EPT Monte Carlo Grand Final Hand-by-Hand--We have a winner.

Rob Hollink is the winner of the EPT Monte Carlo Grand Final. I'll have a full report in a few hours, complete with pictures, stories, Greg Raymer, and grapefruits. Until then, here's the picture of Holland's Hollink with his trophy.





Instructions: This hand-by-hand will run in reverse order. The most recent hands will appear at the top. If you want to read from beginning to end, read from the bottom up. Important hands will be prefaced by the words KEY HAND. I will make every effort to record every hand as it happens. Seating and payouts will appear at the bottom of this post.

Blinds 10K/20K/2K

31--Rob raises to 50K. Brandon calls.
Flop: K95. Brandon checks. Rob bets 70K. Brandon calls.
Turn: 8. Brandon checks. Rob bets 70K. Brandon calls.
River: J with three clubs on the board. Brandon checks. Rob announced all in. brandon calls

Rob shows J8 for tow pair. Brandon shows K7 for only a pair of kings.

Rob wins


KEY HAND
30--Brandon raises to 50K and Rob calls.
Flop: T3T with two clubs. Brandon bets 80K. Rob makes it 160K. Brandon announces all-in. Rob says call.
Rob shows T8
Brandon shows 34
Turn: 7
River: 5

29--Rob raises to 50K. Brandon folds.

28--Brandon raises to 50K. Rob calls.
Flop: QT3 with two spades. Check Check
Turn: 3. Rob bets 100K. Brandon calls.
River: 9. Check Check

Brandon shows an ace and ace high wins.


27--Rob raises to 50K. Brandon calls.
Flop: J4Q rainbow. Brandon checks. Rob bets 70K. Brandon re-raises to 200K. Rob folds.

26--Brandon raises to 50K and Rob folds.

25--Rob raises to 50K. Brandon re-raises to 150K. Rob folds.

24--Brandon raises to 50K.

23--Rob raises and Brandon folds.

22--Brandon raises to 50K and ROb calls.
Flop: 57K with two clubs. Rob bets 75K. Brandon calls.
Turn: 4 spades, making two spades as well. Rob checks. Brandon 150K. Rob folds.

21--Rob raises to 50K. Brandon folds.

20--Missed this one...
Flop: But brandon took it down post flop.

19--Rob raises to 50K and Brandon folds.

18--Brandon raises. Rob folds.

17--Rob raises to 50K. Brandon folds.

16--Brandon raises and Rob folds.

15--Rob raises to 50K. Brandon folds.

14--brandon raises to 50K. Rob calls.
Flop: 5K8 with two diamonds. Rob checks. Brandon bets 70K. Rob calls.
Turn: 8. Rob checks. brandono checks.
River: 5. Rob checks. ROb shows A3. Rob shows a king for a abigger two pair.

13--Rob raises to 50K and Brandon calls.
Flop: TTJ Brandon checks. Rob bets 80K Branndon folds.

12-Brandon raises to 50 K. Rob calls
Flop: 24J. Brandon bets 70K. Rob raises to 170K. Brandon calls
Turn: K Board has two diamonds on it. Chekc Check
River: 7 of hearts. Rob checks. Brandon checks.
Brandon: has a jack for apair of jacks.
Rob: 46 for pair of fours
brandon wins.

Blinds 7,500/15,000/1500 end. We're up to 10K/20K/2K

11-Rob raises to 35K. Brandon calls.
Flop: 75J raindbow. brandon checks. Rob checks.
Turn: T. Check Check
River: 8.
Brandon shows 22.
Rob shows Q8 for a rivered pair.


10--Rob calls. Brandon checks.
Flop: QA2 with two hearts. Check Check
Turn: 8. Rob bets 20K. Brandon calls.
River: Teb Chk Chk
Rob shows Q6 for a pair of queens. Brandon folds.


9--Brandon raises to 40K. Rob folds.

8--Rob calls. Brandon checks.
Flop: 3Q8 rainbow. Brandon checks. Rob bets 15K. Brandon folds.

7--Brandon folds.

