The 2013 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final
€25,000 High Roller
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
The 2013 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final
Buy-in
€25,000
Prize Pool
€3,871,000
Entries
158
Level
25
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
Level 24
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Steven Silverman raised to 80,000 on the button, and both Fady Kamar (small blind) and Tony Gregg (big blind) made the call.
The flop came down 
, and Kamar checked. Gregg bet 125,000, and Silverman folded. Kamar also folded, and Gregg won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,930,000 | |
|
2,820,000
-255,000
|
-255,000 |
|
2,155,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
Level 24
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
From the button, Fady Kamar raised to 80,000. Steven Silverman called from the big blind, and the flop fell 
. Silverman checked, and Kamar bet 65,000. Silverman folded, and Kamar won the pot.
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Level 24
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Maybe Fady Kamar felt something in his bones telling him not to deal. He just doubled up to nearly two million chips after he found pocket aces.
Tony Gregg raised to 80,000 from the button and Kamar three-bet to 250,000 from the big blind. Gregg tried to put his opponent in his place by shoving but he was called in an instant by Kamar.
Kamar: 
Gregg: 
The board ran 
.
Who wants to deal now?!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,930,000
-955,000
|
-955,000 |
|
|
1,935,000
990,000
|
990,000 |
Level 24
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
After playing for a little bit, Fady Kamar chipped up to 945,000. Steven Silverman had 3.075 million, and then Tony Gregg had 3.885 million. The three halted play to discuss another deal, but couldn't reach an agreement once again.
Silverman and Gregg presented Kamar with the ICM numbers once again, but Kamar wanted more than offered. Silverman and Gregg increased the amount by a little bit, but Kamar still requested more.
After he made a phone call, it was overheard that Kamar wanted €600,000 from the deal, but Silverman and Gregg would only go as high as €570,000, and that was already after upping their offer following an original offer of €565,000. Kamar paused to make another call, and his opponents informed him that €570,000 was the final offer and no more.
Upon returning from a second call, Kamar turned the deal down, and simply said, "Good luck."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,885,000
-325,000
|
-325,000 |
|
|
3,075,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
|
945,000
280,000
|
280,000 |
Level 24
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
After Vanessa Selbst busted in fourth place, the three remaining players revisted making a deal.
Using an ICM calculator, Steven Silverman attempted to explain the ICM process and numbers to Fady Kamar, where Kamar would have gotten around €500,000, or about €100,000 more than third place. Kamar requested to receive €550,000, but Silverman said he was a bit off and responded by asking if Kamar would take €515,000. Kamar was firm on €500,000, and all he said in response to Silverman was, "Good luck."
Tony Gregg seemed rather nonchalant about the entire thing and is fine with playing. And with that, the cards are back in the air.
Level 24
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,210,000 | |
|
|
3,030,000
-55,000
|
-55,000 |
|
|
665,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
Level 24
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Vanessa Selbst looked, for a long while, like she was going to add another High Roller title to her collection but she just busted in a huge pot to Tony Gregg.
Gregg raised to 80,000 off the button and faced an 185,000 three-bet from the Team PokerStars Pro in the small blind. Gregg wasn't to be ousted from the pot though as he four-bet to 480,000. Selbst then announced she was all in for around 1,800,000 million. Call!
Gregg: 
Selbst: 
The board ran 
.
Vanessa took the lead on the flop but was still dog in the hand as Gregg had a flush draw plus two overs. Math played its part as the board ran out to pair Gregg's ace.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,210,000
1,885,000
|
1,885,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
Level 24
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Hers is already an achievement, but if Vanessa Selbst wins we’re going to be stuck for superlatives, as the PokerStars Blog reports.
Level 24
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
After crunching the numbers, the players couldn't agree on a deal and will play on.
"It's more gangster this way anyway," said Tony Gregg about not making striking a deal.
The cards are back in the air.