Thomas Butzhammer Wins Grand Series of Poker Salzburg

Butzhammer came to the nine-handed final table with a massive chip lead accumulated during three grueling days of play on the outskirts of Salzburg. His stack advantage allowed him to totally dominate the final table, eventually defeating Austrian Markus Jenisch in their heads-up clash that leaving the runner-up with €40,580. For his efforts, Butzhammer received €62,760 and a Grand Final seat for April’s event in the Dominican Republic.

Butzhammer and Jenisch both played very aggressively throughout the final table, culminating in an extremely short heads-up battle. Just two hands after Austrian Manfred Ronacher busted in third place, it was all over and the German was crowned champion.

In the final hand of the tournament, Butzhammer opened to 90,000 and Jenisch three-bet to 230,000. Butzhammer followed up with a four-bet to 400,000, and Jenisch shoved all-in for 1.3 million. Butzhammer called and showed AQo, while Jenisch reluctantly tabled KQo. An Ace in the window gave Butzhammer top pair and the board ran out 5763, giving no help to Jenisch.