Mikita Badziakouski wins $10 300 EPT Online High Roller
Mikita Badziakouski achieved an excellent result in one of the tournaments that was carried out as part of EPT Online at PokerStars. The guy managed to take first place in the high roller event worth $10 300, which brought him a large payment of $222 000.
The event featured 109 entries, and the players fought for their share of a $1 090 000 prize pool. In total, 13 people entered the prize zone, receiving solid prize money. Among them were such famous players as Fedor Holz (11th place and $27 626), Benjamin Rolle (10th place and $27 628), Conor Beresford (9th place and $27 628).
The closer to the final, the tougher the game became. Each of the finalists was eager to emerge victorious, working for their goal.
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Mikita Badziakouski was one of the main favorites to win and, as a result, met these expectations. Before the heads-up started, "fish2013" and "iambest2" decided to split the prize money; thus, both players received almost equal payouts: $222 462 and $221 563, respectively.
After splitting the money, the poker players agreed to go all-in preflop every hand until the winner is determined. In the last hand of the event, "iambest2" moved all-in with 9-2, while Mikita was dealt 7-4. The 3-А-4 flop was promising for "iambest2", as he could hit a straight, but the following streets assured Badziakouski’s victory: a pair of fours he collected on the flop was enough to beat his opponent.
$10 300 EPT Online High Roller results
