Nicola Sasso Wins Italian Poker Tour San Remo For €185k

Nicola Sasso Wins Italian Poker Tour San Remo For €185kNicola Sasso has won the Italian Poker Tour Sanremo Grand Final, after defeating a field of 428 players on his way to capturing the title, and collecting the €185,000 first place prize.
By the time the €2,200 buy-in tournament reached its final table of eight, Nicola Sasso was the chip leader, followed close behind by US pro and Team Ivey member David Peters.
Domenico Benvenuto (A-A) then looked good to double-up against Nicola Sasso (A-K), but after the board rolled out 3-K-J-J-K, he found himself consigned to the rail in 7th for €24,900. David Peters (A-Q) subsequently took care of Jeremie Sarda (A-J) in 5th (€41,500), before Nicola Sasso (6-6) hit a set on a 9-6-7-5-7 board to eliminate Russian Valeri Savov (K-9) in 4th for €62,000.
Continuing his assault on the final table, Nicola Sasso (K-Q) then knocked-out former professional football player Alessandro Monticciolo (K-J) in 3rd  (€83,000), to go heads-up against USA’s David Peters. Despite Sasso having two million more in chips at the start of heads-up, the two players decided to set aside €155,000 each and play for the remaining €30,000. Eventually, the final hand saw Sasso (A-10) and Peters (A-2) all-in pre-flop, with a 10 on the flop sealing the deal for Nicola Sasso.
The final table payouts were as follows:
1: Nicola Sasso — €185,000
2: David Peters — €155,000
3: Alessandro Monticciolo — €83,000
4: Valeri Savov — €62,000
5: Jeremie Sarda — €41,500
6: David Taborsky — €33,200
7: Domenico Benvenuto — €24,900
8: Daniele Scatragli — €16,600
Commenting on what proved to be a highly successful poker tournament series, tournament director Marco Cambiaso, said: “The numbers have rewarded us. The big influx of poker players have enjoyed the diversified gambling and tournaments on offer. Many have already confirmed their presence at the IPT in July.”


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