PokerStars EPT Dublin Main Event | 2007 PokerStars EPT - Dublin

11-03-2007 21:59 UTC+2

More Hardware Added to the Prize

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Lee Jones just announced that the host casino has added its own trophy to the prizepool. Whoever wins this thing will have a very nice looking mantle.

11-03-2007 22:23 UTC+2

Reuben Peters Takes the Chip Lead!

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By stringing together a series of small pots, Reuben Peters has taken the chip lead from Annette Obrestad, who has held it since the final table began, four hours ago.

It's a slim margin, but an incredible comeback!

11-03-2007 22:41 UTC+2

In a Stunning Turn of Events, Reuben Peters Captures the PokerStars.com EPT Dublin Title!

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Looking at their stacks, you may have never known that Reuben Peters had more chips than Annette Obrestad. In fact, when Lee Jones announced to the crowd that Annette was the all-in player, many spectators in the crowd yelled out, "it's the other way around!"

Indeed, Lee Jones was correct in his assessment and it was Reuben who had Annette covered when the final hand went down. Here's how it happened:

From the button, Reuben made it 52,000 to go and was reraised by Annette, who kicked it to 190,000; Peters just called and the flop came {10-Clubs}

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After some thought, Obrestad led out with a 230,000 bet and Peters countered with a big bet of his own - he moved all in.

Annette went into the tank for quite some time - at one point even getting out of her seat to examine her chip stack. She sipped several drinks from a bottle of water before eventually making the call. At the showdown, Annette showed {7-Spades}

, while Reuben showed {A-Spades}

for top pair, top kicker.

The turn and river filled out {4-Clubs}

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and before declaring an official winner, Lee Jones and the tournament staff checked and rechecked the chip stacks to be certain Peters had Obrestad covered. After the count was made official, Lee Jones declared Reuben Peters the 2007 EPT Dublin Main Event Champion.

11-03-2007 22:56 UTC+2

2007 PokerStars EPT Dublin Champion - Reuben Peters

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Reuben Peters of Colorado has officially been dubbed the 2007 PokerStars EPT Dublin Champion. During the heads-up match, Reuben seemed to steal the chip lead away from Annette Obrestad in the blink of an eye and suddenly found himself standing speechless, cradling a pair of trophies (one in each arm), in front of a wall of flashbulbs and spectators.

With the way that Annette was running today, very few people gave Reuben Peters a chance to win the tournament when the event reached the heads-up stage.

"I was the one that got the cards in the end," said the humble Coloradan after all of the post-tournament hubbub simmered down. A stock trader by day, Peters plays his fair share of online poker at PokerStars, where he won his seat to this week's event.

PokerNews would like to extend a big congratulations to all of the final table participants for a job well done.

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11-03-2007 23:20 UTC+2

Final Standings

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That concludes our coverage of the 2007 PokerStars EPT Dublin Main Event. Here's one last look at how the final nine players ended up:

(1) Reuben Peters €532,620
(2) Annette Obrestad €297,800
(3) Reijo Manninen €178,680
(4) Trond Eidsvig €127,630
(5) Daan Ruiter €105,510
(6) Anders Pettersson €83,380
(7) Michael Durrer €66,370
(8) Thierry van den Berg €47,650
(9) Casper Hansen €30,630

From Dublin, Ireland - good night and good luck!

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PokerStars EPT Dublin Main Event

Day 4 Completed