Live Updates MPF Spring 2024

Richard Koppel Eliminated in 13th Place (€6,900)

Level 31: 100,000/200,000 (200,000)
Entries: 12/1,460

Estonian Betsafe qualifier Richard Koppel had an amazing run. He was down to crumbs which he doubled up once but was unable to get a triple up an orbit later.

Jordan Dumas min-raised from middle position before Koppel three-bet jammed to 550,000. Petteri Miettinen four-bet shoved for 1,100,000 and Dumas called putting two players at risk.

Richard Koppel: K♥6♥
Petteri Miettinen: A♣J♦
Jordan Dumas: 7♦7♥

Miettinen eliminated Koppel while doubling through Dumas after nailing two pair on the A♠J♥Q♣4♠9♠ board.

The remaining dozen players now locked up €8,400, while Koppel was the final player to take down a €6,900 prize.

Cowboys for Dumas to Take the Chip Lead

Level 31: 100,000/200,000 (200,000)
Entries: 13/1,460

Jordan Dumas got his 7.8 million stack in with K♦K♠ and was up against the A♣K♣ held by Estonian Richard Koppel.

Dumas’s rail began to celebrate with Dumas after his cowboys held to take the chip lead with the 3♦5♦7♠5♣5♠ running out on the board. Meanwhile, Koppel is in jeopardy with just crumbs in his stack after the hand.

Jordan Dumas – 16 million
Richard Koppel – 700,000

Ladies Collide in Back-to-Back Hands

Level 31: 100,000/200,000 (200,000)
Entries: 13/1,460

Ladies First! champion Vilde Ekren jammed for 1.4 million from under the gun and was called by the other lady in the field in United Kingdom’s Indre Stanaityte.

Vilde Ekren: A♠8♣
Indre Stanaityte: 4♥4♣

Ekren won the flip after the 5♣J♥5♥8♦Q♦ ran out on the board.

The next hand, Stanaityte jammed for 475,000 from the small blind and was called by Ekren in the big blind.

Indre Stanaityte: A♥Q♠
Vilde Ekren: K♠J♥

Ekren was ahead on the 2♦8♥J♦ flop and Stanaityte got out of her chair expecting to hit the exit after the 6♣ turn. However, the A♠ river saved the day and Stanaityte was back in the battle.

Vilde Ekren – 2.5 million
Indre Stanitytle – 1.2 million

Elvijs Kuceruks Eliminated in 14th Place (€6,900)

Level 30: 75,000/150,000 (150,000)
Entries: 13/1,460

Elvijs (Kuceruks) has left the building in a monster hand against Krystian Nalepka where easily Sebastian Mortensen, if we believe what he said he had, could have eliminated both players and nearly half the chips in play.

Mortensen opened for 300,000 from under the gun before Nalepka three-bet to 800,000 from the button. Kuceruks three-bet shoved for 2,875,000 from the blinds. Mortensen went into the tank before he called and Nalepka four-bet shoved for 9,300,000. Mortensen went back into the tank for a couple of minutes before folding.

Elvijs Kuceruks: 10♣10♠
Krystian Nalepka: K♠K♦

“Did you have jacks or queens?” Nalepka asked.

“I had jacks,” responded Mortensen who seemed mortified about not shoving after a jack came on the 8♥J♣4♥ flop.

As things turned out, Nalepka regainedthe chip lead while eliminating Kuceruks in 14th place for €6,900 after the 7♥ turn and Q♠ river completed the board.

Krystian Nalepka- 15 million
Sebastian Mortensen – 12 million
Elvijs Kuceruks – 0

John Forsman Eliminated in 15th Place (€6,900)

Level 30: 75,000/150,000 (150,000)
Entries: 14/1,460

John Forsman three-bet shoved over the open by Sebastian Mortensen for about 2 million. Mortensen tanked for about a minute before he called.

John Forsman: K♠10♦
Sebastian Mortensen: A♣J♠

Ace-jack held on the 5♦5♣8♥Q♠7♦ runout to send Forsman to the cashier in 15th place for €6,900. Meanwhile, Mortensen is above 15 million in chips for nearly double the eventual final table average.

Sebastian Mortensen – 15.4 million
John Forsman – 0

Rothlisberger Doubles Through Uzan

Level 30: 75,000/150,000 (150,000)
Entries: 15/1,460

Kevin Rothlisberger checked before Ludovic Uzan jammed into a pot of around 2 million with the 9♦10♦K♦6♥A♣ on the board. Rothlisberger tanked for about a minute before he called off his stack of 1.35 million.

Uzan tabled the 4♣4♠. Shortly after, Rothlisberger tabled the A♣J♠ to double his stack with the top pair.

Ludovic Uzan – 6 million
Kevin Rothlisberger – 5 million