Pokerstars.com EPT Monte Carlo Grand Final -FINAL DAY - Interactive

[danafish]

Contrary to what the dude on the live feed just said, each of those lovely purple 25k chips is not worth two and a half buy-ins - they started with 15k, so each one represents one and two thirds buy-ins. 

[danafish]

he plays at stakes anywhere between $25-$50 and $50-$100.

So errr, 25/50 and 50/100 then?

Ummm, we copied and pasted off of the official Pokerstars profiles. I'm blaming Mad Harper.

[dusterman]

Lee Jones is watching the same feed as me and he still gets the players in the pot wrong.

Man how does he keep his job. Mr Duthie im not dense I could do it

[goldfoxdom]

Very suprised he didnt bet the river there with AK

[dusterman]

Very suprised he didnt bet the river there with AK

I agree but I understand his point of view wanting to see the guys hand. Info for later I guess.

[snoopy1239]

Glen Chorny raises for the third time (the announcer can't say that, but I can  ) and is re-raised by Valeriy. After a momentary dwell, Chorny calls.

Both players check a Flop only for Glen to bet 225,000 on the Turn. Valeriy instacalls.

The River is the and again, both players check, although Valeriy seemed tempted.

Although Glen has top pair with A-Q, Valeriy reveals A-K to take the pot.

In the aftermath, Lee Jones criticises Glen's check on the River, suggesting that Antonio, Isaac and Michael would all have made an extra half a million from the hand.

Personally, I think it's pretty academic. With that board and facing a pre-flop re-raiser, I don't think there are too many hands Glen would be beating. In that sense, I think he would have folded.

[Djinn]

Luca preflop raises to 70k.  Maxime Villemure opts for the re-raise:  to 225k.  Is it push/fold for the consistently cashing EPT-playing Italian (this is his third final table!)...?  Possibly, but it's fold.  Incidentally, Claudio Pagano, Luca's dad, is now railing having busted yesterday.
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Unperturbed, Luca raises to 75k the next hand.  It seems like every time this happens, his tablemates ask how much he's playing...can't be a nice feeling, that...
Isaac Baron re-raises him this time (in the bb) - to 240k.  Luca makes the call this time. 
Flop:    All in insta, with a reciprocal instacall...

Luca Pagano shows:
Isaac Baron shows: 

Turn:
River:

DOUBLE UP FOR LUCA  (His Dad unexpectedly hi-fives someone on the rail).....

[danafish]

Chip counts after that Pagano double-up...

Glen Chorny - 3,233,000
Isaac Baron - 2.125,000
Valeriy Ilikyan - 1,896,000
Maxime Villemure - 1,276,000
Michael Martin - 1,260,000
Denes Kalo - 1,251,000
Luca Pagano - 1,152,000
Antonio Esfandiari - 574,000

[dusterman]

I like Glen Chornys in hand style he puts a lot of pressure on you

[danafish]

I like Glen Chornys in hand style he puts a lot of pressure on you

Incidentally, I think we should take an in-depth look at Mr Glen Chorny's choice of outfits in recent EPTs.

Yesterday:




The Other Day:




EPT Bahamas last year:




Yikes.

So I have to say, it's nice to see him in a suit today, thus:

Click to see full-size image.

Not quite learned how to iron his shirt yet though:

[Djinn]

Antonio Esfandiari re-raises all in over the top of Luca Pagano's button raise from the big blind.
"I'm going to call," calmly states Luca, in spite of the ongoing countdown (480k).  I think this is actually pretty nice - if you know you're going to call, might as well put the poor all-in-shover out of their misery by letting them know, rather than letting them sweat through the countdown...

Antonio:   

Luca: 

Flop:   Well, that's pretty conclusive.  Only a Jack for a split can save the Magician now.
Turn:
River:

And the "impeccably turned-out" (according to Barry Martin) Italian, shows briefly his delight at his hand holding, and leaps to fourth in chips...

Antonio Esfandiari finishes in 8th place, winning € 168,000

[dusterman]

ok so hes not beautiful but does that matter in poker. Works for him Who wants that amusingly dressed man staring you down?

[The Headcase]

Dana... It seems there are no after effects from eating the raw burger. You must have a cast iron stomach!

[danafish]

ok so hes not beautiful but does that matter in poker. Works for him Who wants that amusingly dressed man staring you down?

No, we were actually drunkenly discussing this last night, and decided that we love the fact that poker is a great leveller in that sense.

But come on, man, that Bahamas outfit, I mean, wow.

[danafish]

Dana... It seems there are no after effects from eating the raw burger. You must have a cast iron stomach!

Yes! Have to say, I feel pretty perky, considering. Definitely no food poisoning, although I understand certain parasites etc take a while to make their presence known. If I start fitting or something, the team will definitely let you know...