The field of 1,804 participants in the Euro 550 buy-in Battle of Malta poker tournament broke records and resulted in a win for French poker pro, 29-year-old Nicolas Proust.
Proust faced Henrik Jacobsen in the heads up to claim the Euro 110,000 prize and trophy.
Proust, Jacobsen and Dutch pro Hendrick Koops agreed to a three-way chop giving chop leader Koops Euro 125,000, Jacobsen Euro Euro 102,000 and Proust Euro 100,000. Euro 10,000 remained on the table for the winner.
Koops was eliminated in 3rd place yet took the largest piece of the prize pool followed by Jacobsen in 2nd place.
Additional final table payouts:
Uri Gilboa - Euro 54,500
Carlo van Ravenswoud - Euro 41,300
Anders Gran Kvam - Euro 29,500
Paolo Palmieri - Euro 21,800
Dimitar Aleksandrov - Euro 17,200
Giuseppe Grimaldi - Euro 13,350
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GREGJO
11/12/15, 02:11:14 PM
Pocket fours helped Nicolas Proust to win this tournament because that was a strong turning points when he doubled-up his stack size. The three-way deal was an interesting...
Pocket fours helped Nicolas Proust to win this tournament because that was a strong turning points when he doubled-up his stack size. The three-way deal was an interesting thing as well, and don't forget about Anne Meri who was the first female player to make the final table (she finished 10th).
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