EPT Copenhagen - FINAL DAY - Interactive

[snoopy1239]

ElkY raises to 37k pre-flop, Richard Toth calls.

Flop =

ElkY checks, Richard bets 59k and ElkY calls.

Turn =

Elky checks and so does Richard.

River =

ElkY bets 120k.

Richard isn't sure how many it is, to which ElkY responds by saying, "I play online, I don't know how to handle chips."

Richard calls.

ElkY shows a 9, whilst Richard wins the pot with J-T.

[Djinn]

Theo Jorgensen gets it all in on a flop, called by Samir Shakhtoor.  He doesn't mind - he has
Samir shows:  T-7 for top pair
The turn and river are K-Q, no change there, so Theo gets his second double.

[Djinn]

chipcount?

We'll give it a go, but can't get anywhere near the final...

I know that Alexandre Poulain just exited in 6th place, winning DKK 663552 = €89,028

Very short stacked, he made his last stand with K-7, called by two others.  It was Bertrand's A-Q which took that pot down, eliminating the other French finalist...

[snoopy1239]

Samir Shakhtoor is OUT and becomes the 5th place finisher winning DKK 843,264 (€113,142)

And as soon as we lose Poulain, another man falls, and this time it's Samir Shakhtood.

Poulain may be gone, but his countryman is stil running well, especially since he just eliminated the Swede with Queens versus A-3.

The crowd cheered as the first card revealed was an Ace, but as the dealer fanned them out, it was ElkY who had the last laugh as a third Queen reared its head.

Samir had a backdoor flush draw with his 3, but it never arrived as the board brought...



Down to 4.

[snoopy1239]

Samir has had some impressive poker wins including $209,000 in a Foxwoods WPT event in November 2005 since taking the game two years ago. He also cashed at EPT3 London, coming 29th for £5,940. His day job is running the online dating site he founded two months ago. He said: “It’s actually in Denmark and I commute here from Malmo. No, I don’t actually have a girlfriend but I don’t date online – I’m still more of the bar type!”

[danafish]

Go on, surely that deserves a new photo.

[snoopy1239]

The players are currently on a short break, hopefully chip counts to come soon...

[Djinn]

*******************Five minute break******************

At the end of this we expect the updated chip standings to be announced by TK...if they're not, Snoopy's gone in to estimate instead.

[Djinn]

Chip Counts - surreptitiously overheard...and then supplied.

Richard Toth is now the chip leader with 1,683,000
Bertrand Grospellier  1,285,000
Magnus Petersson   588,000
Theo Jorgensen     436,000

[snoopy1239]

After informing Alexandre of the support and following he'd received on Blonde Poker, he'd like to thank any French onlookers for their good vibes.

And he certainly recognised the name Bonhom (I wrote it on a piece of paper in the end). 

[snoopy1239]

Look, he's a celebrity!

[snoopy1239]

Magnus Petersson bets 40k on a K-K-J Flop, Thoe makes it 120k, Magnus moves all-in and Theo, not looking happy at all, makes the fold.

[snoopy1239]

GUESTS...

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cheers,

[mimilman]

a big ty for your coverage
GG bidou aka alexandre and now GO Elky

[snoopy1239]

I also caught ElkY during the break. A cool and calm character, he remains supremely confident that this is HIS day.

ElkY was a famous professional gamer until a friend suggested he try his luck at poker six years ago. He quickly proved his skills by qualifying for the WSOP two years running. He joined Team PokerStars last summer. Never without his trademark sunglasses, poker has proved a profitable career switch for the young Frenchman. He cashed at EPT3 Baden in October, coming 16th for €12,578 and is a prolific online player. He said: "With gaming, I could practice 12 hours a day, but if I lost the game, the value would be zero. However, in poker every hour has some benefit”.

For an interview with ElkY, please click the link below...

http://www.blondepoker.com/index.php?q=node/5766