Hannes Jeschka was a card away from possible elimination and certain decimation. Then came what the players at the final table of the $5,300 Luxon Pay Mediterranean Poker Party Main Event final table affectionately called the “mamacita,” a queen, and it changed the fortunes of the tournament.
Jeschka’s rivered two pair to crack the aces of Steven Warburton and double up during three-handed play was the turning point in the German native winning the Main Event trophy at the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel in North Cyprus and the $542,000 first prize after a three-way deal.