Konstantinos Nanos Wins The partypoker WPT Vienna! ($157,447)

After a whirlwind of poker action at the Montesino poker club in Vienna there was just one man standing after the dust had settled, Konstantinos Nanos from Germany.

Nanos took down the event after an action-packed final table that lasted just 4.5 hours and he walked away €150,000 richer! At the start of the final table it was Vladimir Krastev who was in full control, as the Austrian player had 36% of all the chips in play.

Koutoupas Exits in Sixth
Shortly after the start of the final table Krastev added some more chips as he knocked out Sotirios Koutoupas in sixth place. Koutoupas doubled up Thomas Bichon before he ended up all in holding pocket nines versus Krastev’s tens. The board brought no help and Koutoupas collected $30,964 for his deep run.

Baumann Falls Short in Fifth
Gaelle Baumann, who started the final table as the short stack, doubled up through Krastev just a few hands later. On the very next hand however Baumann raised from the small blind, Krastev three-bet from the big and Baumann moved all in. Krastev called holding ace-queen and he had Baumann’s ace-ten dominated. Krastev’s hand held up and Baumann received $37,262 for his fifth place finish.

Freund’s Fourth Place Exit
Four-handed play began on the 13th hand of the final table and Krastev held 55% of all the chips. Just 11 hands later Krastev knocked out another player when Andreas Freund ended up all in with king-nine versus Krastev’s king-jack. The board gave both players a pair, but that was not enough for Freund to survive. Freund exited in fourth place and took home $51,432.

The Pot of the Tournament, Nanos’ Aces vs. Krastev’s King-Queen
While everthing seemed to be shifting towards Krastev it was Hand #29 that turned everything around. It started with a simple raise from Krastev to 65,000 from the button after which Nanos three-bet to 175,000 from the big blind. Krastev immediately four-bet to 390,000 and Nanos tanked before five-betting to 875,000 with 1.6 million behind.

Krastev gave it some thought before moving all in and Nanos called immediately with pocket aces. Krastev held king-queen of diamonds and in this pot worth 75% of all the chips it was Nanos who grabbed the lead.

No Second WPT For Bichon
For a while it looked like Krastev was headed for the exit, but he managed to survive a few all ins, and it was Bichon who busted in third place. Bichon ran king-nine into Krastev’s ace-eight and the board brought the WPT Champions Club member no help. Bichon collected $68,227 for his efforts and then there were only two.

Heads Up Chip Counts:

Konstantinos Nanos – 4,400,000
Vladimir Krastev – 2,190,000

Nanos dominated the heads-up battle by winning most of the hands, and even though Krastev doubled up once it only took him 30 hands to seal the deal. On the final hand Krastev got his money in good on a queen-nine-seven flop holding ace-queen, but Nanos filled up his straight on the turn holding jack-ten.

Krastev’s Impressive Run Ended in 2nd
Krastev eliminated all but one player at the final table, and that player was Konstantinos Nanos, the winner of this event! Krastev played an incredible five days of poker but in the end he had to admit defeat as Nanos took home the $157,447 first-place prize and a WPT Championship ticket.

We would like to thank you all for following the World Poker Tour Vienna stop, until the next time! And remember, may all your cards be live and your pots be monsters.