Second to None
Team Eurolinx superstar, Marc “Myst” Karam once again rocked the poker world by earning over a million Euros at the EPT Grand Final in Monte Carlo for finishing in second place ahead of 704 tough competitors.
Marc has had an incredible run in the past year and a half which includes final tables at the Aussie Million and the WPT North American Poker Championships in his home country of Canada. This tournament however holds a special place in Marc’s heart as it is here, one year ago, that Marc made his first ever televised final table appearance and placed 4th. It was that victory that initially brought Marc to our attention and he has been an integral part of Team Eurolinx ever since. In this event he joined fellow Eurolinx team members Bernt Grytdahl (elainb) and Anders Indrebø (ElSueno) both of whom also played tremendously.
All agreed that Marc played a stunning, sophisticated, world class game. He tangled with pros Andy Black and Carlos Mortensen, chopping away at their stacks with amazing reads and aggressive play. He eliminated Hendon Mobster Ram “KrazyHorse” Vaswani at the final table and eventually found himself head’s up against the talented young American, Gavin Griffin. The two remained nearly deadlocked in chips for most of the match. Each time one would take the lead the other would come back, but in the end it boiled down to a classic battle of wills.
Almost exactly even in chips, Gavin made it 150K to go pre-flop, Marc made it 400K, and Gavin called. The flop came 3-2-4. Marc made it 500K, Gavin raised to 2 million, and Marc almost immediately pushed all in. When Gavin finally called, Marc was a slight favourite with 7-4 against Gavin’s K-5, but a cruel King on the river saw Marc come second instead of first.
His exemplary play was lauded by the international media and fellow players alike. Marc has proven time and time again that he is a powerhouse in the world of poker and to us, he is second to none.
You can pit your own poker skills against Marc right here on Eurolinx where he can be seen playing under the name “_myst_”.
Pictures by pokerlistings.com
Marc has had an incredible run in the past year and a half which includes final tables at the Aussie Million and the WPT North American Poker Championships in his home country of Canada. This tournament however holds a special place in Marc’s heart as it is here, one year ago, that Marc made his first ever televised final table appearance and placed 4th. It was that victory that initially brought Marc to our attention and he has been an integral part of Team Eurolinx ever since. In this event he joined fellow Eurolinx team members Bernt Grytdahl (elainb) and Anders Indrebø (ElSueno) both of whom also played tremendously.
All agreed that Marc played a stunning, sophisticated, world class game. He tangled with pros Andy Black and Carlos Mortensen, chopping away at their stacks with amazing reads and aggressive play. He eliminated Hendon Mobster Ram “KrazyHorse” Vaswani at the final table and eventually found himself head’s up against the talented young American, Gavin Griffin. The two remained nearly deadlocked in chips for most of the match. Each time one would take the lead the other would come back, but in the end it boiled down to a classic battle of wills.
Almost exactly even in chips, Gavin made it 150K to go pre-flop, Marc made it 400K, and Gavin called. The flop came 3-2-4. Marc made it 500K, Gavin raised to 2 million, and Marc almost immediately pushed all in. When Gavin finally called, Marc was a slight favourite with 7-4 against Gavin’s K-5, but a cruel King on the river saw Marc come second instead of first.
His exemplary play was lauded by the international media and fellow players alike. Marc has proven time and time again that he is a powerhouse in the world of poker and to us, he is second to none.
You can pit your own poker skills against Marc right here on Eurolinx where he can be seen playing under the name “_myst_”.
Pictures by pokerlistings.com
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