2019 The Patrik Antonius Poker Challenge

€1,500 Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2019 The Patrik Antonius Poker Challenge

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
103
Prize
€57,200
Event Info
Buy-in
€1,500
Prize Pool
€217,280
Entries
160
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
15,000

Paul Fowler Eliminated in 11th Place (€4,100)

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Paul Fowler
Paul Fowler

Marvin Hannemann raised it up on the button, Paul Fowler three-bet shoved 130,000 from the big blind and Hannemann beat him to the pot with a call.

Paul Fowler: {a-Hearts}{k-Clubs}
Marvin Hannemann: {9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}

No extra round of votes needed here: the Brit's exit was sealed after the board ran out {6-Spades}{8-Spades}{6-Clubs}{2-Spades}{8-Diamonds} to end his bid in 11th place.

Player Chips Progress
Marvin Hannemann de
Marvin Hannemann
675,000 470,000
Paul Fowler gb
Paul Fowler
Busted

Tags: Marvin HannemannPaul Fowler

Tarmo Tammel Eliminated in 12th Place (€4,100)

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Tarmo Tammel
Tarmo Tammel

Tarmo Tammel shoved about 90,000 from under the gun and Joris Ruijs called one seat over to try and score his sixth knockout of the day.

Tarmo Tammel: {a-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}
Joris Ruijs: {7-Hearts}{7-Spades}

The {a-Spades}{a-Hearts}{4-Hearts} flop gave Tammel a big lead and the {6-Diamonds} turn left Ruijs drawing to two outs. It's one of those days where the chip leader can't do anything wrong, though, and sure enough the dealer slapped the {7-Clubs} river onto the felt to improve Ruijs to the winning boat.

Tammel was a good sport about it, congratulated Ruijs and took out his camera to photograph his bustout hand.

Player Chips Progress
Joris Ruijs nl
Joris Ruijs
Day 3 Chip Leader
2,100,000 150,000
Tarmo Tammel ee
Tarmo Tammel
Busted

Tags: Joris RuijsTarmo Tammel

Wahl Doubles Through Schalin

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Sebastian Wahl has been nurturing the shortest stack for a while and shoved twice in a row to get something to work with. His small blind shove got through, but when he went all in on the button for 82,000 the next hand, it was Henri Schalin who looked him up from the big blind.

Sebastian Wahl: {k-Clubs}{7-Spades}
Henri Schalin: {q-Hearts}{j-Spades}

The {a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}{k-Hearts} rundown brought a rollercoaster of emotions, but ultimately Wahl, the inaugural Coolbet Open champion, ended up with the better two pair to double.

Player Chips Progress
Sebastian Wahl fi
Sebastian Wahl
176,000 117,500
Henri Schalin fi
Henri Schalin
105,000 -260,000

Tags: Henri SchalinSebastian Wahl

Punka Makes A Big Fold

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Andrejs Punka
Andrejs Punka

It got folded to Pasi Sormunen in the small blind, who got it all in for a little over 25 big blinds. Andrejs Punka had a tough time deciding what to do in the big blind and ultimately decided to open-fold his {9-Clubs}{9-Spades} to the shock of his table mates.

Sormunen showed {a-Clubs}{4-Clubs} and jokingly pretended to wipe the sweat off his forehead.

Player Chips Progress
Andrejs Punka lv
Andrejs Punka
400,000 150,000
Pasi Sormunen fi
Pasi Sormunen
255,000 -19,500

Tags: Andrejs PunkaPasi Sormunen

Hassan Sey Eliminated in 13th Place (€3,500)

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Hassan Sey
Hassan Sey

Kasper Mellanen raised to 18,000, Hassan Sey three-bet shoved all in for 163,000 and Mellanen called after a minute of thought.

Hassan Sey: {a-Spades}{q-Clubs}
Kasper Mellanen: {6-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}

Sey, who finished second in the €550 Kings of Tallinn championship in the same casino last month, would finish 13th now as the dealer spread out {10-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{10-Diamonds} to spell his demise.

Player Chips Progress
Kasper Mellanen fi
Kasper Mellanen
540,000 117,000
Hassan Sey fi
Hassan Sey
Busted

Tags: Hassan SeyKasper Mellanen

Kaupo Tenno Eliminated in 14th Place (€3,500)

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Kaupo Tenno (right), eliminated with Julius Schamburg (left) in back-to-back hands
Kaupo Tenno (right), eliminated with Julius Schamburg (left) in back-to-back hands

The hand after Julius Schamburg busted, short stack Kaupo Tenno shoved it in for 57,000 from middle position. In the small blind this time, Joris Ruijs once again committed chips to put a player at risk.

Kaupo Tenno: {q-Clubs}{9-Clubs}
Joris Ruijs: {a-Clubs}{2-Clubs}

The {a-Spades} flopped in the window, followed by {6-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{q-Spades} to have Ruijs once again eliminate another hopeful.

Player Chips Progress
Joris Ruijs nl
Joris Ruijs
Day 3 Chip Leader
1,950,000 200,000
Kaupo Tenno ee
Kaupo Tenno
Busted

Tags: Joris RuijsKaupo Tenno

Julius Schamburg Eliminated in 15th Place (€3,020)

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Julius Schamburg
Julius Schamburg

Julius Schamburg raised to 18,000 from middle position and everyone folded to Joris Ruijs in the big blind, who three-bet to 78,000. Schamburg, who already had multiple big clashes with Ruijs yesterday, four-bet shoved for about 310,000 and Ruijs snapped it off.

Julius Schamburg: {a-Clubs}{5-Clubs}
Joris Ruijs: {j-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}

The best hand remained ahead on {4-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{7-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{j-Clubs} and Schamburg bowed out.

Player Chips Progress
Joris Ruijs nl
Joris Ruijs
Day 3 Chip Leader
1,750,000 320,000
Julius Schamburg de
Julius Schamburg
Busted

Tags: Joris RuijsJulius Schamburg

Level: 17

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

Martin Berge Eliminated in 16th Place (€3,020)

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Martin Berge
Martin Berge

Martin Berge was just eliminated in 16th place for €3,020 in a hand that took nearly eight minutes to unfold.

Markku Koplimaa opened up from the hijack to 13,000 and got a call from Berge in the big blind.

Berge checked after the {2-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{7-Clubs} came on the flop before Koplimaa fired out a continuation bet of 12,500. Berge tanked for two minutes before he raised to 28,500.

Koplimaa then tanked before he raised to 100,000, which more than covered the approximately 60,000 Berge had left in his stack. Berge paused for several minutes before he made the call.

Markku Koplimaa: {9-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}
Martin Berge: {a-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}

"Nice hand," Berge said when he saw his middle pair needed help to beat Koplimaa's top pair.

No help came as the {4-Hearts} on the turn and the {4-Clubs} on the river were blanks and Berge headed to the cashier to collect his payout.

Player Chips Progress
Markku Koplimaa ee
Markku Koplimaa
280,000 80,000
Martin Berge de
Martin Berge
Busted

Tags: Markku KoplimaaMartin Berge