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After a week-long wait at the King’s Resort in Rozvadov, the 2019 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) Event #14: €10,350 Main Event No-Limit Hold’em has finally crowned a champion in Greece’s Alexandros Kolonias (cover image)!
Gathering 541 entries through three starting flights, the Main Event generated €1,133,678 in the prize pool. In the end, Kolonias overcame the stiff competition, even eliminating the likes of Jakob Madsen, Anthony Zinno, and runner-up Claas Segebrecht on the final table to walk away with not only his first-ever WSOP gold bracelet but also his maiden live title for a career-best €1,133,678 in prize money!
Talking about his win in the post-event interview, Kolonias said, “I still haven’t figured it out in my mind what actually happened. I am really happy about the way I played in the beginning, one level was not so good when we had four left, but things worked out for me.”
“I never played many live events per year, and it was, of course, great to make this one count. I think I will do the same and play online, and do five or six live tournaments a year,” the 32-year-old champion concluded.
Representing Team India at the event were Nitin Jain and Tarun Goyal who were seen in action on Day 1B, but both of them fell out before the end of the day.
A total of 279 runners returned for Day 2, and only 129 of them advanced to Day 3. With only the top 82 players slated to finish in the money, the bubble burst on Day 3 with the elimination of Nicolas Sievers at the hands of Vadzim Lipauka. After that, Sergey Verkhoturov became the first player to finish in the money as he hit the rail in 82nd place for €15,089.
A total of 73 eliminations took place over three days before the nine-handed final table was formed. Some notables who crossed the money line were Jan-Peter Jachtmann (11th for €59,759), David “ODB” Baker (12th for €59,759), Alex Foxen (26th for €26,986), Martin Kabrhel (41st for €20,424), Anton Morgenstern (44th for €20,424), Benjamin Pollak (47th for €20,424), Event #2: €550 Pot-Limit Omaha winner Dash Dudley (48th for €20,424), Joao Vieira (49th for €18,330), Bertrand Grospellier (55th for €18,330), defending champion Jack Sinclair (61st for €16,805) and Jeff Madsen (71st for €15,748).
Daniel Rezaei became the final table bubble boy, finishing in 10th place for €76,432.
Meanwhile, the final event of the series – Event #15: €550 Colossus No-Limit Hold’em – concluded Day 1E yesterday and has managed to log in a massive field of 687 entries through all five starting flights. India’s Tarun Goyal was seen in action on both Day 1D and 1E at the event but was unable to progress to Day 2 from either flight. With four more flights still left to play out, there is still a long way to go for the event.
Final Table Chip Counts
1. Alexandros Kolonias – 8,970,000
2. Dario Sammartino – 8,840,000
3. Anthony Zinno – 8,630,000
4. Anh Do – 8,255,000
5. Julien Martini – 7,280,000
6. Rifat Palevic – 4,695,000
7. Claas Segebrecht – 3,060,000
8. Jakob Madsen – 2,960,000
9. Marek Blasko – 1,415,000
Final Table Recap
Marek Blasko‘s run at the final table came to an end in ninth place when his ran into Anthony Zinno’s which bettered to a rivered set of tens.
An hour later, Jakob Madsen joined Blasko at the rail. His failed to catch up to Alexandros Kolonias’ .
The final elimination on Day 5 was that of Julien Martini, whose pocket queens were trounced by Zinno’s pocket rockets, eliminating Martini in seventh place.
Zinno (16.84 Million) bagged the overnight chip lead heading into the final day’s play.
Final Day Chip Counts
1. Anthony Zinno – 16,845,000
2. Alexandros Kolonias – 12,150,000
3. Anh Do – 8,725,000
4. Dario Sammartino – 7,100,000
5. Claas Segebrecht – 6,400,000
6. Rifat Palevic – 2,915,000
Final Day Recap
Shortest stack Rifat Palevic was the first player to be eliminated on the final day. His were bested by Anh Do’s , ending the former’s run in sixth place.
During level 31, Anh Do‘s were pitted against Claas Segebrecht’s cowboys. The board bricked, and Segebrecht’s held on, dismissing Do in fifth place.
Italian pro Dario Sammartino had famously finished runner-up in this year’s WSOP $10K Main Event. He was in the hunt for his very first gold bracelet and came excruciatingly close to accomplishing the dream but sadly fell out in fourth place. His got unlucky against Segebrecht’s as the latter flopped a pair of jacks.
With three finalists remaining, it was two-time WSOP bracelet winner Anthony Zinno‘s turn to depart. During level 34, Kolonias raised to 1.3 Million from the button with . Zinno 3-bet shoved from the big blind for 7.65 Million, holding . Kolonias called to see the rundown . Kolonias flopped a pair of jacks, ousting Zinno in third place.
The heads-up play between Alexandros Kolonias (31,100,000) and Claas Segebrecht (23,000,000) began with the Greek player in the lead. Though his German opponent tried hard to get ahead, Kolonias held on to the advantage till the end.
On the final hand, Kolonias raised to 1.2 Million from the small blind, and Segebrecht 3-bet jammed from the big blind with his remaining stack. Kolonias called, and both players tabled their cards.
Claas Segebrecht
Alexandros Kolonias
Segebrecht was leading preflop, but he fell behind on the flop . Not only did Kolonias flop a pair of kings, but he also added a backdoor flush draw. The and on the next two streets completed Kolonias’ spades flush, bringing him his career-first gold bracelet along with a personal-best live score of €1,133,678!
Final Table Results (EURO)
1. Alexandros Kolonias – €1,133,678
2. Claas Segebrecht – €700,639
3. Anthony Zinno – €485,291
4. Dario Sammartino – €341,702
5. Anh Do – €244,653
6. Rifat Palevic – €178,171
7. Julien Martini – €132,017
8. Jakob Madsen – €99,555
9. Marek Blasko – €76,432
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