Thursday, May 5, 2016

EPT12 Grand Final: €100K super high roller final table live updatesNO Deposit bonus $43

Ole Schemion wins super high roller for €1,597,800Full final table report here

7pm: It's over! Ole Schemion wins super high roller for €1,597,800Level 21- Blinds 50,000/100,000 (10,000 ante)

That was a brief heads-up battle, but alternatively that was the players' intention once they shortened the degrees to twenty minutes.

Both players had pairs - Q♥Q♦ for Schemion and 7♠7♥ for Kanit. All of the money went in pre-flop ("I always make quads with sevens," said Kanit) and by the tip of it both players had sets because the board ran out K♠Q♠2♣9♠7♣. But Schemion's was the dominant holding, and identical to that it's over.

Mustapha Kanit wins €1,462,000. But Ole Schemion - our champion - wins €1,597,800. Here is a full report of the overall table. --JS

6:48pm: Schemion takes even bigger leadLevel 21- Blinds 50,000/100,000 (10,000 ante)

Ole Schemion limped from the button/small blind, and Kanit raised to 445,000, which got a call.

The flop fell 6♣3♥J♠ and Kanit continued for 350,000. Schemion went nowhere.

The 4♥ turn was an enchanting card - it gave Schemion an open-ended straight draw, while Kanit picked up a gutshot. Kanit didn't decelerate - leading out again for 875,000. Again Schemion matched it.

We saw the 3♠ hit the river and now the bet from Kanit was 1.95 million. The pot was huge, and it was a large decision for Schemion with just Ace-high. But he made an implausible call.

Schemion took a tremendous chip lead, 12.64 million to 2.615 million. --JS

6:25pm: It is a done dealLevel 21- Blinds 50,000/100,000 (10,000 ante)

Ole Schemion and Mustapha Kanit have struck a deal.

Ole, who has 8.96 million in chips, will take €1,547,800.

Mustapha, who has 6.29 million in chips, will take €1,462,000.

There's still €50,000 and the trophy to play for, but interestingly they've decided to shorten the degrees to simply 20 minutes each. --JS

6:10pm: Schemion vs Kanit - heads-up!Level 21- Blinds 50,000/100,000 (10,000 ante)

What a perfect heads-up battle we've on our hands.

Mustapha Kanit - who's looking to go back-to-back after winning the high roller title at EPT12 Dublin.

And Ole Schemion - high roller regular with dozens of huge scores at the tour, including a win within the €10K high roller at EPT10 San Remo.

Players have gone on a break, but heads-up play will start soon. --JS

6pm: Ali Reza Fatehi gone in third for €828,500Level 21- Blinds 50,000/100,000 (10,000 ante)

Ole Schemion opened to 240,000 with the A♦T♣ just for Ali Reza Fatehi to jam with the 5♥5♣. It was a 3.355 million shove, and Schemion had 5.21 million in front of him. He thought for a few minutes at least, rarelty adjusting his stare clear of Fatehi.

Eventually he called, and Fatehi was in danger. It was Schemion who would have to hit though.

And he did, at the K♣T♠4♣ flop. Fatehi was now drawing very thin and the 3♦ turn didn't help him. "Could I'VE a five here please?" he asked the dealer, pointing on the empty space where the river would soon be.

It was the A♠. Fatehi is gone in third for €828,500, while Schemion is now playing 8.96 million. --JS

5:53pm: Igor Kurganov gone in fourth for €627,300Level 21- Blinds 50,000/100,000 (10,000 ante)

Igor Kurganov hoped it was third time lucky, as that is the third year in a row that he has reached this super high roller final table here on the EPT Grand Final. Unfortunately for Kurganov, he'll need to wait until 2017 to select up a primary place, as he's been sent to the rail by Mustapha Kanit.

Kanit opened at the button with the A♦Q♦, Ole Schemion folded, and Kurganov jammed for 1.4 million with the Q♥T♥. It was a very simple demand Kanit.

By the turn the board had become interesting; it showed the Q♣2♠9♥J♦, so Kurganov had eleven outs to either pair his ten on hit his open-ended straight draw, however the 5♦ landed at the river, eliminating the Russian. Kanit has 6.4 million now, while Kurganov has €627,300. --JS

5:45pm: Fatehi doubles courtesy of KurganovLevel 21- Blinds 50,000/100,000 (10,000 ante)

Ali Reza Fatehi picked up the T♠T♥ under the gun and made a 3x open to 300,000. It folded to Igor Kurganov within the big blind who had the Q♥2♥, but he smelled weakness. He put Fatehi all-in for 1.7 million, however the Iranian businessmen made a rapid call.

