2007 EPT Monte Carlo Grand Final

EPT Main Event
Day: 5
Event Info

2007 EPT Monte Carlo Grand Final

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k5
Prize
€1,825,010
Event Info
Buy-in
€10,000
Prize Pool
€6,626,400
Entries
706
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

Andy Black Eliminated in 7th Place

Andy Black - 7th Place
Andy Black - 7th Place
Hand 19: Andy Black (Ireland) was the shortstack and was chased down by Kristian Kjondal (Norway). On a flop of {8-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}, Andy black moved all in with {7-Spades}{7-Diamonds}. Kjondal called with {J-Spades}{J-Hearts}. The turn was {Q-Hearts} and the river was {9-Hearts}. Andy Black's hand could not improve as he busted out. Black won €238,910 for 7th place. He should be holding court in the bar shortly.

You can view the Andy Black bustout hand if you head over to our Feature Hands gallery.

Tags: Andy BlackFull Tilt

Karam vs. Prager

Marc Karam and Josh Prager butted heads in the first raising war of the final table. Karam raised preflop and Prager called in position. On a flop of {K-Spades}{7-Hearts}{6-Hearts} Karam bet out 100K. Prager put a chip on his cards and looked at his chips. He took out a stack of 10K pink chips and min. raised to 220K. Karam pondered his decision and eventually popped Prager for a 540K raise. Prager peeked at his cards and mucked. Karam won the pot.

Tags: Josh PragerMarc Karam

Ram Vaswani Eliminated in 8th Place

Ram Vaswami - 8th Place
Ram Vaswami - 8th Place
Hand 5: We have our first elimination of the final table. Ram Vaswani (UK) was all in on the turn with {J-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} on a board of {5-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{10-Clubs}. Marc Karam (Canada) called with {K-Spades}{10-Hearts}. Vaswani was behind but picked up a flush draw. He missed when the {Q-Hearts} fell on the river. Vaswani won €159,270 for 8th Place.

Tags: Ram Vaswani

Blackheads

Black's Friends
Black's Friends
Andy Black was in the hotel bar late last night buying the entire EPT crew and media drinks. He ran up a massive bar tab. And in Monte Carlo, drinks are not cheap. Black was calling up his friends in Ireland and telling them to catch the next flight to Monte Carlo in order to sweat him at the final table. They showed up and will be cheering on their fellow Irishmen.

In other news, we wonder how rested Ram Vaswani might be. He was spotted in the Salle des Etoiles playing Chinese Poker until the wee hours.

Tags: Andy Black

Level: 22

Blinds: 12,000/24,000

Ante: 3,000

Final Table Chip Counts:

Gavin Griffin (USA) 2,597,000
Marc Karam (Canada) 1,742,000
Soren Kongsgaard (Denmark) 1,612,000
Josh Prager (USA) 1,593,000
AVERAGE STACK 1,323,750
Kristian Kjondal (Norway) 1,203,000
Steve Jelinek (UK) 758,000
Andy Black (Ireland) 683,000
Ram Vaswani (UK) 432,000

EPT Championships Final Table

Final Table Seating Assignments:
Seat 1: Ram Vaswani (UK) 432K
Seat 2: Steve Jelinek (UK) 758K
Seat 3: Marc Karam (Canada) 1.742M
Seat 4: Andy Black (Ireland) 683K
Seat 5: Soren Kongsgaard (Denmark) 1.612M
Seat 5: Josh Prager (USA) 1.593M
Seat 7: Gavin Griffin (USA) 2.597M
Seat 8: Kristian Kjondal (Norway) 1.203M

The final table at the Bay Casino in Monte Carlo will start at 4pm local time. That's 10am ET or 7am PT. Gavin Griffin is the chipleader.