Sam Greenwood Wins Event #4 £10,000 Short Deck (£110,400)
After a short day to match the Short Deck format, Sam Greenwood blasted his way to victory in Event #4 of the British Poker Open by defeating Robert Flink heads-up at Aspers Casino.
TANG AND KATZ DEPART EARLY
With Cary Katz going into his fourth successive final table this series as a massive chip leader, the Poker Central supremo would have had high hopes of taking it down, but it was not to be after a series of early-stage runouts that would frustrate the most patient of pros.
Danny Tang was first to leave, however, the Hong Kong player busting when his [Ac9c] failed to stay ahead of Robert Flink’s [Td9d] on a board of [9s8dTsJsAs].
Katz, for so long the leader in this event, would bust next, albeit for £24,000. His pocket aces were cracked by Sam Greenwood’s [QdTc] when the board ran out [Qs9cThKc7h] to send Katz out of the door and give Greenwood the lead.
TSANG AND FLINK FEEL THE FORCE
Both Anson Tsang and Robert Flink, who reached his second final table of the four events like Greenwood, could do nothing to prevent the latter from claiming yet another win in a spectacular year for the pro from Canada.
Tsang left the action when his [JhTs] was skittled by Greenwood’s flopped trip kings, and just a few short minutes later, it was all over, as the heads-up battle saw Greenwood make a flush when the money went in on the turn of a board showing [TcJc6dKc], Greenwood holding [8c6c] for a flush and Flink with the [Qd9c] for a straight. Flink still had outs, but only a club would do for the Swede, and the [8h] was not what he needed.
GREENWOOD DELIGHTED
“I registered, went on this crazy heater and won every all-in basically,” said Greenwood moments after his victory. “It happens a lot in Short Deck; people go from having all the chips to having no chips. I sprung 100,000 up to 1.5 million.”
Greenwood did exactly that and knows how the variance of tournament poker, and Short Deck in particular, helped him.
“On the bubble, there was intricate finesse to it, then I cracked Cary’s aces and it was just the easiest tournament I’ve played in a long time!”
It’s a victory that gives Greenwood a real foothold in the race for winning the British Poker Open leaderboard.
Here’s how everyone at the final table today fared:
Final Table Results:
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
| 1st | Sam Greenwood | Canada | £110,400 |
| 2nd | Robert Flink | Sweden | £67,200 |
| 3rd | Anson Tsang | Hong Kong | £38,400 |
| 4th | Cary Katz | United States | £24,000 |
That all means that the overall leaderboard in the 2019 British Poker Open sees Sam the name to beat, with Greenwood closing in on Soverel at the top with six events to play. Who’s your money on?
Current 2019 British Poker Open Leaderboard:
| Rank | Player | Points | Winnings |
| 1 | Sam Soverel | 280 | £179,200 |
| 2 | Sam Greenwood | 260 | £147,200 |
| 3 | Robert Flink | 240 | £108,800 |
| 4 | Paul Newey | 200 | £156,400 |
| 5 | George Wolff | 200 | £120,000 |
| 6 | Luc Greenwood | 200 | £119,600 |
| 7 | Steve O’Dwyer | 140 | £72,800 |
| 8 | Stephen Chidwick | 140 | £71,000 |
| 9 | Cary Katz | 120 | £51,600 |
| 10 | Elio Fox | 100 | £69,000 |
Robert Flink Eliminated in 2nd Place (£67,400)
On the final hand of the tournament, after Robert Flink had dropped a string of pots to Sam Greenwood, the Canadian pro called the double ante after which the Swede checked.
The flop brought out [TcJc6d] and Flink bet 150,000 which was raised by Greenwood to 500,000. Flink called and the turn brought the [Kc] giving Greenwood a flush and Flink a straight.
Greenwood checked his option and Flink paused for a while before moving all in. Greenwood called right away to create the following showdown.
