Anatoly Filatov Wins 2017 partypoker LIVE German Poker Championship �5,300 High Roller
The first highlight of the 2017 partypoker LIVE German Poker Championships at the King's Casino in Rozvadov has crowned a champion and it was partypoker team pro Anatoly Filatov, who emerged victorious in the 57 entry-strong field of the �5,300 High Roller. Filatov cut a deal with Benjamin Benoit and Czech Republic's Van Tiep Nguyen before going from shortest stack to winner in less than an hour, taking home the trophy and a paday of �64,125.
Benoit, who hails from New Caledonia, a special collectivity of France located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, qualified for this very event through a �800 Live Satellite before the start of Day 1 and turned his entry into a payday of �80,000 while Nguyen also claimed �64,125 as part of the three-way deal.
Filatov just turned 29 years old two days ago, and the Russian became a sponsored pro for partypoker in March 2017 . Not even half a year later, the poker pro from Moscow added a second consecutive partypoker LIVE High Roller trophy to his collection. Filatov was part of a three-way deal in the partypoker MILLION Germany High Roller for �42,000 back in June 2017 and his live earnings now exceed $1.5 million, furthermore he also boasts more than $2.3 million in online poker tournament winnings.
Final Result �5,300 High Roller
| Place | Winner | Country | Prize EUR) | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anatoly Filatov | Russia | 64,125 | 75,472 |
| 2 | Van Tiep Nguyen | Czech Republic | 64,125 | 75,472 |
| 3 | Benjamin Benoit | France | 80,000 | 94,156 |
| 4 | Jack Sinclair | United Kingdom | 30,000 | 35,264 |
| 5 | Moritz Dietrich | Austria | 20,000 | 23,509 |
| 6 | Sander van Wesemael | Netherlands | 12,500 | 14,693 |
The registration and single re-entry period was open for the first four levels of 45 minutes each and among those to jump in were Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier and partypoker pro Marcel Luske. Ultimately, 18 new entries brought the field up to 57 entries in total including 43 unique players and 14 re-entries, and the prize pool of �270,750 was shared among the top six spots.
Czech World Series of Poker bracelet winner Artur Rudziankov was the first casualty of the day and Vojtech Ruzicka followed him to the rail soon after. Gerald Karlic entered as new entry on Day 2 and fired two bullets without success while Hossein Ensan, partypoker pro Kristen Bicknell and German High Roller regular Philipp Gruissem also ran out of chips early on. The kings of ElkY were cracked when Julian Thomas flopped two pair and turned a full house with ten-five suited and Grospellier busted the very next hand.
Down to the last two tables, Moritz Dietrich was the dominating chip leader but Benjamin Benoit joined him as chip millionaire. Pierre Neuville called the shove of Dietrich with jack-nine for top pair and faced the straight and flush draw of the Austrian. Both turned a straight and Dietrich rivered a flush to eliminate the poker stalwart from Belgium. Julian Thomas and Kacper Pyzara followed before German WSOP bracelet winner Paul Michaelis lost a flip with sevens against the ace-king of Benoit. The Frenchman also knocked out Michal Schuh and the unofficial nine-handed final table was set.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Sinclair | United Kingdom | 200,000 | 20 |
| 2 | Manig Loeser | Germany | 272,000 | 27 |
| 3 | Anatoly Filatov | Russia | 900,000 | 90 |
| 4 | Van Tiep Nguyen | Czech Republic | 765,000 | 77 |
| 5 | Matthias De Meulder | Belgium | 799,000 | 80 |
| 6 | Moritz Dietrich | Austria | 980,000 | 98 |
| 7 | Benjamin Benoit | France | 1,180,000 | 118 |
| 8 | Sander van Wesemael | Netherlands | 416,000 | 42 |
| 9 | Jan-Peter Jachtmann | Germany | 192,000 | 19 |
Final Table Action
Jan-Peter Jachtmann became the first casualty of the final table when his three-bet shove with pocket eights came at an unfortunate timing. Initial raiser Moritz Dietrich quickly called with pocket jacks and the board ran out king-high. Dietrich then took a commanding lead after sending Matthias De Meulder to the rail a few minutes later. De Meulder check-raised a ten-high flop and bet when a jack appeared on the turn. Dietrich called both bets and snap-called the shove that followed when the river paired the jack. De Meulder was caught with king-queen high got a busted straight draw and Dietrich had pocket tens for a full house.
Manig Loeser ended up as the bubble boy when his four-bet shove with ace-king suited was called by Moritz Dietrich with queen-jack off suit. An all-diamond king-high flop gave Loeser top pair, but the gutshot and flush draw of Dietrich provided a hefty sweat. A blank on the turn was followed by a diamond on the river and all remaining six players were guaranteed at least �12,500.
Sander van Wesemael had to settle for a min-cash, putting his hopes on an open-ended straight draw and nut flush draw. Benjamin Benoit held pocket eights for the over pair and higher straight draw, and turned the straight before a non-club river sent the Dutchman out in 6th place.
Benoit and Dietrich were the two dominating chip leaders with five remaining and clashed in a massive set-over set nightmare scenario. Dietrich was left with a few big blinds after his one outer didn't miracle didn't happen, instead Benoit even improved to quads and took a commanding lead. Dietrich busted soon after with ace-eight against Benoit's pocket nines and the Frenchman held more than 60% of the chips in play with four left.
Jack Sinclair, who finishd 8th in the 2017 World Series of Poker Main Event a few weeks ago, grinded up his short stack before losing a flip with ace-ten suited to Anatoly Filatov's pocket fives. The Brit was all in the next hand with seven-three suited and Filatov's ace-ten dealt the final blow.
With three players remaining, there were three attemps at a deal and the third one was a charm. Benoit was still the commanding chip leader and only the winner's trophy was still up for grabs. Filatov's run good started and he took over the lead from Benoit before turning an eight-high straight and sending Benoit in third. Van Tiep Nguyen followed less than 10 minutes later when his king-nine suited had plenty of outs against ace-eight only to see Filatov fade the gutshot and flush draw to claim the trophy.
While the �5,300 High Roller event has crowned it's champion, the next highlight of the festival at Europe's biggest poker arena has already kicked off. Day 1a of the Main Event with a guarantee of �1,000,000 is in the books and Day 1b kicks off at 12 p.m. noon local time. The PokerNews live reporting team will be on the floor to provide all the action.