Finn Wins European Masters Of Poker Lisbon Main EventJoni Jouhkimainen Takes Down Second Stop Of EMOP Season IV |
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The second stop of the European Masters of Poker season IV has found its champion and now it gears up for its next destination; Crystal Crown Casino, Sunny Beach, Bulgaria (from May 28 to June 3). Joni Jouhkimainen beat 222 opponents to the top prize of €56,860 at Casino Estoril, Lisbon.
The €1,000 + €100 buy-in main event saw a multinational final table with players from Finland, Sweden, Ireland, Poland, and four from the host country, Portugal. It was a Finn final however with Jouhkimainen sizing up Tomi Huuskonen in the heads up. Jouhkimainen held 2.7 million in chips to Huuskonen’s 1.9 million but it only took 30 minutes for Jouhkimainen to take them all.
In the final hand Jouhkimainen raised 200,000 from the button and Huuskonen called to see a flop of J
5 2
. Huuskonen bet 175,000, Jouhkimainen called, and the turn was the 6. Huuskonen fired again, this time for 250,000, and Jouhkimainen responded by moving all in. Huuskonen insta-called and flipped over A A
but the rockets weren’t good enough as Jouhkimainen held 4
3 for a straight.
Huuskonen left in second place with €34,110 as some consolation for making it so close.
Here are the final table results and payouts:
1. Joni Jouhkimainen (Finland) €56,860
2. Tomi Huuskonen (Finland) €34,110
3. Patric Mattsson (Sweden) €22,740
4. David Lappin (Ireland) €13,820
5. Martin Dahlqvist (Sweden) €10,700
6. Nuno Capucho (Portugal) €8,690
7. Tomasz Kolodziejski (Poland) €7,580
8. José Ruivo (Portugal) €6,460
9. David Metelo (Portugal) €5,350
Looking ahead, the buy-in for the next main event in Bulgaria has been slashed by 30 percent to €700 + €70 while its starting stack has been bumped up by 30 percent to 26,000. Qualifiers for as little as €2 or 200 VIP points are currently running on the IGT Poker network and there are heaps of daily satellites which feed into weekly qualifiers scheduled for Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays at 8.40 p.m. (CET). The buy-in is €75 on Tuesdays and Thursdays with four €1,650 packages guaranteed, and €150 on Sundays where there are five packages on the line.
Aside from this there are packages available in the Iron Man VIP point freerolls. The first freeroll is over but there are plenty more, with the next taking place on Apr. 9 at 8.15 p.m.. Fifty VIP points will be needed to take part.
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