February 02 2014, by Eric Danis
Koutoupas, Panka Headline EPT Deauville
Sotirios Koutoupas outlasts Eugene Katchalov while Dominik Panka continues to roll early in 2014 as EPT Deauville comes to an end on Saturday…
GREECE LIGHTNING
Hours after one amateur, Anthony Merulla won the WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open, another amateur, Sotirios Koutoupas (GPI#893) picked up the big win in the EPT Deauville Main Event, surviving the charge from Team PokerStars Pro Eugene Katchalov (GPI#121), who was seeking the final win to allow him to enter the Triple Crown Club.
Koutoupas, who helps run the family business back in his homeland, could soon be added to the list of best part-time poker players in the world as this wasn’t his first ever deep run on the European Poker Tour. Back in 2012, Koutoupas finished second to Ramzi Jelassi (GPI#391) at EPT Prague. He came back to Prague in December and finished 25th. It sure looks like we haven’t heard the last of the Greek champ.
PANKA WINS AGAIN ON THE EPT
Just a few short weeks after winning the PCA 2014 Main Event in the Bahamas, Dominik Panka (GPI#976) is back is right back on top of the podium after winning the High Roller event earlier on Saturday in Deauville.
Don’t be surprised to see Panka rise up the GPI European Poker Tour Player of the Year and 2014 GPI Player of the Year races when the next set of rankings become available.
HIGH ROLLER FINAL TABLE RESULTS
1. Dominik Panka (POL) € 272,000
2. Albert Daher (LIB) € 189,000
3. Kent Lundmark (SWE) € 122,000 ›››
4. Ondrej Vinklarek (CZE) € 101,000
5. Martin Schleich (GER) € 81,500
6. Davidi Kitai (BEL) € 64,200
7. Nikolay Losev (RUS) € 49,100
8. Adrian Mateos Diaz (ESP) € 37,000
The European Poker Tour is off for the next six weeks as the tour prepares for a return to Austria for EPT Vienna, at the Hofburg Palace, from March 19-29, 2014.
European Poker Tour (EPT) Deauville
Casino Barrière | Deauville, FRA
€ 5,300 Buy-In | 671 Entries | € 3,220,800 Prize Pool
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* Photos courtesy of Neil Stoddart, European Poker Tour, PokerStars
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Eric Danis’ passion for poker came at a very early age but it’s when writing about and covering the game he loves that Danis is most in his element. Danis is better known for creating www.PTPRpoker.com where he spent a few years covering poker events. Danis is also known for having worked on the poker shows Poker Eh! and The Pulse on the Quad Jacks Network.
