Eelis Pärssinen Wins 2020 European Poker Tour Online $25,000 Buy-in Super High Roller Event

The 2020 European Poker Tour Online $25,000 buy-in no-limit maintain’em tremendous excessive curler occasion attracted a complete of 81 entrants. In the top, the lion’s share of the $2,000,000 in assured prize cash was in the end awarded to Eelis ‘EEE27’ Pärssinen. The poker professional from Finland outlasted a stacked ultimate desk to stroll away with the title and the highest prize of $539,819.

The prime 9 finishers made the cash on this high-stakes event, with the cash bubble bursting on the finish of the primary day of motion to ensure the ultimate 9 gamers at the least $62,353. Sam ‘Str8$$$Homey’ Greenwood was the participant eradicated on the bubble, together with his pocket fours outrun by the A-3 suited of David Laka to place an finish to the motion for the day.

Andrei ‘ragAAAila19’ Boghean of Romania bagged up the chip lead, with Christian “WATnlos” Rudolph and Pärssinen sitting on the next-largest stacks. High stakes money sport and event participant Artur “mararthur1” Martirosian was the primary to be despatched to the digital rail on day 2. He made prime pair on a ten-high flop with Ok-10 suited, solely to run into the pocket jacks of Boghean. The bigger pair held via the river and Martirosian was eradicated in ninth place ($62,353).

Satellite qualifier Jamie “jamienixon90” Nixon gained his method into this occasion by way of a $75 Spin & Go. His run got here to an finish when he shoved J-8 offsuit from the small blind and two-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Joao “Naza114” Vieira known as with A-9 from the large blind. Nixon flopped a pair to take the lead, however Vieira turned a straight which remained greatest by the river. Nixon cashed for $71,387 because the eighth-place finisher.

Juan “Malaka$tyle” Pardo hit the rail in seventh place when his Ok-8 shove from the large blind failed to attract a fold from current EPT Online preliminary occasion winner David “MonkeyBausss” Laka, who had limped after which made the decision with A-10 suited. Laka improved to a full home by the top to ship Pardo residence with $95,310.

Benjamin “bencb789” Rolle had doubled via start-of-day chip chief Andrei “ragAAAila19” Boghean to take the highest spot, making a full home towards a flush to win the essential pot. Rolle then prolonged his benefit by busting Vieira. Rolle defended his huge blind with 32 going through a min-raise from Vieira from underneath the gun with AQ. The flop got here down 833 to provide Rolle journey threes. He checked and Vieira checked behind. The 9 flip noticed Rolle guess 660,000 right into a pot of 630,000 and Vieira known as together with his nut flush draw and overcards to the board. The 5 on the top prompted Rolle to maneuver all-in, having Vieira coated. The Portuguese bracelet winner went into the tank for a number of minutes earlier than making the hero name with ace excessive, solely to be proven the journeys of Rolle. Vieira was awarded $127,249 because the sixth-place finisher.

Pärssinen moved into second place on the leaderboard by knocking out Andrei “ragAAAila19” Boghean in fifth place ($169,893), shoving with A-Ok and receiving a name from Ok-10 which didn’t enhance. Pärssinen closed the hole on Rolle solely to have the German increase the lead once more by busting David “MonkeyBausss” Laka in fourth place ($222,826). All the chips went into the center preflop with Laka holding A6 to Rolle’s Ok10. Rolle flopped a pair of tens to take the lead and by no means regarded again. Laka cashed for $222,826 because the fourth-place finisher.

Recent EPT Online $10,300 excessive curler third-place finisher Christian ‘WATnlos’ Rudolph discovered a double-up via Rolle with pocket threes towards A-10 to even issues out a bit. The two clashed once more simply moments later, with all of Rudolph’s chips moving into with pocket eights and Rolle calling with pocket fives. The bigger pair held up all through the board and Rolle was left on fumes. He busted in third place shortly afterward, incomes $302,837.

Pärssinen took a lead into heads-up play, and he was capable of convert that benefit into the title in brief order. In the ultimate hand Rudolph raised to 400,000 from the button with Ok10 and Pärssinen three-bet to 1,440,000 with JJ. Rudolph and the ten64 rolled off the digital deck on the flop. Pärssinen guess 1,120,000 and Rudolph raised to 2,880,000. Pärssinen shoved all-in and Rudolph known as for his event life. His prime pair was second greatest to Pärssinen’s overpaid, and the 8 and a pair of introduced no aid. With that, Pärssinen locked up the pot and the title. Rudolph cashed in for $404,324 together with his second top-three end within the span of some days.

Here is a have a look at the payouts awarded to the highest 9 finishers:

Pärssinen picture credit score: René Velli from OlyBet Kings of Tallinn 2018.