PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Grand Final
Day 4 Completed
2008 PokerStars.com EPT Grand Final - Monte Carlo
PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Grand Final
Day: 4
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2008 PokerStars.com EPT Grand Final - Monte Carlo
Buy-in
$15,764
Prize Pool
$13,393,124
Entries
842
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
10,000
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Isaac 'westmenloAA' Baron - 2,365,000
Michael Martin - 1,579,000
Maxime Villemure - 1,220,000
Denes Kalo - 957,000
Antonio Esfandiari - 735,000
Luca Pagano - 705,000
Valeriy Ilikyan - 650,000
Stig Top Rasmussen - 590,000
Henrik Gwinner - 466,000
Though Joe Hachem will have to wait for next season to go for the "Triple Crown" again (WSOP bracelet, WPT win, EPT win), Antonio Esfandiari remains in contention to join Team PokerStars pro Gavin Griffin in this highly exclusive club.
End of day chip counts will be posted as soon as they become available.
Join us again tomorrow at 1 p.m. local time (GMT+1) for continuing coverage of the EPT Grand Final. Until then, good night from Monte Carlo!
with Joe Hachem in the pot with Isaac Baron.Hachem was on the short stack and Baron had plenty of chips with which to bully Hachem and put him to a decision for his tournament life. Hachem made a relatively quick call in the circumstances and the cards were flipped.
Hachem:
Baron:
Hachem was in trouble, as Baron had him dominated and needing a six or a miraculous runner-runner to stay alive.
The turn brought the
, giving Hachem extra outs with his straight draw, but the 
on the river ended the dream of an EPT title for the 2005 WSOP Champion, as he exited the tournament within sight of a final table appearance in 11th place for a prize of $159,943.
Baron:
Keston:
The board ran out
and Baron makes trips on the river to send Robin Keston home in 12th place for a prize of $159,943.
Most recently, he sent over 130,000 worth of chips to Denes Kalo in what was a battle of the blinds. Action folded around to Stig in the small blind, who opened with a 60,000 pre-flop bet. Kalo called and they saw a flop of
. Stig then led out again, this time for 75,000, and his bet was met by a raise from Kalo, who made it 200,000 more, forcing Rasmussen out of the pot.Stig dropped to 570,000 in chips after the hand, while Kalo improved to just under one million.
The flop came
and Esfandiari checked the action over to Chorny, who placed a bet of 75,000 into the middle. Esfandiari made a quick call.The turn landed a repeat
and Esfandiari checked again over to Chorny, who fired a second barrel worth 170,000. Esfandiari deliberated and made another call.The river brought the
. Esfandiari checked for the third time and Chorny quickly bet another 450,000 in chips into the huge pot. Esfandiari went into the tank, "You've either got a boat or a bluff," he exclaimed. After several minutes of thought, Chorny called for a clock. As the seconds ticked down, Esfandiari managed to find a call. Chorny proudly flipped over 
which was good to collect a pot worth nearly 1.6 million!After the hand Chorny moved to 3.4 million in chips and Esfandiari was left with 750,000.
The flop was
. Rasmussen immediately moved all in and Martin snap-called, tabling 
to Rasmussen's . The turn was the , the river was the 
and Martin doubled his stack to 1,610,000. Rasmussen was left with 700,000.
The three players saw a flop of
and Esfandiari led out from the big blind for 110,000 and Villemure flat-called. The action then moved to Chorny, who decided to put in a big raise, adding another 500,000 in chips into the pot.Esfandiari folded and Villemure thought for a long time, but decided it was best to stay out of the way of the chip leader as Chorny scooped a huge pot to extend his chip lead. He now has over 2.7million in chips!