A whopping 3,447 players entered the €1,100 No-Limit Hold' em Estrellas Main Event, creating a total price pool of €3,343,590. Nine of those players returned on the final day, all chasing the prestigious trophy and complemented price money.
The chipcounts at the start were as follows:
|
Seat |
Player |
Chips |
|---|---|---|
|
Seat 1 |
Chris Moorman |
20.550.000 |
|
Seat 2 |
Nicholas Newport |
5.300.000 |
|
Seat 3 |
Jean-Marc Bellini |
6.225.000 |
|
Seat 4 |
Teunis Kooij |
17.900.000 |
|
Seat 5 |
Mohamed Samri |
4.825.000 |
|
Seat 6 |
Daniel Wilson |
8.675.000 |
|
Seat 7 |
Lars Farstad |
6.175.000 |
|
Seat 8 |
Jerome Brion |
9.990.000 |
|
Seat 9 |
Marius Enebakk |
6.300.000 |
Wilson was the first to bust, his ace-queen were no good against Newport's ace-king. Kooij delivered the next knock out, he won the flip with ace-queen against Farstad's pocket 9's to eliminate him in eighth place, good for €62,300. It was again Kooij taking care of the next player to bust, Kooij spiked a queen on the turn when his 
was up against Brion's 
. Moorman busted Bellini (sixth, €125,450) and Enebakk (fifth, €163,800) shortly after eachother, so players were suddenly down to four.
Kooij decided it was his turn again to knock a player out, his 
turned out the strongest against Newport's 
on a board of 
. Not long after it was Moorman's turn to leave the felt, he got all his chips in the middle with pocket 6's against Kooij's Q's and didn't improve, earning himself €241,300 for third place.
Kooij and Samri decided to make a deal, where Kooij took the biggest chunk, €372,060, opposed to Samri's €341,220, with €12,000 left to play for. Kooij started heads-up play with a 2:1 chiplead, but the tables were turned when he doubled Samri with 2's against ace-queen. Ten minutes later the tournament was concluded when Kooij had all his chips in the middle with 
against Samri's 
when the board ran out 
. Samri won the trophy and the extra €12,000, while Kooij had to settle for second (even though he won more money).
The payouts:
|
Place |
Player |
Country |
Price |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Mohamed Samri |
France |
€353.220 |
|
2 |
Teunis Kooij |
The Netherlands |
€372.060 |
|
3 |
Chris Moorman |
UK |
€241.300 |
|
4 |
Nicholas Newport |
Ireland |
€202.420 |
|
5 |
Marius Enebakk |
Norway |
€163.800 |
|
6 |
Jean-Marc Bellini |
Swiss |
€125.450 |
|
7 |
Jerome Brion |
France |
€87.350 |
|
8 |
Lars Farstad |
Norway |
€62.300 |
|
9 |
Daniel Wilson |
Ireland |
€45.980 |
