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2008 PokerStars.com EPT Grand Final - Monte Carlo
PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Grand Final
Day: 3
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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Level: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 200
Shuffle Up and Deal
Table Rebalancing
"Oh boy, I have position on Antonio!" exclaimed Elezra as he made himself at home on the new table.
Jonson's Early Double Up
Jonson:
Kalo:
The board ran out
and Jonson gets his head back above water with about 35,000 chips.
Elezra's Kings Cracked
to Elezra's . The flop, though was 
, making Udine's set. The turn was the 
, the river was the 
and Udine doubled up to 97,000 while Elezra was left on the short stack with only 25,000.
Valeriy Ilikyan Likes Pocket Aces
"I know you have Ace-King. I'm positive."
Corral made the call and instead turned up
. Ilikyan tabled 
. "Deal it slow" Ilikyan begged the dealer, perhaps wanting to relish the moment.
The flop was
. The turn was the 
, and the river the . As that final card fell Ilikyan leaped up from his seat, knocking over a table full of water glasses that shattered on the ground and exclaimed several sentences in a foreign tongue. Many of the spectators and media surrounding the table seemed confused, as he looked more like a man who just took a bad beat. "Does he know he won?" whispered another journalist in my ear.
Ilikyan is now up to over 90,000 in chips.
Judah Not Betrayed by His Jacks
. EPT Warsaw runner-up Ricardo Sousa told the table he almost made the call with A-5, but ultimately let Judah and Ramos settle things themselves.By the turn, the board had filled out
leaving Ramos hoping to hit one of seven outs to send Judah to the rail, but the 
on the river ensured the pot for Judah, who now sits with just over 16,000 in chips.
High Stakes Sit'n'Go Fun
Here's a look at the line-up:
Daniel Negreanu (word on the street is, Kid Poker's already out)
Vicky Coren
Joseph 'bigjoe2003' Michael (Supernova Elite qualifier)
Katja Thater
Dario Minieri
John Duthie (Founder of the EPT)
Noah Boeken
Barry Greenstein
Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier
We'll let you know who takes this puppy down - an accomplishment rumored to be worth $50,000.
Bon Soir, Marcel!
According to Luske's conquerer, Canadian Glen Chrony, Luske open-shoved for around 55,000 holding
on a board of 
. Chorny made the call holding and the turn and river blanked out , to send Luske to the rail.