6--Rob raises to 40K. Brandon calls.
Flop: 6Q3 with two diamonds. Brandon checks. Rob bets 60K. Brandon folds.

5--Brandon raises to 40K. Rob calls.
Flop: J5K rainbow. Chk Chk
Turn: Q. Rob checks. Brandon checks.
River: 7. ROb checks again. Brandon bets 60K Rob calls.
Brandon shows QT for a pair of queens and wins the pot.


4--Rob raises to 40K. Brandon folds.

3--Brandon raises to 40K. Rob folds.

2--Rob raises to 45K Brandon calls.
Flop: Q8K two diamonds. Chk Chk
Turn: T. Chk CHk
River: 3. Brandon checks. Rob bets 65K. Brandon cals.
Rob shows QJ for pair of queens. Brandon mucks. Rob wins.

1--Rb calls. Brandon checks.
Flop: 23Q. Brandon bets 40K. Rob folds.

PLAYERS ARE ALMOST EVEN CHIPS

HEADS UP PLAY BEGINS

KEY HAND
Hand 72
Brandon on the button. Rob is the small blind. Alex is in the big blind.
Rob makes it 40K. Alex re-raises and makes it 135K more. Rob goes all in. Alex calls.

Alex: AQo
Rob: KK

Flop: 3KK. Rob flops quads. The rest is irrellevant

Alex is out in third place for €178,000


Hand 71
Alex on the button. Brandon is the small blind. Rob is in the big blind.
Alex folds. Brandono raises to 40K. Rob calls.
Flop: 995 two hearts.
Brandon bets 50,000. Rob calls
Turn: Q of hearts. Now a paired board with three hearts. Brandon checks. Rob bets 100K. Brandon folds. Rob wins 180K pot.

Hand 70
Rob on the button. Alex is the small blind. Brandon is in the big blind.
Alex raises to 50K. Brandon folds.

Hand 69
Brandon on the button. Rob is the small blind. Alex is in the big blind.
Brandon raises to 40K. Rob re-Raises all-in. Brandon folds.

Hand 68
Alex on the button. Brandon is the small blind. Rob is in the big blind.
Alex folds. Brandon calls from small blind. Rob checks.
Flop: T39 rinbow. Brandon checks, Rob bets 30K. Brandon folds.


Hand 67
Rob is still on the button. Alex is the small blind. Brandon is in the big blind.
Rob raises to 40K. Everybody folds.

Hand 66
Rob is on the button. No small blind. Alex is in the big blind.
Brandon raises to 40K. Rob folds. Alex folds.

Chips
Alex: 405,00
Rob: 510,00
Brandon: 1,195,000

KEY HAND
Hand 65
Brandon is on the button. Rob is in the small blind. Romain is in the big blind.
Rob raises to more than 100K and Romain calls all in.
Rob: K2o
Romain: A3o
Flop: K56
Turn: Q
River: 6

ob wins and Romain is out in 4th place for €139,000

Hand 64
Alex is on the button. Brandon is in the small blind. Rob is in the big blind.
Alex raises to 45,000. Everybody folds.

Hand 63
Romain is on the button. Alex is in the small blind. Brandon is in the big blind.
Everybody folds.


KEY HAND
Hand 62
Rob is on the button. Romain is in the small blind. Alex is in the big blind.
Brandon makes it 40K, Romain calls, Alex folds.
Flop: J28
Romiain bets 60,000. Brandon calls.
Turn: Q. Roman bets 100K. Brandon calls. Pot is now 421K.
River: 3. Romain bets 149K. BRandoon Callss

Romain MUCKS HIS FREAKIN' CARDS
Brandon shows...I think A8 for third pair. His read on Romain is amazing.

Brandon wins more than 500K pot.


Hand 61
Brandon is on the button. Rob is in the small blind. Romain is in the big blind.
Brandon raises to 40,000. Rob re-raises all-in. Brandon folds.


Blinds 5000/10,000/1000 ending and increasing to...7,500/15,000/1,500

Hand 60
Alex is on the button. Brandon is in the small blind. Rob is in the big blind.
Alex raises to 25,000. Rob calls.
Flop: K52 with two spades. Chk Chk
TurnL 3 of spades. Rob bets out 50,000. Alex looks like he's going to raise, then mucks.


