2011 European Poker Tour Grand Final Madrid

Main Event
Day: 5
Event Info

2011 European Poker Tour Grand Final Madrid

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
109
Prize
€1,500,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€10,000
Prize Pool
€6,860,000
Entries
686
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

Torsten Brinkmann Eliminated in 2nd Place (�900,000)

Level 31 : 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
Torsten Brinkmann
Torsten Brinkmann

Ivan Freitez raised to 320,000 with {10-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}, a pretty looking hand heads up but when Torsten Brinkmann reraised all in with {A-Hearts}{K-Clubs} for about 3 million we all thought, "Well, that's the end of this hand, he's not going to call this all in..."

Instant call with the ten-high from Freitez.

The Venezuelan was behind but only a 3:2 dog against Brinkmann's big slick. The flop of {5-Hearts}{2-Spades}{9-Spades} came with great cheers from Freitez' Latin American rail, he'd jumped ahead and now only had to avoid an ace or king to win the first ever EPT Madrid Grand Final. The {6-Diamonds} turn changed nothing and Brinkmann now desperately needed one of his six outs otherwise it was curtains for the German.

The {8-Clubs} river came down and Freitez raised his arms in triumph, his supporters rushed through the rail to mob him and celebrate loudly. Brinkmann may feel deflated but the truth is that Freitez blitzed this table, especially once we got four-handed. Nevertheless, the German player will be taking home �900,000 with him and when he wakes up tomorrow morning, he'll consider this a job well done.

Tags: Ivan FreitezTorsten Brinkmann