€5,300 Main Event
Day 6 Completed
2016 PokerStars EPT Season 13 Prague
€5,300 Main Event
Day: 6
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2016 PokerStars EPT Season 13 Prague
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€5,781,200
Entries
1,192
Level
34
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
50,000
Level 34
: 150,000/300,000, 50,000 ante
The last day of the last event of the PokerStars European Poker Tour was always going to be one that would dominate headlines. But besides the fact that the world's biggest tour concluded, it was Jasper Meijer van Putten's domination on the final table that made for a memorable day in the Czech Republic's capital of Prague.
The Dutchman winning one of the biggest ever EPT events wasn't the only big news on the final day of the Main Event. David Peters, by finishing third, overtook Fedor Holz in the Global Poker Index Player of the Year race.
Official Final Table Results
| Position | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jasper Meijer van Putten | Netherlands | €699,300* |
| 2 | Marton Czuczor | Hungary | €630,000* |
| 3 | David Peters | United States | €397,300 |
| 4 | Sergei Petrushevskii | Russia | €284,550 |
| 5 | Marius Gierse | Germany | €203,800 |
| 6 | Sam Cohen | United States | €145,900 |
* Denotes heads-up deal
The final day began with just six remaining players. Whoever would win, it would make for a great story. Would the EPT crown its fourth female champion? Would the guy win that dominated live poker in 2016 finish with a bang? Would the short stack come from behind? Would the online qualifier with a single cash on his résumé take down the title? Or would the EPT finally get its first Hungarian winner after 13 long and storied seasons?
After Vicky Coren twice, Sandra Najoks and Liv Boeree, Sam Cohen would not become the fourth female EPT champion as she was the first to fall. In the third hand of the final table, it was already all over. She flopped top two with queen-eight and check-raised David Peters. Peters wasn't ready to say goodbye to his pocket nines just yet and called in position. Wouldn't you know it, the turn was a nine and Cohen shoved for what was over the size of the pot. Peters called and dodged queens, eights and hearts on the river to knock out Cohen.
The last-ever EPT wouldn't be headlined by the shorty making the epic comeback either as he was the next with his head on the chopping block. Marius Gierse got it in with fives against the nines of Marton Czuczor and failed to improve on the flop, turn and river.
With the departure of Sergei Petrushevskii, the event missed on the classic "qualifier wins big event" storyline as well. Petrushevskii, who had just a single cash of €153 prior to reaching the final table, fell in fourth place for €284,550 when he four-bet shoved ace-seven cold and ran into the queens of Meijer van Putten.
Deal talks started as soon as it got three-handed. Peters, who had secured the lead in the GPI Player of the Year race at that time, demanded some extra money if they were to agree. Meijer van Putten and Czuczor both wanted to give some up for the man with the most experience, and a deal seemed secured. Czuczor agreed to give up "fifteen" and Meijer van Putten was OK with giving up €8,000. The three shook hands and Czuczor was congratulated by his friends and received multiple kisses from his girlfriend on making the biggest score of his career.
Then, Czuczor clarified to Meijer van Putten and Peters that he meant €1,500, not €15,000 and the deal was off. Play resumed.
While Peters had the most experience and presumably was the least nervous playing for huge money, the cards didn't go his way. The situation three-handed lasted for multiple hours with Meijer van Putten really showcasing what he was made of. He had been a bit quiet and tight maybe till that moment, but with the chip lead in front of him he showed the table and the rest of the world he knew how to play the role of big stack bully. While his competition was stiff, he got away with some tricky bluffs, fired some great value bets and made some nice laydowns.
The biggest hand early on was one where he placed a huge overbet bluff on the river against Marton Czuczor. The latter felt something was iffy, but he couldn't call and laid down the better, albeit rather weak, hand.
Eventually, the new GPI POY leader was to fall and the EPT didn't get an A-list celebrity poker player as its final champion. Peters played an incredible game all day with laydowns that had the poker commentators in awe, but it wasn't enough. In the end, now very short, he called all in with queen-seven. He was up against ace-queen and wouldn't come out ahead. He hit a seven on the flop but the ace on the river did him in.
With just two players remaining, talks of a deal resurfaced. Again, the two couldn't agree. Czuczor then won some pots to get about even in chips, and this time they did find common ground for an agreement and shook hands on a deal.
There was still plenty of money left in the middle with €50,000 to play for. While Czuczor had won some pots before the deal, after the deal was struck it was mostly the Meijer van Putten show. He grinded his opponent down to the point where he had just 20 or so big blinds left and needed to make a move. In the final hand, Meijer van Putten raised with king-jack and Czuczor shoved with deuces. Meijer van Putten called and hit a jack to win it all.
Instead of a Hungarian lifting an EPT Main Event trophy for the first and last time, it was a man who doubled his stack early on Day 1 and then blinded off the rest of the day while battling food poisoning. Dutchmman Jasper Meijer van Putten is the 115th and last-ever PokerStars European Poker Tour champion.
The European Poker Tour ceases to exist; next year, the tour rebrands to PokerStars Championships and PokerStars Festivals. After 115 events and 114 winners and over $1 billion in prize money distributed, the biggest poker tour on the planet goes global and gets a new name. The first ever PokerStars Championship is taking place in the Bahamas Jan. 6-14. PokerNews will be on the floor in Paradise Island for feature articles and Main Event live reporting from the event formerly known as the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure.
