Saturday was a big night for poker as the EPT Polish Open reached its climax after a gruelling ten hour final table. German Michael Schulze, who had been chip leader at the start of the day, held off the heads up challenge of Portugal’s Ricardo Sousa and was presented with a surfboard-sized cheque for PLN 2,154,000 (approx €609,782) at the Hyatt Regency in Warsaw
After a lengthy period of folding and stealing, the final hand arrived as a bit of a surprise. Imagine watching a battle of ‘rock, paper, scissors’ between two confused children and, for the first hundred minutes, they both opt for the rock. Then, a kind, but bored adult whispers in their ears. At first, the players have blank expressions. After a few seconds, there is a penny-dropping moment and they both stare at their hands with a new sense of wonder. A look of craftiness insinuates itself on their faces; determination follows: it’s time to slice ‘n dice.
So, with an embryonic sense of guile, Ricardo raised 150k from the small blind. Michael looked at his cards and ushered 500k into the middle. For some at the two tiered rail, this proved to be gasp inducing. Sousa pushed all in. (There could have been some random swooning at this point.) His opponent called and turned over A-6: players who think this hand is winning after that level of betting are the same ones convinced there are pixies at the end of the garden (Ed - ??? Say it ain’t so).
Sousa flipped. He also had 77. It survived the flop but, after an ace hit the turn, it became a rotten toadstool. He looked like he had found the end of the rainbow but had discovered a disturbing smell originating from the crock. However PLN 1,220,600 (€345,543) can host a decent tea-party. We will see him again.
For Michael Schulze, a polite man who had rebooked his flight every day because he had expected to be eliminated, the tour rolls on to San Remo in April and, as he is a winner, he’ll be at EPT Grand Final in Monte Carlo. We think this win will change his flight booking policy.
Final Places at the EPT Polish Open (all cash € approx)
After a lengthy period of folding and stealing, the final hand arrived as a bit of a surprise. Imagine watching a battle of ‘rock, paper, scissors’ between two confused children and, for the first hundred minutes, they both opt for the rock. Then, a kind, but bored adult whispers in their ears. At first, the players have blank expressions. After a few seconds, there is a penny-dropping moment and they both stare at their hands with a new sense of wonder. A look of craftiness insinuates itself on their faces; determination follows: it’s time to slice ‘n dice.
So, with an embryonic sense of guile, Ricardo raised 150k from the small blind. Michael looked at his cards and ushered 500k into the middle. For some at the two tiered rail, this proved to be gasp inducing. Sousa pushed all in. (There could have been some random swooning at this point.) His opponent called and turned over A-6: players who think this hand is winning after that level of betting are the same ones convinced there are pixies at the end of the garden (Ed - ??? Say it ain’t so).
Sousa flipped. He also had 77. It survived the flop but, after an ace hit the turn, it became a rotten toadstool. He looked like he had found the end of the rainbow but had discovered a disturbing smell originating from the crock. However PLN 1,220,600 (€345,543) can host a decent tea-party. We will see him again.
For Michael Schulze, a polite man who had rebooked his flight every day because he had expected to be eliminated, the tour rolls on to San Remo in April and, as he is a winner, he’ll be at EPT Grand Final in Monte Carlo. We think this win will change his flight booking policy.
Final Places at the EPT Polish Open (all cash € approx)
1. Michael Schulze, Germany – 609,782
2. Ricardo Sousa, Portugal – 345,543
3. Mathias Viberg, Sweden – 203,261
4. Mehdi Ouakhir, France – 152,445
5. Christian Oman, Sweden – 123,989
6. Juan Maceiras, Spain – 97,565
7. Niclas Svensson, Sweden – 77,239
8. Trond Erik Eidsvig, Norway – 56,913
9. Dan Woolson, USA – 34,554
2. Ricardo Sousa, Portugal – 345,543
3. Mathias Viberg, Sweden – 203,261
4. Mehdi Ouakhir, France – 152,445
5. Christian Oman, Sweden – 123,989
6. Juan Maceiras, Spain – 97,565
7. Niclas Svensson, Sweden – 77,239
8. Trond Erik Eidsvig, Norway – 56,913
9. Dan Woolson, USA – 34,554
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