Zimnan Ziyard wins inaugural EPT Loutraki
When the 335th player was eliminated from the PokerStars EPT Loutraki tournament only one man remained, the UK’s Zimnan Ziyard. Ziyard entered the final day of the tournament with a solid chip-lead over the rest of the field, and the young UK poker pro managed to use his extra firepower to batter his opponents and capture his first EPT title.
Ziyard did encounter a challenge during the heads-up portion of the tournament as Hauke Heseding refused to go quietly into the night, even after Ziyard continually dominated the action (as Teddy KGB would say, “the kids got alligator blood”). Ziyard was able to finally put away his opponent when Heseding three-barrel bluffed a wet board, only to eventually see that Ziyard was going nowhere on any straight holding the nut-flush draw and two-overs on the flop, turning top pair, and rivering top-two-pair!
For the win Ziyard earned the biggest payday of his career, a hefty €347,000, while Heseding would have to settle for the 2nd place prize-money of $221,800. Here is a look at the complete final table payouts from the inaugural EPT Loutraki Main Event –which based on the total experience is likely the first of many stops for the EPT in Greece:
1. Zimnan Ziyard — €347,000
2. Hauke Heseding — €221,800
3. John Taramas — €134,400
4. Florian Schleps — €100,800
5. Pierre Mothes — €67,200
6. Andras Kovacs — €53,700
7. Charalampos Kapernopoulos — €40,300
8. Mario Puccini — €27,000
Tags: Alligator, EPT, Firepower, Greece, John Taramas, Kovacs, main event, Mario, Mothes, Opponent, Opponents, Poker Pro, PokerStars, prize money, Puccini, Schleps, Teddy Kgb, Wins
Leave a Reply
High Stakes News
Promotional News
10 reasons to play Poker at BetOnline in 2019
2019 seems to be the year poker players search for a new poker site to …
Read more
UK And EU Poker Players Should Check Out The New One Time Poker Website
Most poker players in the European Union and United Kingdom may not be …
Read more
Latest Ignition Poker tournaments
The good thing about Ignition poker tournaments is that you have the c …
Read more
Poker Night In America Debuts New Live Poker Show Featuring Celebrities
Poker Night in America is introducing a new poker show format on CBS, …
Read more