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

04-16-2008 23:59 UTC+1

Robin Keston Eliminated in 12th Place ($159,943)

Isaac Baron opened the action with a raise to 55,000 and the action folded to Robin Keston in the big blind who reraised to 350,000, which represented the majority of his stack. Baron decided to put him all in and Keston obliged with a call as the cards were tabled.

Baron: {J-Spades}

Keston:

The board ran out {K-Hearts}

and Baron makes trips on the river to send Robin Keston home in 12th place for a prize of $159,943.

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04-17-2008 00:07 UTC+1

Joe Hachem Eliminated in 11th Place ($159,943)

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We caught the action on the flop of {4-Clubs}

with Joe Hachem in the pot with Isaac Baron.

Hachem was on the short stack and Baron had plenty of chips with which to bully Hachem and put him to a decision for his tournament life. Hachem made a relatively quick call in the circumstances and the cards were flipped.

Hachem: {10-Diamonds}

Baron:

Hachem was in trouble, as Baron had him dominated and needing a six or a miraculous runner-runner to stay alive.

The turn brought the {5-Spades}

, giving Hachem extra outs with his straight draw, but the {A-Clubs}

on the river ended the dream of an EPT title for the 2005 WSOP Champion, as he exited the tournament within sight of a final table appearance in 11th place for a prize of $159,943.

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04-17-2008 00:16 UTC+1

Play Stops for the Evening

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With ten players remaining, the tournament directors have elected to stop play at the conclusion of this level. Instead of returning at 3 p.m. local time tomorrow to play out the final table of eight, we'll be back at 1 p.m. to play from ten down to eight.

04-17-2008 00:28 UTC+1

Day 4 is a Wrap

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Ten players remain in the hunt for the $3.2 million first-place prize at the PokerStars.com EPT Grand Final. Glen Chorny finished the day as the chip leader with 3,400,000, with online wunderkind Isaac "westmenloAA" Baron in second position with about 2,400,000.

Though Joe Hachem will have to wait for next season to go for the "Triple Crown" again (WSOP bracelet, WPT win, EPT win), Antonio Esfandiari remains in contention to join Team PokerStars pro Gavin Griffin in this highly exclusive club.

End of day chip counts will be posted as soon as they become available.

Join us again tomorrow at 1 p.m. local time (GMT+1) for continuing coverage of the EPT Grand Final. Until then, good night from Monte Carlo!

04-17-2008 01:55 UTC+1

End of Day 4 Chip Counts

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Glen Chorny - 3,370,000
Isaac 'westmenloAA' Baron - 2,365,000
Michael Martin - 1,579,000
Maxime Villemure - 1,220,000
Denes Kalo - 957,000
Antonio Esfandiari - 735,000
Luca Pagano - 705,000
Valeriy Ilikyan - 650,000
Stig Top Rasmussen - 590,000
Henrik Gwinner - 466,000

PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Grand Final

Day 4 Completed