World Series of Poker Europe: Espen Sandvik wins Event 5

Tonight also saw the end of Event #5, the €2,500 8-Game Mix Tournament of the 2019 World Series of Poker Europe.

The tournament started with 71 players including Eli Elezra, Phil Hellmuth, Daniel Negreanu, Viktor Blom, Philipp Zukernik, Marek Blasko, Robert Campbell, Jeff Lisandro and Jeff Madsen.

Win, €75.246 prize money and his first gold WSOP bracelet went to Espen Sandvik after defeating Ville Haavisto in the heads-up.

Ville Haavisto received €46,613 in prize money for second place.

Asked what the bracelet meant to the winner, Haavisto replied: “More self-confidence and more inspiration to work harder. I’m good at bankroll management, and the main event, the buy-in is too much. I don’t take too big a risk. I feel good about playing like this and not being nervous.”

Result WSOP Event #5

Place       Player                  Country                 Prize (EUR)         Prize (USD)

1              Espen Sandvik      Norway                 €75,246                $84,058
2              Ville Haavisto       Finland                  €46,613                $52,072
3             Phil Hellmuth        United States       €31,058                 $34,695
4             Jeff Madsen           United States      €21,386                 $23,890
5              Thomer Pidun       Germany              €15,235                 $17,019
6             Jochen Kaiser        Germany              €11,242                 $12,559

 

Hellmuth took third place.