April 24 2012, Lee Davy

After 10 hours of pulsating poker of the highest quality, the PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino European Poker Tour Super High Roller field was whittled down to a final table of eight players. The lucky and skilful octet will be returning on Wednesday at 1200 CET (0300 PDT) vying for their share of a staggering “4,432,500 prize pool. First place will walk away with “1,640,000, and currently occupying the top spot in chips is Justin Bonomo with a stack of 4,393,000.

Bonomo is a shining example of how fickle the game of poker can be. He goes into the final table with a commanding chip lead, but it could have been very different for the man who has $2,902,638 in live tournament winnings to his name.

With blinds at 3,000/6,000 Tony G opened the action with a raise to 14,000, and Patrik Antonius made the call before Bonomo three-bet to 46,000. Tony G came right back at him with a three-bet to 114,000, Antonius folded, and Bonomo moved all in for 400,000. The players were expecting something big, the media was expecting something big, but nobody expected what happened next!

Tony G folded , face up, and the whole tournament floor seemed to stop in time! A shocked Bonomo dragged in his pot, and as you know, went on to become chip leader. Did Bonomo have aces? Did Bonomo get a Christmas and birthday present rolled into one? Only Bonomo knows the answer, but from that moment on, he dominated proceedings and is in great shape when the final table begins on Wednesday.

Joining Bonomo on that final table are Tobias Reinkemeier (1,682,000), Masa Kagawa (1,076,000) and Patrik Antonius (338,000). Those three will be joined by four Team PokerStars Pros: Daniel Negreanu (1,581,000), Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier (1,265,00), Jonathan Duhamel (654,000) and Eugene Katchalov (262,000).

PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final Super High Roller Final Table Lineup

Please make sure you keep it locked on PokerNews at 1200 CET (0300 PDT) on Wednesday to find out who is going to be a millionaire for the day. There’s a share of “4,432,500 up for grabs and all of the action will come to you from the pages of PokerNews.

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August 06 2011, Mickey Doft

The 2011 PokerStars.net Latin American Poker Tour Punta del Este Main Event resumed on Saturday with 27 players remaining from the starting field of of 422, all looking to navigate to Sunday’s final table of eight. After five levels and change, Alex Komalomi has separated himself from the pack, leading the way with 2,920,000 — more than a third of the chips in play.

Komalomi began Day 2 with 304,000, which was 11/27 coming into the day. The key hand that propelled him to the top of the counts took place with ten players remaining. With the blinds and antes at the 12,000/24,000/4,000 level, Andrey Tsitovich opened the pot with an under-the-gun min-raise to 48,000. Komalomi popped it to 116,000 from the big blind, only to see Tsitovich shove for about 875,000. A call from Komalomi revealed , leading the held by Tsitovich. The board ran out a safe for Komalomi, bringing play to the unofficial final table of nine where once again Komalomi scored the elimination.

With the blinds and antes at the 15,000/30,000/5,000 level, the action started with a Komalomi raise to 65,000 from the hijack. Oded Minond shoved on the button for 445,000 and it folded around to Komalomi. After a good two minutes in the tank, he called and tabled . Minond held a slight lead with , but was unable to hold as the board came down , setting the stage for the official final table.

Here are their seat assignments and chip counts:

With only Komalomi and Engelberth Varela above the million-chip mark, the two of them hold more than half the chips in play and are the favorites heading into Sunday’s Day 4. Will Komalomi, the lone Uruguayan remaining, be the first to win it for his home country? Be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews for all the live coverage straight from the floor at the LAPT as only our Live Reporting Team can bring it to you.

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