Saturday, September 17, 2005
The end of the beginning
Adios Barcelona.
There's been sun, rain, thunder and poker. And now, but for the tinkling of the casino's house pianist, it's dry and quiet.
The television crews are packing up the set, the players are either drinking their Euros or drowning their bad beats at the bar. The bloggers are blogging. It's what they do.
So, the final result. Of the 327 players who entered, 27 made the money. Eight made rather a lot of it for their Saturday evening under the studio lights.
Have a look at what they won:
1st - €416,000 (plus €10,000 buy-in into EPT Grand Final) - Jan Boubli (France)
2nd - €228,000 - Christer Johansson (Sweden)
3rd - €117,000 - Patrik Antonius (Finland)
4th - €91,000 - Patrick Mortensson (Sweden)
5th - €78,000 - Gus Hansen (Denmark)
6th - €65,000 - Anton Bergstroem (Sweden)
7th - €52,000 - Dario Alioto (Italy)
8th - €39,000 - Romain Feriolo (Spain)
The travelling EPT roadshow rolls into London next for the Grosvenor Poker Masters at London's Victoria casino from September 30-October 2. It's a £3,000 buy-in and there'll be full coverage at www.pokerstarsblog.com.
The fun is only just beginning. Be sure to follow the rest of the action here.
There's been sun, rain, thunder and poker. And now, but for the tinkling of the casino's house pianist, it's dry and quiet.
The television crews are packing up the set, the players are either drinking their Euros or drowning their bad beats at the bar. The bloggers are blogging. It's what they do.
So, the final result. Of the 327 players who entered, 27 made the money. Eight made rather a lot of it for their Saturday evening under the studio lights.
Have a look at what they won:
1st - €416,000 (plus €10,000 buy-in into EPT Grand Final) - Jan Boubli (France)
2nd - €228,000 - Christer Johansson (Sweden)
3rd - €117,000 - Patrik Antonius (Finland)
4th - €91,000 - Patrick Mortensson (Sweden)
5th - €78,000 - Gus Hansen (Denmark)
6th - €65,000 - Anton Bergstroem (Sweden)
7th - €52,000 - Dario Alioto (Italy)
8th - €39,000 - Romain Feriolo (Spain)
The travelling EPT roadshow rolls into London next for the Grosvenor Poker Masters at London's Victoria casino from September 30-October 2. It's a £3,000 buy-in and there'll be full coverage at www.pokerstarsblog.com.
The fun is only just beginning. Be sure to follow the rest of the action here.