The board ran out 3♣9♦J♠4♠K♦ and Fatehi moves as much as 3.44 million. Kurganov is all the way down to just nine big blinds with 985,000 remaining. --JS

5:35pm: Newey's vigil results in fifthLevel 21 - Blinds 50,000/100,000 (10,000 ante)

After Ali Reza Fatehi lost that last pot, Paul Newey learned that he was not the fast stack on the table. That quickly changed at the very next hand, however. And it might not has been worse: he's now out.

Newey got unlucky here. He opened with 8♠8♥ and Ole Schemion called from the large blind with Q♣6♣. The flop brought something for everybody: it came 9♦8♣T♣ and the chips duly went in. (Schemion shoved and Newey called.)

Newey was ahead at this point, however the 3♣ at the turn gave Schemion the flush. The K♦ turn was a blank and Newey, who came to the overall table because the desperate short stack, should look back and be delighted that he got to fifth here, for €485,300.

Schemion now has 5,340,000, that's one big blind not up to Mustapha Kanit. -- HS

5:25pm: Kanit flushes Fatehi's bluffLevel 21- Blinds 50,000/100,000 (10,000 ante)

It seems Ali Reza Fatehi is getting just a little frisky, perhaps feeling just a little restless after being bluffed by Igor Kurganov and called down by Ole Schemion.

Fatehi defended his big blind with the Q♣J♥ after Mustapha Kanit opened to 210,000 under the gun with the J♣8♣. The 3♣6♦7♣ flop gave Kanit a flush draw, so he continued for 250,000 after Fatehi checked to him. However, Fatehi then raised, clicking it back to 500,000. Kanit called.

The K♣ landed at the turn, bringing with it Kanit's flush. But that did not slow Fatehi down; instead he continued for 500,000 and Kanit called once more.

When the 3♠ hit the river Fatehi insta-shoved, putting Kanit in peril. He thought for a minute, but finally came to a conclusion: "I DON'T BELIEVE I WILL fold," he said.

He would call and take the chip lead with a 5.58 million stack, while Fatehi drops to 1.79 million. --JS

  LEVEL SMALL BLIND BIG BLIND ANTE
21 50,000 100,000 10,000

5:15pm: Schemion strong-arms NeweyLevel 21 - Blinds 50,000/100,000 (10,000 ante)

When Ole Schemion commits to a hand, it is not easy to get him off it, even though he's only got five high. Action folded to Schemion within the small blind and, with only Paul Newey to his left, he opened to 255,000.

Newey found Q♣J♣ and that was enough for him to make the decision. But after a flop of A♦7♦J♦, Newey now not fancied facing Schemion's aggression. The German bet 190,000 and Newey folded. -- HS

5pm: Stephen Chidwick gone in sixth for €378,750Level 20 - Blinds 40,000/80,000 (10,000 ante)

Things just didn't go Stephen Chidwick's way here at the final table, and in exactly a few hands his tournament has come to an end.

His demise was by the hands of Paul Newey, who first doubled up for the third time today. Chidwick jammed for 1,370,000 at the button with the J♠T♠, but Newey awoke with the K♠K♥ within the small blind. Newey had rather less than Chidwick - 1,035,000 to be precise - and clearly called. The board ran out 4♠A♣T♣6♠K♦ - no good for Chidwick, despite a number of outs by the turn.

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Stephen Chidwick: Out in sixth

A couple of hands later Stevie444 got his last 315,000 all-in with the A♣3♥, but was again crushed by Newey, who this time held the A♦K♦. Big Slick held up and Chidwick will collect €378,750. Newey now has 2.69 million. --JS

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It's all bobbing up Newey

4:55pm: Aces for OleLevel 20- Blinds 40,000/80,000 (10,000 ante)

Ole Schemion is picking up hands at will at this time. He was dealt the A♠A♦ and opened under the gun to 175,000, and will need to have loved it when he saw Igor Kurganov three-bet to 430,000. The Russian had a couple of his own with the 9♥9♣.

Schemion just called, and the dealer put out a 3♦7♦6♠ flop. He checked, and Kurganov - with the over pair - should have felt comfortable he was ahead. He continued for 250,000 into the million chip pot, and Schemion just called again, disguising his pocket rockets well.

Both checked the 5♦ turn, taking us to the Q♠ turn - the one card over Kurganov's pair. Schemion took his time before creating a 580,000 bet.

