Tag: Christian Jeppsson

In 2016, after winning his second World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) title, Christian ‘Eisenhower1’ Jeppsson gave a phone interview to PokerStars’ Lina Olofsson, where she asked him, “what will you do, ten years from now?”

“Hopefully, I have a family and play poker on a more recreational level. I hope I can stay healthy and enjoy life. Maybe play some golf on a daily basis.”

After winning the $3,200 World Poker Tour (WPT) Online Championships for $923,785.80, that goal starts to look as realistic as it ever has.

The Gothenburg star went into the final table with the chip lead and booked the win after agreeing upon a heads-up deal with Victor Ustimov. With the money side of things pinned down, the pair played on for an additional $10,000 and the title, which Jeppsson won.

The WPT announced in their press release that the 2,122 entrant field is the most substantial in WPT Main Event history, and you assume from that statement that online events will remain a fixture on the WPT calendar. Jeppsson wins a $15,000 seat in the Tournament of Champions, and who knows, if mother nature keeps swinging, he may play that from the sanctity of his home.

I would love to compare this prize with Jeppsson’s other garlands, but he’s a ghost on PocketFives where he once conquered the world for 15-weeks straight in 2015/16. At that time, Jeppsson had accumulated close to $9m in online earnings, making him one of the most successful proponents of this art form in history.

“You feel like you won something more, like a sporting event,” Jeppson told WPT officials after the win. “You have so much adrenaline pumping, and then you won.” That feeling, I can feel. {The money} it’s so hard to take in.”

Get those clubs out, Jeppsson.

Results

  1. Christian Jeppsson – $923,785.80*
  2. Viktor Ustimov – $865.542*
  3. Jukka Koskela – $477,333
  4. Nikolay Ponomarev – $317,583
  5. Alexander Stuart Clark – $221,733
  6. Pascal Hartmann – $151,443
  7. Sam Greenwood – $103,837.50
  8. Pascal Teekens – $66,775.50

*Agreed upon a heads-up deal

In Other WPT News

David Peters defeated David Gent, heads-up, to win Event #43: $10,300 High Roller. The event attracted 101-entrants, and Peters claimed $247,450 for the win. Andras Nemeth finished third.

The former PocketFives World #1, Chris Oliver, topped a 297-entrant field in Event #45: $530 Six-Max Turbo Bounty for $12,505.38 + $15,369.20 in bounties.

The series now moves into WPTDeepStack territory, before ending on May 31.

Dan Smith
Double Up Dan Smith

The first World Poker Tour (WPT) Online Championships won’t be the only WPT Online Championships.

As the hive of activity starts to abate, and the tumbleweed begins to roll in from the empty rails, it’s time to rate and review. Looking through Twitter, there are more thumbs up than thumbs down. In short, it’s been a sublime series for everyone, lest those who did their bollocks.

Before the main entree takes a bow to make way for the WPTDeepStacks portion of the festival, we have three events to cover, including the Main Event.

We begin with the final $25,000 No Limit Hold’em High Roller of the series. 91-entrants shifted tectonic plates in this one, and Dan Smith defeated Daniel Dvoress, heads-up, to claim the $555,503.38 first prize after the pair cut a deal. Dvoress banked $456,871.63.

Results

  1. Dan Smith – $555,503.38*
  2. Daniel Dvoress – $456,871.63*
  3. Lucas Reeves – $295,750
  4. Rob Lipkin – $204,750
  5. John O’ Shea – $159,250
  6. Elias Talvitie – $113,750

*Subject to a heads-up deal

The Best of the Rest

High rollers, Andras Nemeth and Luc Greenwood, made the final table of Event #41: $3,200 Second Chance Turbo. The event saw 110-entrants tackle a $330,000 prizepool, and the UK’s Philip Mighall collected the $80,850 first prize. The former PocketFives World #1, Nemeth, finished runner-up, and Greenwood finished in the third place.

Results

  1. Phillip Mighall – $80,850
  2. Andras Nemeth – $57,750
  3. Luc Greenwood – $41,250
  4. David Gradic – $28,875
  5. Igor Yaroshevskyy – $21,450
  6. Stewart Kirby – $16,500

While we shouldn’t sniff at Luc Greenwood’s $41,250 prize, it pales into comparison to the amount of moolah that his brother Sam is hoping to collect by the time the lifeguard leaves her Wednesday 20 May shift by the pool.

Sam Greenwood is once again proving that he is one of the most incredibly talented No Limit Hold’em players in the game, sitting in second place from a field of 2,130 entrants as the $3,500 WPT Online Championships enters its final day.

Eight remain in contention for the $1,048,088 first prize, and leading the way is the Swedish online poker icon Christian ‘eisenhower1” Jeppsson. The former PocketFives World #1 starts with a slender lead, and it will be a titanic tussle if those two end up at the end zone.

High rollers who ran deep include Martin Jacobson, Max Silver, and Orpen Kisacikoglu.

Here are the chip counts and payouts.

Chip Counts

  1. Christian Jeppsson – 17,573,926
  2. Sam Greenwood – 16,087,766
  3. Pascal Hartmann – 14,884,499
  4. Alexander Stuart Clark – 14,407,969
  5. Viktor Ustimov – 9,138,972
  6. Jukka Koskela – 5,700,975
  7. Nikolay Ponomarev – 5,132,492
  8. Pascal Teekens – 2,215,627

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