The 2013 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final

€25,000 High Roller
Day: 3
Event Info

The 2013 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
€775,400
Event Info
Buy-in
€25,000
Prize Pool
€3,871,000
Entries
158
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

Victor Sbrissa Eliminated in 8th Place (€116,100); Kyle Cheong Eliminated in 9th Place (€85,400)

Level 22 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante

From middle position, Kyle Cheong raised to 200,000, which was just about all of his chips as he only had 29,000 behind. One seat over in the hijack seat was Team PokerStars Pro Vanessa Selbst, and she made the call. Then, play folded to Victor Sbrissa in the small blind, and he moved all in for 571,000. Cheong called all in for 229,000 total, but the real decision was on Selbst. She took about half a minute, somewhat shook her head at the spot she was put in, and called.

Selbst tabled the {A-Spades}{J-Diamonds}. Sbrissa had the {K-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}, and Cheong held the {K-Clubs}{J-Hearts}. With the only ace, Selbst seemed somewhat relieved with the shape she was now in.

The flop provided gold for Selbst when the {A-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{3-Spades} rolled out. Cheong picked up some help with a straight draw, but it was Selbst's aces out in front. The {5-Diamonds} on the turn added a flush draw for Sbrissa, but the {6-Clubs} on the river wouldn't do it.

Cheong had the least amount of chips and was awarded with ninth-place money, €85,400. Sbrissa had his kings cracked after cracking Alex Bilokur's aces with kings earlier, and he finished in eighth place for €116,100.

Selbst collected the pot — or should we say pile — and moved to well over 2 million. Updated chip counts will be posted shortly.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Vanessa Selbst us
Vanessa Selbst
2,700,000
1,000,000
1,000,000
Profile photo of Kyle Cheong au
Kyle Cheong
Busted
Profile photo of Victor Sbrissa br
Victor Sbrissa
Busted

Tags: Alex BilokurKyle CheongVanessa SelbstVictor Sbrissa

Lewis Slow Plays Aces to His Cost

Level 22 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante

Toby Lewis' stack has taken a severe dent after he slowed played aces and let Steve Silverman hit a set.

Tony Gregg opened to 50,000 before Lewis (hijack) and Silverman (big blind) called to see a {3-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{10-Spades} flop appear. Gregg continued for 80,000 and was called by Lewis before Silverman check-raised all in for 486,000. Gregg folded but Lewis called in a flash with {a-Diamonds}{a-Spades}.

It was no good though as Silverman opened {3-Diamonds}{3-Spades} for a set. The board ran {4-Diamonds}{6-Spades} and Lewsi handed over the chips.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Steven Silverman us
Steven Silverman
1,200,000
650,000
650,000
Profile photo of Toby Lewis gb
Toby Lewis
835,000
-265,000
-265,000
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Steven SilvermanTony Gregg

Level: 22

Blinds: 12,000/24,000

Ante: 3,000

Moore Cracks Cheong's Kings

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

From middle position, Kyle Cheong opened with a raise to 45,000. Action folded to Chris Moore in the big blind, and he reraised all in for 260,000. Cheong quickly called and rolled over the {K-Hearts}{K-Spades}. Moore was behind with the {7-Hearts}{7-Spades}.

The {7-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{3-Spades} flop gave Moore the lead with a set of sevens. The {5-Diamonds} on the turn left Cheong needed a king on the river to win the hand or a four to chop. The river was the {5-Hearts}, though, and Moore improved to a full house.
More importantly, he maintained his lead gained on the flop and doubled up. Cheong was left with 229,000.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Chris Moore us
Chris Moore
557,000
233,000
233,000
Profile photo of Kyle Cheong au
Kyle Cheong
229,000
-361,000
-361,000

Tags: Chris MooreKyle Cheong

Sbrissa Back Down

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Victor Sbrissa has lost some chips after apparently Fady Kamar flopped the nut flush that was still good as the board paired.