"If you were bluffing eights I ASSUME you can have bet bigger, right?" Kurganov asked. He got no response. Schemion's bet got a fold though, and took him 3.06 million - good for third presently. Kurganov is in second behind Ali Reza Fatehi with 3.38 million. --JS

4:50pm: Kanit trips up SchemionLevel 20 - Blinds 40,000/80,000 (10,000 ante)

Ole Schemion just made a unprecedented misstep. Or, well, to be more accurate, he just had a bluff picked off by an improved hand.

Schemion opened to 175,000 from early position with K♣8♣ and Mustapha Kanit called from the massive blind with A♣3♠. The flop was great for Kanit. It came A♦A♥6♣, and he checked. Schemion fell into the trap and bet 150,000. Kanit called.

The turn actually hit Schemion. It came 8♥. Kanit checked, Schemion bet 260,000 and Kanit called again.

The river was the 9♣ they usually both checked. Kanit showed down his ace and Schemion mucked. --HS

4:45pm: Kurganov gets friskyLevel 20- Blinds 40,000/80,000 (10,000 ante)

With the action on Igor Kurganov and no bets in front of him, he completed the small blind with the J♦6♠. Ali Reza Fatehi was within the big, and he checked with the A♣4♠.

The flop came the 5♠7♠5♥ and Kurganov quickly checked. Fatehi casually put out an 80,000 bet for only half the pot, and Kurganov floated. That took us to the Q♦ turn and there has been another quick check.

Fatehi now made it 225,000 to go, and with absolute air Kurganov raised it to 750,000. Fatehi let it go, and the professional takes another one from the Iranian businessman.

Kurganov is as much as 4.08 million now, while Fatehi is playing 3.81 million. --JS

4.40pm: Fatehi firesLevel 20 - Blinds 40,000/80,000 (10,000 ante)

Ali Reza Fatehi just pinched some chips back from Ole Schemion, pushing his opponent out of the pot pre-flop. Fatehi opened to 175,000 from under the gun and Schemion three bet from the button. Fatehi had A♥K♠, dominating Schemion's A♦T♠.

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Ali Reza Fatehi

He wasn't to grasp that, of course, and didn't fancy playing post-flop. So he jammed for 4 million and Schemion beat a hasty retreat. -- HS

2:30pm: Kurganov at the up; Kanit slipping downLevel 20- Blinds 40,000/80,000 (10,000 ante)

On the button, Igor Kurganov min-opened to 160,000 with the K♠4♣. Ali Reza Fatehi let his small blind go, but Mustapha Kanit defended with the 6♠6♥.

The flop came the 7♠K♥A♦, and Kanit check-called a 105,000 bet, taking us to the 5♥ turn. Both players opted to test it, they usually did the similar at the 8♥ river.

Kurganov's Kings were the winners and he moved as much as 3.65 million, while Kanit now has 1.79 million. --JS

4:15pm: Newey doubles againLevel 20 - Blinds 40,000/80,000 (10,000 ante)

We've had a large number of wet flops in this final table through which two players have both hit huge. Well, we've just had another one, and Paul Newey has got another double-up.

Igor Kurganov opened to 130,000 under the gun with the Q♦J♦ and Paul Newey defended his big blind with the T♥8♥. It turned out to be an excellent decision as he flopped absolutely the nuts; it came the T♥8♥J♠, giving Kurganov top pair and Newey the straight and up-and-down straight flush draw.

Newey check-called a 140,000 bet and the 6♣ landed at the turn. Newey checked and Kurganov put him all-in. A SNAPPY call from Newey meant his double-up was secured as Kurganov was drawing dead, so the K♦ river meant nothing. Newey is now as much as 1.76 million, while Kurganov has 3.07 million. --JS

  LEVEL SMALL BLIND BIG BLIND ANTE
20 40,000 80,000 10,000

3:50pm: Break time chipsLevel 19 - Blinds 30,000/60,000 (5,000 ante)

On the last significant hand of the extent 19, Igor Kurganov took a small pot from Mustapha Kanit. The action wasn't thrilling, but it surely was important as it put Kurganov into the lead.

The Russian/German (who lives in London) is now prior to his half-countryman Ole Schemion (who lives in Austria) on the top of the chip-counts. The 2 Brits are the quick stacks.

