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, the vast majority of which has are available PLO occasions, together with six of his seven match wins and WSOP bracelet.
Parssinen was already on high of the PLO cash record, with a small lead over American Dylan Weisman. Weisman bubbled the match, 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 powerful run by gamers from Finland at Triton collection, which included Poker Corridor of Famer Patrik Antonius choosing up a career-high $5.1 million within the $200,000 Invitational occasion. Different high performing Finns included Joni Jouhkimainen and Ossi Ketola.
“We’ve a reasonably robust group, we speak a number of poker. That’s the easiest way to enhance on this recreation,” mentioned Parssinen. “These are robust, robust weeks. These guys are taking part in every thing 12 hours a day. Need to respect these guys, grinding their ass off. Clearly it feels surreal. Taking part in right here towards the very best gamers, with my finest buddies, I can’t describe it.”
The 2-day match noticed the highest 14 gamers make the cash from a discipline 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 acquired into the air on the last desk. Mads Amot was the primary to fall in seventh place, after which Alex Foxen completed his robust collection in Monaco with an exit in sixth place for $518,000. Foxen cashed 4 instances in Monte Carlo total, 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 saved transferring to the highest by taking out Espen Myrmo in third place, and that put him up high with a 3:2 benefit over Daniel Dvoress earlier than the beginning of heads-up play.
Parssinen shortly pushed his benefit and floor down Dvoress to only eight massive blinds twice, however he doubled up each instances it occurred to maintain the match going. The third time was not the allure when Dvoress known as all in with Q
J
104
towards the A
Okay74 held by Parssinen. The ultimate board learn J74AA, and Parssinen received the hand and the match as his buddies celebrated round him.
Dvoress took house $1,563,000 in second place, and the proficient high-stakes participant from Canada now holds profession earnings price greater than $36.7 million.
Last Desk Outcomes
Place
Participant
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 Tremendous Excessive Curler Poker Sequence in Monte Carlo ran from Nov. 1-14.
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