Pole Conquers European Masters of Poker Gran CanariaMaciej Lipny Takes EMOP Title Home to Poland |
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A Pole ploughed his way through Sweden, Finland, and Denmark to conquer the European Masters of Poker Gran Canaria main event final table. He was one of three fellow countrymen who took home titles from the seven events EMOP had to offer.
Maciej Lipny beat 287 others to take home the top end of the €288,000 main event prize pool.
The final table chip leader faced his last obstacle in Finn Henri Ostava, but it only took 10 minutes for the winner to be found. Lipny bet 155,000 and Ovaska made the call. The flop was dealt Q-J-5 with two spades. Lipny checked, Ovaska bet 165,000, and Lipny called. He then checked the 4 turn and Ovaska bet 385,000, which Lipny called. The queen on the river prompted Lipny to bet 215,000. However Ovaska pushed all in over the top and Lipny called revealing J-10 for two pair, while Ovaska tabled A-7. Lipny went home with the title and €66,240, slightly more than season II’s first winner, Vladimir Mefodichev. Ovaska had to settle for the €39,744 second-place prize.
Here are the final table payouts:
First Maciej Lipny (Poland) — €66,240
Second Henri Ovasta (Finland) — €39,744
Third Mika Nyyssönen (Finland) — €25,920
Fourth Reijo Anttila (Finland) — €16,128
Fifth Sören Godskesen (Denmark) — €12,672
Sixth Jimmy Östensson (Sweden) — €9,792
Seventh Björn Lundgren (Sweden) — €8,640
Eighth Tommi Heikinniemi (Finland) — €7,488
Ninth Mikko Pirinen (Finland) — €6,336
The next stop on the tour is Casino Estoril, Lisbon, in Portugal, and will run from Mar. 25 to 28. Players are already trying to qualify for this event throughout the Entraction network in 32 daily satellites which begin at €2 or 200 VIP points.
There are two main ways to get there – Satellite into one of the main qualifiers which run every Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday at 8.40 p.m (CET). Buy in to the qualifier for €100 on Tuesday and Thursday and get the chance to play for one of five €2,000 packages. On Sunday, the buy-in is €200 and there are eight €2,000 packages guaranteed.
The second way to ensure a seat at the Lisbon stop is by taking part in the EMOP Lisbon Challenge. The challenge sees players take part in three tournaments, with the top 10 players overall receiving an EMOP package worth €14,500. Players must gather the minimum number of VIP points between Feb. 1 and 21 in order to take part in the Challenge.
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