Pokerstars.com Bahamas EPT: FINAL TABLE

[NoflopsHomer]

Seat 6: Craig Hopkins -- 1,770,000



Craig, a professional sports bettor from Chesterfield in the UK, has been playing poker for years with friends but only four years online.  He played in last season’s EPT Grand Final but didn’t cash. He also qualified with PokerStars for last summer’s WSOP but couldn’t go because it clashed with his honeymoon. He said: “My wife Lindsey is here supporting me. She’s been brilliant. I got made redundant from work two years ago and decided to take up sports betting full-time. A lot of girlfriends wouldn’t be happy about that but she has been really supportive.” Craig has also had tons of support from friends and family back home – some friends even had champagne delivered to him at the Atlantis. His friends now call him “The Apple” after a picture of him eating fruit appeared on blondepoker on the first day of the PCA.

[NoflopsHomer]

Seat 7: Richard Fohrenbach -- 1,855,000



College student Richard, from Milford, Connecticut, says he played around 20 Double Shoot Out satellites for the PCA before finally winning a seat in October. “I came second in one, and then won one later the same day.” He said he doesn’t consider himself a pro but is taking some time off from studying at Boston College to focus on the game. “This is by far my biggest win to date. I’ve only ever cashed once in a live tournament before this, and that was for £2,000.” Richard has already bought in to EPT Dortmund at the end of January, as well as the Season 4 EPT Grand Final in Monte Carlo.

[NoflopsHomer]

Seat 8: Hafiz Khan -- 2,560,000



Former software analyst Hafiz Khan, from Stockton, Northern California, has been playing poker for four years and turned pro two years ago. Hafiz normally plays online. He said: “I’ve been enjoying the PCA. It’s been long and gruelling, but fun. I expected to do well. This is my best result so far.”

[NoflopsHomer]

And finally, here's the group shot of the class of '08

[NoflopsHomer]

flop is seen between Hafiz Khan and David Pham.

Pham bets out 250k and takes the pot.

Next hand Christian Harder moves all-in and takes the blinds down.

[NoflopsHomer]

Elky raises from the button, Craig 'The Apple' calls from the big blind.



Craig checks, Elky bets 200k, Craig folds.

At the moment, this final has yet to catch fire, it's just gently simmering...

[NoflopsHomer]

A pot between Hafiz Khan and Kris Kuykendall.



Hafiz check/calls a 210k pot from Kris, before leading out for 450k more on the turn. Kris gives it up.

Hafiz and Kris again in the next hand, is checked to the river where Hafiz takes the pot with a 100k bet.

Feel free to add your own thoughts, comments on the final guys.

Prizes remaining:

1    $2,000,000
2    $1,094,976
3    $800,000
4    $600,000
5    $450,000
6    $300,000
7    $200,000
8    $150,000
9    $120,000

[snoopy1239]

"No one makes a reluctant call better than Christian Harder," claims Conrad from the commentator booth. "Everyone has a special skill."

Make of that what you will. 

[snoopy1239]

David Pham is your current chip leader with 8,085,00 whilst Christian Harder will be looking for a spot in the very near future as he's down to 655,000.

[snoopy1239]

For anyone watching the EPT live feed with the map on the side, is it just me or is Nassau a little closer to Europe than you first imagined? Is that map geographically accurate?

[LLevan]

For anyone watching the EPT live feed with the map on the side, is it just me or is Nassau a little closer to Europe than you first imagined? Is that map geographically accurate?

If it was that close I'd have a weekend villa out there lol.

[LLevan]

Kris in Trap 1 looks like he's gonna tilt quite soon.

[NoflopsHomer]

Kris Kuykendall makes it 175k from the cut-off, Elky re-raises to 420k from the big blind.

Hafiz Khan raises to 165k. There's a call from Kris Kuykendall and Joe re-raises to 625k. Hafiz moves all-in and both Kris and Joe pass sharpish.

No-one wants to be the first player out it seems. People are so wary of David Pham's re-raising power that they're all avoiding him, but someone will have to draw a line in the sand soon.

[Rhu]

"No one makes a reluctant call better than Christian Harder," claims Conrad from the commentator booth. "Everyone has a special skill."

Make of that what you will. 

When I was watching yesterday he reluctantly called on the river with his flopped fullhouse.
In his defence their may have been a bigger one but he wouldn't have been too low on chip had he lost.

[snoopy1239]

"One time," demands Kris.