23-year-old student Jan Skampa has continued with his excellent form by winning the biggest ever poker tournament to be held in the Czech Republic just 2 weeks after placing 4th in the EPT Vilamoura. Beating the field of 584 and winning a first prize of €682,000, this places Skampa at the top of the all time money list in the Czech Republic
Skampa, who beat Israeli businessman Eyal Avitan after a three-hour heads-up battle, finished first in his home city and in doing so became the first Czech EPT champion. Skampa said: “It feels great to win. It’s my fourth EPT and I won it in my home town – that must be one of the greatest accomplishments you can have in poker. It was tough when we were three-handed but once Stefan Mattsson (who finished third) was out, I felt confident I could win.”
Team PokerStars Pro Luca Pagano extended his own records yet again by reaching a sixth EPT final table and 13th EPT cash but was eliminated in sixth place for €100,000. EPT Prague also provided French pro Antony Lellouche with his eighth EPT in-the-money finish. Lellouche, who came 19th, has won over €800,000 in EPT events.
EPT spokesperson Kirsty Thompson said: “Prague has been hugely successful this season with a great turnout. There were some incredible performances especially by Luca Pagano making a record sixth final and Jan Skampa making back-to-back finals.”
