When you make it into the final table of a Grand Final poker event, you know you are going to be in the running for a big prize. The money is always going to be important and you should never believe those that say it isn’t. Of course, the money can go to different things. For some poker players, the poker cash helps them to play in tournaments and to balance out the cost of leading a double life! For other poker players, it is the love and pursuit of cash that helps players to keep going. No matter the reason though, the money when added to the allure of finishing strongly and defeating other poker players is always going to be a spur for some.
If you like to follow the successes of UK poker players, you will be delighted to know that Jake Cody managed to get into the final table, which meant he was guaranteed some big cash. The lowest ranked player at the final table still managed to walk away with €103,000, which is certainly not a bad return for a few day of poker player. Finishing 8th in a tournament may not be the stuff that dreams are made of but when it brings a take-home amount of more than 100,000 euros, it should be enough to keep players happy.
UK poker is still in the hunt for big prizes
Thankfully, Jake Cody was not in 8th place, he managed to finish in fifth place, which is obviously a whole lot better. If you are the sort of person that likes to look on the glass half empty side of life, there were four players that finished higher than Jake but sometimes in life you have to take what you have been given. The vast majority of poker players in the world would be hugely delighted with a 5th placed finish at an EPT Grand Final and hopefully Jake is feeling rather fine today!
You would hope that the prize money of €251,000 will be enough to ensure that he has a smile on his face. This is a big step up from the 8th placed player so even battling on to get beyond that extra player or two can make a massive difference to the amount of cash that is taken away. Of course, while Jake will be delighted with the amount of money he bagged in Monte Carlo, how do you think Steve O’Dwyer is feeling?
Steve came out on top and he managed to bag himself €1,224,000 which is certainly a prize that would make you feel rather pleased with yourself! This is a huge amount of cash but this is what the top poker players are playing for. Winning a Grand Final at the EPT is going to be something that Dwyer will look back on happily for the rest of his life but picking up over a million euros is also going to be a very pleasant moment in his life!