Eelis Parssinen scored $2.27 million for taking down the $100,000 buy-in pot-limit Omaha occasion at Triton Monte Carlo.
The Finnish professional’s profession earnings now stand near $9.4 million, nearly all of which has are available PLO occasions, together with six of his seven event wins and WSOP bracelet.
Parssinen was already on prime of the PLO cash record, with a small lead over American Dylan Weisman. Weisman bubbled the event, nonetheless, and Parssinen’s career-best rating has now put him effectively in entrance of the pack with greater than $6.8 million.
Parssinen continued a robust run by gamers from Finland at Triton sequence, which included Poker Hall of Famer Patrik Antonius selecting up a career-high $5.1 million within the $200,000 Invitational occasion. Other prime performing Finns included Joni Jouhkimainen and Ossi Ketola.
“We have a pretty strong community, we talk a lot of poker. That’s the best way to improve in this game,” mentioned Parssinen. “These are tough, tough weeks. These guys are playing everything 12 hours a day. Have to respect these guys, grinding their ass off. Obviously it feels surreal. Playing here against the best players, with my best friends, I can’t describe it.”
The two-day event noticed the highest 14 gamers make the cash from a subject of 87 entries that despatched the prize pool as much as $8.7 million. The min-cash was price $166,000, and the gamers that made the cash earlier than the ultimate desk included Haralabos Voulgaris (eighth), Jonas Kronwitter (ninth), Jason Koon (tenth), Li Ton (eleventh), Lautaro Guerra (twelfth), Sam Greenwood (thirteenth), and Artur Martirosian (14th).
Parssinen held the chip lead when card received into the air on the closing desk. Mads Amot was the primary to fall in seventh place, after which Alex Foxen completed his robust sequence in Monaco with an exit in sixth place for $518,000. Foxen cashed 4 instances in Monte Carlo general, together with a win within the $50,000 no-limit occasion for $1,470,000.
The run of huge names despatched to the rail continued as Phil Ivey busted in fifth place for $667,000, and Sean Winter was despatched packing in fourth place for $836,000. Parssinen stored shifting to the highest by taking out Espen Myrmo in third place, and that put him up prime with a 3:2 benefit over Daniel Dvoress earlier than the beginning of heads-up play.
Parssinen rapidly pushed his benefit and floor down Dvoress to only eight huge blinds twice, however he doubled up each instances it occurred to maintain the event going. The third time was not the appeal when Dvoress referred to as all in with Q
J
104
in opposition to the A
Okay74 held by Parssinen. The closing board learn J74AA, and Parssinen received the hand and the event as his mates celebrated round him.
Dvoress took dwelling $1,563,000 in second place, and the gifted high-stakes participant from Canada now holds profession earnings price greater than $36.7 million.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Payout | POY |
| 1 | Eelis Parssinen | $2,270,000 | 960 |
| 2 | Dan Dvoress | $1,563,000 | 800 |
| 3 | Espen Myrmo | $1,029,000 | 640 |
| 4 | Sean Winter | $836,000 | 480 |
| 5 | Phil Ivey | $667,000 | 400 |
| 6 | Alex Foxen | $518,000 | 320 |
| 7 | Mads Amot | $409,000 | 240 |
The Triton Super High Roller Poker Series in Monte Carlo ran from Nov. 1-14.
Photos: Triton Poker
