Gavin Griffin Wins EPT finals in Monte Carlo
Gavin Griffin from Chicago / USA, the final of the European Texas Holdem poker Tour in Monte Carlo and has won for his prize money earnings in the amount of € 1,825,010. Griffin was in 2004 in the WSOP won a gold bracelet, but this profit is by far the highest sum, which Gavin has won so far.
706 players have participated in this biggest European Texas Holdem poker tournament participated on Day 5 of them still remain 8 players left. The participants of the final table could be excluded from the skill and the experience of her little different.
In seat 1, from England, Hendon Mobster Ram “Crazy Horse” Vaswani, a solid history of aggressive Texas Holdem poker and great successes
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indentity. He has over three and six EPT’s WSOP’s total of $ 2,000,000 won. He started here as a short stack (432,000 chips) and can only stay in the game when he quickly or 2 Double-ups. One had the feeling that he either after 5 minutes would be eliminated or win the tournament.
In seat 2, was the second player from England, Steve Jelinek, a player who complains about Texas Holdem poker Stars to qualify. Jelinek participates regularly in tournaments in England participated, but this tournament is by far his biggest tournament so far. With 758,000 chips, he counted on the short stack and he only had the chance early in the game involved his chip stack to be widening.
Seat 3 was with the Canadian Marc Karam occupied, he started at the final table with 1742,000 chips and was second chip leader. Karam was already some experience at the final table collect, he has already played in the Aussie Millions, the first WPT tournament in Canada and the North American champion Texas Holdem poker chips in Ontario at the final table. He hopes his opposite 4th Place in the last year in Monte Carlo, this year to improve
A further one million Aussie finalists sat in seat 4, Andy Black from Ireland. Andy belonged with 683,000 chips also contributed to the short stacks, although he has previously 2 days chip leader of the EPT.
In seat 5, sat Soren Kongsgaard from Denmark. The newcomer sat in the past several months in top tournaments at the final table and has won the Scandinavian Open. He was also second in the Irish Champion Texas Holdem poker chips and sixth at the Asian Texas Holdem poker Classic Main Event. He started the final table with 1,612,000 chips.
In seat 6, Josh could Prague from California. He started the final table with 1,593,000 chips. He had also qualified on Texas Holdem poker stars. He was in the Aussie Millions quite successful and it seemed so that this trend here at the EPT should continue.
At Headquarters 7 sat with 2,597,000 chips, the chip leader of Day 4, Gavin Griffin. In 2004, he was the age of 22, the youngest player of all time, which is a golden WSOP Bracelets won.
In Headquarters 7 sat the Norwegians Kristian Kjondal with 1,203,000 chips. He played his role as “aggressive Scandinavian players, which is on the Internet has qualified” perfect.
His good reputation in the online Texas Holdem poker world, has in this tournament as proved beneficial for him.
The individual hands, this admittedly very exciting final table, you will find described in detail in our live reporting section.
For Heads Up was ultimately between Marc Karam from Canada and Gavin Griffin from the United States. It dauere 92 hands to the all-important hand was played.
Gavin Griffin could hand for the crucial and could decide next EPT his title as champion, still has a prize money of 1,825,010 € look. The runner Marc Karam also had every reason to be pleased that he received for his 2nd Place a “pain and suffering” in the amount of € 1,061,820
The results of the final table:
1 Gavin Griffin (USA) € 1,825,010
2 Marc Karam (Canada) € 1,061,820
3 Soren Kongsgaard (Denmark) € 610.550
4 Kristian Kjondal (Norway) € 471.180
5 Josh Prager (USA) € 391.550
6 Steve Jelinek (England) € 305.270
7 Andy Black (Ireland) € 238.910
8 Ram Vaswani (England) € 159.270
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