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
- Christian Jeppsson – $923,785.80*
- Viktor Ustimov – $865.542*
- Jukka Koskela – $477,333
- Nikolay Ponomarev – $317,583
- Alexander Stuart Clark – $221,733
- Pascal Hartmann – $151,443
- Sam Greenwood – $103,837.50
- 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.