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EPT Monte Carlo High Roller event – final table report
Posted by: James Carter. - Wed, 2009-05-06 09:44
The final day of the EPT Monte Carlo’s High Roller event saw a field of 8 players start, the final table survivors of an initial crowd of 79. At the end of the day, it was Vanessa Rousso who held up the trophy, after besting Randy Dorfman heads-up for the win and the €570,000 first prize.
Given the stakes involved, it didn’t take long for the action to explode. The second hand of the day marked the first elimination, that of David Steicke.
Steicke picked up a pair of Ks and shoved all-in preflop to be called by Randy Dorfman who had an A,K in his pocket.
The flop bricked out, but the turn landed an A which gave Dorfman the lead and the river failed to bail Steicke out.
The second elimination came about relatively fast too. About 15 minutes after the above described confrontation, Tony G and Andrew Feldman tangled in a hand from which only one of them would walk away. The money went all-in before the flop as Tony G held Q,Q and Feldman had an A,K. The flop fell Q,5,7 and gave Tony G a lead which would be cemented by the bricks on the turn and the river.
The following elimination was a double one. Randy Dorfman got the better of William Thorson and David Eldar in a 3-way pot when he made a runner-runner flush.
After so many lucky draws, Dorfman had pretty much assumed control of the final table. Vanessa Rousso had been slipping on the leaderboard until she managed to knock Florian Langmann out in 4th place.
Three handed play continued for a while, until Dorfman managed to knock Tony G out on an A, 6 vs Q, 9 match-up (in which Dorfman obviously held the Q,9).
Vanessa Rousso needed to double up two times through Dorfman to re-affirm her status as a contender. She did just that and more: she busted one of Dorfman’s bluffs to clinch the chip lead, which she would never relinquish again.
The final hand of the day saw Dorfman push all-in on the river of a board which gave him two pair (Ks and 5s). Little did he know though that Rousso had already made a straight on the turn.
Dorfman picked up €420,000 for his second place.
