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

Baron Approaching 1 Mil

On a board showing {8-Hearts}{K-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{Q-Spades}, Isaac "westmenloAA" Baron led out with a 100,000 bet and big stack Robin Keston made the call. The river brought the {J-Hearts} and Baron fired again, this time betting 215,000 into the approximately 300,000 pot. The bet sent Keston into the tank, his hands slightly shaking as he played with his chips. After a solid minute or two had passed, Keston laid down his hand and Baron scooped up the pot, bringing his total chip count to 966,000 for the day.

Walid Bou Habib Doubles Through Antonio Esfandiari

One time!
One time!
Short-stacked Walid Bou Habib moved all in pre-flop and found a caller in Antonio Esfandiari.

Habib: {J-Spades}{10-Diamonds}
Esfandiari: {A-Clubs}{5-Clubs}

The flop was {J-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{4-Spades}, pairing up Habib, but giving Esfandiari outs with an ace or a club. The turn, though was the {J-Hearts}, sealing the deal for Habib. A meaningless {K-Diamonds} peeled off on the river and Habib doubled up to 163,000.

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Hachem Chipping Up

Joe Hachem
Joe Hachem
Apparently Joe Hachem knew what he was doing when he asked the floor to go and find Thomas Boekhoff, who accidentally took an early dinner break. Just a few minutes after Boekhoff returned to the table, Hachem was able to get young Thomas to pay off an 85,000 river bet on an {A-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{A-Spades}{6-Hearts} board. When Thomas called, Joe tabled {A-Clubs}{5-Spades} for a full boat and Thomas instantly mucked his cards, leaving himself with just 210,000. Hachem now sits with just over 900,000 in chips and with the way he's been accumulating chips, expect him to join the millionaires club sooner than later.

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Eric Liu Doubles

Eric Liu
Eric Liu
Antonio Esfandiari raised it from the small blind to 40,000 and Eric Liu decided this was a good spot to go all in with his short stack. Esfandiari decided to make a somewhat loose call with {9-Clubs}{8-Clubs} as Liu was happy to be in the lead with his Q-J.

The board bricked out and Liu doubles to around 370,000 chips.

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Stig vs Antonio II

Antonio Esfandiari
Antonio Esfandiari
Stig Top Rasmussen and Antonio Esfandiari have been battling with each other on the felt for several days and today's action between the two has been frantic.

In a recent hand, Rasmussen completed from the small blind and Esfandiari raised it up to 40,000 from the big blind. Rasmussen then re-popped it from the small blind, making it 110,000 to go.

Esfandiari went into the tank, "You are tough, my friend," he sighs. After several minutes of thought Esfandiari says "What the hell..." before putting in a fourth bet making it an additional 230,000.

Rasmussen goes into deep deliberation, looking at Esfandiari's remaining 580,000 chip stack. "I have the best hand," quips Rasmussen before eventually folding his cards, flashing an ace in the process.

In a fascinating hand and duel between these two, this round goes to Esfandiari.

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