Christian Jeppsson has won the $3,200 buy-in WPT Online Championship on partypoker! The Swedish poker pro outlasted 2,130 entries to win the event and bank $923,785 prizemoney.
Jeppsson took the chip lead to the final table and continued his dominance to eventually enter heads-up with Viktor Ustimov. Both players agreed to a deal that saw Jeppsson earn $913,783 and Ustimov bank $865.542. Third place finisher Jukka Koskela walked away with $477,333 prize.
Among other big names present on the FT was Sam Greenwood. The well-known pro started the final table with the second largest stack but unfortunately fell in 7th place for the $103,837 payout.
The Championship Event was one of six tournaments that played down to a winner on Wednesday. Featuring a buy-in of $3,200, the event generated a prize pool of $6,390,000 prize pool, crushing its $5 million guarantee. Each of the final tablists locked up $66,775. Dmitry Yurasov bubbled the final table, while Benny Glaser (11th – $51,120), Matthias Eibinger (20th – $28,755), Ema Zajmovic (25th – $21,150), and Matas Cimbolas (37th – $18,594) were among the notable players who made money.
Event #20 $3,200 Championship Event FT
- Christian Jeppsson – $923,785.80
- Viktor Ustimov – $865.542
- Jukka Koskela – $477,333
- Nikolay Ponomarev – $317,583
- Alexander Stuart Clark – $221,733
- Pascal Hartmann – $151,443
- Sam Greenwood – $103,837.50
- Pascal Teekens – $66,775.50
Event #43 $10,300 High Roller
Former GPI Player of the Year David Peters outlasted 101 entries, including David Gent in heads-up to win Event #43: $10,300 High Roller for $247,450. Gent banked a $176,750, while Andras Nemeth was the another big name poker pro who took the final podium spot, finishing third for $126,250.
Final Table Payouts
- David Peters – $247,450
- David Gent – $176,750
- Andras Nemeth – $126,250
- Daniil Kiselev – $88,375
- Mark Davis – $65,650
- Jorma Nuttinen – $50,500
- Fabrizio Gonzalez – $40,400
- Daniel Steven Smith – $33,825
Event #37 $25,500 Super High Roller
Another high roller concluded a couple of days back and it was the $25,500 buy-in Super High Roller that attracted 91 players, generating a prize pool of $2.275 Million. Eventually, it was the popular pro Dan Smith who took it down and banked $555,503 after a heads-up deal with Daniel Dvoress (2nd for $456,871).
Final Table Payouts
- Dan Smith – $555,503*
- Daniel Dvoress – $456,871*
- Luke Reeves – $295,750
- Rob Lipkin – $204,750
- John O’Shea – $159,250
- Elias Talvitie – $113,750