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Georgios Sotiropoulos Wins Online Flip & Go Event Of Online WSOP

It was an epic moment when Georgios Sotiropoulos, one of the best Greek poker players, defeated a field of 6,368 entries in the $200 buy-in Flip & Go event. It was an interesting event since the format of this Flip & Go tournament was new. This tourney had 10 flip stages and the dealer dealt three cards to all the players. Every player was supposed to discard one of his cards before the flop.

The flips continued till the time 6,368 entries were reduced to 326 players who made it to the ‘Go Stage’ level. In the final No Limit Hold’em format, players received 40 big blinds to play further. Georgios Sotiropoulos recorded a quick win and grabbed a prize money of $1,17,022. It was Sotiropoulos’ second WSOP bracelet win. This pro had also nailed €1,100 buy-in No Limit Hold’em event at the 2015 WSOP Europe. News reports state this pro now has $2.9 million in his kitty in winnings.

With nine players at the final table (FT), Sotiropoulos held the second highest chip stack just behind Erwann Pecheux. He maintained the lead till the river. Yeung exited at the ninth position with $14,805. Sotiropoulos kept adding to his chip count as he defeated Markus Prinz who left the game at the 8th position with a prize money of $19,171. Quentin Roussey busted at the 7th position for $24,824.

Pecheux won $31,145 in prize money as he claimed sixth place. Malinowski also won an amount of $41,624 for his fifth-place finish. Chris Moorman, who aimed for his third WSOP bracelet, ended his journey in fourth place. Van Elsacker also played well as he exited the game in third place with a prize money of $69,791. Yao had moved all-in for 14 big blinds. Yao took the lead on the flop with his King pair. But Sotiropoulos was back in the game with an ace on the turn. With a higher pair,  Sotiropoulos won hands down. Yao cashed $90,371 for his second place finish.

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