Rettenmaier’s Kiev Title, GPS Stoke Result

Marvin Triumphs in Kiev

Marvin Rettenmaier confirmed his status as GPI’s top player last night after clinching Eurasian Poker Tour‘s top prize in Kiev.

After battling his way past 159 runners, including Chino Rheem, Alexander Kravchenko and Will Dorey, Marvin found himself sat opposite Russia’s Emil Eranosyan.

With $73,930 on the line neither player looked prepared to give up their chips easily, which meant it took almost four hours to decide a winner.

However, when the final chip had fallen it was Marvin who emerged victorious, leaving his opponent to slip into the shadows while he posed with a giant cheque and a slice of cake.

Following his latest title, Marvin took to Facebook to write:

“Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!!! Won the Eurasian Poker Tour Kiev after an exhausting 4h heads up battle!!! Super tired but the vodka bulls are on their way… Nostrovia!!!”

1st – Marvin Rettenmaier – $73,930

2nd – Emil Eranosyan – $51,770

3rd – Will Dorey – $33,300

4th – Hristo Genov – $24,660

5th – Vazha Kometiani – $18,490

6th – Farrukh Akhmetjanov – $14,800

7th – Petr Glazko – $12,290

8th – Ivan Sheptitskiy – $9,850

9th – Alexander Dmitienko – $7,390

Hallam’s GPS Glory

The latest leg of this season’s Genting Poker Series came to a conclusion yesterday after Tony Hallam took the top honours in Stoke.

An impressive field of 415 runners pushed the prizepool beyond the £165,000 mark which meant Hallam was able to bank £34,630 after beating Jon Alley heads-up.

The final nine started with Hallam as the second shortest stack but after watching Maurice Nicholson become the first casualty his fortunes soon turned.

Indeed, as more players fell he soon found himself in a neck-and-neck race with Alley at the top of chip counts as the field thinned to just three players.

After Alley’s pocket three held their advantage over Ray Power’s A-2 the finale was left with two players and after agreeing to take £30,000 each and play for the remaining £4,360 the action began in earnest.

A double-up for Hallam so him take the lead and despite a few close calls he was soon able to clinch the title after his A-7 caught a lucky pair on the river to best Alley’s A-K.

1st – Tony Hallam – £34,360

2nd – Jon Alley – £30,000

3rd – Ray Power – £19,670

4th – Demetris Theophanous – £13,860

5th – Gabriel Tuna – £10,045

6th – Tom Seaman – £7,720

7th – Justin Devonport – £6,005

8th – Nick Ramsey – £4,485

9th – Maurice Nicholson – £3,325