Not only is London coming back down to Earth after an exciting St Patrick’s Day weekend, the climax of the EPT London event has left many people needing to take some time to calm down. Having so many poker events in a short space of time is a thrilling time for poker players but once the action has stopped and the adrenaline has left your body, it is only natural that you will feel a bit worn down. While the players take a much needed break and the EPT event starts to think about hitting Berlin next month, why not have a look at some of the other winners from some of the big tournaments during the EPT event.
There was a British winner in the High Roller event with Talal Shakerchi coming home in first place. He went into the final day as the chip leader but as we all know, that can count for very little. However, Shakerchi is on a great run of form at the moment. He had a final table finish in the Super High Roller event from Barcelona earlier in the campaign and he had a triumph in grand final of the previous EPT season. The £436,330 prize was gratefully accepted and Talal now has over $1.5m in overall earnings from tournaments which is not a bad return at all. The action from the High Roller table was being shared across the country thanks to the involvement of media star and professional poker player, Victoria Coren. In the end, Victoria finished in sixth place, earning more than £67,000 for her involvement in the High Roller event.
A good few UK players had great times in London
Another UK success came with Gioi Train winning the No Limit Hold Em (NLHE) Spring Turbo Event and taking home £6,700 for his efforts. Of the final 9 players, 6 hailed from the UK so this was a poker event where home players had a lot to enjoy. There wasn’t a lot of money on offer but Philip Lee, Jean Issa, Andrew Richards, Hylton Goss and David Garvin got to make some money and take some adulation for some fine poker.
Bigger money was on offer at the NLHE Turbo event and this time, there was only one UK player in the top 8, with Adnan Charnaa coming home in third place, receiving £15,460. The top prize of £42,100 was clinched by Portuguese poker player Joao Viera while Sergio Aido from Spain came in second, clinching £26,460. It won’t be long until the next poker action and excitement starts to build but for now, a lot of players can look back on some time well spent in London.