Ten Years of Hard Work Pays Off for Khossein Kokhestani in PokerStars Eureka Hamburg Main Event
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Amir Kokhestani of Ukraine secured a well-deserved victory at the PokerStars Eureka Hamburg €1,100 Main Event. He took home the trophy from Casino Schenefeld and a sum of €110,070 after defeating Nicklas Delhi in a brief heads-up showdown. Delhi was consoled with a prize of €68,750 for his deep run.
Overall, the tournament had 615 entries and had a prize pool of €584,250, where the top 87 players made the money.
PokerStars Eureka Hamburg Main Event Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize (EUR) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amir Kokhestani | Ukraine | €110,070 |
| 2 | Nicklas Delhi | Denmark | €68,750 |
| 3 | Stan van Dijk | Netherlands | €49,110 |
| 4 | Simone Demasi | Italy | €37,780 |
| 5 | Sergej Schumacher | Germany | €29060 |
| 6 | Jonas Stechbarth | Germany | €22,350 |
| 7 | Tim Werner | Germany | €17,190 |
| 8 | Timo Schmiedeke | Germany | €13,230 |
| 9 | Rens Buijs | Belgium | €10,610 |
Winner's Reaction
Kokhestani was understandably emotional after his victory, which appeared to be his first recorded live cash.
"I am so, so happy. I've been working very hard for this for the last ten years or so, always trying to improve my game and learn from my mistakes." Kokhestani told PokerNews.
"Poker players dream of winning a tournament like this, so I can't really believe it’s happened to me. I've always been someone who worked hard, so just for that to pay off is crazy. I'm very happy."
Final Day Action
Nineteen players returned for Day 3. The short stacks, Philipp Ruthard and Andre Hegendorf, departed early. The pace slowed after Yves Thalmann exited, leading to a two-table redraw.
The final table was set when Ercan Atmaca's four-bet jam with a suited ace ran into Stan van Dijk's ace-king.
Rens Buijs was the first to bust after an hour, his ace-high losing to Tim Werner's king-queen. Timo Schmiedeke exited in eighth, losing a flip against Delhi, followed by Werner, who ran into Kokhestani's pocket kings.
Delhi then eliminated Jonas Stechbarth in sixth with aces. Entering the final five, Delhi held a significant chip lead and applied pressure, notably putting Van Dijk in a tough spot on a four-card flush board. Delhi's aces also knocked out Sergej Schumacher in fifth.
Delhi's dominance continued by eliminating Simone Demasi in fourth. A brief deal discussion was held before play resumed. Delhi lost momentum after losing a flip to Kokhestani, who had recently doubled up Van Dijk.
Three-handed play saw cautious chip exchanges, with Delhi and Kokhestani maintaining leads over Van Dijk.
Van Dijk doubled through Delhi with trip kings, then doubled through Kokhestani with quad deuces, and again through Delhi with ace-high over king-high.
Eventually, Van Dijk was knocked out by Kokhestani, who flopped big with king-four suited, leaving Van Dijk drawing dead on the turn. Kokhestani entered heads-up with a 2:1 chip advantage and quickly secured the win with a dominating jack.
