Bessolles Wins Cyrprus Series of Poker
Once again Banco Casino has successfully completed an amazing event. This time it was the Cyprus Series of Poker which got added to the history books. A week full of great tournaments created a storm of players, all of whom found their way to Slovakia's bustling capital. The €250 buy-in Main Event was won by Frenchman Guillaume Bessolles, who credited his account with €38,330 after a heads-up. There were also events such as the High-Roller, Mystery Bounty, MonsterStack, and a Farewell Turbo event. It can certainly be said that the organization can be satisfied with the turnout of this event.
Bessolles Takes Down Main Event
Frenchman Guillaume Bessolles managed to take the trophy to France, as he bested Danish Brian Klindrup in a short heads-up battle. Presumably, the reason for the shortness of the last battle was due to a deal they made just before that. At the moment when the discussion got opened about a deal, it was Klindrup with a massive 4:1 chip lead. It resulted in the following numbers:
Kindrup: €36.880
Bessolles: €30.890
Left to play: €7.440
As mentioned, soon after the deal a couple of big situations went towards the side of Bessolles, catapulting him suddenly in the lead. After a 3-bet preflop from Bessolles, it was then Klindrup who put all his chips into the middle, on which his opponent instantly made the call. The Frenchman Bessolles had the good with [Ax][Kx], and Klindrup could only show [Qx][9x] and needed help. On the flop, it was already decided as it showed two aces on the board. It left Klindrup short, which a hand later went towards Bessolles as well.
It was the second major title for the Frenchman, who won last year the Main Event of the African Poker Series, held in Mauritius. However, his win during the Cyprus Series of Poker Main Event is by far the biggest cash of his career. For Brian Klindrup it was his first real big cash in the live poker circuit, and he definitely should be very satisfied with his performance, despite the runner-up finish.
Main Event Final Table Results:
| Place | Country | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | France | Guillaume Bessolles | €38,330* |
| 2nd | Denmark | Brian Klindrup | €36,880* |
| 3rd | North Macedonia | Predrag Petrushevski | €18,495 |
| 4th | Austria | Toni Zinder | €13,715 |
| 5th | Cyprus | Charalampos Palaontas | €10,530 |
| 6th | Denmark | Darmelan Vijeyandran | €7,875 |
| 7th | Slovakia | Peter Zolnai | €5,755 |
| 8th | Hungary | Adam Komaromi | €4,150 |
| 9th | Slovakia | Filip Tarič | €3,200 |
*After Deal
Side Events Cyprus Series of Poker
With the whole week fully packed with starting flights for the Main Event, there was plenty of action on the outer tables. All side events had guaranteed prize pools, which unfortunately not all were reached. All tournaments had between 100 and 200 entries if you count the re-entries as well.
Side Event Results:
High Roller (€50K GTD)
Buy-in: €770
Entries: 76
Total Prize Pool: €50.540
| Place | Country | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sweden | Frantisek Jirout | €15,420 |
| 2nd | Spain | Daniel Albert Aixa | €10,110 |
| 3rd | Cyprus | Demos Demosthenous | €6,060 |
CSP Championship (€15K GTD)
Buy-in: €85
Entries: 184
Total Prize Pool: €14.858
| Place | Country | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Denmark | Torben Hasseriis | €3,618 |
| 2nd | Cyprus | Stylianos Matsentidis | €2,265 |
| 3rd | England | Simon Nooranvary | €1,820 |
Monster Stack (€20K GTD)
Buy-in: €115
Entries: 123
Total Prize Pool: €19.000
| Place | Country | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Austria | Bernd Eschrich | €3,156* |
| 2nd | Austria | Manuel Waiß | €3,156* |
| 3rd | Greece | Athanasios Kechagias | €3,156* |
*After deal
Mystery Bounty (€20K GTD)
Buy-in: €125
Entries: 183
Total Prize Pool: €16.470
| Place | Country | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Cyprus | Eftychios Georgiou | €3,197 |
| 2nd | Unknown | €3,197 | |
| 3rd | Austria | Amir Juwan | €1,715 |
Farewell Turbo (€5K GTD)
Buy-in: €60
Entries: 119
Total Prize Pool: €6.536
| Place | Country | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Cyprus | Marios Hadjicostis | €1,430* |
| 2nd | Poland | Andrzej Powalka | €1,430* |
| 3rd | Greece | Grigorios Archontakis | €835 |
*After deal
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