Posted
04-03-2007 01:13 GMT+2 by
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Gavin Griffin - 2007 EPT Grand Finale Champion
Hand 192: On the 92nd hand of heads-up play, Gavin Griffin (USA) raised 125K pre-flop and Marc Karam raised to 400K. Griffin called. The flop was



. Karam bet 500K and Griffin raised to 2M. Karam moved all in and before Griffin called he muttered, "I think you have the best hand." Karam flipped over his hand and said, "S--t! I just have a pair of fours." He tabled


while Griffin flipped over


for an open ended straight draw along with two over cards. Griffin had Karam covered by just 510K as the dealer counted out all their chips. The turn was

and the river was

which sealed the victory for Griffin.
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Gavin Griffin's winning hand in our Feature Hands section.
Marc Karam won €1,061,820 for second place, while Gavin Griffin picked up €1,825,010 for first place. For the second year in a row (Jeff Williams won last year), an American won the EPT Championships.
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Posted
04-03-2007 01:02 GMT+2 by
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Posted
04-03-2007 00:37 GMT+2 by
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Hand 158: Griffin rasied 125K and Karam called. The flop was



and Karam checked. Griffin bet 225K and Karam smooth called. he turn was

and both players checked. The river was

and Karam bet 800K and Griffin eventually called. Karam flipped over


for a full house while Griffin mucked. Karam picked up a 2.5M pot as he pulled within even.
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Posted
04-03-2007 00:26 GMT+2 by
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Gavin Griffin (USA) 7.3M
Marc Karam (Canada) 3.3M
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Posted
04-03-2007 00:23 GMT+2 by
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Hand 150: Gavin Griffin raised 125K preflop and Marc Karam called. The flop was



and Karam checked. Griffin bet 195K and Karam called. The turn was

. Karam check-called Griffin's 460K bet. The river was

and Karam checked. Griffin bet 800K and after some deliberation, Karam called. Griffin showed


and Karam mucked. Griffin flopped trips and scooped a 3M plus pot. He appears to have taken over the momentum on the 50th hand of heads up play.
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view the 3M pot hand check out our Feature Hands section.
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Posted
04-03-2007 00:09 GMT+2 by
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Gavin Griffin picked up 11 out of the last 13 pots. They were all small but all those small pots add up as he's taken a 900K chiplead with 5.7M to Karam's 4.9M
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Posted
04-02-2007 23:51 GMT+2 by
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Hand 132: Marc Karam raised 150K pre-flop and Gavin Griffin called. The flop was



and Karam bet 300K. Griffin raised to 700K. Karam pulled out a couple of stacks and pushed out a 1.7M bet or a raise of 1M. Griffin quickly mucked. Karam increased his lead to 1M.
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Level 25 started
Posted 04-02-2007 23:50 GMT+2
- Level:
- 25
- Blinds:
- 25000/50000
- Ante:
- 5000
Posted
04-02-2007 23:44 GMT+2 by
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Gavin has taken over a small lead over the last 13 hands.
1. Gavin Griffin (USA) 5.41M
2. Marc Karam (Canada) 5.12M
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