EPT Monte Carlo Grand Final 2013 - Steve O’Dwyer Wins

The seat draw of the EPT Monte Carlo Grand Final Main Event Final Table was as follows:

Seat 1: Jake Cody – 1,633,000
Seat 2: Jason Mercier – 824,000
Seat 3: Andrew Pantling – 4,180,000
Seat 4: Grant Levy – 786,000
Seat 5: Steve O’Dwyer – 4,452,000
Seat 6: Daniel NEgreanu – 1,581,000
Seat 7: Noah Schwartz – 1,068,000
Seat 8: Johnny Lodden – 1,402,000

The first elimination took place on Level 26 (5,000/20,000/40,000), when Andrew Pantling opened to 83,000 with J T . Grant Levy 3-bet to 205,000 with A K and Pantling called, after it was folded down to him. The flop came 3 J 7 , Pantling checked, Levy shoved with 400,000 and Pantling snap-called. The turn was A and the river 8 to give Pantling a flush.

About an hour later but still on the same level, Johnny Lodden opened to 80,000 from the CO and got 3-bet all-in with 650,000 by Jason Mercier in the SB. Pantling in the BB called and Lodden folded. Mercier showed Q-T against Pantling’s A-Q and the board came neutral. Mercier finished 7th.

On Level 27 (5,000/25,000/50,000), Daniel Negreanu attacked from the CO with a 115,000 open raise. Noah Schwartz shoved with 630,000 from the Button and Jake Cody also pushed with his 860,000 in chips. Negreanu called.

Schwart: K T
Cody: J J
Negreanu: A A

Board: Q 8 7 8 T

Negreanu’s aces held, Schwartz finished 6th and Cody 5th.

Andrew Pantling – 6,265,000
Steve O'Dwyer – 4,140,000
Daniel Negreanu – 3,485,000
Johnny Lodden – 2,035,000

It was still the Canadian to be railed next: the five-time WSOP champion dropped back and eventually shoved his remaining 1.3 million in chips on Lodden’s 110,000 open from UTG and Pantling’s call from the Button. Only Lodden called.

Negreanu: 4 4
Lodden: A Q

Board: K T 2 9 J

Lodden won the flip with the rivered straight.

Andrew Pantling – 7,190,000
Johnny Lodden – 5,310,000
Steve O'Dwyer – 3,425,000

On Level 28 (10,000/30,000/60,000), Steve O’Dwyer opened to 150,000 from the Button with A T , Lodden 3-bet to 400,000 with A J from the SB and O’Dwyer called. The flop came 7 4 T , Lodden bet 350,000 and O’Dwyer called. On the 3 turn, Lodden shoved his remaining 1,450,000 and O’Dwyer insta-called. Lodden drew dead to a J but the river came K .

Andrew Pantling – 8,690,000
Steve O'Dwyer – 7,235,000

Pantling had a slight edge in the beginning of the heads-up but the Irish took the lead soon and gained a considerable edge of three times the Canadian’s stack, winning a huge pot with three aces against Pantling’s two pairs.

A couple of minutes later, the tournament was over: O’Dwyer opened to 240,000, Pantling called and the flop came 8 8 J . Pantling check-called 300,000 and the turn was 4 . Pantling checked again, O’Dwyer bet 600,000, Pantling raised to 1,425,000, O’Dwyer 3-bet all-in and Pantling called.

O’Dwyer: T 8
Pantling: K 5

River: 8

O’Dwyer improved to a four of eights for his first major tournament victory.


Steve O’Dwyer has been known for his major results but a victory had eluded him so far. Winning the EPT Grand Final is more than making up for it.

The end results are as follows:

1st: Steve O'Dwyer – €1,224,000
2nd: Andrew Pantling – €842,000
3rd: Johnny Lodden – €467,000
4th: Daniel Negreanu – €321,000
5th: Jake Cody – €251,000
6th: Noah Schwartz – €189,000
7th: Jason Mercier – €137,000
8th: Grant Levy – €103,000