by Stephen Bartley and Brad Willis All photos © Neil Stoddart Glen Chorny lifted his arms in the air. His A-5 had bettered Denes Kalo's K-Q and in that moment he had become the new PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Grand Final champion. Glen Chorny, PokerStars qualifier, and EPT Grand Final Champion It was the longest, the biggest, some of the best poker the EPT has ever seen. When play ended and the trophy was held aloft by Chorny, the faces of the players spoke thousands of words. Relief, mixed with fatigue, combined with an adrenaline daze. They had come through
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EPT Monte Carlo: Final table live action continues...
If you’re following the action throughout the day you can press refresh for the latest news which will appear at the top of each post. You can also read profiles of the final table players here, as well as keeping tabs on the latest chip counts here and winner information...more
EPT Monte Carlo: Final table live action
If you’re following the action throughout the day you can press refresh for the latest news which will appear at the top of each post. You can also read profiles of the final table players here, as well as keeping tabs on the latest chip counts here and winner information...more
EPT Monte Carlo Final Table Players
Seat 1: Denes Kalo, 31, Budapest, Hungary--1,190,000 Denes Kalo was born and lives in Budapest, Hungary. He works as the sales manager of a broker company and has been playing poker for three years with increasingly good results. He came second in the 2006 EPM Vienna for €50,440 and then...more
EPT Monte Carlo: Battle for final table -- live
Players have re-started at the 12,000/24,000/3,000 level. If you’re following the action throughout the day you can press refresh for the latest news which will appear at the top of each post. You can also keep tabs on the latest chip counts here. Winner information is available here. 3pm --...more
EPT Monte Carlo: On the brink of a new champion
As you might have read here on the blog, day four didn’t end as everyone expected it would. Having started with five tables the plan was to play down to one table of eight players – eight finalists who would slog it out for the most coveted prize in European...more
EPT Monte Carlo: Day 4 to be continued...
Day four began with fourty players, many of whom had a legitimate shot at the final table. Among them, Team PokerStars Pros, young online wunderkinds, and seasoned tournament rounders. Each knew that, by the time they went to sleep, they'd know whether they would be sitting at Thursday's final table...more
EPT Monte Carlo: Level 23 Live Action
Players have re-started at the 10,000/20,000/2,000 level. If you’re following the action throughout the day you can press refresh for the latest news which will appear at the top of each post. You can also keep tabs on the latest chip counts here. Winner information is available here. 1:15am--In an...more
EPT Monte Carlo: Level 22 Live Action
Players have re-started at the 8000/16000/2,000 level. If you’re following the action throughout the day you can press refresh for the latest news which will appear at the top of each post. You can also keep tabs on the latest chip counts here. Winner information is available here. 11:22pm--Fifteen minute...more
EPT Monte Carlo: Level 21 Live Action
Players have re-started at the 6000/12000/100 level. If you’re following the action throughout the day you can press refresh for the latest news which will appear at the top of each post. You can also keep tabs on the latest chip counts here. Winner information is available here. 9.21pm --...more
EPT Monte Carlo: Level 20 live action
Players have re-started at the 5000/10000/100 level. If you’re following the action throughout the day you can press refresh for the latest news which will appear at the top of each post. You can also keep tabs on the latest chip counts here. Winner information is available here. 6.14pm --...more
EPT Monte Carlo: Live action from Level 18/19
Players have re-started at the 3000/6000/500 level. If you’re following the action throughout the day you can press refresh for the latest news which will appear at the top of each post. You can also keep tabs on the latest chip counts here. Winner information is available here. 4:00pm--Players on...more
EPT Monte Carlo: Sneak peak of PokerStars.tv
Just in to PokerStars Blog Central...a brand new internet TV station dedicated completely to PokerStars live and online events. PokerStars.tv, currently available as a BETA product, is a TV poker portal offering a massive collection of top poker action from events like the EPT, APPT and the World Cup of...more
EPT Monte Carlo: From five tables to one - day four begins
It was late last night when Denes Kalo closed the days play in the PokerSars.com EPT Grand Final, by virtue of a pair of kings which struck two players down in the prime hours of this morning. It left 39 to return today for what will be a tense step-by-step...more
EPT Monte Carlo: Day 3 ends deep in the money
Esfandiari leads the pack -- Hachem, Pagano, and Rahme stay alive There is a reason record books exist. Today's money bubble is one of those reasons. The plan today was to play down from 124 players to 40. It was viewed as a simple task. Only one thing stood in...more
EPT Monte Carlo: Live action from Level 18
If you’re following the action throughout the day you can press refresh for the latest news which will appear at the top of each post. You can also keep tabs on the latest chip counts here. 12.55am -- A double elimination takes us down to 39 players and closes play...more
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