Live tournament updates as Julian Track wins the EPT Prague Main Event, Ivan Soshnikov wins the EPT High Roller, Masato Yokosawa wins the inaugural WPT South Korea, and Marc McLaughlin leads the final 63-players at the bwin WPT Prague Main Event
One again it is Germany stamping their authority on the world of poker, as Julian Track defeats a stellar final table to take the first prize of €725,700 at the final table of the European Poker Tour (EPT) Main Event in Prague.
An unwell Track overcame his illness to defeat the Grecian player George Sotiropoulos in heads-up action, after the pair had agreed an even split of €700,000 each with just €25,700 left to play for, and of course, all the bragging rights that come with being an EPT Champion; a flip ended the tournament with Track and his pocket tens shaking of Sotiropoulos and his queen-jack.
The former United Kingdom & Ireland Poker Tour (UKIPT) champion, Max Silver, was looking to lock up his second major PokerStars live event, but would have to make do with 6th place, and €160,200, after a roller coaster flop, turn and river against his fellow countryman Stephen Chidwick.
The pair got it in with Silver’s AT playing off against the 77 of Chidwick; an ace on the flop handing Silver a life line, but a third seven on the river made sure it would be Chidwick, and not Silver, who would advance up the pay ladder.
The young German sensation Ole Schemion would exit in 5th place, and it would be a bad beat that would blunt the young wizards wand. Schemion getting it in good with TT v 77 of Track only for that seven to turn up again – this time on the turn – to send the highly rated German out of the door.
Stephen Chidwick made it to three handed play, and although he will look back at his Prague adventure with fondness (he also finished 3rd in the Eureka Poker Tour) he will still be disappointed to not walk away with the tag of ‘champion’ sewn into his jumper.
Chidwick getting it in against the Grecian AT v KQ but a couple of queens on the flop and river meant Chidwick would have to make do with a €378,000 score.
Final Table Standings
1st. – Julian Track – €725,700
2nd. – Georgios Sotiropoulos – €700,000
3rd. – Stephen Chidwick – €378,000
4th. – Ka Kwan Lau – €283,800
5th. – Ole Schemion – €218,300
6th. Max Silver – €160,200
7th. – Zdravko Duvnjak – €118,200
8th. – Jorma Nuutinen – €84,600
Ivan Soshnikov Wins the €10k EPT High Roller
Ivan Soshnikov becomes the latest Russian player to win a major title after defeated the highly talented Olivier Busquet in heads-up action to take the first prize of €382,050 in the EPT €10,300 High Roller.
It took just two hands of heads- up action for Soshnikov to take the title. The Russian four-bet jamming with pocket tens and Busquet calling with pocket fours. The tens held and we had our champion. It was the first win, in the first year, of Soshnikov’s live tournament career.
Final Table Standings
1st. – Ivan Soshnikov – €382,050
2nd. – Olivier Busquet – €257,850
3rd. Dmitry Yurasov – €177,500
4th. Thomas Muhlocker – €144,700
5th. – Mike McDonald – €115,400
6th. – Andy Seth – €88,650
7th. Vanessa Selbst – €64,500
8th. Max Heinzelmann – €46,750
Masato Yokosawa Wins the Inaugural WPT Korea
Masato Yokosawa has claimed victory in the inaugural WPT event held in South Korea, and takes the €100,000 first-prize, and a seat in the WPT Championships, as well as a place in the coveted WPT Champions Club.
Yokosawa defeated Chris Park in heads-up action to take the top prize – his first of his career.
Final Table Standings
1st. Masato Yokosawa – $100,000
2nd. – Chris Park – $60,700
3rd. – Hyunshik Hun – $38,500
4th. – Kosei Ichinose – $28,500
5th. – Jae Kyung Sim – $21,400
6th. Chane Kampanatsanyankorn – $17,100
McLaughlin Leads bwin WPT Prague Day 3
The final event of the Prague Poker Festival, the bwin WPT Prague Main Event, has reached Day 3 and it’s the former November Niner Marc McLaughlin who has the chip lead with 63 players remaining.
Kara Scott, Roberto Romanello, Vasili Firsau, and last years champion Marcin Wydrowski, all remain in contention of the €206,230 first prize.
