PPC ME 250,000€ GTD Final Day

The Winter Polish Poker Cup attracted a total of 4,093 players from around the world, and after today's final day, the players divided the juiciest pieces of the 452,275€ prize pool. The largest share was claimed by Kajetan Renke, who defeated this massive field without any deal and walked away with 77,345€. Coming up at Banco Casino Bratislava at the end of March is the Euro Poker Championship with a festival guarantee of 500,000€. Shortly after, in early April, another edition of the Banco Casino Masters with 250,000 GTD€ is prepared, followed by the Tana delle Tigri festival with 400,000€ GTD just a few days later. For more information, follow our website and social media. We look forward to seeing you there!

WPPC Final table payout:

1. Renke Kajetan Stanislaw - 77,345€
2. Kovacs Peter Laszlo -47,375€
3. Giera Dariusz - 31,700€
4. Pirvan Catalin - 22,725€
5. Halko Marek - 16,000€
6. Černý Jan - 11,425€
7. Tirpák Robert - 7,500€
8. Matyasi Lajos - 5,600€
9. Ludwinek Krzysztof Piotr - 4,350€

19:10 Peter Kovacs finishes in second place for 47,375€

On the river 5x 5x 4x 4x Jx with a pot of just under 30,000,000, Renke bet 10,000,000. Kovacs opted to push for 67,000,000. Renke called with Jx 4x, and Kovacs revealed only 9x 2x.

18:55 Nice pot for Kajetan

On the river 9x 9x Kd Qd Ts with a pot of 21,000,000, Kajetan Renke bet 20,000,000. Kovacs contemplated and eventually folded his Td 8d. After this hand, the stacks equalized.

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Krátky break

18:30 Dariusz Giera finishes third for 31,700€

Kovacs opened from the button, and Giera pushed over the line with the remaining 9,700,000 with Kc Jc. Kovacs called with Ad Th, and after the board showed Ax 8x 5x 7x 2x, we move into the Polish-Hungarian heads-up.

18:25 Catalin Pirvan eliminated in fourth place for 22,725€

Catalin pushed over the line with the remaining approximately 5,000,000 with Tx 8x, and Kovacs re-raised from the small blind with Kc Jc. After the board came Jx Ax 7x Ax Qx, the last trio remains in the tournament.

18:10 Kajetan Renke doubles up

Kajetan went all in preflop for his approximately 40,000,000 with tens, and Pirvan turned over aces. After the board showed Tx Kx 6x 6x 8x, Kajetan secures a solid double up.

Level 40: 1,000,000 - 2,500,000 / 2,500,000 avg. 40,930,000, ent.: 4/4,093

17:45 Marek Halko eliminated in fifth place for 16,000€

Renke opened from the cutoff for 4,000,000, and Marek from the small blind announced all in for 21,000,000 with Kc Qc. Renke with Ac Jc immediately called, and after the board Tc 9c 3d 5h 6h, we move into the final four.

17:40 Pirvan all in

Kovacs opened from the cutoff. However, Pirvan from the big blind announced all in for 27,000,000, and his opponent almost immediately folded.

17:30 Renke double up

Giera went all in from the small blind, effectively for 15,000,000 with Ac 9d, and Renke found Ah Kh. After the board Js 3d 7s 6h 7h, Renke secures the necessary double up.

Level 39: 1,000,000 – 2,000,000 / 2,000,000, avg. 40,930,000, ent.: 4/ 4,093

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16:50 Kovacs all in

On the turn 6c 2h Th 9d with approximately 20,000,000 in the pot, Kovacs pushed for 21,000,000. Halko contemplated for a moment but eventually folded.

Level 38: 800,000 – 1,600,000 / 1,600,000, avg. 32,744,000, ent.: 5/4,093

16:10 Jan Černý eliminated in sixth place for 11,425€

Černý pushed from the button over the line with Kd Qs for 20,000,000, and Halko from the small blind called with Ah Qh. After the board came 8d 8h 5h Td 7h, Marek completed the flush, and Jan bids farewell to the tournament as well.

15:55 Marek Halko successful

Halko opened from the cutoff for 2,700,000, and Giera from the small blind decided to call. Renke in the big blind folded, and on the flop Kc Jc 4d, both players checked. The turn 5s brought no action, and the action remained unchanged on the river 2h. Giera turned over Ax Qx, and Halko won the pot with eights.

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15:35 Robert Tirpák finishes in seventh place for 7,500€

Robo struggled on short stack for a while, and with his last 3bb, he pushed from the big blind with 9d 4d against Černý's Ah Td. After the board came As Ks 5s Ac 7h, Robo's adventure comes to an end.

Level 37: 600,000 – 1,200,000 / 1,200,000, avg. 23,388,571, ent.: 7/4,093

15:10 Lajos Matyasi eliminated in eighth place for 5,600€

Lajos pushed from the small blind with Ax 9x for 9,700,000, and Černý in the big blind found Ax Jx. After the board showed Ax Ax 5x 6x 4x, Lajos is eliminated.

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14:52 Krzysztof Ludwinek eliminated in ninth place for 4,350€

Krzysztof pushed shortly after the start with Ax 6x, and Dariusz Giera found nines. After a blank board, Krzysztof becomes the first to exit today, and we move to the official final table.

Level 36: 500,000 – 1,000,000, avg. 18,191,111, ent.: 9/4,093

Final table payouts:

1. 77,345€
2. 47,375€
3. 31,700€
4. 22,725€
5. 16,000€
6. 11,425€
7. 7,500€
8. 5,600€
9. 4,350€

In the end, the WPPC Main Event attracted a total of 4,093 players from all corners of the world, exceeding the guarantee to 452,275€. The top nine players will receive a ticket worth 350€ to the Euro Poker Championship 400,000€ GTD, which starts on March 19, 2024!

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PPC ME 250,000€ GTD :

Late Registration: 12 levels
Unlimited re-entry option
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