Massive Straddle Catapults Winkler to the Win in the First Cash Game Challenge Session

Thomas Winkler (The Festival Series Cash Game Challenge Session #1 Winner)
Thomas Winkler (The Festival Series Cash Game Challenge Session #1 Winner)

The final hand of the first session of the Cash Game Challenge, featuring the lowest stakes in town at €1/€2 NLHE, was announced and all of a sudden the action got wild with a full table of straddles all the way up to €25.

Marcel Stendel was in the lead before the hand and ended the session ahead €250 on his €1,000 buy-in. His 125 big blinds in profit wasn’t enough as Thomas Winkler managed on the last hand to bring his stack up to €1,694 for a profit of €394 (197 big blinds) when taking into account his €1,300 in buy-ins.

Players are on break before a second €1/€2 NLHE Cash Game Challenge Session begins at 10:30 p.m.

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