Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier raises from the button and Hafiz Khan shoves all-in for a little over $6 million. Grospellier makes a quick call and shows 8 8 while Khan, perhaps motivated by the chop he and his rival have arranged, turns up 9 3 for the nut bluff.

The flop comes 7 5 2 and the turn is the 4, giving Khan the straight draw as well as the overcard to stay alive. The river, however, is another four and this tournament is over; Bertrand Grospellier is 2008 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure champion!

For the win, Grospellier gets $2 million in reportable income while Hafiz Khan officially earns $1,094,976. ElkY also takes home the overwhelming EPT vase/urn, an entry into the EPT Grand Final in April and a reported string of pearls, while Khan takes home only notoriety and the off-chance that the 93o is forever renamed the "Khan" in his honor.

Congratulations to both finalists and to the PokerStars/EPT staff for an incredible tournament and, perhaps more importantly, the successful amalgamation of the Caribbean nation of the Bahamas into the European continent!

Here are the current chip counts:

Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier	$16,200,000
Hafiz Khan	$7,705,000

 

We've just learned that (surprise, surprise), the players have agreed to a chop to try and make up some of the $1 million difference between first and second place in this event.

As the agreement goes, Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier will take home $1.45 million and Hafiz Khan $1.35 million, with $300,000 and the title left on the table to make things interesting. Now you know.  

Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier raises from the button and Hafiz Khan makes the call. The flop comes Ac-A J and both players check. The turn is the 3 and Khan bets out $540,000. ElkY raises $550,000 and Khan, after some thought, makes the call. The river is the 9 and Khan checks to his opponent, who bets out $1.1 million. Khan makes the call but mucks after Grospellier shows A 7 for trips.

After a prolonged break before the heads-up match, we're back in the game for the final chapter of the 2008 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure. Stay tuned for the thrilling conclusion.

With the elimination of Kris Kuykendall we are down to the final two players at the final table. Here are the chip counts as we await the resumption of play:

Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier	$13,100,000
Haviz Khan	$9,145,000

 

We are down to two here in the Grand Ballroom at the Atlantis Resort with the elimination of Kris Kuykendall in 3rd place. Kuykendall was extremely shortstacked and needed to double up to get back in this tournament. Hafiz Khan moved all-in from the small blind and Kris only needed one quick look at his cards to make the call.

A J for Khan was in the lead against Kuykendall's K Q. The flop was a disaster for the all-in player, coming 6 6 4, reducing Kris's outs to a king or a queen that isn't a heart. It finished out J 3 and just like that we're down to two. Kris Kuykendall will take $800,000 for his trouble.

Hafiz Khan raises to $400,000 from under the gun and Kris Kuykendall moves all-in over the top for another $1.3 million. Bertrand Grospellier gets out of the way and Khan goes into the tank for a few minutes before finally making the call under duress. Kuykendall shows A K and is in good shape against Khan's A 5. The flop comes A Q Q but the river is the A, giving both players the boat, and after the river is the T the players will chop the pot and Kuykendall is still in the danger zone.

Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier	$12,320,000
Hafiz Khan	$8,340,000
Kris Kuykendall	$1,585,000

Just one hand after the elimination of David Pham we've seen another massive hand. It began with Hafiz Khan opening to $400,000 from under the gun and Kris Kuykendall re-raising an additional $1.2 million. After a few moments thought Hafiz announced all-in and, priced into the hand, Kuykendall made the call.

We saw it was Khan in the lead with K K up against A J. Kris is looking for an ace or some sort of straight or flush but after the board runs 9 9 4 2 5 the hand is over and the approximately $7 million pot is shipped to Hafiz Khan. Kris Kuykendall, meanwhile, is left with just $1.5 million.