German poker professional Oliver Weis, widely known online as “sk2ll_m0dR,” has added another impressive victory to his already solid poker resume, claiming the 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Cyprus Main Event title. This latest triumph is Weis’s third live title of the year, bringing his total live tournament earnings to an impressive $3,154,254. His win at the EPT Cyprus main event also earns him a substantial $1,030,000 prize, along with the coveted Golden Shard trophy.
Weis’s 2024 journey has been nothing short of remarkable. He began the year with a bang by taking down the €10,300 High Roller at EPT Paris for $1,050,978. He followed that up by an online bracelet win in the $5,000 Short Deck Championship, and a victory at Poker Dream 12 – Jeju. Now, his EPT Cyprus Main Event win cements his status as a top contender in the global poker scene.
The Poker Stars 2024 European Poker Tour (EPT) Cyprus Main Event drew an impressive 1,284 entries, each paying a $5,300 buy-in and building a prize pool of over $6.2 million. After five days of intense competition, the event’s field whittled down to final six players, who included the likes of former GGPoker and PokerStars Team Pro Mikhail Shalamov, EPT regular Anton Wigg, and CoinPoker’s Community Manager and Day 3 chip leader Bobby James. Also at the table were local favorite Georgios Tsouloftas, Day 5 leader Oliver Weis, and Ukrainian pro Andriy Lyubovetskiy.
Sweden’s Anton Wigg was the first to be eliminated in sixth place on the final day after his pocket tens failed to hold against Shalamov’s ace-king. He was followed by Day 3 Chi leader Bobby James, who lost with Qh Kd to the Ah Js of Tsouloftas. The next elimination was scored by Oliver Weis. The German pro held 7h 10h against Lyubovetskiy’s Ad 2s and won it with a pair of tens to bust his opponent in third place.
Georgios Tsouloftas then eliminated Russia’s Mikhail Shalamov, taking a 3:1 chip lead into heads-up play. However, the tides turned when Weis doubled up after a bold ace-high river call by Tsouloftas.
Weis was a big stack through a major part of EPT Cyprus Main. He entered the final day with the overwhelming chip lead. But it was not smooth sailing for the eventual champion as he had to battle it back from a 5:1 chip deficit in heads-up play to overcome the aggressive and unpredictable local pro Georgios Tsouloftas. On the final hand of the tournament, Oliver Weis limped in from the button and Georgios Tsouloftas moved all in for 4,100,000 holding Kh 2c. Weis asked for a count before calling with Qh 7h. The board ran out 7s 4d 3s 5s 5h, giving Weis the coveted pot and title.
For his latest main event victory, Weis took home the Golden Shard trophy and a winner’s prize of $1,030,000, thus boosting his live tournament earnings to an impressive $3,154,254.
India’s Santhosh Suvarna Runs Deep Finishing 21st for $31,940
India’s Santosh Suvarna also made waves, finishing 21st for $31,940. In spite of starting Day 4 as a short stack, Suvarna went deep, earning his third cash at EPT Cyprus, following his previous fifth-place in the $10,200 Mystery Bounty for $34,600 and a seventh place in the $15,200 NLHE Turbo Knockout Freezeout for $27,000. The latest finish in the main event has pushed his live earnings past the $14.50 million mark, placing him at #82 on poker’s all-time money list with $14,518,205 in earnings.
EPT Cyprus Main Event Final Table Results
1. Oliver Weis $1,030,000
2. Georgios Tsouloftas $642,300
3. Mikhail Shalamov $459,000
4. Andriy Lyubovetskiy $353,100
5. Bobby James $271,400
6. Anton Wigg $208,720
7. Anton Kraous $160,500
8. Andrea Dato $123,400
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