The biggest poker tournament ever played outside of the United States eventually comes down to a coin flip between Gavin Griffin and Marc Karam. The final hand begins when Griffin raises to $150,000 preflop and Mark Karam re-ups to $400,000. Griffin makes the call and the flop comes 4 3 2, prompting a $500,000 bet from Karam. Griffin raises to $2 million, and Karam moves all-in over the top.

After some serious thought, Griffin makes the reluctant call and shows K 5 for the open-ended straight draw and (as it turns out) two overcards to Karam's pair of fours (7 4). Griffin has a tone of outs, and after the turn is the 3 the river is the K and the tournament is over!

For his second-place finish, Marc Karam takes home Eu1,061,820, while Gavin Griffin will receive Eu1,825,010, plus a massive and very unwieldy vase/trophy contraption. Congratulations to both finalists, and to John Duthie and the EPT for organizing an absolutely incredible tournament (no congratulations to the fools selling Eu20 cheeseburgers).

Gavin Griffin limps-in and Marc Karam checks his option. The flop comes K J 5 and Karam bets out $125,000 and Griffin makes the call. The turn is the 2 and Karam bets out $200,000. Griffin calls again and the river is the 6. Karam shoots a third bet out for $700,000 and Griffin mulls over the call before matching the wager, and Karam shows K-5 for two pair. Griffin mucks and Karam takes the pot.

Here are the latest chip counts. Play has slowed a little but as you can see, Marc Karam's chips are slowly making their way across to Gavin Griffin.

Gavin Griffin	$6.8 million
Marc Karam	$3.8 million

The EPT Live commentators - John Duthie and Lee Jones included - are forecasting a very long heads-up match, and with such parity between the stacks and between the skill levels of both players, coupled with the languorous blind levels, there is small possibility we'll start to challenge Mads Andersen's epic victory in Copenhagen for length of heads-up play (12 hour final table, about four hours heads-up). That said, this is a pretty entertaining heads-up battle to watch, with both players doing their fair share of advanced maneuvering and tactical chicanery.

Gavin Griffin raises to $125,000 and Marc Karam makes the call. The flop comes 9-6-5 and Karam checks. Griffin bets $225,000 and Karam calls. The turn is another 9 and both players check to see the river, which is a 10. Karam bets out $800,000 and Griffin makes the call, and the Canadian shows 9-6 for the full house. Griffin mucks and the chips flow north of the border.

Right now the chip stacks are nearly even, with Griffin's $5.4 million worth about a $200,000 advantage over Marc Karam's stack.

Marc Karam opens for $125,000 and Gavin Griffin makes it another $300,000 to go. Karam calls and the flop comes K-Q-2, prompting Griffin to check and Karam to bet $600,000. Griffin eyes the Canadian for a moment and folds a queen face-up, and Karam takes the small pot.

Another huge hand, another pair of chip counts:

Gavin Griffin	$7.2 million
Marc Karam	$3.4 million

Both players put about $600,000 per person into the pot as the board comes J J 6 A 8 and then Gavin Griffin sees fit to put another $800,000 into the middle, having perviously brushed off a Karam wager with a derisive snort. "You either have a jack or you have nothing," says Karam, and the Canadian must decide on the latter as he makes the call. Griffin shows a jack, and takes another big chunk of Karam's chips.

After that monster pot, here are the latest chip counts:

Gavin Griffin	$5.7 million
Marc Karam	$4.9 million

Gavin Griffin opens for $125,000 and Mark Karam re-raises to $400,000. Griffin calls and the flop comes 7-5-5. Karam immediately fires $500,000 at the pot and Griffin flat calls, and the turn is the 3. Both players check and the river is another 7, prompting a check from Karam and, after a few moments, a $700,000 wager from The Griff. Karam mulls it over but eventually folds, and a nice-sized pot is shipped to the American side of the table.