PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Grand Final Day 4 | 2008 PokerStars.com EPT Grand Final - Monte Carlo

04-16-2008 19:19 UTC+2

Players Take a 75-Minute Dinner Break

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Play will resume at 8:30 p.m. local time (GMT+1). There are 45 minutes remaining in Level 21.

04-16-2008 20:35 UTC+2

Players Return from Dinner Break

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The 19 remaining players have returned from the dinner break with 45 minutes left on the clock at this level.

04-16-2008 20:48 UTC+2

Stig Top Gets a Walk

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...and tables pocket aces!

04-16-2008 20:58 UTC+2

Thomas Boekhoff Doubles Through Isaac Baron

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Isaac Baron opened for a 32,000 raise from UTG, Thomas Boekhoff moved all in from the small blind, and Baron called the additional 143,000.

Baron: {K-Hearts}

Boekhoff:

The board came {5-Spades}

and Boekhoff reclaimed some of those chips that were anted off during his premature dinner break, doubling his stack to about 330,000.

Tags: Isaac Baron Thomas Boekhoff

04-16-2008 21:07 UTC+2

Walid Bou Habib Doubles Through Antonio Esfandiari

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

Habib: {J-Spades}

Esfandiari: {A-Clubs}

The flop was {J-Clubs}

, 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.

Tags: Antonio Esfandiari Walid Habib

04-16-2008 21:17 UTC+2

Baron Approaching 1 Mil

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On a board showing {8-Hearts}

, 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.

Level: 22

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 2,000

04-16-2008 21:29 UTC+2

Henrik Gwinner Doubles Through Johnny Lodden

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Johnny Lodden limped in from middle position, Henrik Gwinner moved all in, and Lodden made the call.

Gwinner: {K-Spades}

Lodden:

The

flop put Gwinner in the lead and he kept it when the {A-Diamonds}

fell on the turn. The river was the {9-Diamonds}

and Gwinner doubled up to 390,000 while Lodden is entering short-stack territory with 285,000.

Tags: Henrik Gwinner Johnny Lodden

04-16-2008 21:33 UTC+2

Big Hands, No Action

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With the action folded to him in the small blind, Joe Hachem turned to the man on his left, Isaac Baron, and said, "I know you'll move in on me, so I'll give you a walk, one time," as he mucked his cards. Baron peeked at his cards for the first time and turned up {J-Spades}

.

On the very next deal, Hachem folded on the button, and Baron gave up the small blind, only to see the big blind, Robin Keston, flash {A-Clubs}

.

Next hand in, Hachem raised from the cutoff and got no takers. He showed J-J as he raked in the blinds and antes.

Tags: Isaac Baron Joe Hachem Robin Keston

04-16-2008 21:57 UTC+2

Boekhoff Extracts Revenge Against Hachem

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While it may have been a small pot, Thomas Boekhoff just got some of his chips back from Joe Hachem after calling the former world champ down to the river with middle pair. Boekhoff checked-called a Hachem bet on a {10-Diamonds}

flop, and another when the {8-Spades}

fell on the turn. The last card off the deck was the {9-Spades}

and both players knuckled the table, opting to move straight to the showdown.

"Do I have to show first?" Boekhoff asked the dealer, who nodded, prompting Boekhoff to turn over {Q-Diamonds}

for a single pair of tens. As it turned out, that was all he needed to win the 100,000+ pot, as Hachem mucked. Boekhoff now has right around 400,000 in chips.

Tags: Joe Hachem