When it comes to a Monday morning, many people will have a slight fear about checking their bank account. After all, if you experienced a fun Friday or Saturday you may have spent a lot more money than you would have hoped to. Of course, some people get a nice feeling when checking their ATM on a Monday if they never spent as much money as they feared or indeed if they managed to behave themselves over a weekend. One man who has no concerns about checking his bank account for the next few days is Michael Wright.
This is because Michael was the big winner at the Boylepoker.com International Poker Open. The weekend was the latest in a string of poker success stories at the Aspers Casino in Stratford but Michael Wright is definitely the man who comes out of the latest event with the most to smile about. There were plenty of great poker players at the final table but it was Wright that managed to pick up over 10 grand for his troubles!
In 9th position and picking up £1,445 for his weekend of poker action was Ken San. He was swiftly followed out of the event by Asif Yusuf, who received £1,930 for an 8th place. In 7th was Kirit Patel who managed to pick up £2,415 for coming in 7th and Andrew Brekecz was in 6th place, with £2,895 for his trouble.
A five hand deal at the final table
The final 5 players made a five-hand deal, taking some of the pressure off of players with respect to financial earnings but there was no let-up in the determination of the players to win. Saulius Tumosa was out in fifth place with £5,900 to take home. In fourth spot was Sandeep Phull who bagged £6,900. In third place was Paul Wimbledon who received £7,900 while Andrew Sotiriou received £8,900 for his second placed finish.
Wright was the clear favourite heading into the head-up thanks to his massive chip lead. Sotiriou held 700,000 chips but this was nothing in comparison to Wright who was able to call upon 4,350,000 chips! That is the sort of lead you don’t mind defending and although Sotiriou played bravely, there really was only going to be one winner at that stage. So it proved with Wright finishing the contest in great style, allowing him to enjoy the last of his weekend.