Anton Karasinsky Wins PokerStars.it Italian Poker Tour Nova Gorica
The seventh stop of the PokerStars.it Italian Poker Tour has come to an end. IPT Nova Gorica attracted 286 players, creating a €572,000 prize pool. Anton Karasinsky won the title at IPT Nova Gorica after defeating Carla Solinas in a two-hour heads-up match.
On Tuesday all eyes were on Solinas, who would have become the first woman to win an IPT tournament. However, Karasinsky proved to be a stronger heads-up opponent. Even though Solinas began the heads-up match with a slight lead, Karasinsky was able to overtake her.
In the final hand, Solinas was all in with 6♠5♠ against Karasinsky, who was holding 9♦9♠. The board rolled out J♦2♣J♣A♦Q♥ giving the victory to Karasinsky.
Karasinsky took home the PokerStars trophy €140,000.
This IPT stop ends the regular season. Now the tour is moving to Campione d’Italia (March 22 through 26) for the Mini IPT Grand Final and to Sanremo (May 3 through 7) for the IPT Grand Final. Both events will determine the winners of the IPT and Mini IPT leaderboards.
2012 IPT Nova Gorica Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anton Karasynskiy | €140,000 |
| 2 | Carla Solinas | €74,000 |
| 3 | Carlo Andreoli | €46,000 |
| 4 | Yordan Mitrentsov | €37,000 |
| 5 | Dubravko Bagic | €29,400 |
| 6 | Iacopo Brandi | €23,900 |
| 7 | Alessandro Minasi | €18,300 |
| 8 | Brando Naspetti | €12,740 |
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