2008 PokerStars.com EPT Grand Final - Monte Carlo

PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Grand Final
Day: 4
Event Info

2008 PokerStars.com EPT Grand Final - Monte Carlo

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a5
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

Rasmussen Doubles Through Esfandiari

Stig Top Rasmussen
Stig Top Rasmussen
In a massive hand on the feature table, Stig Top Rasmussen has just been caught in a huge trap from Antonio Esfandiari but somehow made a miraculous escape.

It is believed that Esfandiari had limped in from early position before a mid-position raise saw Rasmussen come over the top with a massive overbet for all of his 700,000 chip stack. Esfandiari sat there looking at his pocket queens and made a huge call. The other players stepped aside and the cards were revealed.

Esfandiari: {Q-Spades}{Q-Hearts}
Rasmussen: {A-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}

Rasmussen's adventurous move looked like it was going to end his tournament when the flop came {7-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{4-Spades}. However a miraculous {A-Spades} on the turn gave Rasmussen a sensational three-outer to take the lead in the hand. The river peeled off the {J-Clubs} and Stig Top Rasmussen scoops a 1.4 million chip pot to become our new tournament chip leader, taking the lead from Esfandiari, who slips to just below a million in chips.

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