NAME COUNTRY CHIPS
Igor Kurganov Russia 3,910,000
Ole Schemion Germany 3,725,000
Ali Reza Fatehi Iran 3,660,000
Mustapha Kanit Italy 2,260,000
Stephen Chidwick United Kingdom 860,000
Paul Newey United Kingdom 840,000

3:45pm: Schemion calls Fatehi's three streets with Ace-highLevel 19 - Blinds 30,000/60,000 (5,000 ante)

Things are becoming interesting here. First Stephen Chidwick managed to fold a large ace to Ali Reza Fatehi, and now Ole Schemion has called him down correctly on three streets without even having a pair.

Schemion opened to 130,000 together with his A♣2♠ and Fatehi defended his big blind with the K♣4♣. The T♣3♥8♣ flop didn't improve either player, but Fatehi seized the betting lead with a 150,000 punt. Schemion called, but you already knew that.

The turn came the 5♦ and it was the same story: Fatehi bet (this time 230,000), and Schemion called again (that you already know).

So when Fatehi bet 340,000 at the T♥ river you recognize exactly what happened. It was a super read by Schemion who's now our chip leader with 3,815,000. Fatehi is in second place with only one big blind less - 3,720,000. --JS

3:35pm: A LITTLE BIT luck for ChidwickLevel 19 - Blinds 30,000/60,000 (5,000 ante)

Fortune could be turning for Stephen Chidwick, who has run somewhat cold up to now today. He just found a really perfect spot to double up when it folded to him within the small blind and he moved all-in with the A♠8♣. Ole Schemion looked down at A♣5♣ at the big blind and made a quick, easy call.

The board ran out J♠7♥7♣4♥6♣, dodging all chop possibilities, and Chidwick gets a whole double to 860,000. Schemion is now playing 2.94 million. --JS

3:30pm: Amazing fold from Kanit denies double to SchemionLevel 19 - Blinds 30,000/60,000 (5,000 ante)

Ole Schemion just added greater than 1,000,000 chips to his stack, but he will have won a lot more had Mustapha Kanit not been so brilliant at this game. Kanit has just showed that he too can make an enormous lay-down when necessary, along with all of the chatter and the aggression and the moustaches.

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An exceptional fold from Kanit

Schemion was first to behave and looked down at K♥K♦. He raised, of course, making it 125,000 to play. Igor Kurganov, with a newly-restored stack, then found K♠Q♥ within the cutoff and regarded it adequate to three-bet. He made it 335,000.

But then it got much more dramatic as Kanit, within the small blind, found Q♠Q♦. He four-bet to 835,000.

Stephen Chidwick folded his big blind, but Schemion was obviously going nowhere. He shoved, for 2,055,000 total.

Kurganov quickly folded, of course, and Kanit also gave the impression of he was pondering doing that too. Could Kanit four-bet then fold pocket queens?

After a protracted dwell, he did just that. He let the queens go. -- HS

3:20pm: Kurganov doubles through Chidwick at the wettest of flopsLevel 19 - Blinds 30,000/60,000 (5,000 ante)

Stephen Chidwick isn't running well in this final table. He's just doubled up Igor Kurganov in a hand during which he'd flopped huge, but his opponent had the nuts.

Chidwick opened to 125,000 together with his suited connectors - the 7♠6♠ - and it folded its technique to Kurganov, who three-bet from the small unaware of 285,000 with the 9♥T♥. Chidwick called.

The 6♥8♣7♥ was a real action flop, giving Chidwick two pair and Kurganov the nut straight and a gut-shot straight flush draw. However, both players checked.

That led us to the A♠ at the turn and now Kurganov put out a delayed continuation bet of 235,000. Chidwick shoved - putting Kurganov all-in - and the Russian snap-called his last 1,465,000.

The Q♦ landed at the river and Kurganov secured a double to 3.65 million. Meanwhile, Chidwick may be very short now with just 480,000. --JS

3:15pm: Pocket pairs for everyoneLevel 19 - Blinds 30,000/60,000 (5,000 ante)

First Ali Reza Fatehi picked up pocket queens, opened, but got no callers. Then Igor Kurganov picked up K♠K♥ and opened to 120,000, which Fatehi three-bet to 240,000 together with his 5♥5♦. It got back to the Russian and he four-bet jammed for 720,000. Fatehi slammed down a choice instantly.

Kurganov still led at the Q♣Q♠6♥ flop, and he asked for an additional Queen at the turn. "I LOVE a Queen. It is a pretty card," he told Fatehi.

The turn was the 9♥, and at this point Kanit began his wind-up antics all over again. "Hey Liv," he shouted to Team PokerStars Pro Liv Boeree who had arrived at the rail. "WE'D LIKE a five for Igor!"