Greenwood: [8c6c]
Flink: [Qd9c]
Flink had outs with his nine-high flush draw but the river was the [8h] to give Greenwood the victory.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Greenwood | 7,200,000 |
3,560,000  |
| Robert Flink | Busted |
-3,560,000  |
Anson Tsang Eliminated in 3rd Place (£38,400)
Anson Tsang just moved all in for 1,300,000 and Sam Greenwood moved all in over the top after which Robert Flink folded pocket nines.
Tsang: [JhTs]
Greenwood: [KdQc]
The board ran out [9cThKhKc7c] and Greenwood sent Anson Tsang to the rail in third place.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Greenwood | 3,640,000 |
1,440,000 |
| Robert Flink | 3,560,000 |
450,000 |
| Anson Tsang | Busted |
-1,435,000 |
Cary Katz Eliminated in 4th Place (£24,000)
After a rough few orbits without any wins, Cart Katz just moved all in for 530,000 and Sam Greenwood made the call on the button.
Greenwood: [QdTc]
Katz: [AsAh]
The board ran out [Qs9cThKc7h] and Greenwood’s two pair took down this pot to send Katz to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Greenwood | 2,200,000 |
825,000 |
| Cary Katz | Busted |
-1,380,000 |
Updated Chip Counts
The players are taking a short break.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Flink | 3,110,000 |
410,000 |
| Anson Tsang | 1,435,000 |
35,000 |
| Cary Katz | 1,380,000 |
-220,000 |
| Sam Greenwood | 1,375,000 |
-125,000 |
Nuts For Greenwood
Sam Greenwood limps in with [AcKc] and Cary Katz checked his option with [TdTh] after which the flop brought out [Tc9sJd] and Greenwood check-called a bet.
The turn brought the [Qh] giving Greenwood a straight.
Both players checked and the river completed the board with the [7c]. Greenwood bet 400,000 on the river and Katz gave it some thought before folding his cards.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Flink | 2,700,000 |
-150,000 |
| Cary Katz | 1,600,000 |
-240,000 |
| Sam Greenwood | 1,500,000 |
-100,000 |
| Anson Tsang | 1,400,000 |
-250,000 |
Cary Katz Drops…Then Doubles Up!
Sam Greenwood made the call to 60,000 with [JhTh] and Cary Katz checked his action with [Td7h].
The flop of [9sJd7s] saw both men pick up a pair and straight draw, but Katz had the bottom pair while Greenwood had top pair. Greenwood’s flop bet of 60,000 was raised to 175,000 by Katz and Greenwood had pause for thought….only to shove!
Greenwood moved all-in for 915,000 and Katz was in a horrible spot, thinking he had a chance to win much bigger than he actually had. But whatever instinct kicks in for the top pros did just that, and Katz made a great fold, laying it down.
In the very next hand, Katz three-bet all-in with [AcQc] and was in bad shape against Robert Flink’s quick call with [KhKd].
With just a 42% chance of winning the hand, the flop of [Ad6s8d] saw Katz take the lead, however, and the [6h] kept that the case. Flink needed a king to bust Katz, and he was unable to find it, as the [As] landed on the river to give Katz a way back into the action.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Flink | 2,850,000 |
850,000 |
| Cary Katz | 1,840,000 |
640,000 |
| Sam Greenwood | 1,600,000 |
350,000 |
Tsang Doubles Through Katz
Anson Tsang moved all-in for 805,000 with [ThTd] and Cary Katz called with [AcQs]. As the commentary team of Jeff Platt and Brent Hanks said in the booth, it was “the classic coin flip.”
The board of [8cJc8d] saw Tsang remain ahead, a 64% chance of doubling up. The [7d] turn saw the odds for an elimination get even longer, and the river [Jh] confirmed Tsang’s route back into the action. Katz, meanwhile, drops right back down the order.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Anson Tsang | 1,650,000 |
350,000 |
| Cary Katz | 1,200,000 |
-1,650,000 |
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