Poker Hand Matchup: Oliver Weis vs. Georgios Tsouloftas
Oliver Weis	Win Pre-Flop	Win Post-Flop	Win Post-Turn
Starting Stack: 11,550,000	43.32 %	80.61 %	88.64 %	Winner!
Georgios Tsouloftas	Win Pre-Flop	Win Post-Flop	Win Post-Turn
Starting Stack: 26,950,000	55.72 %	19.39 %	11.36 %

Posted On: Nov 05, 2024

Outcome

Preflop, with two players remaining and blinds of 125,000-250,000 with a big blind ante of 250,000, Oliver Weis limped in from the button. Georgios Tsouloftas checked from the big blind. On the flop Tsouloftas checked, and Weis bet 300,000. Tsouloftas called. On the turn Tsouloftas bet 450,000. Weis raised to 1,800,000 and Tsouloftas three-bet to 3,200,000. Weis called. On the river Tsouloftas bet 5,000,000, and Weis folded.

Analysis

The EPT Cyprus main event came down to a heads-up showdown between the two players who had so frequently dictated the tone throughout the final day. Both Oliver Weis and Georgios Tsouloftas spent time as the top stack, and were plenty happy to throw their weight around when presented with opportunities. At the time this hand was dealt, it was Tsouloftas who was out in front. He didn’t come out swinging from the opening bell in this particular hand, but by the river, was firing a 20 big blind bluff into the middle with fourth pair. Action began with Weis limping low connectors from the button and Tsouloftas checking his option with Q-4. He flopped bottom pair and check-called Weis’ small stab with middle pair. The turn brought another middling card and Tsouloftas decided to lead out with a bet of 450,000 into 1,340,000. Weis opted to raise for value after improving to sevens up. Perhaps assuming that Weis might read his small lead as weak, Tsouloftas decided to come back over the top, more or less clicking back from 1,800,000 to 3,200,000. Weis called and the river brought the 3, which made a flush possible and gave a straight to any hand that included a five. Tsouloftas considered his options before betting 5,000,000, which represented the majority of Weis’ remaining 7,800,000. While Weis had two pair, his hand had been relegated to a bluff catcher, as Tsouloftas would not be very likely to continue firing with just an overpair or the unlikely possibility of a worse two pair. Weis ultimately opted to fold and live to fight another day. Who knows how this hand might have played out had the river not brought quite as scary of a card. Would Tsouloftas still have pulled the trigger? And, if so, would Weis still have folded?