2008 PokerStars.com EPT Grand Final - Monte Carlo

PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Grand Final
Day: 1b
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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
Players Left 1 / 842
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Level: 6

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 25

Negreanu Flops a Monster

Guess what I've got!
Guess what I've got!
The cutoff raised to 900 and Daniel Negreanu called from the big blind. The flop was {Q-Spades}{10-Spades}{2-Spades}. Negreanu checked, the cutoff bet 2,000 and Negreanu callled. The turn was the {6-Diamonds} and both players checked. The river was the {2-Clubs}. Negreanu bet 2,800 and the cutoff folded.

"Oh, I've just got the ol' {K-Spades}{J-Spades}!" said Negreanu, flashing his cards and revealing that he not only flopped the second nut flush but had a royal flush draw as well.

Negreanu's up to 30,000 in chips.

Tags: Daniel Negreanu

Brown Gets Taken Downtown

Chad Brown
Chad Brown
We caught the tail end of a pretty big hand between Chad Brown and an unknown opponent, with the board showing {7-Spades}{4-Spades}{10-Diamonds}. Brown bet 5,200 into an already juicy pot and his opponent moved all in over the top for a total of 15,750. Chad studied the situation for a brief moment before eventually shrugging his shoulders and announcing, "Call."

At the showdown, Brown tabled {Q-Spades}{J-Spades} for a flush draw, while his opponent revealed a pocket pair of aces.

A pair of blanks on the turn and river brought no help to the former actor, who was left with approximately 35,500 in chips after the hand.

Tags: Chad Brown

Hansen's Confused Call

Gus Hansen opened the action with a pre-flop raise to 1,125 from early position and the player to his immediate left made the call.

The flop arrived {4-Clubs}{7-Spades}{10-Spades} and both players checked. The turn was the {7-Diamonds} and Hansen fired a bet of 1,625 to which his opponent called. The river landed the {K-Hearts} and Hansen slowed down and checked the action to his opponent who tossed all of his small-denomination chips into the middle for a 1,875 bet. Hansen raised his eyebrows and seemed confused by the action and bet amount. He did the math and eventually shrugged his shoulders as he dropped his chips into the middle for a call.

His opponent flipped up {K-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs} which is not the hand that Hansen expected to see as he reluctantly tossed his cards into the muck.

Tags: Gus Hansen