Hand 59
Romain is on the button. Alex is in the small blind. Brandon is in the big blind.
Alex raises to 25,000. Brandon calls.
Flop: 58K with two hearts. Alex checks and Brandon bets out 25,000. Alex raises to 75K. Brandon folds and the Alex cheering section goes wild. Alex shows the deuce of clubs.


Hand 58
Rob is on the button. Romain is in the small blind. Alex is in the big blind.
Romain friases from small blind and takes the pot.

Hand 57
Brandon raised form button and take it down.

Hand 56
Alex is on the button. Brandon is in the small blind. Rob is in the big blind.
Missed it.

KEY HAND
Hand 55
Romain is on the button. Alex is in the small blind. Brandon is in the big blind.
Romain raises to 25,000. Alex re-raaises to 75,000. Romain re-raises. Alex moves all in. Romain calls.

Alex: AA
Romain: QT

Flop: Axx all hearts. Romain has ten of hearts. Alex has a flopped set.
Turn: 2 of spades
River: T Alex doubles through....again.

Hand 54
Rob is on the button. Romain is in the small blind. Alex is in the big blind.
Brandon raises to 25,000. Rob, who has been quite quite, makes it 110,000. Brandon folds.

Hand 54
Brandon is on the button. Rob is in the small blind. Romain is in the big blind.
Brandon raises to 25,000. Romain calls.
Flop: 55K with two hearts. Romain bets out and takes it down.


Hand 53

Missed this one...irrelevant

HUUUUUUGE KEY HAND
Hand 53

Romain is on the button. Alex is in the small blind. Kevin is in the big blind.
Brandon rasies to 30,000, Kevin calls in big clind.
Flop: T64 with two clubs. Kevin checks. Brandon bets 40,000. Kevin moves all in Brandon calls immediately.
Kevin: 88
Brandon: AA
Turn: 7
River: 3.
Aces hold up and Brandon wins a monster.

Kevin is out in fifth place with €118,000

Hand 52

Rob is on the button. Romain is in the small blind. Alex is in the big blind.
Brandon raises to 25,000. Everybody folds.


Hand 51

Brandon is on the button. Rob is in the small blind. Romain is in the big blind.
Alex raises to 30,000. After three minutes of thinkin Romain folds.


Hand 50

Kevin is on the button. Brandon is in the small blind. Rob is in the big blind.
Romain raises to 25,000. Rob calls from big blind.
Flop: 479 rainbow. Rob checks. Romain bets 30,000. Rob folds.


Hand 49

Alex is on the button. Kevin is in the small blind. Brandon is in the big blind.
Romain raises to 25,000 and takes it down.

Hand 48

Romain is on the button. Alex is in the small blind. Kevin is in the big blind.
brandon makes minimum raise to 20,000. Everybody folds.

Hand 47

Rob is on the button. Romain is in the small blind. Alex is in the big blind.
Romain calls and Alex checks.
Flop: 38K. Check Check.
Turn: T. ROmaini bets 20,000 and Alex folds.

Hand 46

Brandon is on the button. Rob is in the small blind. Romain is in the big blind.
Kevin calls. Romain checks in the big blind.
Flop: 338 two diamonds. Keviin bets out 15,000. Romain calls.
Turn: 7 Romain bets 30,000. This is a familiar move. Romain often check-calls the flop, then bets out on the turn. Kevin ends up folding and Romain takes it.


Hand 45

Kevin is on the button. Brandon is in the small blind. Rob is in the big blind.
Romain raises to 30K. Alex announces all-in. It's 133,500 more to call for Romain. Romain choose to fold.


Hand 44

Dead button. Kevin is in the small blind. Brandon is in the big blind.
Alex raises to 38,000 and wins.

Hand 43

Alex has the button. There is no the small blind. Kevin is in the big blind.
Brandon raises under th gun to 25,000. Everybody folds.


