the second hand in a row that Cheong had opened, Smirnov flatted behind and Negreanu three-bet from one of the blinds. Cheong moved all in for 51,000, and Smirnov folded. Negreanu made the call.

Negreanu was behind at the start with the to Cheong's , but the flop put "Kid Poker" in front. The turn was the and the river the , giving Negreanu the win and sending Cheong to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Negreanu	310,000 60,000	60,000

Joseph Cheong	Busted

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Johnny Lodden Joseph Cheong Mikhail Smirnov

05-13-2013 15:38 UTC+1

Smirnov's Second Bullet at Risk

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Level 4 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Mikhail Smirnov is one of the players who has re-entered today and was putting his second bullet at risk when he shoved on the river against Philipp Gruissem.

The two players were in the blinds and around 160,000 had made it into the middle by the time the board rested as . Smirnov shoved from the small blind for 158,500 and his German opponent called after tanking for several minutes.

Smirnov opened for a full house and Gruissem mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikhail Smirnov	480,000 100,000	100,000
Philipp Gruissem	130,000 -180,000	-180,000

Tags: Mikhail Smirnov Philipp Gruissem

05-13-2013 15:34 UTC+1

Negreanu Climbs Back To Starting Stack

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Level 4 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

From the cutoff seat, Joseph Cheong raised to 4,500. Mikhail Smirnov called on the button, then Team PokerStars Pro Daniel Negreanu reraised to 13,000 from the big blind. Cheong folded, but Smirnov called.

The flop came down , and Negreanu fired 16,000. Smirnov called, and the turn was the . Negreanu bet 27,000, and Smirnov called again.