2008 PokerStars.com EPT Grand Final - Monte Carlo

PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Grand Final
Day: 3
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Event Info

2008 PokerStars.com EPT Grand Final - Monte Carlo

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a♥5♥
Prize
$3,198,500
Event Info
Buy-in
$15,764
Prize Pool
$13,393,124
Entries
842
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
10,000
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Another One Bites the Dust

[user38449]
[user38449]
Martin Rask of Denmark has just been eliminated from the tournament in 46th place after his A-K failed to hold up against David Miara's A-Q. Miara opened the pot with a standard raise from early position and the action folded around to Rask, who countered by instantly moving all of his chips into the middle. Both blinds folded and Miara made the call.

The {A-Spades}{7-Clubs}{2-Diamonds} flop shifted the scales further in Rask's favor, but the {Q-Diamonds} that fell on the turn swung momentum Miara's way. Needing a king on the river to stay alive, Rask shrugged his shoulders when the {5-Spades} popped off on the end, cementing the hand for Miara.

Rask earned $53,372 for his efforts.

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Public Service Announcement: Chip Counts

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[user25067]
I love counting chips as much as the next guy, but unfortunately, due to the restricted media access that went into effect about three hours ago, we're unable to get inside the ropes at the moment to bring you accurate counts. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Hachem Takes A Hit

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[user67765]
Joe Hachem has just lost a large portion of his stack in a hand against Jonathan Dwek. Hachem flopped a straight but Dwek flopped a flush! The board paired to slow both players down and Hachem avoided losing his whole stack, much to his relief.

"That hand was meant to bust me!" exclaimed Hachem to his entourage on the rail. He is still sitting comfortably with around 170,000 in chips.

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Antonio's a Raising Machine

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Antonio and his monster stack
Antonio and his monster stack
Chip leader Antonio Esfandiari continues to wield his big stack at his table, constantly putting pressure on his opponents and getting involved in a lot of pots. Fellow big stack Oyvind Riisem was just moved into the empty seat on Esfandiari's right and one can only wonder when these two highly aggressive players will tangle with each other.

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Table Rebalancing

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Raymond Rahme has just been moved to the direct right of Henrik Gwinner on a table which also features fellow PokerStars.com professional Luca Pagano.

47 players remain and we'll be playing through tonight until there are only 40 left.
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