The latter raised to 40,000 from under the gun and the former called from the small blind. Both players checked the {2-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{j-Hearts} flop before Sbrissa led for 45,000 on the {j-Clubs} turn. Kamar raised to 93,000 and was called.

On the {k-Diamonds} river Sbrissa checked and snap-called when Kamer bet 154,000. Kamer opened {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts} and Sbrissa folded.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Fady Kamar lb
Fady Kamar
1,100,000
220,000
220,000
Profile photo of Victor Sbrissa br
Victor Sbrissa
510,000
-375,000
-375,000

Tags: Fady KamarVictor Sbrissa

The Unofficial Final Table

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
SeatPlayerCountry
1Vanessa SelbstUSA
2Igor KurganovGermany
3Steve SilvermanUSA
4Victor SbrissaUSA
5Chris MooreUSA
6Fady KamarUSA
7Tony GreggUSA
8Toby LewisUK
9Kyle CheongAustralia

Sorel Mizzi Eliminated in 10th Place (€85,000)

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Sorel Mizzi -- 10th Place
Sorel Mizzi -- 10th Place

The unofficial final table of nine has been set after Toby Lewis eliminated Sorel Mizzi in a battle of the blinds.

The action folded to Lewis in the small blind, and he raised. Mizzi moved all in for about 250,000 from the big blind, and Lewis called.

Lewis: {k-Clubs}{j-Clubs}
Mizzi: {q-Clubs}{j-Hearts}

The board ran out {2-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{6-Spades}{8-Spades} to have Mizzi dead by the turn. He was eliminated in 10th place and earned €85,000. Lewis moved up to about 1.2 million.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Toby Lewis gb
Toby Lewis
1,200,000
247,000
247,000
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Sorel Mizzi ca
Sorel Mizzi
Busted

Tags: Sorel MizziToby Lewis

Alex Bilokur Eliminated in 11th Place (€77,400)

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

On the next hand following having his aces cracked by Victor Sbrissa's pocket kings, Alex Bilokur moved all in from the small blind. Igor Kurganov made the call from the big blind, but saw that he was dominated.

Once again, Bilokur was all in with a stranglehold on the hand, holding the {A-Diamonds}{J-Hearts} to Kurganov's {K-Spades}{J-Clubs}. But, one again, Bilokur wouldn't be able to hold.

The board ran out {J-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{K-Clubs}, and for the second hand in a row, Bilokur took a brutal beat to lose the hand. This time, though, the loss of the hand meant his tournament life was over. He was eliminated in 11th place for €77,400.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Igor Kurganov ru
Igor Kurganov
950,000
330,000
330,000
Profile photo of Alex Bilokur ru
Alex Bilokur
Busted

Tags: Alex BilokurIgor KurganovLeonid Bilokur

Sbrissa Sucks Out with Kings Against Bilokur's Ace

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

From under the gun, defending champion Igor Kurganov raised to 40,000. Action moved to Victor Sbrissa, winner of the recent Latin America Poker Tour Brazil Main Event, and he shoved all in for 415,000. In the big blind, Alex Bilokur, winner of the 2012 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $25,000 High Roller, made the call. Kurganov then folded.

It was a clash of two massive hands when the cards were revealed. Sbrissa had shoved with the {K-Spades}{K-Clubs}, but Bilokur woke up to the mother of all hands — the {A-Spades}{A-Hearts}.

On the flop, Sbrissa vaulted to the lead thanks to a big king — {K-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}{10-Clubs}. From there, the {2-Spades} on the turn and {6-Hearts} on the river kept him in front, and Sbrissa doubled up. Bilokur was left with about 330,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Victor Sbrissa br
Victor Sbrissa
885,000
441,000
441,000
Profile photo of Igor Kurganov ru
Igor Kurganov
620,000
-58,000
-58,000
Profile photo of Alex Bilokur ru
Alex Bilokur
330,000
-392,000
-392,000

Tags: Alex BilokurIgor KurganovVictor Sbrissa