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.
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.
Check our extensive Video Gallery to see Poker News videos from the EPT that includes interviews with players such as Phil Ivey, Gus Hansen, Phil Hellmuth, Shaniac, Carlos Mortensen, Devilfish, Andy Black, Gavin Griffin, Vanessa Rousso, Johnny Lodden, Barry Greenstein, Erica Schoenberg, Gobboboy, Brian Townsend, Josh Arieh, Noah Boeken, and Roland de Wolfe.
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.
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.
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
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.