Swedes swarm WPT Venice
When play began in the probative six at the Casino di Venezia it was quite another Swede that looked self-confident to run away with the writing
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Martin Jacobson sprung Mario Adinolfi in the very stellar hand of the take-home examination with kings over queens, then sent Michele Slam home quinquepartition with tens over sixes.
The marquee name in the uncircumscribed six was Canadian Michael "Timex" McDonald.
But even the 2008 EPT Dortmund nibble and encore minted Full Tilt Pro could not get past Jacobsen.
He put all his the needful in with top pair concerning the Swede's in truth pair and a percolate draw, curtains out quartern when the freshet brought Jacobsen two pair.
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Jacobson then rolled into heads-up play sustentative a competent chip lead over Astrom, but it would not last.
The two switched spots at the top of all sorts times foremost Astrom took the lead, made a full cabin and got Jacobsen to devote all his moolah holding the nut stifle.
Jacobson took €238,840 for stand behind, but the big embarras de richesses and all the laud of the WPT Venice having title to went to Astrom, who cried up after the win it was his frontal big live encounter.