The prime 5 dwell match scores on Elias Gutierrez’s poker resume have all come since that begin of final October, with the 2 largest scores amongst them having each been recorded previously week. Gutierrez took down a $25,000 buy-in occasion on the 2024 European Poker Tour Cyprus competition for a career-best $417,570 payday. Just 5 days faraway from that win, the Spanish participant got here out on prime in one other high-stakes match on the similar value level, including one other $390,200.
This pair of titles has added $807,770 in complete prize cash to Gutierrez’s lifetime haul, rising his complete earnings to almost $1.6 million within the course of.
The first victory noticed Gutierrez greatest a subject of 57 entries, whereas the second topped out at 50 entries. Gutierrez secured 420 Card Player Player of the Year factors for every one of many wins. With these two titles and one other final-table end below his belt, he’s now sitting simply outdoors the highest 600 within the 2024 POY standings introduced by Global Poker.
The $1,200,500 prize pool within the second occasion was paid out among the many prime seven finishers. Among people who cashed had been latest World Series of Poker Europe most important occasion champion Simone Andrian (seventh – $63,000), latest $20,000 excessive curler champion of this collection Ognyan Dimov (sixth – $81,000), back-to-back EPT Barcelona €100,000 excessive curler champion Kayhan Mokri (fifth – $102,000), and 2023 WSOP Paradise $25,000 excessive curler champion Samuel Mullur (4th – $132,100).
Gutierrez gained a vital all-in with A-4 besting the A-Q suited of Hassan Nashar, turning a wheel to get rid of Nashar in third place ($174,100) and take a wholesome lead into heads-up play with Teun Mulder.
It didn’t take lengthy for Gutierrez to transform his greater than 4:1 chip lead heading into the ultimate showdown into the title. In the ultimate hand, Gutierrez limped from the button with J
6
and Mulder checked with 5
2. The flop got here down J53 and Mulder check-called a min-bet of 250,000 along with his center pair. The 4
flip noticed Mulder lead out for a min-bet of his personal and Gutierrez known as. The 3 river prompted one other Mulder test. Gutierrez guess sufficient along with his prime pair to place Mulder all-in and Mulder made the decision. He was proven the winner by Gutierrez, which meant that he was knocked out because the runner-up. The $258,100 he earned grew the Dutch participant’s profession earnings to greater than $8.7 million.
Here is a take a look at the payouts and POY factors awarded on the ultimate desk:
| Place | Player | Earnings | POY Points |
| 1 | Elias Gutierrez | $390,200 | 420 |
| 2 | Teun Mulder | $258,100 | 350 |
| 3 | Hassan Nashar | $174,100 | 280 |
| 4 | Samuel Mullur | $132,100 | 210 |
| 5 | Kayhan Mokri | $102,000 | 175 |
| 6 | Ognyan Dimov | $81,000 | 140 |
| 7 | Simone Andrian | $63,000 | 105 |
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