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EPT Grand Final - Day 5
- Buy-In €10,000
- Entrants 842
- Total Prize Money €8,420,000
- Date Apr 12, 2008
- Final Day Apr 17, 2008
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It's Ovar; Chorny Wins!
5 months ago
In just the second hand of heads up Glen Chorny has become the PokerStars EPT4 Grand Final champion!
The final hand played out with Hungarian Denes Kalo open-shoving from the button and Chorny making the call. It was A
5 for the Canadian against Kalo's K Q
. The flop brought a magic ace as A
Q 6 hit the felt. Kalo had outs but was drawing extremely thin after the 6 turn. The T river was not a queen and Chorny had won it.
Kalo grabs €1,179,000 for second and the massive €2,020,000 first place prize, the trophy and the honor of a PL.com winner interview goes to 22-year-old Canadian Glenn Chorny. Booyah, it's over in Monte Carlo!
- Blinds: $60,000/$120,000
- Ante: $10,000
- Average Stack: $12,630,000
- Players Left: 1
- Tables Left: 1
Heads-Up: A Fight to the Death
5 months ago
The heads-up battle is about to begin here in Monte Carlo between Glen Chorny of Canada and Hungary's Denes Kalo. Kalo's been here before, having lost his heads-up match against Julian Thew at the EPT4 event in Baden, and will be looking to do one better here at the Grand Final. It'll be a tough road to victory for him though as he begins this match with a massive chip deficit. Here are the chip counts going forward.
| Glen Chorny | $11,200,000 |
| Denes Kalo | $1,400,000 |
- Blinds: $60,000/$120,000
- Ante: $10,000
- Average Stack: $6,315,000
- Players Left: 2
- Tables Left: 1
Maxime Minimized (3rd)
5 months ago
We are down to heads-up with the elimination of Maxime Villemure in 3rd place. The French-Canadian played an extremely powerful game and terrorized every table he was at with his penchant for re-raising before the flop.
The last hand of his tournament started with Villemure limping his small blind and Glen Chorny checking in the big blind. The flop came down A T 4 and both players checked. The turn brought the J and Villemure check-called a $200,000 bet. The 9 hit the river and Maxime led out for $550,000.
Chorny didn't take long to move all-in and it took Maxime about the same amount of time to call. Q 8 for Villemure had gotten set up big time against Chorny's K
Q and that was all it took to send Villemure out the door in 3rd for a whopping €715,000.
- Blinds: $60,000/$120,000
- Ante: $10,000
- Average Stack: $6,315,000
- Players Left: 2
- Tables Left: 1
Kalo Hurting!
5 months ago
Maxime Villemure just crippled Denes Kalo. On a 7 7 J flop Villemure made it $250k to go. Kalo then reraised it to $580k and Villemure pushed all in. Kalo was forced to fold and Villemure showed just 10-8 offsuit. Kalo has just $1.345 million now.
- Blinds: $60,000/$120,000
- Ante: $10,000
- Average Stack: $4,210,000
- Players Left: 3
- Tables Left: 1
Advantage: Choron
5 months ago
While few pots are making it past even the pre-flop raise and re-raise, the advantage clearly lies with Glen Chorny. He's picking up more than his fair share of pots and has increased his stack to an astrounding $7.8 million. With the blinds going up in a few minutes to $80,000/$160,000 we can expect to see some action.
- Blinds: $60,000/$120,000
- Ante: $10,000
- Average Stack: $4,210,000
- Players Left: 3
- Tables Left: 1
Updated Counts: Chorny Runs Strong
5 months ago
Here are the newest counts. Enjoy!
| Glen Chorny | $6,260,000 |
| Denes Kalo | $3,360,000 |
| Maxime Villemure | $3,005,000 |
- Blinds: $60,000/$120,000
- Ante: $10,000
- Average Stack: $4,210,000
- Players Left: 3
- Tables Left: 1
Villemure Gets It In Good!
5 months ago
Maxime Villemure has doubled up. He made it $275k to open and both Glen Chorny and Denes Kalo make it a family pot by calling.
Chorny and Kalo check the 10 Q 3 flop and Villemure shoves. Chorny makes the quick call and it's Q K for Villmeure against Q J for his Canadian counterpart. When the turn brings the 6 and the river the K it's a whole new ball game here in Monaco as Chorny drops down to $5.35 million and Villemure up to $4.035 million.
- Blinds: $60,000/$120,000
- Ante: $10,000
- Average Stack: $4,210,000
- Players Left: 3
- Tables Left: 1
We Return!
5 months ago
The break is through and we are back at it with the start of the 30th Level.
- Blinds: $60,000/$120,000
- Ante: $10,000
- Average Stack: $4,210,000
- Players Left: 3
- Tables Left: 1
Break Time
5 months ago
The level is over. The break has begun. That is all.
- Blinds: $40,000/$80,000
- Ante: $10,000
- Average Stack: $3,157,500
- Players Left: 4
- Tables Left: 1
Pot to Kalo
5 months ago
Glen Chorny folds his button and Denes Kalo limps from the small blind. Maxime Villemure announces raise and makes it $225,000 to go from the big blind. Kalo makes a quick call and the flop comes down 8 7 5. Both players check and the turn brings the 3.
Kalo checks again but Villemure bets out $325,000. Kalo thinks for a moment before calling and the river is the Q. This time Kalo takes the lead and bets out what looked to be $350,000, a small bet compared to the size of the pot. Villemure thinks for some time before dumping his hand and conceding the pot.
- Blinds: $40,000/$80,000
- Ante: $10,000
- Average Stack: $3,157,500
- Players Left: 4
- Tables Left: 1
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EPT Grand Final - Day 5, Reports by:
Matthew Showell
Martin Derbyshire