20 Players returned to the tables for the 5th day of the ISPT Wembley Main Event on Tuesday. Alban Juen had the chiplead with 5,265,000 chips.
Dealing started on the 25th blind level (5,000-25,000/50,000). James Sullivan left the table first, his A-J hand was defeated by Ferhad Seyadi's kings. Neil Benardout finished 19th, Giuseppe Stagno 18th, Leon Louis 17th, Leigh Wiltshire 16th, Praz Bansi 15th, Dave "Devilfish" Ulliott 14th, Freddy Deeb 13rd, Florian Hoeller 12nd, Bassam Elia 11th, Jean Miguel Lacerda 10th.
The remaining players wanted to strike a deal, but the chipleader Pete Linton didn't agree to it as players wanted the deal based on ICM, Linton preferred the stack-based deal.
Play continued as the negotiations fell short. Julian Gardner was eliminated 9th, Jerome Brion 8th, Ferhad Seyadi 7th, the 6-handed final table was set.
Seat 1. Pete Linton - 11.070.000
Seat 2. Xavier el Fassy - 4.555.000
Seat 3. Nick Hicks - 6.230.000
Seat 4. Jakub Michalak - 4.825.000
Seat 5. Alban Juen - 7.615.000
Seat 6. Gwendoline Janot - 6.230.000
The final table took place on Wednesday with the news that the 6 players managed to strike a deal. They decided on the following payouts:
Pete Linton - €375.000
Alban Juen - €290.000
Nick Hicks - €254.000
Gwendoline Janot - €243.000
Jakub Michalak - €236.000
Xavier El Fassy - €204.000
The players left €200,000 for the winner.
The first to leave the table came to be Gwendoline Janot, who was eliminated by the MTT Leaderboard 44th (the best Polish player) Jakub 'Olorionek' Michalak. Michalak took a huge pot without having to go to showdown from the French lady, and on the 30th blind level (20,000-80,000/160,000) he took the remainder of her chips. The A-2 held against Janot's T-7. Michalak took the chiplead with 12,225,000 chips.
The fifth place finisher was Juen Alban, who lost his chips in a flip against Linton. Linton stood pretty well by this time, but he soon lost the majority of his stack and eventually was eliminated next. On the 31st blind level (30,000-100,0000/200,000) Linton opened from the button, Michalak 3bet to 1,200,000. Linton min-4bet to which Michalak went all-in with 17,000,000. Linton all-in called.
Michalak:
K 
J
Linton:A Q
Board:
K 
8 9 J 5
Michalak won with two pairs, and was sitting on a 28,000,0000 stack after the hand.
Michalak took advantage of his chiplead very well, his two opponents were soon in a rather uncomfortable spot. The Polish pro soon took eliminated Nick Hicks, the heads-up formulated.
Jakub Michalak - 35.670.000
Xavier El Fassy - 4.500.000
The short heads-up was ended by a hand on the 31st blind level, when Michalak raised to 400,000, Xavier El Fassey called.
Michalak:A 7
El Fassey:K K
Board:A J 3 4 A
Michalak won the tournament with a three of a kind, aces.
The WCOOP champion Jakub Michalak is first champion of the ISPT series. His previous biggest live tournament score was an EPT San Remo 3rd place for €115,000.
Final Results:
1. Jakub Michalak - €436.000
2. Xavier El Fassy - €204.000
3. Nick Hicks - €254.000
4. Pete Linton - €375.000
5. Alban Juen - €290.000
6. Gwendoline Janot - €243.000
Dealing started on the 25th blind level (5,000-25,000/50,000). James Sullivan left the table first, his A-J hand was defeated by Ferhad Seyadi's kings. Neil Benardout finished 19th, Giuseppe Stagno 18th, Leon Louis 17th, Leigh Wiltshire 16th, Praz Bansi 15th, Dave "Devilfish" Ulliott 14th, Freddy Deeb 13rd, Florian Hoeller 12nd, Bassam Elia 11th, Jean Miguel Lacerda 10th.
The remaining players wanted to strike a deal, but the chipleader Pete Linton didn't agree to it as players wanted the deal based on ICM, Linton preferred the stack-based deal.
Play continued as the negotiations fell short. Julian Gardner was eliminated 9th, Jerome Brion 8th, Ferhad Seyadi 7th, the 6-handed final table was set.
Seat 1. Pete Linton - 11.070.000
Seat 2. Xavier el Fassy - 4.555.000
Seat 3. Nick Hicks - 6.230.000
Seat 4. Jakub Michalak - 4.825.000
Seat 5. Alban Juen - 7.615.000
Seat 6. Gwendoline Janot - 6.230.000
The final table took place on Wednesday with the news that the 6 players managed to strike a deal. They decided on the following payouts:
Pete Linton - €375.000
Alban Juen - €290.000
Nick Hicks - €254.000
Gwendoline Janot - €243.000
Jakub Michalak - €236.000
Xavier El Fassy - €204.000
The players left €200,000 for the winner.
The first to leave the table came to be Gwendoline Janot, who was eliminated by the MTT Leaderboard 44th (the best Polish player) Jakub 'Olorionek' Michalak. Michalak took a huge pot without having to go to showdown from the French lady, and on the 30th blind level (20,000-80,000/160,000) he took the remainder of her chips. The A-2 held against Janot's T-7. Michalak took the chiplead with 12,225,000 chips.
The fifth place finisher was Juen Alban, who lost his chips in a flip against Linton. Linton stood pretty well by this time, but he soon lost the majority of his stack and eventually was eliminated next. On the 31st blind level (30,000-100,0000/200,000) Linton opened from the button, Michalak 3bet to 1,200,000. Linton min-4bet to which Michalak went all-in with 17,000,000. Linton all-in called.
Michalak:
K J Linton:
A Q Board:
K 8 9 J 5 Michalak won with two pairs, and was sitting on a 28,000,0000 stack after the hand.
Michalak took advantage of his chiplead very well, his two opponents were soon in a rather uncomfortable spot. The Polish pro soon took eliminated Nick Hicks, the heads-up formulated.
Jakub Michalak - 35.670.000
Xavier El Fassy - 4.500.000
The short heads-up was ended by a hand on the 31st blind level, when Michalak raised to 400,000, Xavier El Fassey called.
Michalak:
A 7 El Fassey:
K K Board:
A J 3 4 A Michalak won the tournament with a three of a kind, aces.
The WCOOP champion Jakub Michalak is first champion of the ISPT series. His previous biggest live tournament score was an EPT San Remo 3rd place for €115,000.
Final Results:
1. Jakub Michalak - €436.000
2. Xavier El Fassy - €204.000
3. Nick Hicks - €254.000
4. Pete Linton - €375.000
5. Alban Juen - €290.000
6. Gwendoline Janot - €243.000
