The television crew is ready once again, and the cards are back in the air. A seat draw is pending.
The 2013 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final
Just 23 players remain on three tables and currently there is a break until 18:15/6:15 PM. We will publish the new seat draw as soon as possible.
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Conte Francesco Paolo moved all in from the cutoff for 144,000 and Team PokerStars Pro Jake Cody called from the small blind.
Cody:
Francesco Paolo:
The board ran out and Francesco Paolo was knocked out. Just 23 players remain now.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jake Cody |
700,000
156,000
|
156,000 |
Conte Francesco Paolo | Busted |
John Juanda opened to 30,000 from the button, and Gerard Gardelli moved all in for 147,000 from the small blind. Juanda tanked for well over two minutes, then called.
Juanda:
Gardelli:
The flop gave Juanda a pair of nines and a gut-shot straight draw, which he made when the turned. Gardelli needed to make Broadway to survive, but the bricked on the river.
Gardelli was eliminated.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Gerard Gardelli | Busted |
Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier has just closed the gap between himself and the chip leaders some more after winning a pot off fellow Team PokerStars Pro Victor Ramdin.
Mercier raised to 24,000 under the gun and Ramdin three-bet from his immediate left to 56,000. The other players folded and Mercier made the call.
The flop brought and Mercier check-called 60,000. On the turn the hit and both players checked. The river brought the and Mercier counted out a big bet of 190,000. Ramdin tanked for a solid three minutes before finally kicking in his cards.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jason Mercier |
930,000
265,000
|
265,000 |
Victor Ramdin |
755,000
-115,000
|
-115,000 |
Ismael Bojang open-shoved for 128,000 on the button, Luke Schwartz tank-folded in the small blind, and Mateusz Moolhuizen called in the big blind.
Bojang:
Moolhuizen:
The jacks held as the board came , and Bojang doubled.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ismael Bojang |
370,000
197,000
|
197,000 |
Mateusz Moolhuizen |
256,000
-329,000
|
-329,000 |
Kevin Iacofano opened to 24,000 from under the gun, Goran Mandic called in the cutoff, and the button and both blinds released. The dealer fanned , Iacofano continued for 31,000, and Mandic called.
The turn was the suicide king (), and Iacofano led out again - this time for 58,000. Mandic, again called.
The completed the board, and for the first time, Iacofano checked. Mandic fired out 81,000, and Iacofano folded.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Goran Mandic |
1,360,000
157,000
|
157,000 |
Kevin Iacofano |
280,000
-140,000
|
-140,000 |
Johnny Lodden checked on a flop of , Kevin Vandersmissen fired out 25,000, and Lodden called.
The turn was the , Lodden checked again, and Vandersmissen bet 54,000. Lodden called.
The completed the board, and both players checked. Vandersmissen showed for a pair of queens, which Lodden had beat with .
"What are you playing with?" Lodden joked after the hand.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Johnny Lodden |
1,340,000
107,000
|
107,000 |
Kevin Vandersmissen |
495,000
-141,000
|
-141,000 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
John Juanda |
1,119,000
134,000
|
134,000 |
|
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Daniel Negreanu |
1,091,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
Freddy Deeb |
1,064,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
Vasili Firsau |
607,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
Paul Volpe |
301,000
-26,000
|
-26,000 |
Gerard Gardelli |
202,000
-181,000
|
-181,000 |