2008 PokerStars.com EPT Grand Final - Monte Carlo

PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Grand Final
Day: 2
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

Hachem's House of Chips

Joe Hachem
Joe Hachem
As the media started to linger around table four, we caught the action on the river where it appear Joe Hachem had made a check-raise on the river against his opponent. The board read {J-Clubs}{6-Spades}{J-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{A-Clubs} and the pot was already sizable as the 4,000 bet on the river by the player on the button had been check-raised to 10,000 by Hachem from the cutoff. The button thought for a few moments about making a move, but eventually mucked his {8-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} face up for a draw that didn't deliver. Hachem then flashed {A-Diamonds}{J-Spades} for a rivered full house!

Hachem is now hovering around the 70,000 chip mark and has been joined at his table by fellow PokerStars.com pro Chad Brown.

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Kravchenko Doubles Through Arieh

Alex Kravchenko
Alex Kravchenko
On a flop of {A-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds}{9-Spades} T6 Poker pro Alex Kravchenko put the last of his chips into the middle against Josh Arieh who went into the tank before eventually making a resigned call.

Arieh: {A-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}
Kravchenko: {A-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}

The turn and river landed {8-Spades}{2-Clubs} and Kravchenko earns a handy double up to progress to around 40,000 chips.

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Shaun Deeb Rivers a Flush; Calls Himself a Vagina

Internet pro and active 2+2'er Shaun Deeb just took down a fairly big pot courtesy of a rivered flush and engaged in a bit of self-deprecation in the process.

On a board showing {J-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{J-Clubs}{A-Hearts}, Deeb passed the first action to an unknown opponent who fired a 2,500 bet; Shaun just called. A third club fell off on the river and Deeb passed once more, allowing his opponent to dictate the action. The unknown turned it up a notch, firing a 6,000 bullet that sent Deeb into the tank.

While Shaun considered his decision, a player not involved in the hand decided it would be a good time to share his gum and proceeded to fire a few pieces across the table, landing one piece next to Deeb's chips. Shaun, unaffected by the gum slinger, studied his opponent and then his opponent's chips before saying something along the lines of, "I'm gonna be the biggest vagina ever and just call," as he tossed in the required chips and flipped over {9-Clubs}{8-Clubs} for a flush; his opponent showed A-K for a losing two pair.

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Level: 8

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75

Josh Arieh Sniffs Out a Bluff

On a flop of {K-Hearts}{J-Hearts}{7-Hearts}, Josh Arieh checked, the cutoff bet 1,900 and Arieh made the call. The turn was the {2-Spades} and both players checked. The river was the {K-Clubs}. Arieh checked, the cutoff bet 2,200 and Arieh studied his opponent for a bit before making the call.

"You got it," said the cutoff player, mucking his cards as Arieh turned up {Q-Hearts}{J-Spades} and dragged the pot.

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Woody "Decks" Opponent; Approaches 100k

Woody Deck
Woody Deck
T6Poker pro Woody Deck has picked up right where he left off yesterday and seems to be vacuuming up his opponent's chips each time he enters a pot. Most recently, he added another 10,000 to his stack after slow-playing a set against an unassuming opponent and now sits with just under 100,000 in chips which puts him in the top five overall.

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Portal Progressing

Alexia Portal
Alexia Portal
French actress Alexia Portal is playing very solidly and has just added to her impressive stack by eliminating another player. Holding pocket kings, Portal's hand was too strong for her opponent on a board of {6-Spades}{K-Clubs}{7-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} to leap her stack to over 60,000 chips.

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Patrik Antonius v. Marcel Luske

We caught up to this hand with the board showing {2-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{7-Clubs} and with approximately 6,000 worth of chips in the pot. Marcel Luske led out with an 800 bet and Patrik Antonius made a monster re-raise, kicking it up to 6,400. After a short dwell, Marcel made the call only to see Patrik reveal {8-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} for a full house. Patrik now has almost double the chips he started with today; ~27,000.

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Gwinner Dodges Big Slick

Henrik Gwinner
Henrik Gwinner
Danish pro Henrik Gwinner dodged an early confrontation out on table 37. After raising pre-flop to 1,200, a short-stacked Miguel Magan Tier came over the top for all of his 9,000 chip stack. Gwinner went into the tank and threw plenty of verbal ammunition at his opponent to try and get a read. Eventually Gwinner made the lay down as his opponent flashed {A-Clubs}{K-Clubs} - "I knew you didn't want to see a flop!" came the reply.

Gwinner avoids an early clash and is still in good shape with about 40,000 chips.

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