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€1,650 PokerStars Open
Day 4 Completed
Jason Wheeler beat Alexander Ivarsson heads-up to win the PokerStars Open Main Event and €731,000. This score pushed his total live tournament earnings past $6,000,000*. It also beat his previous best live score of €570,000, which came from a second-place finish in the PokerStars €5,300 Championship Main Event in Prague in 2017.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Wheeler | United States | €731,000 |
| 2 | Alexander Ivarsson | Sweden | €457,000 |
| 3 | Darko Svesko | Serbia | €326,200 |
| 4 | Bogdan Petrascu | Romania | €251,120 |
| 5 | Mahersh Selvakumaran | Netherlands | €193,190 |
| 6 | Han Feng | United States | €148,610 |
| 7 | Gregoire Jarry | France | €114,290 |
| 8 | Felipe Boianovsky | Brazil | €87,910 |
*Stats courtesy of The Hendon Mob.
Alexander Ivarsson was eliminated in second place, earning €457,000.
Darko Svesko was eliminated in 3rd place, earning €326,200.
Bogdan Petrascu was eliminated in fourth place for €251,120.
Mahersh Selvakumaran's run ended in fifth place for €193,190.
Han Feng was eliminated in sixth place for €148,610.
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