Anton Karasinsky Wins PokerStars.it Italian Poker Tour Nova Gorica
The seventh stop of the PokerStars.it Italian Poker Tour has come to an end. IPT Nova Gorica attracted 286 players, creating a �572,000 prize pool. Anton Karasinsky won the title at IPT Nova Gorica after defeating Carla Solinas in a two-hour heads-up match.
On Tuesday all eyes were on Solinas, who would have become the first woman to win an IPT tournament. However, Karasinsky proved to be a stronger heads-up opponent. Even though Solinas began the heads-up match with a slight lead, Karasinsky was able to overtake her.
In the final hand, Solinas was all in with 6?5? against Karasinsky, who was holding 9?9?. The board rolled out J?2?J?A?Q? giving the victory to Karasinsky.
Karasinsky took home the PokerStars trophy �140,000.
This IPT stop ends the regular season. Now the tour is moving to Campione d��Italia (March 22 through 26) for the Mini IPT Grand Final and to Sanremo (May 3 through 7) for the IPT Grand Final. Both events will determine the winners of the IPT and Mini IPT leaderboards.
2012 IPT Nova Gorica Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anton Karasynskiy | �140,000 |
| 2 | Carla Solinas | �74,000 |
| 3 | Carlo Andreoli | �46,000 |
| 4 | Yordan Mitrentsov | �37,000 |
| 5 | Dubravko Bagic | �29,400 |
| 6 | Iacopo Brandi | �23,900 |
| 7 | Alessandro Minasi | �18,300 |
| 8 | Brando Naspetti | �12,740 |
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