Following yesterday's main event final table, the European Poker Tour's sixth season wound down with celebrations, big cheques and a few extra takes to get the winner's smile just right. Then, to finish off, there was a lavish EPT Awards ceremony at the Karement Club, a few minutes' walk away from the Salle des Etoiles. While the winners toasted their success late into the night, eight others knew their EPT season was not quite complete. They still had the high roller event to see through to the end, a showcase of panache, gall and talent that would feature none
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Tobias Reinkemeier, EPT Grand Final High Roller champion
EPT €25k High Roller: Reinkemeier's rampage earns last title of season six
Day 3
EPT €25k High Roller: Level 24 updates (20,000-40,000)
6.40pm: Tobias Reinkemeier wins €25,000 High Roller at EPT Grand Final Olivier Busquet out in second, winning €956,000 That's that for season six. Tobias Reinkemeier is the champion. Here's how the last hand went. Reinkemeier raised to 100,000 and Busquet shoved all in for just less than a million chip....more
EPT €25K High Roller: Level 22 & 23 updates (15,000-30,000, 3,000 ante)
5.10pm: Heads up counts The chip counts going into heads-up play are as follows: Tobias Reinkemeier: 3,136,000 Olivier Busquet: 2,508,000 5.05pm: Dori Yacoub out in third, winning €358,500 Dori Yacoub has just bluffed himself out of this tournament - and Tobias Reinkemeier made a terrific call to pick him off....more
EPT €25k High Roller: Level 20 & 21 updates (10,000-20,000, 2,000 ante)
2.40pm: Break time That's the end of the level. Players are now on a 15 minute break. 2.35pm: Reinkemeier continues to roll On a flop of 3♥3♦9♥ Dori Yacoub bet 80,000 and Reinkemeier check called for a 7♣ turn. Reinkemeier checked again before Yacoub bet 142,000. Again Reinkemeier called for...more
Day 2
EPT €25k High Roller: Mizzi, Busquet and Reinkemeier chase Dori Yacoub at High Roller final table
Monte Carlo is the home of many things; the world famous Monte Carlo Casino, the Monaco Grand Prix and the €28 cheeseburger being among them. But if there's one thing that can truly call this majestic old principality its home then it is the high roller. Even the taxi drivers...more
EPT €25k High Roller: Day 2, levels 18,19 & 20 (blinds 8,000-16,000, ante 2,000)
11.45pm: Schwartz blows up in 9th Luke Schwartz is our final table bubble boy after losing a race and blowing up after. Dori Yacoub raised from mid-position before the Brit moved all-in for another 242,000. Yacoub looked like he was going to fold and Schwartz told him so but after...more
EPT €25K High Roller: Day 2, levels 16 & 17 (blinds 4,000-8,000, ante 1,000)
8.20pm: Marafioti fuming Matt Marafioti isn't too happy that he's short stacked but he has been grinding his way back up. He's got one shove through and picked up a small pot against Dori Yacoub to get back to 140,000. Down but certainly not out. -- RD 8.15pm: Two double-ups...more
Day 1
EPT €25K High Roller: Tobias Reinkemeier charges to top of star studded field
Year on year, tournament to tournament, records continue to tumble on the EPT. Just when you think there are no new grounds to tread, new ground is found. Today another tournament record was broken; an EPT High Roller event attracted three figures for the first time. 113 players including Monte...more
EPT €25K High Roller: Day 1, levels 9, 10 & 11 (blinds 1,000-2,000, ante 200)
2.25am: Bagging and tagging Chips are being counted. A full wrap review of the day is on its way. -- RD 2.15am: Negreanu out On a nine-high flop Team PokerStars Pro Daniel Negreanu and Paul Berende got it all-in. Negreanu had queens and Berende aces. Negreanu's exit pushes Berende up...more
EPT €25k High Roller: Day 1, levels 7 & 8 (500-1,000, ante 100)
10.55pm: Level over; break time Level 8 done and dusted. See you in 15 minutes folks. 10.50pm: No third title for Mercier Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier was the first person to win a High Roller event and the last person to win one. He won't be making it three...more
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