Israeli Federation Cup 250,000€ GTD Final Day

The Israeli Federation Cup Main Event attracted a total of 2,290 players, pushing the prize pool up to 389,300€. After a 3-way deal, Haim Struol walked away as the winner, taking home 58,680€ for his performance. The coming months at Banco Bratislava will be packed with poker action. Already in mid-February, the Polish Poker Cup Winter Edition 250,000€ GTD awaits you, followed by the legendary The Festival. Shortly after, the Norwegian Poker Championship will kick off. For more information, follow our website and social media channels! We look forward to seeing you!

Final Day payouts:
1. Struol Haim - 58,680€€
2. Stojanovic Mladen - 37,917€
3. Karman Antonino - 35,203€
4. Einbinder Chaim David - 20,650€
5. Tenenbaum Maoz Izhak - 16,200€
6. Muravskyi Ihor - 12,250€
7. Vasicek Jakub - 9,425€
8. Dorfman Efim - 6,775€
9. Resko Alexandr - 5,275€
10. Mechetner Omri Yair - 4,450€
11. Sabol Milan - 4,450€
12. Rees Miles Thomas - 4,000€
13. Merta Andreas - 4,000€
14. Nguyen Manh Tu - 3,600€
15. Sisso Avraham - 3,600€
16. Lelito Dawid - 2,900€
00:00 Mladen Stojanovic finishes second for 37,917€!

Mladen opened to 6,000,000 and Struol 3-bet to 18,000,000. Mladen shoved his entire stack with Kc Jh and Struol called with Ac 6c. After the board 5c 4c 4h Qd 7s, Mladen was left with 42,000,000. Those chips went into play with As 3c, while Struol held Ks 9c. The final board of the tournament was Ax 6x 9x 9x 8x.
23:50 Heads-up Struol vs. Stojanovic!

There is still a play-off for 13,105€!
23:45 Antonino Karman finishes in third place for 35,203€

On the turn 4h 9h 4x Kc there was 36,000,000 in the pot and Antonino pushed 51,000,000. Mladen in the SB thought for a moment and called with Tx 9x. Antonino held 8h 5h and after the river Jd, he was left with around 4,000,000. Those went in as the big blind and Karman was eliminated.
Level 39: 1,500,000 – 3,000,000 / 3,000,000, avg. 75,938,333, ent.: 3/2,290
Break 15 min
22:50 Deal is on !

Looks like this:

Haim – 45,575€

Karman – 35,203€

Stojanovic – 37,917€

Dohrávka o 13,105€

Diskusia o deale
22:40 Izhak Tenenbaum finishes in 5th place for 16,200€. Just behind him, Chaim Einbinder is eliminated for 20,650€.

Tenenbaum dropped to a short stack and invested his last chips with Kc 7c, running into pocket eights held by Karman. After the board Jd Ts 5d 4c 9h, Tenenbaum was eliminated in 5th place. In the very next hand, Einbinder shoved 24,000,000 with Ah 2d and Mladen in the SB found pocket sevens, with which he reshoved. The board 9h 4h 6c 4d Jc moved us into the final three and sparked discussions about a deal.
22:00 Ihor Muravskyi finishes 6th for 12,250€
Ihor moved his last 5,500,000 across the line with Ks 6c and Mladen in the BB easily called with Ad Th. After the board 7x 2x Ax 6x 9x, Ihor was eliminated in 6th place for 12,250€.
Level 38: 1,000,000 – 2,000,000 / 2,000,000, avg. 38,000,000, ent.: 6/2,290
21:25 Jakub Vašíček finishes 7th for 9,425€

Mladen opened to 3,000,000 from the HJ and Jakub Vašíček reshoved his 11,000,000 from the button with As Jh. Mladen called with Ah Qc and after the board 7s Ts 2c 3h 3d, he eliminated his Czech opponent in 7th place for 9,425€.
21:15 Efim Dorfman eliminated in 8th place for 6,775€

Struol limped, Dorfman shoved 22,000,000 from the CO with Ah Tc, and Tenenbaum in the SB thought for a long time with Ac Jc. In the end, he decided to fold and Struol snap-called with Ks Kc. After the board Tx 4x 3x 7x 8x, Efim Dorfman bowed out after a great performance, finishing in 8th place for 6,775€.
Level 37: 1,000,000 – 1,500,000 / 1,500,000, avg. 28,500,000, ent.: 8/2,290
Break 15 min
20:25 Tenenbaum wins a small pot

Tenenbaum opened to 2,400,000 and Stojanovic called from the BB. On the flop Ah 3s 6c, Tenenbaum bet 1,600,000 and Mladen folded smoothly.
19:50 Alexandr Resko eliminated in 9th place for 5,275€

Struol opened to 3,000,000 from EP and Resko reshoved for 17,000,000 with Js Jh. Struol easily called with Qs Qc and after the board 9x 9x Qx 8x Kx 8x, Resko lost his stack and takes home 5,275€.
Level 36: 600,000 – 1,200,000 / 1,200,000, avg. 25,312,777, ent.: 9/2,290
19:35 Split pot