Level 34
: 150,000/300,000, 50,000 ante
Hand #164: Jasper Meijer van Putten opened with 
to 700,000. Marton Czuczor held 
in the big blind and jammed for 8,025,000. Meijer van Putten called after about 15 seconds of thought. Czuczor looked less than thrilled with the situation, and a 
flop left him in desperate need of a deuce. The turn was a 
so it had to be the river. The dealer burned and turned the 
to end the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
35,760,000
6,180,000
|
6,180,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 34
: 150,000/300,000, 50,000 ante
Hand #162: Jasper Meijer van Putten opened to 700,000 with 
. Marton Czuczor defended with 
. The flop came 
. Czuczor checked and Meijer van Putten bet 800,000. Czuczor called. He paired up and turned the 
. Checks followed. The river was a 
. Czuczor bet 600,000 on the end and took it down.
Hand #163: Czuczor picked up nines and won it preflop with a raise.
Level 34
: 150,000/300,000, 50,000 ante
Hand #155: Marton Czuczor raised pre with 
and took it.
Hand #156: Jasper Meijer van Putten raised with 
and Czuczor defended 
. Meijer van Putten's continuation-bet won it on a 
flop.
Hand #157: Czuczor raised to 700,000 with 
and Meijer van Putten called with . The flop was 
, missing both. Meijer van Putten checked, and Czuczor checked back. The brought a little for both players on the turn and Meijer van Putten bet out 1,500,000 and got a call. The river was a 
and Meijer van Putten bet 3,100,000. Czuczor called and nearly mucked but then took his chop.
Hand #158: Czuczor got a walk.
Hand #159: Czuczor opened 
and Meijer van Putten folded 
.
Hand #160: Meijer van Putten raised with and Czuczor defended 
. The board was 
after two checks and Meijer van Putten bet 900,000. The river was a and Meijer van Putten bet 1,950,000 when checked to. Czuczor avoided paying it off.
Hand #161: Czuczor opened to 700,000 with and Meijer van Putten three-bet to 2,100,000 with 
. Czuczor called, and 
flopped. Meijer van Putten bet 2,600,000, and Czuczor called. The turn was a 
. Both players checked and a hit. Meijer van Putten shoved all in to put his opponent at risk.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
29,580,000
6,250,000
|
6,250,000 |
|
|
6,180,000
-6,250,000
|
-6,250,000 |
Level 34
: 150,000/300,000, 50,000 ante
Hand #145: Marton Czuczor raised on the button and won.
Hand #146: Jasper Meijer van Putten raised to 700,000 with . Czuczor three-bet and got a fold holding 
.
Hand #147: Meijer van Putten received a walk.
Hand #148: Raise and take for Meijer van Putten.
Hand #149: Meijer van Putten got another walk.
Hand #150: Meijer van Putten raised to 700,000 with 
and won.
Hand #151: Czuczor raised to 700,000 with 
and Meijer van Putten defended . Both checked the 
an a fell. Meijer van Putten checked again and Czuczor checked again as well. Meijer van Putten checked the and Czuczor finally decided to bet his pair with 400,000. Meijer van Putten paid it off.
Hand #152: Meijer van Putten made it 700,000 with 
. Czuczor defended . Check-check on the 
to bring a . Two more checks followed and a river led to more checks, with Meijer van Putten winning.
Hand #153: Czuczor opened to 750,000 and won the pot.
Hand #154: Meijer van Putten raised to 700,000 with 
. Czuczor called with 
. The flop came and Meijer van Putten bet 900,000. Czuczor peeled and a fell. Another jack, the on the river after two checks. Czuczor bet 1,700,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
23,330,000
4,355,000
|
4,355,000 |
|
|
12,430,000
-4,345,000
|
-4,345,000 |
Level 34
: 150,000/300,000, 50,000 ante
Jasper Meijer van Putten will get €649,300 and Marton Czuczor €630,000. There's still €50,000 on the line.
Level 34
: 150,000/300,000, 50,000 ante
The players are discussing a deal again.
Level 34
: 150,000/300,000, 50,000 ante
Hand #140: Jasper Meijer van Putten with on the button raised to 750,000. Marton Czuczor called with the . The two got a flop of Czuczor check-raised the bet of 825,000 to 1.9 million. Meijer van Putten called.
The 
hit the turn, hitting Czuczor but he checked. Meijer van Putten bet 3,350,000 into the 5,400,000 pot. Czuczor folded.
Hand #141: Czuczor with on the button raised to 700,000. Meijer van Putten called with the suited . The flop came and Meijer van Putten check-folded to Czuczor's 600,000-bet.
Hand #142: We missed this hand because of a segment on the stream.
Hand #143: Czuczor raised to 700,000. Meijer van Putten defended with and checked the flop of . Czuczor bet 600,000 and took down the pot as Meijer van Putten folded.
Hand #144: Jasper Meijer van Putten raised to 700,000 and saw Marton Czuczor call with the . The flop came and Czuczor checked. Meijer van Putten bet 950,000 which made Czuczor fold.
Level: 34
Blinds: 150,000/300,000
Ante: 50,000