| Buy-In: | $15,000 + $300 |
|---|---|
| Prize Pool: | $12,882,600 |
| Entrants: | 842 |
On the second hand of heads-up action, Denes Kalo pushes all in from the button and Glen Chorny calls, having him covered. Chorny turns over A
5, and Kalo shows K Q
. The flop came A
Q 6, improving both players, but putting Chorny further in the lead with top pair. The turn was the 6, which reduces the outs Kalo has to survive. The river brings the 10, and Chorny is the winner of the 2008 PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Grand Final. Chorny has earned the EPT Grand Final trophy and the $3,193,822 first-place prize.
Denes Kalo receives $1,864,116 for his second-place finish tonight.
Here are the chip counts heading in to heads up:
Glen Chorny: 11,200,000
Denes Karlo: 1,400,000
The players are on 5-minute break.
Villemure calls in the small blind, and Chorny checks his option. The two check down to the turn of A 10 4 J, Villemure bets 220,000, and Chorny calls. The river is the 9, Villemure bets 520,000, Chorny raises all in, and Villemure calls all in. Villemure tables the Q 8 for a queen-high straight. Chorny turns over K
Q for a better straight. Villemure leaves the table in third place, earning $1,130,487.
On a flop of J 7 7, to which all three players limped, Chorny and Kalo check to Villemure, who bets 250,000. Kalo check-raises to 580,000, and Villemure folds. Kalo shows 10-8 for a bluff with a gutshot-straight draw.
Glenn Chorny: 7,802,000
Maxime Villemure: 3,478,000
Denes Kalo: 1,345,000
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On a board of K887 Villemure bets 275,000 and Chorny calls. The river brings the 7, both players check and they both flip up K-9.
Villemure opens the action and everyone folds.
On a flop of KQ5 Chorny bets and everyone folds.
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