KEY HAND
Hand 43

Romain has the button. Alex is in the small blind. Abdualziz is in the big blind.
Romain comes in. Abdualaziz moves in from BB. Romain calls.
Abdulaziz shows K6.
Romain : 88

Flop: 5T3
Turn: 8
River: 5

Abdulaziz leaves in six place taking home €99,500

Hand 42

Rob has the button. Romain is in the small blind. Alex is in the big blind.
Kevin vs. Alex. Checked down to river.
Flop 534 two diamonds.
Turn: A
River: 3. kevin bets at it and wins.

KEY HAND
Hand 41

Brandon has the button. Rob is in the small blind. Romain is in the big blind.
Brandon raises to 25,000. Romain calls from the big blind.
Flop: AK6 with two clubs. Romain checks. Brandon bets 30,000. Romain calls with flair.
Turn: T. Romain bets 40,000. Brandon calls. Big pot.
River: T. Romain bets 125K. Eeeeesh. Brandon calls.
Brandon shows A4. Romain shows 78 of clubs. Romain missed his flush draw and bet at it. Whatta a call on brandon's part.

Hand 40

Kevin has the button. Brandon is in the small blind. Rob. is in the big blind.
Missed this hand. Had to blow my nose. it went that quickly.

Hand 39

Abdulaziz has the button. Kevin is in the small blind. Brandon is in the big blind.
Alex raises to 28,000. Everybody folds.

Hand 38

Alex has the button. Abdulaziz is in the small blind. Kevin is in the big blind.
Romain raies to 30,000 and everybody folds.

Hand 37

Romain has the button. Alex is in the small blind. Abdulaziz is in the big blind.
Brandon raises to 25,000. Romain re-raises to 60,000. Brandon calls
Flop: 782 with two hearts. Brandon checkc with a smile. Romain bets almost 200K and brandon folds.

Hand 36

Rob has the button. Romain is in the small blind. Alex is in the big blind.
Rob riases to 30,000 and picks up the pot.


Blinds 4000/8000/500 end and Blinds 5000/10,000/1000 begin

Hand 35

Brandon has the button. Rob is in the small blind. Romain is in the big blind.
Kevin call. Brandon calls from button. Rob calls from small blind. romain checks.
Flop: 4K2 rainbow. Kevin bets 25,000. Brandon calls. Rob folds. Romain folds.
Turn: 5. now tow hearts on the board. Kevin bets 50,000. Brandon raises to 120,000. Kevin folds. Brandon wins nice pot.

KEY HAND.
Hand 34

Kevin has the button. Brandon is in the small blind. Rob is in the big blind.
Romain raises to 23,000. Alexander raises all-in. Folded back to Romain who askes for a chip count, then calls.
Alex: KQ
Romain:AT
Flop: AKK. ALex flops a set.
Turn: 2
River: T
Alex doubles up with 175K potand the Swedes go nuts.

Hand 33

Abdulaziz has the button. Kevin is in the small blind. Brandon is in the big blind.
Abdulaziz calls. Kevin raises to 25,000 in small blind. Brandon folds. Abdulaziz folds. Kevin wins.

Hand 32

Alex has the button. Abdulaziz is in the small blind. Kevin is in the big blind.
Brandn raises under the gun to 20,000. Everybody folds.

Hand 31

Romain has the button. Alex is in the small blind. Abdulaziz is in the big blind.
Brandon raises to 20,000. Rob calls. Blinds fold.
Flop: 4A7 two hearts. Brandon bets 22,000. Rob folds and Brandon wins.


Hand 30

Rob has the button. Romain is in the small blind. Alex is in the big blind.
Kevin raises to 20,000. Rob calls and blinds fold.
Flop: 5QK two hearts. Chk Chk
Turn: Q. Kevin checks. ROb bets 18,000. Kevinn folds. Rob wins.


Hand 29

Brandon has the button. Rob is in the small blind. Romain is in the big blind.
Kevin raises to 20,000. Romain calls.
Flop: 3QK rainbow. Romain bets out from big blind to 15,000. Kevin raises to 50,000. Romain re-raises. He makes ot 120,000K. Kevin folds. Kevin says, just show me one card. Romain shows him... A DEUCE. Holy cow, Romain loves to bluff.


