IPS 1.5 Million: Sacchi tries but Aram Ali is unplayable, the title goes to him

It concludes with the almost total dominance of one player, the final table of the IPS 1.5 Million in Rozvadov, but unfortunately, it is not an Italian. It is the German Aram Ali, who has a nearly perfect day and triumphs over the excellent Daniele Sacchi.

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IPS 1.5 Million: four Italians at the final table, but German Ali wins

The final table started with nine candidates for success, of which as many as four were Italian, for a global chance of victory equal to 44.4% by one of ours. Daniele Sacchi was the most accredited of the four, both for a mere reason of chips and for the performance shown in recent months. The Roman, in fact, had finished in third place in the Mystery Bounty event at EPT Prague in December for 104 thousand euros, then had won a WSOP Circuit ring right at King’s last month, for another 26 thousand euros.

Aram Ali and the game-changing hands

It quickly became clear that it could be Aram Ali’s day when he eliminated the Czech Schuh, kicking off the televised final table as the second-in-command to chip leader Schwalgun. And it was precisely against his compatriot that Ali won a very important hand, betting heavily on the river 4-7-6-T-8. A tricky river as it completed Ali’s straight with 99, but also Schwalgun’s lower straight with 55. Then came the checkmate in two moves against Schwalgun himself, who played with a 3 vs k q on the turn k 4 2 q and Ali, after the river a , won a crazy hand, eliminating his rival but above all flying to 115 million with the second player not even reaching 40.

This hand disrupted all pre-existing balances at this final table, but the beauty is that Ali continued to hammer away because he kept seeing very good cards.

In the meantime, we witnessed the fratricidal clash between De Lucia and Ortu, with the former prevailing. They went all-in on a 6-9-9 flop, with Antonio holding A9 and Mauro putting everything in with a pair of 10s, finding no help on the turn and river.

We lost the second Italian at the final table with Davide Marchi, who was eliminated dominated by the Slovak Uharcek, A7 vs A5 and a 7 on the flop practically extinguishing all hope.

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As mentioned, Ali continued to hammer and fly, both because he saw good cards and because the boards continued to smile on him. For example, against Duda, who went all-in short with A4 vs J9 of hearts, but the board drew a tricky backdoor flush, eliminating the last Czech from the fight for the title.

Ali pulls away against two Italians

Aram Ali delivered the almost definitive blow in a preflop all-in of 77 vs AK of the Slovak Uharcek, with the German winning the coinflip and getting close to 200 million in chips, but above all holding three-quarters of the chips in play with three players remaining.

The other two are Italians, and the heads-up was decided by an all-Italian derby, with Daniele Sacchi’s KQ prevailing over Antonio De Lucia’s 44. Sacchi entered the heads-up in a very unbalanced situation, with 49.5 million against a massive 211.5 million.

Heads-up without hope

Ali was not content and dug an ever-widening gap, until the epilogue. Ali went all-in against Sacchi for his 17 million, and the Roman called with a 2 . The German, however, had considerable chances with his k q , and the board 4 4 10 q 3 was also the last of this great tournament.

IPS 1.5 Million Final Table Payout

Aram Ali achieved a sensational victory thanks to a near-perfect performance, while Daniele Sacchi secured another result that confirms his remarkable form. Here is the final table payout:

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Cover image: Aram Ali (thanks to Eurorounders)