2008 PokerStars.com EPT Grand Final - Monte Carlo

PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Grand Final
Day: 3
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

Tales from the Bubble

Rami Boukai opened the pot for a raise, Andreas Hagen put in a re-raise and Boukai called. Both players checked the {7-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{5-Hearts} flop. The turn was the {J-Spades}. Hagen fired out 30,000 and got a call. The river was the {8-Clubs}. Hagen bet another 60,000 and Boukai immediately moved all in, sending Hagen into the tank for over 10 minutes.

"Will you show me after? That I made a good laydown? I played this hand great. It's gonna be embarrassing" he said, talking through his decision aloud as the media swarmed the table. Finally, Hagen flashed A-A and mucked and the 250,000 pot was shipped to Boukai.

Hagen was left with only 45,000 after the hand.

Tags: Andreas Hagen