Level: 21
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 1,000
2008 PokerStars.com EPT Grand Final - Monte Carlo
PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Grand Final
Day: 4
Event Info
2008 PokerStars.com EPT Grand Final - Monte Carlo
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$15,764
Prize Pool
$13,393,124
Entries
842
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
10,000
Players Left 1 / 842
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Habib:
Ilikyan:
The flop looked good for Ilikyan to double up when it came
, but amazingly the turn and river came 
and both players play the straight on the board and split the pot!A few hands later Eric Liu opened with a raise to 30,000 and Ilikyan came over the top once again for just over 100,000 in chips. Liu made the call and flipped
which held the lead over Ilikyan's 
.However that all changed on the flop of
. The turn of the 
ended it all, and to rub salt into the wound the river landed to give Ilikyan a full house and a double-up to around 225,000 chips.
Joe Hachem called the floor over to the table to bring the matter to their attention and since then, several announcements have been made over the loudspeaker letting Boekhoff know that play has recommenced. One theory is that Boekhoff assumed that the last break was the dinner break.
So far he's lost an orbit of antes and blinds (25,000 chips); we'll let you know if / when he turns up.
Chorny
Makhija
The flop was
, the turn was the , the river was the , and Chorny's queens held, eliminating Makhija, who also happens to be a close friend of his. After the hand, Johnny Lodden was spotted muttering to some friends on the rail that he had folded 4-4 and would have flopped a full house.
In a recent hand, Rasmussen completed from the small blind and Esfandiari raised it up to 40,000 from the big blind. Rasmussen then re-popped it from the small blind, making it 110,000 to go.
Esfandiari went into the tank, "You are tough, my friend," he sighs. After several minutes of thought Esfandiari says "What the hell..." before putting in a fourth bet making it an additional 230,000.
Rasmussen goes into deep deliberation, looking at Esfandiari's remaining 580,000 chip stack. "I have the best hand," quips Rasmussen before eventually folding his cards, flashing an ace in the process.
In a fascinating hand and duel between these two, this round goes to Esfandiari.
as Liu was happy to be in the lead with his Q-J.The board bricked out and Liu doubles to around 370,000 chips.
board. When Thomas called, Joe tabled 
for a full boat and Thomas instantly mucked his cards, leaving himself with just 210,000. Hachem now sits with just over 900,000 in chips and with the way he's been accumulating chips, expect him to join the millionaires club sooner than later.
