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Nicolas Chouity raised to 180,000 preflop and Aleh Plauski made the call in the small blind.
The flop was and Plauski checked, then called a bet of 275,000 from Chouity. The turn was the and Plauski checked again, Chouity asked for a count before checking behind.
Both then also checked the river and Chouity showed a missed , Plauski took the pot with .
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Despite being a short stack, Josef Klinger raised to 185,000 and [Removed:146] made the call behind him. Andrew Chen looked like he might make a squeeze play but then decided not to get involved.
Klinger fired out 250,000 on the flop and Guerfi called. The turn was the and Klinger moved all-in. Guerfi quickly folded.
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Players have arrived and are currently having their photo taken for posterity. We estimate that this final table will get going in around 10 minutes.
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PokerStars qualifier Chen is a well-known Canadian online pro who seems almost certain to win a major live title soon. He has come close many times. After making the final of the PokerStars LAPT Event in San Jose, Costa Rica in 2008, he then final tabled EPT Prague the next month and came third for €257,000. Last summer he was runner-up in a $1,500 WSOP side event for $412,632. This EPT season he has cashed at the EPT London main event and a side event as well as well as a deep run at the PokerStars.net NAPT Venetian tournament in February.
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PokerStars qualifier Nicolas Chouity has been playing EPTs for the last two season and made it into the top 50 at last season’s EPT Grand Final for a €31,000 payday. He also came 124th for €8,000 at EPT Berlin this season.
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[Removed:146] is an unfamiliar name on the EPT circuit but no stranger to tournament poker. The 34 year old Parisian has numerous live cashes, his biggest to date being seventh place in the 2009 Grand Prix de Paris for €52,440. His favourite game is Omaha, but he's proving here in Monte Carlo that he's got some skills in No Limit Hold'em too.
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and Plauski checked, then called a bet of 275,000 from Chouity. The turn was the 
and Plauski checked again, Chouity asked for a count before checking behind.
river and Chouity showed a missed 
, Plauski took the pot with 
.
flop and Guerfi called. The turn was the 
and Klinger moved all-in. Guerfi quickly folded.
and Chouity checked, Plauski then thought for a couple of minutes before firing 325,000. Chouity looked disappointed but folded
