Marc Karam Eliminated in 2nd Place, Gavin Griffin Wins 2007 EPT Championships
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. 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.You can view 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.
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.
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.
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.