The inaugural Everest Poker European Championship has finished, and we have crowned a champion: Peter Lindström from Sweden! Everest threw a huge party Friday night in Barcelona, and an all-night poker tournament on Saturday night! Read on for the final table summary and pictures of the event.
Here was the finale table lineup, and starting chip count. The final table started with the blinds at 4,000/8,000, and finished at 6,000/12,000.
Country….Name…Final Table Chip Count
Sweden….Johan Elvstrand…29,000
Sweden…Nils Eriksson…35,000
Denmark…Glenn Christensen…15,500
Sweden…Peter Lindström…106,000
France…Nicolas DEIVAS-LOURDES…9,500
Germany…Dieter Wipiejewski…33,900
Holland…Rik Dassen…76,000
Italy…Diego Cavalla…19,000
Sweden…Erik Granath…30,000
Belgium…Kenny Hallaert…87,600
Out in 10th was Glenn Christensen. Shortstacked, he moved all-in pre-flop with 77, was quickly called by Rik Dassens AA. The flop came Q6J, and when no 7 came on the turn or river, Christensen was eliminated in 10th.
9th place went to Erik Granath. Diego Cavalla made a raise to 15,000 in late position, and Granath made the call, putting himself all-in. Cavalla showed AT, Granath J9 of hearts. Neither players made a pair, and Cavallas A high was good enough to take the pot and eliminate the Swede in 9th.
8th place winner was Nicolas Deivas-Lourdes. The lone Frenchman at the final table was eliminated when the short stacked Deivas-Lourdes was all-win with 47 offsuit preflop against Elvstrand’s A9. The flop came A58, giving Elvstrand a pair of aces and Deivas a gutshot straight draw. But a 6 did not fall on the turn or river, and Elvstrand eliminated his 2nd straight player.
7th went to Dieter Wipiejewski. The German was eliminated when he pushed all-in pre-flop, and was called in 3 different spots. Diego Cavalla bet out on the flop of 994, and only Dieter remained in the hand when the other 2 players folded. Cavalla showed A4, giving him a pair of 4’s, while Dieter showed A6 for A high. No 6 came on the turn or river, and Dieter was eliminated in 7th.
6th winner was Nils Eriksson. He put in a small raise pre-flop, and was called by the large stack, Peter Lindström. The flop came KK4, and Nils bet out for his last 10,000 and was called by Peter. Nils showed AT, Peter shows 99. Incredibly, the turn and river both brought 99, giving Lindström Quad 9’s and sending home Nils in 6th.
5th went to Rik Dassen. The Dutch player, and winner of an Everest Poker Master Classics of Amsterdam seat in 2005, was eliminated in 5th place by final table menace Elvstrand. The short stacked Dassen moved allin with 96 on a flop of JT9, and was called by Elvstrands AQ. Dassen was ahead, but the turn brought a Q, giving Elvstrand a pair of Queens. The river was a T, no help to Dassen, who went home in 5th.
4th winner was Johan Elvstrand. Elvstrand, who eliminated 3 of the 5 previous players, finally met his match in the big stack Peter Lindström. Elvstrand moved all in as the Small Blind with 77, and Peter called with the modest Q5. A Q fell on the flop, and when no 7 came on the turn or river, Elvstrand was forced to leave.
3rd went to Belgian (frequent!) player Kenny Hallaert. Halleart had plenty of chips throughout the tournament, but was eliminated by the 1 stack bigger than his: Peter Lindström. Kenny moved all-in with QT, and when Peter looked down and saw AA, he quickly called. The flop came 885, the turn 3, and the river an A, giving Lindström Aces Full of 8’s, and eliminated Halleart in 3rd.
Heads-up: Diego Cavalla vs Peter Lindström. So, the final table brought together the big stack bully, Peter Lindström, with the small stacked Italian player, Diego Cavalla. Lindström had the huge edge, with about 430k chips to Cavallas 40k. Diego would not go down without a fight, thought, and doubled up right away. He pushed all-in with J9, and was called by Peters 45 of hearts. The flop came J high, and Diego’s pair of Jacks held up.
However, Diego’s luck would soon run out, as Peter used his big stack, which he had accumulated with skill-full play throughout the tournament. Diego pushed all-in preflop again, and was called by Peter, who showed 94 of hearts. The flop brought the amazing K65 of hearts, giving Peter a flopped flush! Only 2 perfect running cards could help Diego, who was holding T5. When the turn brought neither a T or 5, the tournament was over.
Peter Lindström was the champion, using the large chip stack to outplay and outmaneuver his opponents. Congratulations to Peter!