Hand 28

Kevin has the button. Brandon is in the small blind. Rob is in the big blind.
Romain opens for 27,000. Everybody folds.

Hand 27

Abdulaziz has the button. Kevin is in the small blind. Brandon is in the big blind.
Abdulaziz raises to 17K and brandon calls.
Flop: 79T Check Check
Turn: Q Chk Chk
River: J Chk Chk

Abdulaziz shows an ace and ace high wins the pot.

Hand 26

Alex has the button. Abdulaziz is in the small blind. Kevin is in the big blind.
Rob raises to 22,000. Everybody folds.


Hand 25

Romain has the button. Alex is in the small blind. Abdulaziz is in the big blind.
Kevini raises to 20,000 folded around to big blind. Abdualziz calls.
Flop: 77K rainbow. Abdalziz checks. Kevin bets 20,000 and takes it down.

Chips
Romain 594,000
Alex 111,000
Abdul 145000
Kevin 409,500
Brandon425,00
Rob 335,000

Hand 24

Rob has the button. Romain is in the small blind. Alex is in the big blind.
Romain calls. Aelx checks.
Flop: 3TT Romain Bets 15K. Alex folds

Blinds 3000/6000/500 and and go up to 4000/8000/500

Hand 23

Brandon has the button. Rob is in the small blind. Romain is in the big blind.
Alex calls under the gun. Kevin calls as well. Brandon calls. Rob calls. Romain checks. Five players.
Flop: 344 with two hearts.
Rob bets out the minimum, 6000. Alex calls. Kevin calls 6. Brndon folds.
Turn: A of hearts. Rob checks. Alex bets 17,000. Kevin calls. Rob folds.
River: 7 spades. Alex checks. Kevin bets 25,000. Alex folds and Kevin takes down a nice pot.

Hand 22

Kevin has the button. Brandon is in the small blind. Rob is in the big blind.
Everybody folds to small blind where Brandon calls and Rob checks
Flop: TQA Chk Chk
Turn: 3. Brandon checks and Rob bets 9000. Brandon calls
River: 9 Brandon checks. Rob checks. Brandono shows T8 for a par of tens. Rob shows a queen for a pair of queens and wins a small pot.


Hand 21

Dead button. Kevin is in small blind. Brandon is in the big blind.
Romain raises and everybody folds.

KEY HAND.
Hand 20

Abdulaziz has the button. Ben is in the small blind. Kevin is in the big blind.
Rob opens for a raise to 18,000. Ben calls from small blind. Kevin folds.
Flop: 6KQ with two clubs. Ben checks. Rob checks.
Turn: J. Ben checks. Rob bets 25,000. Ben thinks for a long while then moves all in. Rob calls.

Ben: AJ for a pair of jacks
Rob: KK. Rob has slowplayed a set of kings.

River: 5.

Ben leaves in 7th place and €79,500


Hand 19

Alex has the button. Abdulaziz is in the small blind. Ben is in the big blind.
Romain raises to 17,000 and Alex announces all in from the button. Total bets is 117,500. While Romain is considering, his cellphone goes off with the familiar T-mobile ring. Finally, Romain folds. Alex shows a pair of sixes.


Hand 18
Romain has the button. Alex is in the small blind. Abdulaziz is in the big blind.
Ben moves all in under the gun. Everybody folds again, so ben wins again.

Hand 17
Rob has the button. Romain is in the small blind. Alex is in the big blind.
ben comes in for a raise and everybody folds.

Hand 16

Brandon has the button. Rob is in the small blind. Romain is in the big blind.
Folded around to small blind where Rob calls. Romaini checks option.
Flop: 3TQ with two diamonds. Rob checks. Romain bets 12,000. ROb calls.
Turn: T of clubs. Rob checks. Romain bets 21,000. Rob calls.
River: 7 of spades. Rob checks. Romain bets 50,000. ROb calls
Romain: TJ. Rob mucks. Romain wins with trip tens.