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Igor Kurganov shows how high he wants his stack

The 8♠ river was safe though, and Kurganov doubled to 1.59 million. Meanwhile, Fatehi dipped to 4.52 million. --JS

3:05pm: Greenwood gone in seventhLevel 19 - Blinds 30,000/60,000 (5,000 ante)

It folded to Sam Greenwood within the small blind and he shoved for his last 255,000 with the 7♦5♥. Mustapha Kanit didn't take too long to name along with his T♣5♦; "YOU'RE THE closest friend of Timex here right? Let's do that"! he told Greenwood. Yesterday, when Mike McDonald bubbled this event, Kanit did somewhat dance; him and Timex clearly have some form of jokey rivalry, and he takes it out on Sam Greenwood.

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Seventh for Sam Greenwood

The board ran out 6♥T♥7♣K♠ before Greenwood asked for the river card face down so he could squeeze it. However, it came the 2♥ and Greenwood was gone in seventh for €301,820. --JS

3pm: Schemion makes Greenwood shorterLevel 19 - Blinds 30,000/60,000 (5,000 ante)

Ole Schemion opened from the hijack to 125,000. He only had K♠8♣ but he nonetheless got Paul Newey, to his left, to fold A♥J♦. Sam Greenwood, the table's other short stack, called with K♥7♥ but then check-folded to Schemion's bet at the 8♦9♦3♣ flop.

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Ole Schemion: You'd fold ace-jack too

That left Greenwood really short and gave Newey the risk to ladder up another spot. -- HS

2:55pm: Great play from Chidwick, even in defeatLevel 19 - Blinds 30,000/60,000 (5,000 ante)

Stevie444 - aka Stephen Chidwick - raised from the hijack with the A♥K♠ and it folded to the Iranian businessman, Ali Reza Fatehi, who defended his big blind with the J♠9♣.

It was a really perfect flop for the EPT newcomer as he flopped trips at the 4♦J♣J♦ board. Chidwick put out a c-bet of 100,000 which was called, and the A♦ landed at the turn. Fatehi checked again and things looked bad for Chidwick, but he managed to seek out a check too.

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Stephen Chidwick: Focused

The 4♣ arrived at the river and now Fatehi led for 360,000. Chidwick thought for only a minute before Fatehi called the clock. Chidwick will need to have seen it for what it was - an try to look weak when actually strong - and he somehow found a fold. --JS

  LEVEL SMALL BLIND BIG BLIND ANTE
19 30,000 60,000 5,000

2:50pm: Chidwick takes oneLevel 18 - Blinds 25,000/50,000 (5,000 ante)

It folded to Mustapha Kanit at the button and he made a raise to 110,000 with 5♠5♣. Stephen Chidwick was within the small blind and aroused from sleep with A♦K♦, so made a three-bet to 350,000. Kanit called and we went to a flop.

It came A♠2♥T♦ and Chidwick led for 200,000. Kanit gave it up pretty quickly and Chidwick took it down. --JS

2:45pm: Ivan Luca busts in eighth, winning €236,820Level 18 - Blinds 25,000/50,000 (5,000 ante)

Here's a chilly deck, and it has accounted for Ivan Luca who becomes our first casualty of this final table.

Mustapha Kanit raised to 110,000 from the button. That would mean any two cards with Kanit, but on this instance it was Q♥Q♣, a sound hand by anyone's standards. Unfortunately for Luca, he found J♠J♦ within the small blind and, with only 18 big blinds, he shoved.

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The end of Ivan Luca

Kanit called of course, and there has been no drama at the flop, turn or river. That is the end of Luca, who gets €236,820 for his eighth place on this one. -- HS

2:35pm Greenwood plays your time; Kanit gets thereLevel 18 - Blinds 25,000/50,000 (5,000 ante)

Sam Greenwood jammed under the gun with the 8♥8♣ for 735,000, and Mustapha Kanit to his left folded. "It was a pleasure twiddling with you today," said Kanit, jokingly. Actually, though, everyone folded.

Two hands later and the 2 were in a pot together. Greenwood limped from the small blind with K♥K♦ and Kanit raised it as much as 125,000 with the 9♦2♥. Both players check at the 8♥6♥5♣ flop and 2♣ turn, wherein point Kanit had paired his deuce and collected a gut-shot. He got there at the 7♣ river and Greenwood checked it to him. Kanit figured how much he could get paid.

