Julian Thew, a well known professional player from Notthingham, wins the 2007 EPT in Baden (Austria).
With 282 players joining this €8,000 NL Holdem Tournamen, a few less then last year, the EPT Classic in Baden had a total pricepool of €2,143,200.
On day four the final table was created with the following remaining players:
- Denes Kalo
- Sebastian Ruthenberg
- Gunnar Rabe
- Anton Allemann
- Manfred Hammer
- Thierry Van den Berg (!!)
- Julian Thew
- Thomas Fuller
- Vladimir Poleshchuk
- Ted Lawson
After 5 hours the Final Table was reduced to 2 players. With Julian Thew and Denes Kalo being heads-up.
Julian Thew
Denes Kalo
When heads-up against Denes Kalo, Thew took advantage of his chiplead and his experience in playing Final Tables (this was his 3rd FT at the EPT!).
After 1 hour heads-up play Kalo’s dream flew away. The following hand would be an preflop all-in for both players.
With Thew being a favorite with showing his
Against Kalo’s
With a board of:
Thew’s hand standed and eliminated Kalo who received a €375,000 with becoming runner-up. With his win he picked up an entry to the EPT Grand Final in Monte Carlo and a total of €670,800.
Check out the official EPT website to view the top 24 players and the earnings!
Congratulations to Julian for this great achievement!
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