Alessandro De Fenza Wins IPT Sanremo Main Event for €105,600
Prior to the EPT10 Sanremo Main Event, the Italian Poker Tour (IPT) kicked off their €700 buy-in Main Event, which attracted 1,124 players and created a prize pool of €763,196. That was distributed to the top 167 players, with over €100k reserved for the eventual winner. In the end, and thanks to a three-handed deal, it was Italy's Alessandro De Fenza that walked away with the trophy and a €105,600 first-place prize.
Among those who cashed were Tam Truong (166th - €1,220), Max Pescatori (160th - €1,220), Sergio Aido (158th - €1,220), Marcin Horecki (150th - €1,220), Alex Kravchenko (135th - €1,345), Casey Kastle (129th - €1,345), Vitaly Lunkin (107th - €1,500), Alessandro Basile (78th - €1,660), Andrea Dato (59th - €1,980), Kitty Kuo (34th - €2,800), Ben Yu (27th - €3,815), Pratik Ghatge (22nd - €4,550), and Franco Berlingieri (10th - €8,480).
UKIPT Marbella champion Ludovic Geilich, who won the Super Tuesday last week for a career best online cash of $101,325 and was fourth at EPT London, narrowly missed the final, finishing 11th for €8,480.
When the final nine, who were guaranteed at least €13,000, returned for the final day of play on Monday, Marcello Miniucchi was the chip leader; however, he faced some stiff competition including APPT Cebu champion Jae Kyung Sim, 2012 Swedish Champion Alexander Norden, World Poker Tour Venice runner-up Alex Longobardi, and Niccolo Ceccarelli, who had already won an event at the EPT Sanremo Poker Festival when he beat a 75-strong field to take down the €200 NL Turbo (Unlimited RB/AO) for €8,620. However, as you know, it was De Fenza who walked away the victor.
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Alessandro De Fenza | Italy | €105,600* |
| 2nd | Marcello Miniucchi | Korea | €95,600* |
| 3rd | Jae Kyung Sim | Italy | €75,000* |
| 4th | Alex Longobardi | Italy | €43,200 |
| 5th | Alex Norden | Sweden | €32,900 |
| 6th | Adel Kabbani | France | €24,200 |
| 7th | Alessandro Borsa | Italy | €18,300 |
| 8th | Fabio Scepi | Italy | €13,000 |
*Denotes three-handed deal