The amount was 225,000 and Greenwood did indeed make the decision and droped to 440,000. Kanit, however, is as much as 1.79 million. --JS

2:28pm: Schemion unafraidLevel 18 - Blinds 25,000/50,000 (5,000 ante)

Ole Schemion pushed both Ivan Luca and Paul Newey off of hands that they may both have desired to play with a bold bet at the turn.

Luca opened to 100,000 from the cutoff with K♣2♠ and Schemion, with A♠T♠, called from the small blind. Newey was priced in with 7♦6♦ within the big blind.

They all checked the Q♦2♥J♠ flop, but then Schemion's bet of 160,000 at the 3♦ turn forced folds from either one of the others. --HS

2:25pm: Chidwick squeezes out threeLevel 18 - Blinds 25,000/50,000 (5,000 ante)

Igor Kurganov, together with his stack cut to about 15 big blinds, found pocket fives in early position and limped. It seemed suspicious and so Mustapha Kanit, with A♣8♣, called at the button, as did Ivan Luca within the small blind, with K♦7♠.

Stephen Chidwick, within the big blind, saw numerous dead money available in the market and raised to 275,000. Chidwick had the A♠ at least, however the other card missed the EPT Live scanner and so we'll never know what else he had. -- HS

2:20pm: Luca's boat gets paid by KurganovLevel 18 - Blinds 25,000/50,000 (5,000 ante)

Igor Kurganov - the person who made this very final table for 3 years in a row - has just lot a vital chunk of chips to Ivan Luca.

Kurganov made it 100,000 with the A♥6♥ and Luca defended his big blind with the J♥4♣. The K♣Q♥4♥ flop gave Luca the lead with bottom pair, and he checked it to the raiser who continued fir 90,000. Luca called and the K♦ fell at the river, which both players checked.

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Tough times for Igor Kurganov

The river came the 4♠ giving Luca an entire house, and there'd be not more checking. He bet 175,000 into the 445,000 pot and Kurganov began thinking. He'd be in tank for around two minutes before someone called the clock (we are not sure who).

After that, the Russian called shortly together with his Ace-high and saw the bad news. He dropped to 845,000, while Luca is as much as 1.35 million. --JS

2:15pm: Newey's running wellLevel 18 - Blinds 25,000/50,000 (5,000 ante)

It took all of 2 hands for Paul Newey to double up twice - they usually were the primary two hands of the day.

Stephen Chidwick opened to 100,000 and Newey jammed his 500,000. It folded back around to Chidwick who made the decision and the cards were on their backs:

Newey - Q♥Q♣Chidwick - K♣Q♠

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A happy Paul Newey

A good spot for an additional double-up, and that's the reason exactly what happened. The board ran out 9♠3♥8♠A♣6♠ and Newey is now playing 1,125,000. --JS

2:13pm: Newey doubles in first handLevel 18 - Blinds 25,000/50,000 (5,000 ante)

A dream start for Paul Newey, who came into this final the fast stack with 250,000. He just doubled up together with his 7♠7♣, when they held against Ali Reza Fatehi's 9♥8♦ on a 2♥5♥6♥Q♠4♦ board. --JS

2:10pm: Cards are within the airLevel 18 - Blinds 25,000/50,000 (5,000 ante)

The final eight have had their introductions, taken their seats, and this final table is officially under way. Let's go! --JS

It's the overall day of the EPT Grand Final super high roller tournament, with eight of the world's best taking a look at two million-euro-plus prizes.

Here's how they line up, and there is a reminder of the payout schedule below:

Seat 1 - Stephen Chidwick, UK, 2,920,000Seat 2 - Ole Schemion, Germany, 1,685,000Seat 3 - Paul Newey, UK, 250,000Seat 4 - Igor Kurganov, Russia, 1,230,000Seat 5 - Ali Reza Fatehi, Iran, 5,180,000Seat 6 - Sam Greenwood, Canada, 855,000Seat 7 - Mustapha Kanit, Italy, 2,200,000Seat 8 - Ivan Luca, Argentina, 935,000

Entries: 61 (46 uniques; 15 re-entries)Prize pool: € 5,918,220

1 € 1,775,5002 € 1,284,3003 € 828,5004 € 627,3005 € 485,3006 € 378,7507 € 301,8208 € 236,750

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The final table players

PokerStars Blog reporting team at the EPT12 Grand Final super high roller Jack Stanton and Howard Swains. Photography by Neil Stoddart. Follow the PokerStars Blog on Twitter: @PokerStarsBlog



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