The 2024 World Collection of Poker (WSOP) Worldwide Circuit Tallinn competition concluded over the weekend with the crowning of the €1,500 No-Restrict Maintain’em Most important Occasion champion. Lithuania’s Aurimas Stanevicius is that champion and the recipient of a coveted gold WSOPC ring and a career-best €167,900 prize.
A area of 812 entrants ensured the €1,000,000 assure was met after which surpassed, with €1,052,352 awarded to these fortunate and skillful sufficient to navigate their manner into the cash locations. Every of the 9 finalists locked in €17,350, however €167,900 was up prime for the eventual champion.
WSOPC Tallinn Most important Occasion Closing Desk Outcomes
*displays a heads-up deal
Mindaugas Kriauciunas busted in ninth shortly into the ultimate day’s motion. Kriauciunas three-bet all-in for 16 massive blinds with ace-king after Sergei Aleksejev had opened the betting. Aleksejev known as with pocket tens, which held on a nine-high board.
Sweden’s Roberto Olsen bowed out through the subsequent stage. Stanevicius min-raised with ace-queen of golf equipment earlier than calling the 14.5 massive blind shove from Olsen, which the Swede made with the dominating ace-king. Olsen stayed forward on the flop, however the flip gave Stanevicius a flush draw, which got here in on the river.
Native participant Evgeny Vyal joined the record of busted gamers. Vyal misplaced all however 25,000 chips in a conflict with Kriss Riekstins, and he busted through the subsequent hand.
The ultimate six grinders traded chips for a few ranges earlier than one other elimination occurred. Riekstins open-shoved a shade over six massive blinds with king-jack of diamonds, and Jeffrey Cormier known as with the dominating ace-jack. Neither participant improved their holding, and Cormier’s ace-high was adequate to cut back the participant depend by one.
Throughout the identical stage of Reikstins’ demise, Yurii Zabrodotskyi crashed out. WSOP bracelet winner Espen Sandvik min-raised on the button and known as the 12 massive blind jam from Zabrodotskyi within the massive blind. Zabrodotskyi turned over king-seven and wanted some assist to beat his opponent’s ace-jack. Zabrodotskyi improved to 2 pair on the river, however the river put 4 diamonds on the board and Sandvik held the jack of diamonds.
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The ultimate 4 turned three when Sandvik despatched Aleksejev to the cashier’s desk. Sandvik raised with ace-three from beneath the gun, and Aleksejev known as all-in for lower than 1.5 massive blinds from the large blind. Aleksejev revealed king-three and could not discover a king locally playing cards.
Heads-up was set quickly after with a battle of the blinds ending Cormier’s deep run. Sandvik limped in from the small blind with nine-five, and Cormier checked with eight-six. The flop fell four-nine-eight, Sandvik wager 500,000, Cromier raised all-in for six,500,000, and Sandvik known as. A jack on the flip and a queen on the river eradicated Cormier in third place for €88,750, the second largest rating of his dwell profession.
The heads-up duo struck a deal that assured Sandvik €152,900 and Stanevicius €135,600, leaving the ring and a further €32,000 to play for. Sandvik prolonged his lead through the early confrontations, however Stanevicius refused to roll over.
Stanevicius led because the Most important Occasion went into what could be its closing break. In the course of the thirty seventh stage of the match, Stanevicius limped in and Sandvik checked. Sandvik check-raised a 600,000 wager to 1,500,000 on the ace-four-five flop. Sandvik led for 1,600,000 when a ten landed on the flip, which Stanevicius known as. The deuce of golf equipment landed on the river, and Sandvik over-bet shoved for 13,000,000 into the 8,000,000 pot. Stanevicius known as with ace-ten for 2 pair whereas Sandvik may solely muster nine-four.
WSOPC Tallinn Ring Occasions Outcomes
All 12 ring-awarding occasions have awarded their poker jewellery. Particular mentions should go to Martin von Zweigbergk, founding father of The Competition, who received the €350 8-Sport occasion for his first WSOPC ring.
Additionally, to Roope Tarmi the winner of the €3,000 No-Restrict Maintain’em Excessive Curler 6-Max for €67,000. That result’s spectacular in its personal proper, however extra so when you think about Tarmi received the identical match in 2023. Will Tarmi full a hat-trick in 2025?
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