Hand 15

Kevin has the button. Brandon is in the small blind. Rob is in the big blind.
Everybody folds around to the blinds. Brandon nods and folds from the small blind. With a slight look of disgust, Rob turns up pocket aces.

Hand 14

Ben has the button. Kevin is in the small blind. Brandon is in the big blind.
Kevin calls froom small blind. Brandon checks.
Flop: 3A7 with two spades.
Kevin bets out 12,000. Brandon folds.

Hand 13

Abdulaziz has the button. Ben is in the small blind. Kevin is in the big blind.
brandon calls in first position. The kid is playing a lot of pots. Ben calls from the small blind. Kevin checks his option.
Flop: 46A with two spades.
THe blinds check and Brandon bets 30,000. Everybody folds.

Hand 12

Alex has the button. Abdulaziz is in the small blind. Ben is in the big blind.
Brandon opens for a raise to 15,000. Everybody folds.

Hand 11

Romain has the button. Alex is in the small blind. Abdulaziz is in the big blind.
Kevin raises to 20,000. Everybody folds.

Hand 10

Rob has the button. Romain is in the small blind. Alex is in the big blind.
Brandono raises to 15,000. Romain calls from the small blind. Alex calls. Looks like everyone wants to look Brandon up a bit.

Flop: JJK. Romain bets out 25K. Alex folds. Brandon shakes his head and mucks.



Hand 9

Brandon has the button. Rob is in the small blind. Romain is in the big blind.
Brandon raises from the button to 15,000. From the small blind, Rob makes it 60,000. Romain considers the bet for a bit from the big blind the folds. Brandon removes his headphones and makes it 150,000 more to go. This is shaping up to be a nice pot. In a pinstripe suit, Rob listens to his iPod, raises his eyebrows, and then folds. Brandon takes down a big one. 130K


Hand 8

Kevin has the button. Brandon is in the small blind. Rob is in the big blind.
Kevin raises to 20,000. Everybody folds and Kevin wins.


Hand 7

Ben has the button. Kevin is in the small blind. Brandon is in the big blind.
Romain opens for 28,000 and takes down the pot.

KEY HAND
Hand 6

Abdulaziz has the button. Ben is in the small blind. Kevin is in the big blind.
Mikhail raises to 20,000 under the gun. Alex moves all in. Mikhail says call.
Mikhail has QQ
Alex has JJ
Flop:6J8. Alex flops a set
Turn: 8
River: 5

Mikhail suffers the first bad beat of the day and leaves in 8th place with €59,500


Hand 5

Alex has the button. Abdulaziz is in the small blind. Ben is in the big blind.
Brandon raises to 15,000. After some thought, Ben folds, too.

Hand 4

Romain has the button. Alex is in the small blind. Abdulaziz is in the big blind.
Brandon raises to 15K. Alex moves all in from the small blind. It is 34,5000 more than Brandon's bet. Brandon passes and thr Swedes in the crowd erupts for Stevic.

Hand 3

Rob has the button. Romain is in the small blind. Alex is in the big blind.
From the button Rob makes it 18,000 to go. The blinds fold.

Hand 2

Brandon has the button. Rob is in the small blind. Romain is in the big blind.
Folded around to blinds where Rob calls from small blind. Romain checked his option.
Flop: Q36 with two clubs. Rob checks. Romain bets 22K and ROb folds. ROmain wins.


Hand 1

Mikhail has the button. Brandon is in the small blind. Rob is in the big blind.
Folded around to small blind where Brandon calls. Rob raises to 15K more from BB. Brandon folds.

Blinds 3000/6000/500


Final Table

Seat 1: Romain Feriolo 475,000
Seat 2: Alex Stevic 57,500
Seat 3: Abdulaziz Abdulaziz 181,000
Seat 4: Ben Grundy 90,500
Seat 5: Kevin Seeger 364,500
Seat 6: Mikhail Ustinov 68,500
Seat 7: Brandon Scahefer 488,500
Seat 8: Rob Hollink 384,000

Payouts

1st: €635,000
2nd: €350,000
3rd: €178,000
4th: €139,000
5th: €118,000
6th: €99,500
7th: €79,500
8th: €59,500