Leon Tsoukernik Wins EM Super High Roller for �370,000
Earlier this week, King��s Casino owner Leon Tsoukernik, who recently forfeited a $50,000 deposit by skipping the $1,000,000 Big One for One Drop, was at Austria��s Casino Velden for the EM European Poker Championship for the �25,750 Super High Roller.
It took him seven bullets, but eventually, he emerged victorious to win a �370,000 top prize. The tournament attracted 41 entries (27 unique players + 14 re-entries) and generated a �1,025,000 prize pool.
��I��m just a fan of this tournament. I have a very positive view on this casino which is an absolute jewel, a pearl, of the possibility how beautiful gaming could be in front of this fantastic lake,�� Tsoukernik told poker reporter Rikard Aberg in an interview.
It marked Tsoukernik��s first victory since he won the EPT Prague Super High Roller in December 2016. The win was actually the third-largest of the controversial casino owner��s career after the $782,453 he won for the Prague tournament and $1.8 million for finishing fourth in the 2017 Super High Roller Bowl.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leon Tsoukernik | Czech Republic | �370,000 |
| 2 | Manig Loeser | Germany | �260,000 |
| 3 | Maxi Lehmanski | Germany | �185,000 |
| 4 | Tony G | Lithuania | �125,000 |
| 5 | Niki Jedlicka | Ausria | �85,000 |
On Day 1, just 20 players bagged and tagged including chip leader Thomas M��hlocker. Unfortunately, he would fall short of making the money as would players like Niklas ��Lena900�� Astedt, Matthias Eibinger, Josip Simunic and Erik Schniedel. The former was actually the bubble boy losing ace-jack suited to Maxi Lehmanski��s Big Slick.
Niki Jedlicka was the first final table casualty after he tried bluffing with queen-high into Tsoukernik��s two pair. After Tony G bowed out in fourth place, Maxi Lehmanski followed him out the door in third when his ace-ten suited failed to overcome Manig Loeser��s pocket kings.
In the final hand of the tournament, Loeser got it all in holding nine-eight of spades on an ace-five-seven two-spade flop. Tsoukernik held Big Slick for top pair and held as Loeser missed his straight flush draw.
In other Poker EM news, Daniel Rezaei took down the �220 PLO Classic, Christian Schober the Seven Card Stud event, Roberto Turrisi the ��Jacques Lemans�� NLH, and Nebojsa Ankucic the NLH 6-Max after a three-way deal.
It��s also worth noting that Casey Kastle topped a field of 44 runners to win the Poker EM �5K High Roller defeating Mikael Koistinen heads up in the process.
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