Banco Masters Concludes With a Finnish Bang
The 39th edition of Banco Casino Master is all we’ve talked about these past few weeks, and this week it’s gone out with a bang. This time around, the Banco Championship title is going home to Finland, thanks to Karjalainen Matte Bjarni Peltoaivi who scooped up the 36,700€ prize with some impressive poker hands.
In this article, we’re breaking down what exactly went down during the final table as well as what Banco Casino is up to next!
The Banco Masters Final Table
As you’re all well aware, the Banco Masters Main Event was 250,000€ guarantee affair that came with a 170€ buy-in. As it turns out, a total of 1,437 entries took up the challenge in hopes of becoming the newest Banco Masters champion.
The final day of the series kicked off with the final 16 players and two semi-final tables. Going into it, Czech Pavel53 was the chip-lead with Peltoaivi trailing in close second. After just four hours of play, it was time for the final table, where its actors (and cards) decided that Karjalainen Matte Bjarni Peltoaivi was the 39th Banco Masters Champion.
You can find the final table results below!
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karjalainen Matte Bjarni Peltoaivi |  | 36,700€ |
| 2 | Holub Jaro |  | 24,374€ |
| 3 | Pavel53 |  | 16,524€ |
| 4 | Ovchinnikov Dmitriy |  | 11,304€ |
| 5 | Shmaryahu Shay |  | 8,299€ |
| 6 | Paval Liviu |  | 6,004€ |
| 7 | Kotowicz Sebastian Andrzej |  | 4,424€ |
| 8 | Desset Andrej | | 3,519€ |
For those wanting a detailed recap of the action, we’ll leave the Banco Masters final table stream below!
What’s to Come – Banco “50” 50.000€ GTD
Where do you go from a spectacle like the Banco Masters? Can you ever even top a live poker even like that?
Banco Casino seems to think so, coming out swinging with its Banco “50” €50,000 GTD. This weekend, or more specifically Saturday, May 25th, the casino is hosting a massive “one-day event” for only 125€ entry fee!
The exclusive event kicks off at 17.00 sharp with a starting stack of 50.000 chips. As always, Banco is nothing but not kind to its guest, providing both soft drinks and dinner free of charge for all registered players. With just 24 hours packed with poker action, we on the edge of our seats waiting to see what goes down.
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