EPT Grand Finale in Monte Carlo by Pokerstars

Update 1.00 pm

DAY 3 is over!!!

39 players are going to day 4 and Morpheo will be part of it.

He's got now 320k, he's on the average and he feels pretty well!!!

Pablo is doing an interview for Pokernews after the tournament. Morpheo the last spanish player in the tournament.

Update 12.26 pm

Simon Faure has finished his first EPT in 33rd place and cashed 33,700 Euros. The nice Frenchman outted his last 65,000 chips in early position with Q-Q in the middle of table and got caught by K-K on the button.
Congratulations for this success in is first big event.

Now the hopes of the Everest supporters are on Pablo that had just doubled up with A-Q against A-K catching the Queen on the flop. Right after that he lost 80,000 in another pot and he is at 210,000 chips now.
We are in level 18 with 42 players left and an average stack of 300,000. The blinds are at 3000-6000 with ante 500 and today will be played down to 40 players.

Pablo Ubierna Martinez "Morpheo"

We will keep you updated.

Simon Faure "Team VTC", 44th in his first EPT, cashed 33k euros

Update 10.00 pm

SIMON at 175k!!!

Simon (Team VTC) and his girlfriend during the last break

During the last hand of the 16th level, Simon received KK at the button. Johnny Lodden raised to 4 big blinds and Simon decided at this time to slowplay his monster, the Big Blind called as well.

The flop is KJ6 rainbow and the three players checked around. the turn bring another 6 and the big blind bet half of the pot, Lodden folded and Simon flat called. The river is a blank and the Big Blind moved all in and Simon obviously called.

He's now up to 175k!!!

Pablo is in pretty good shape with 155k and he's very active on the same table as Freddy Deeb and Sorel Mizzi (Sorel is out since 30 minutes)

Pablo (morpheo) with his new fan club (Machou Ghaouti and Kim Wooka from the Everest Team)

Update 7.30 pm

The Bubble burst finally!!!

After one of the longest round in EPT history, the bubble finally burst. almost 3 hours playing on the same level and we are proud to have two players in the money.

Simon and Pablo are now sure to come back home with 17k euros minimum

Simon has 72k and Pablo 59k,

Congratulations!!!!!

Simon and Pablo

Update 7.11 pm
The bubble finally busted. After a long and intense bubble play the 80 winning players are found and our 2 Everest players Simon from France and Pablo from Spain are amongst them and have 17,000 Euros prize money for sure.
Game will continue after the dinner break with level 16 and blinds 2000-4000 and an ante of 400. The average is on 187,000 chips and Pablo is having 58,000 and Simon 74,000.

Congratulations

Update 4.30 pm

BUBBLE TIME!!!

Players are on break for 15 minutes just before the bubble play. 81 players are still in and 80 will be paid.

Pablo (Morpheo) has 85k and Simon (team VTC) has 93k.

They will play level 15, 1500/3000 antes 300 and the average is about 155k.

The first step of payement will pay 17k euros.

Update 3.30 pm

It is very intense poker that the 91 players left ath Grand Finale are playing right now. The bubble is getting close and Pablo and Simon are still in the field. Pablo has 110,000 chips and already faced some ups and downs winning J-J against A-Q, but loosing a big part of his stack a little later as his K-K was not good enough against A-A.
Simon is very constant at 105,000. The average right now is 130,000 in level 14 with blinds 1200-2400 and ante 300.

12.51 pm
The weather is beautiful in Monte Carlo and the temperature in the Casino is raising as well, as we will find the 80 lucky players that enter the money soon.
Oyvind Riisem from Norway, fourth-place finisher in the WSOP Europe Main Event, ended Day 2 of the EPT Grand Final as chip leader with 441,400 chips. Fellow Norwegian Johnny Lodden finished the day second in chips with 380,300. The third and fourth chip positions were occupied by Norwegians as well - Borge Dypvik and Andreas Hagen with 296,000 and 276,800 chips. Former WSOP Main Event Champion Joe Hachem finally cracked the Norwegian stronghold, finishing the day in fifth position with 255,300 chips.
In this high class field two of our Everest Poker players are left. Spanish Life the dream winner Pablo Ubierna has 70,000 chips and French online qualifier Simon Faure has 81,000.

129 players are remaining and 80 will reach the payouts on "money day".