EPT Grand Final - Monte Carlo: Final Table - Interactive

[AndrewT]

Soren raises from the button, Gavin reraises from the BB and Soren pushes all-in. After a dwell just long enough to be a 'pretending to think' pause, rather than a genuine decision, Gavin passes.

[Djinn]

End of break - is that Greg Raymer in the commentary seat?

I have been negotiating with the hotel and our sponsors r.e. check out date - today, as suggested by a freakishly early phone call from reception - would have been awkward as our flights aren't until tomorrow and the final table is underway, but you'll all be pleased that it's sorted now (thanks, Paul) and we can spend tonight somewhere other than the lobby. 

I am sad that my top pick Andy Black went out just as I arrived in the press room - I think that's my lot, although I seem to remember making some kind of side bet with Benjo on Marc Karam.

[snoopy1239]

Huge pot for Gaving Griffin.

Josh Prager raised it up pre-flop and Gavin called from the small blind.

Flop =

Gavin bets out, Josh makes it 500k, Gavin moves all-in, Josh swiftly folds.

[NoflopsHomer]

Sigh... No-one wants to know about Joe Hachem's Bentley...

[Djinn]

Gavin raises to just under 100k and Steve chooses that time to push for his half mil.  Not regarded as 'short' by the commentators, despite being comparatively so to the other players, he takes that one down.  People clap here...

They are discussing the value of each 10k chip again (obscene, slightly, to think of the money pooled on this table) - how they could buy a car with one or two of them.  You could easily get four of my 1998 Nissan Micras for one of them, probably double that if you take into account it has no back brake light, is grey (formerly white) and the steering wheel is held together with tape.

[spiny]

with raymer in the booth, barry the bully becomes barry the suckass

[Djinn]

Steve Jelinek makes it 130k - Marc Karam very quickly re-raises to 340k.

All in from Steve...

Marc says, with no pause implying punctuation: "You got A-K I call"

Steve shows: 
Marc shows: 

Flop: K T 7
Turn:  2
River:  J

So there goes our last UK player - Steve Jelinek is eliminated in 6th place, €305,270 his prize...

[vinni]

wp steve ul .

what a result though 305 smackers ,that will keep you going a bit .

well done .

[Djinn]

And with Jelinek's departure, the biggest side action of the tournament comes to its conclusion - Snoopy has just lost the €20 US vs. UK last-longer with Pauly...

[lvsanta]

why can't Djinn, Snoop and Homer do the commentary on the live feed???

[lvsanta]

we left MC and are doing the final table radio via the live feed..........and my ears cannot handle anymore of this *&%^%#%$@#%$

[NoflopsHomer]

Gavin raises to 80k, Kristian Kjundal re-raises to 280k. Gavin calls.

is the flop

Gavub checks, Kristian bets 320k, Gavin passes, Kristian takes the pot down.

[snoopy1239]

why can't Djinn, Snoop and Homer do the commentary on the live feed???

  They'd have us off air in seconds.

[bobby1]

well played Steve, great coverage guys.

[NoflopsHomer]

Flop:



Josh bets 40k, Gavin calls,

Turn:



Josh bets 90k and Gavin passes.


Meanwhile, here's a little info on the 7th place finisher Andy Black.

Andy started playing cards with his mother but took up the game seriously while studying law at Trinity College, Dublin - played in the JCR university poker school that had previously included players like Donnacha O'Dea and Padraig Parkinsom. He was famously knocked out of the 1997 WSOP by the eventual winner, Stu Ungar, and when he lost the 1998 WSOP as well, he threw away all his possessions and became a Buddhist, living in a monastery for five years.
Black returned to poker in 2004, and the following year came 5th in the WSOP main event. Since then, he has cashed in two Dublin EPTs as well as dozens of other tournaments. In 2006 Andy won $100,000 for 5th place at the Tournament of Champions and he’s enjoyed a spectacular start to 2007 at the Aussie Millions: 2nd for $100k in the Pot Limit Omaha event and 3rd in the Main Event for $550k. As of 2007, Andy’s total live tournament winnings exceed $2,600,000.