Gergo Nagy made an amazing comeback at the €10,200 Pot- Limit Omaha tournament at the 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) in Barcelona, therefore imprinting his name into poker history. Beginning the last day among the smallest stacks, Nagy battled his way across a challenging field of players to take first-place prize of €268,600 along with his first-ever poker Stars spade trophy.
Held in the venerable Casino Barcelona, the event attracted fierce competition; Nagy emerged from having just four big blinds to be the last player standing after defeating Patrick Kennedy in an epic heads-up match.
Gergo Nagy : €10,200 Pot-Limit Omaha Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
| 1 | Gergo Nagy | Hungary | €268,600 |
| 2 | Patrick Kennedy | United Kingdom | €173,300 |
| 3 | Henri Puustinen | Finland | €123,500 |
| 4 | Youness Barakat | Italy | €95,200 |
| 5 | Slade Fisher | New Zealand | €73,250 |
| 6 | Mike Watson | Canada | €56,350 |
| 7 | Mark Buckley | Ireland | €45,050 |
| 8 | Jorryt van Hoof | Netherlands | €36,050 |
| 9 | Christopher Philippou | Cyprus | €30,050 |
Gergo Nagy : Last Day Activities
From a total of 106 entrants, fifteen players came back for the second and last day of the event. Although each of these participants was assured at least €17,800 pay-off, they were focused on the €268,600 top prize. The first victim of the day was Theo Jorgensen; his effort to double down with a wrap was foiled by Mike Watson’s two pair. Not too long afterward, short stacks like Tor Ivarsson, Yuriy Boyko, and Alexander Petersen also collapsed.
Kennedy Rules Early, Lau Battles
Patrick Kennedy entered as the chip leader at the beginning of the last day; Ka Kwan Lau sat second in chips. Their fortunes, though, could not have been more disparate. Kennedy appeared to be on a winning run, but Lau battled to get traction and saw his stack gradually run down. After losing a four-bet pot to Kennedy, who now possessed more than twice the chips of any other player with just 10 players remaining, Lau finally left in 11th place. Not far behind, Samuel Albeck placed tenth and created conditions for a nine-handed final table.
The Final Table: Towers and Surprises
With nine players remaining, Patrick Kennedy had a significant chip advantage—more than a third of all the chips in play. Five of the several short-stacked players had less than 15 large blinds. Kennedy flopped a flush draw and turned a straight draw against two opponent, seeming ready to knock two players in one of the first hands at the final table. But Christopher Philippou became the first final table elimination; a miracle card on the river handed Youness Barakat the same straight as Kennedy, letting him to survive.
Nagy Starts His Return
Gergo Nagy had been quietly surviving at this point with a small stack all day. But his fortune started to shift when he doubled up through Jorryt van Hoof, whose pocket jacks couldn’t hold against Nagy’s pocket queens. Left handicapped, Van Hoof left shortly in eighth place. Then Nagy took chips from Mark Buckley, allowing him to boost his stack even further, finally knocking out Buckley in seventh place.
Gergo Nagy ‘s most important hand occurred when he doubled up and moved into a solid position after cracking Kennedy’s aces with a set of nines. Nagy discovered he had the chip lead just one hour after arriving on the final table with just four large blinds.
Eliminations from Mid-Table
Among the chip leaders at the beginning of the last day, Mike Watson seen his dreams crushed in a hand against Gergo Nagy. After a strong runout that suited Nagy, the Canadian poker pro dropped in sixth place. Not too long afterward, Slade Fisher and Youness Barakat—who had been negotiating the final table with short stacks—were eliminated in fifth and fourth place respectively.
The Powerful Run of Henri Puustinen
Online poker star Henri Puustinen, under the screen handle “buttonclickr,” performed admisably all day. Though he had a smaller stack, he managed to negotiate the field doubling multiple times. But Puustinen’s luck ran out as he squared off against Patrick Kennedy, who fluttered a nut flush. Puustinen abandoned the competition in third place, drawing dead, therefore creating a heads-up confrontation between Nagy and Kennedy.
Kennedy Starts Ahead, But Gergo Nagy Objects Back
Patrick Kennedy arrived at the heads-up showdown with a 2:1 lead over Gergo Nagy and a huge chip edge. Kennedy gained more advantage to 3:1 after a few hands, apparently under control of the game. Still, Nagy’s tenacity was evident as he bit away at Kennedy’s stack without having to go to confrontation.
Kennedy flopped a set of fives, which was the turning point; Nagy turned a straight, winning a significant pot and assumed the chip lead. Kennedy battled to recover his momentum after that, dropping numerous pots without confrontation.
