Czech player Lukas Zaskodny won partypoker’s MILLIONS Europe Main Event at the weekend. He scooped a lifetime best €906,770($1,014,851) after defeating a final table that included Charlie Carrel, Sam Grafton, and Roberto Romanello.
Congratulations to Lukas Zaskodny who has won the #MILLIONSEurope Main Event and €906,770. What an amazing event with some incredible moments and stories. Thank you to all the players that came out to support us, next stop, the Caribbean Poker Party! pic.twitter.com/f1IJXzTk0O
— partypokerLIVE (@partypokerlive) August 18, 2019
The €5million guaranteed tournament held at Kings Casino in Rozvadov, Czech Republic attracted 504 entries at €10,300 each, with €1million set aside for the winner, as well as a beautiful trophy.
Great job on MILLIONS trophy 🏆 @partypokerlive 👌 pic.twitter.com/xZCVTQByaK
— Rob Yong (@rob_yong_) August 14, 2019
One unique aspect of partypoker’s Millions Europe festival was the ability to make it to the money stages via online play, 15 players taking this route through day one and day two before joining the live play on day three.
Team partypoker pro Roberto Romanello was among those who made it from a $109 buy-in into the money, fighting his way to a final table seat.
Former WSOP Main Event champion Ryan Riess was among those who didn’t make the cash, although he did manage a 9th place in the High Roller.
Local pro VojtechRuzicka, as well as Kenny Hallaert and Pierre Neuville and, are all well-known for their deep runs in the WSOP Main Event.
The latter duo would cash in Rozvadov, but couldn’t make the final table, which saw three Brits vie with three Czech players, one Austrian and one Frenchman for the title.
Here are your final 8 of the #MILLIONSEurope Main Event! They return tomorrow to play for the title and €1,000,000. @CharlieCarrel has the chip lead with over 100 million chips. @SquidPoker and @RobRomanello are also in the hunt. Watch it all on @PokerGO: https://t.co/yxYA7BLKeq pic.twitter.com/L1Bmt25pBr
— partypokerLIVE (@partypokerlive) August 17, 2019
One of the favorites for the title, Charlie Carrel, made a great start when he eliminated Paleta with kings against queens, but then everything went wrong for the Englishman.
Losing four all-ins in a row saw him exit in 7th place, and Romanello and Grafton followed him as the British challenge ran out of steam.
Meanwhile, French pro Romain Lewis had that all-important luck ingredient at the right moments turning it into a €428,000 ($479,015) cash in 3rd spot.
“I fully expect Romain to hit the river.” 🔮🤔
Did @JamieKerstetter’s @partypokerlive prediction come true? Watch to find out! https://t.co/5rUlItuiNK #MILLIONSEurope pic.twitter.com/ZqtW8GWOLi— PokerGO (@PokerGO) August 18, 2019
The heads-up between Josef Snejberg and Lukas Zaskodny saw the Czech pair come to an agreement, chip leader Zaskodny taking an extra €100k or so and leaving another 100k and the trophy to play for.
Heads up for the #MILLIONSEurope 🏆 and €1,000,000!
Watch 🇨🇿 Josef Snejberg vs. 🇨🇿 Lukas Zaskodny for the @partypokerLIVE title LIVE from @PokerroomKings: https://t.co/5rUlItuiNK pic.twitter.com/gREa5LA8Y8— PokerGO (@PokerGO) August 18, 2019
One of the best Czech poker players in history
When Zaskodny triumphed to lift the partypoker MILLIONS Europe Main Event title, he had more than doubled his previous career winnings total. The victory propelled him to 6th place in the Czech all-time list. The runner-up Snejberg is now just behind him in 8th.
| Place | Player | Payout |
| 1 | Lukas Zaskodny | €906,770 ($1,015,582) |
| 2 | Josef Snejberg | €718,230 ($804,418) |
| 3 | Romain Lewis | €428,000 ($479,360) |
| 4 | Severin Schleser | €300,000 ($336,000) |
| 5 | Sam Grafton | €220,000 ($246,400) |
| 6 | Robert Romanello | €170,000 ($190,400) |
| 7 | Charlie Carrel | €130,000 ($190,400) |
| 8 | Ratislav Paleta | €100,000 ($112,200) |
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