Little-known Englishman wins EPT Deauville

Dan Taylor
January 26, 2010
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A star is born

A star is born

The big hitters were out in force. Mike “Timex” McDonald: check; Peter Eastgate: check; Jake Cody: che… sorry, who?

Ok, so the 21-year-old from Rochdale may not be the best known of poker players but time is on his side – as is a nice pay cheque to the tune of €847,000 for besting 767 players at the PokerStars.com EPT Deauville.

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