If in the initial high roller he had given way to the blue players, Sam Grafton he didn’t let go of the Day2 of the €3,300 Shr Espt and Ukipt in Malaga taking home the trophy and 62,450 euros first coin. It’s a shame because ours had arrived heads up Candido Cappiello who continues to grind out results and show excellent poker. For him, if needed, there is also the certification of the Pokertars ambassador who commented: “he played really well, probably the strongest of the final phase”. For the Italian, 40,300 euros in prize money and a heads up played masterfully given that he started with a 4 to 1 disadvantage in chips, making life very difficult for the English champion who, let’s remember, now has 15.5 million dollars won in his career .
He arrived dominating the final challenge after eliminating the third place Ali Muthana Al-Kubasi (€28,800). Crazy two pair over two pair hand with Grafton entering the hand with Q5 with no spades on a board with 4 spades and Ace high. The rail was shocked.
With this win, Grafton adds another PokerStars Main Event trophy to his trophy case. He almost achieved the High Roller double victory with third place in the €2,200 dve version Fabio Peluso and Federico Cirillo relegated him to third place.
Of the combined ESPT and UKIPT festival, Grafton commented: “I really enjoyed the tournaments in Malaga. It’s UKIPT on holiday, a lovely walk along the beach to get here each day. Poker-wise I hit two final tables, winning one and I think I ran well”, but skills were decisive, it can never be a coincidence.
The €3,300 Super High Roller attracted 77 participants, generating a prize pool of €221,760 with 14 players returning to fight for the trophy.
Super High Roller Results:
1 Sam Grafton, PokerStars Ambassador (United Kingdom) – €62,450
2 Candido Cappielo (Italy) – €40,300
3 Ali Muthana Al-Kubasi (Iraq) – €28,800
4 Jose Gonzalez Sanchez (Spain) – €22,140
5 Tian Mengshi (China) – €17,030
6 Anton Gililov (Russia) – €13,540
7 Adria Colomina Guitart (Spain) – €10,830
8 Alexandru Cinca (Romania) – €8,660
9 Yerevan Sargysan (Armenia) – €6,930
10 Konstantin Ivanov (Russia) – €5,540
11 Grigoriou Panagiotis (Greece) – €5,540.
