Edgars
Augstkalns has won the European Masters of Poker (EMOP) Riga, after defeating a field of 175 players to lift the title, and collect the €57,491 ($77,871) first place prize.
The €1,650 buy in event took place at the Royal Casino Spa & Hotel in Latvia, and came to a conclusion Sunday night as the final table of nine got underway. The remaining hopefuls included 4 Swedes, 3 Latvians, and a player from Bulgaria and Finland.
Eventually, Latvian Edgars Augstkalns got heads-up against Swedens Joakim Fredriksson, with the home favourite trailing by a 5 to 1 deficit. How
Hurrah, my favourite tournament is back well, I say favourite Im also partial to the Rugby World Cup and the RBS Six Nations but as neither are gracing our screens any time soon, Ill happily settle for the Heineken Cup.
Andrey Pateychuk has triumphed at the EPT San Remo, after overcoming a field of 879 players over six days to lift the title, and collect €680,000 ($963,056) in prize money after a heads-up chop was agreed.