IPT San Remo Result, Gus Hansen’s UKIPT Victory

Piva Picks Up IPT Win

Another PokerStars sponsored live event came to a conclusion on money and when the confetti had finished falling a new IPT champion stood triumphant.

Having kicked off last week in San Remo, the latest leg of the Italian Poker Tour saw 245 players take to the felt for a shot at the title and a top prize of more than €100,000.

Indeed, after collecting everyone’s €2,200 entry fee and dividing up the prizepool the winner’s booty stood at €121,000 and that figure was enough to inspire a slew of strong performances from those in attendance. However, as the tournament wore on it was Fabrizio Piva who proved the most proficient player.

After dominating the final throes of the tournament, Piva secured the largest win of his career after calling down Ryad Belabdelouahab on a [Qc] [Jd] [9c] [Kh] [9d] board. After the betting had finished and the cards were revealed it was Piva’s [Ad] [Qd] that was strong enough to take the pot away from Belabdelouahab’s [Ac] [4c].

With that a deflated Belabdelouahab made his way into the shadows to collect his €89,600 runner-up prize while Piva stood smiling in the spotlight.

Hansen’s Win for the Irish

Gus Hansen might have been born in Denmark but for the last 48 hours been part of Ireland’s heads-up team.

Competing in UKIPT Galway’s battle of nations between Ireland and the UK, Hansen managed to overcome the likes of Matt Perrins and Jake Cody before clinching the title late on Tuesday.

After making it through to the final, Gus found himself suffering an early setback at the hands of the UK’s Dave ‘lildavefish’ Nicholson before enjoying a revival.

Trailing 1-0 in a best-of-three encounter, the Dane decided to bust out 50 push-ups on the stage before resetting himself for the second match.

The unconventional technique seemingly had a positive effect as Gus soon levelled the match before taking the title. Indeed, the final hand of the tournament saw Nicholson move all-in with [8s] [Jh] on a [Tc] [8s] [2d] board and Gus make the call with [8h] [4s].

With almost all of his chips at risk Nicholson could only watch as the [5s] and [8c] on the turn and river put him in a critical position.

Having secured a huge advantage in the match, Gus needed just a few more hands to scoop the last of Nicholson’s chips and claim the €16,151 top prize.