Karman opened to 2,000,000 from EP and Dorfman called from the button. Tenenbaum joined from the BB and no one bet on the flop Jc 4c Js. On the turn Qd, Dorfman bet 2,500,000, Tenenbaum folded and Karman quickly called. On the river Td, Dorfman bet another 2,500,000 and Karman called again. Both players turned over Kx Qx and the pot was split.
19:20 Karman 3-bets

Tenenbaum opened to 2,000,000 and Karman, behind him on the button, decided to 3-bet to 7,500,000. Stojanovic in the BB thought for a moment, but eventually folded. Tenenbaum checked his cards once more and folded as well.

We continue
FT Chipcounts:
Final Day livestream:
FT payouts:
1. 64,150€
2. 39,850€
3. 27,800€
4. 20,650€
5. 16,200€
6. 12,250€
7. 9,425€
8. 6,775€
9. 5,275€
Final Day eliminations:
10. Mechetner Omri Yair - 4,450€
11. Sabol Milan - 4,450€
12. Rees Miles Thomas - 4,000€
13. Merta Andreas - 4,000€
14. Nguyen Manh Tu - 3,600€
15. Sisso Avraham - 3,600€
16. Lelito Dawid - 2,900€
Break
18:00 Mechetner finishes in 10th place for 4,450€

After an unsuccessful hand, Mechetner moved his last 2,100,000 across the line with Kx Jx and Antonino Karman held pocket sevens. After the board 7x 6x 8x 8x 4x, Mechetner was eliminated and we now know the final table lineup.
Level 35: 500,000 – 1,000,000 / 1,000,000, avg. 20,710,455, ent.: 10/2,290

17:30 Miles Rees finishes 12th for 4,000€

Miles got 10,000,000 into play with pocket sevens and ran into his opponent’s pocket tens. The board Ax 9x 3x Kx 2x ended Miles’ run in the tournament. Close behind him, Milan Sabol was also eliminated, but he had already secured 4,450€. We are now just one elimination away from the final table.
17:10 Nguyen eliminated in 14th plae for 3,600€

Nguyen moved 5,300,000 across the line with Qs 8s and Dorfman, on the other end of the table, called with pocket threes. After the board 9x 6x Ax Qx 6x, Nguyen secured the needed double up. However, in the very next hand he dropped to an ultra-short stack when he got into a preflop all-in for 8,000,000 with Qx Qx and Mechetner found pocket eights. After the board Kx 5x 6x 4x 8x, Nguyen was left with very little behind and in the following hand he was eliminated from the tournament in 14th place for 3,600€. At the very same moment, Andreas Merta was also eliminated from the tournament in 13th place for 4,000€.
17:00 Avraham Sisso eliminated for 3,600€

On the river 7x 5x 2x 7x 3x there was around 5,000,000 in the pot. Avraham put Mechetner all-in for about 7,000,000, which he snap-called with Jx Jx. With Kx 3x, Avraham gave up a large part of his stack. Shortly after, he got into a preflop all-in for around 8,000,000 with As 7s against Ad 3d held by Ihor. After the board 2d 4d 9s Td 5s, Sisso dropped to a short stack. In the following confrontation, Sisso got into a preflop all-in with Kx Kx against Ax Jx held by Miles Rees. The board 5x 4x 2x Jx Ax cost him another chunk of his stack. Shortly after, Avraham doubled his remaining four million with pocket sevens against Ax Qx, but just two hands later he shoved 8,600,000 with Ax 8x and Miles Rees called with Ax Jx. The board Jx 8x Tx Ax Kx sent Avraham out of the tournament after this rollercoaster.
Level 34: 400,000 – 800,000 / 800,000, avg. 15,187,667, ent.: 15/2,290
16:20 Dorfman double up

Dorfman got his short stack across the line with Kx Kx against the pocket sevens held by Mechetner. After the board 2c 8c 9s 9d Qc, Dorfman secured the needed double up.
16:10 Dawid Lelito is the first to be eliminated for 2,900€

Dawid opened to 2,700,000 and left 500,000 behind. One of his opponents put him all-in with Ax Kx and Dawid called with 9c 7c. After the board 4c 3x 5x 8c Jx, Dawid had to say goodbye.
Final Day livestream:
Final day chipcounts:
Final day payouts:
1. 64,150€
2. 39,850€
3. 27,800€
4. 20,650€
5. 16,200€
6. 12,250€
7. 9,425€
8. 6,775€
9. 5,275€
10–11. 4,450€
12–13. 4,000€
14–15. 3,600€
16. 2,900€
IFC Main Event 250,000€ GTD:
Buy-in: 200€
Starting Stack: 100k
Late reg.: 12 lvls
10% of the field qualify to Day 2
All players qualified for Day 2 are ITM
10% Fee + 5% Staff deducted from the prize pool