Estonian Ottomar Ladva is experiencing unforgettable moments in the world’s most expensive live poker disputes. After a stellar stint in Brazil, where he won three prizes of more than R$ 1 milhão at the BSOP Millions, he continues to be on fire in Europe. This Monday (23), he won the € 100.000 Super High Roller do EPT Paris.
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The Super High Roller, the most expensive event of the PokerStars live festival, attracted 24 entries. After just two days, Ottomar Ladva secured the title and, with it, a prize of € 970.920. If converted to dollars, the payout exceeds seven digits: US$ 1.143.887. In the heads-up, the Estonian beat Punnat Punsri, from Thailand, who took home € 609.600.
In short, the EPT Paris Super High Roller paid out four players. In addition to Ottomar Ladva and Punnat Punsri, payouts were also won by the Dutchman Teun Mulder (3º, € 406.400) and the Frenchman Jean-Noel Thorel (4º, € 271.000). Norwegian Kayhan Mokri was the bubble.
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Ottomar Ladva “on fire”
As such, this millionaire score for Ottomar Ladva represents the second seven-digit prize not only of his career, but this month. In early February, the Estonian was in Cyprus, and there, he won the US$ 25.000 Main Event of the Onyx High Roller Series, earning US$ 1.150.000.
With this great run, Ladva surpasses US$ 6,6 milhões earned in live tournaments in his career, according to the Hendon Mob. In the site’s database, he ranks as the second highest earner in Estonia’s history, behind only the colorful Vladimir Korzinin. The list leader has only six prizes on his resume, but one of them is US$ 4,3 milhões, and another is US$ 3,4 milhões.
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