Martin Jacobson, a man better known for taking runner-up finishes in EPT Main Events, took the trophy in the €2k Hybrid, which mixed standard laddered payments and seats into the EPT Grand Final. Jacobson won €17,590 on top of his €10,600 EPT Grand Final seat. Other players to have booked their place into EPT Monaco are Farid Jattin, Ariel Celestino, Griffin Benger, Valentino Yasenov Konakchiev and Jose Carlos Garcia.
Check out those side event results, including the big €2k final table which Ole Schemion, Walid Bou Habib, Tom Hall, Nick Abou Risk and Ami Bare contested, by clicking through to PokerStars Blog.
Team PokerStars Pro and still the Number 1 on the Dutch all-time money list, Marcel Luske, has just been knocked out.
Luske raised to 32,000 before the flop and Timo Pfutzenreuter made the call from the button. The flop brought out and Luske check-called 45,000 after which the turn brought the .
Luske checked again on the turn and Pfutzenreuter fired out 82,000. Quickly Luske moved all in for right around 330,000 and Pfutzenreuter called immediately.
Luske:
Pfutzenreuter:
"I wanted to make some money with this hand," Luske smiled, as Pfutzenreuter apologized for cracking the Dutchman's aces.
On the river the popped up and Luske hit the rail after once again making a very deep run in an EPT Main Event.
There were uniforms and hardware on display around the Hofsburg Palace this morning, with armed men in berets ceremoniously lining the streets that were closed to traffic and blocked by curious tourists eager for peek. Despite rumours to the contrary, it was not for the arrival of British comedian Russell Brand, but a Serbian delegation led by their newly elected prime minister, as the PokerStars Blog reports.
The board read when Team PokerStars Pro Johnny Lodden bet 155,000 and Patrick Fasching proceeded to move all in for 426,000 total. Lodden went for about two minutes before letting go and Fasching raked in this serious pot.
Anatoly Filatov raised to 32,000 and from his immediate left it was Julian Herold who moved all in for 106,000. The action folded back to Filatov who made the call.
On a flop Timo Pfutzenreuter and Jude Ainsworth were battling it up out of the blinds. Pfutzenreuter check called a bet on the flop and check called another 52,000 on the -turn.
The river was the and from the small blind Timo Pfutzenreuter bet out 103,000 into his Irish opponent. Ainsworth didn't need much time to call. Timo Pfutzenreuter showed his , Ainsworth tabled .
"Lucky me", said Ainsworth referring to the heart flush draw both missed.