The Winamax Poker Open (WPO) Madrid closed the mantle yesterday with the close of the Main Event. The series was a immense success, but Omar Del Pino’s performance at the €500 (US$521.20) Main Event was among the best.
After a calendar week inward which the freehanded victor has been poker, the political party organised by Winamax ended with the 6-Max Main Event yesterday. What started as a contend betwixt 2,182 entries had just 24 players returning to the tables on the net day. It was a fight back for the title of respect of prizewinning of a tourney that has upset the humanity book for participation inward a 6-Max initialise event.
Omar Del Pino finally took that title. The Spanish people participant won a treasure of €130,000 (US$135,590) after defeating Frenchman Hugues Mazerolle inward the net heads-up battle. Mazerolle took nursing home €94,000 (US$98,051) for his efforts.
Winamax Raises the Bar
The WPO Main Event had a buy-in of €500 (US$521.20), a bodily structure of three years and a prize pocket billiards of €960,080 (just o'er $1 million). The 394 survivors of the initial flights played on Day 2 on Saturday. 312 of them took place cash.
Adrián Mateos felled seam before the bubble fit and left empty. Pierrick Letalleur became the bubble boy of the tournament. However, Winamax assign upward a consolation prize, gift him a ticket to the next unrecorded event. That testament follow the WPO inward Bratislava from Sep 26 to October 2.
The last 24 survivors played yesterday on the decisive Clarence Day 3. Among them were 1 Lithuanian, one Italian, II Portuguese, 11 Daniel Chester French and niner Spaniards.
Lithuanian Gytis Juskevicius exited next in 8th place. Del Pino reached the functionary net table as chip leader, with 50 big blinds, forwards of fellow Spaniard Pablo Herrera. He was correct behind, with 49 liberal blinds.
Frenchman Susan B. Anthony Soules entered the final with just IV openhanded blinds. Although he doubled at the disbursal of Pablo Herrera, he soon missed inwards an all-in, Q-10 vs A-8. That hand went to Herrera, who had gotten his revenge.
Players Quickly Fall
In the number one rounds, Herrera, Del Pino and the Frenchman Matthieu Lamagnere alternated as leaders inwards chips. Then came a educate wreck after Angel Falls Rodriguez opened with 3-3.
Herrera made a small three-bet hike from the button with AA. Del Pino went all-in from the bountiful screen with J-J, and Herrera paid instantly. The board brought Omar a j on the turn. That was enough for Rodriguez to begin having to scrap to survive.
The tournament turned into a affaire d'honneur between Lamagnere and Del Pino, with Rodríguez, Antonio López del Álamo and Hugues Mazerolle trying to chela their shipway back. The latter doubled push down on his compatriot, and Del Pino assign pressure on Lamagnere to poke out his vantage as crisp leader.
Rodríguez wasn’t able to fall on. The Spaniard played all his chips with A-Q and ran into Mazerolle’s AA.
Shortly after, López del Álamo said goodbye. He played his little stack with Q-9 suited before a put forward of Del Pino, who mirthfully called with A-K offsuit. The hands did non improve and Lopez went to the rail.
Del Pino started the 3-handed action with a considerable stack advantage. The Spaniard soon eliminated Mazerolle after sledding all-in with 7-7. His opponent called with 2-2, but couldn’t bump any assist on the flop, good turn or river. Just like that, Rodriguez and del Álamo cut down inward successive hands.
Final Heads-Up Battle Endures
The net heads-up conflict started slow. The Frenchman managed to equilibrate the duel and let before with twice as many chips as the Spaniard. However, Del Pino kept his cool off and reacted, putting himself backwards inwards front end and didn’t let go.
In the net hand, Lamagnere raised to 3.8 trillion chips in pre-flop betting. Del Pino three-bet to 12 million. The Frenchman shoved with 47 million, and Del Pino made a snap-call. Matthieu showed K-Q offsuit, patch Del Pino revealed A-J offsuit.
The get on came Kh-Jh-5h, 6d and 2h. Both players were holding a heart, but Del Pino’s was the Ace. That clinched the win and the top off prize.