The EPT London Tournament of the European Poker Tour

The EPT London tournament gives international poker players a chance to make it to the most heralded EPT Grand Final in Monaco for a chance to be called champions of poker. Besides winning a seat at PokerStars, this tournament is a great way for players to inch their way closer to the tournament of all tournaments in the european poker Tour.

Expect the yearly EPT London to be a glamorous and exciting event as the best of the best players in Europe as well as other parts of the world convene for this momentous poker tournament. This occasion is grandiosely held at the luxurious Grosvenor Victoria Casino in London, England.

During the first season of the European Poker Tour, John Shipley of England used his home court advantage and his tremendous poker strategies to dominate the EPT London. This poker tournament was very intense and exciting all throughout as it saw the lead changed several times. But in the end, it was Shipley who was able to win the grand pot amounting to 200,000 British pounds. Among those he beat in the final table are runner and fellow countryman John Falconer, George McKeever of Ireland, Marcel Luske and Noah Boeken of the Netherlands, Jeff Duvall and Robert Cooper of England, and Baard Dahl of Norway.

In the second season of the tour, this London tournament was won by another Englishman in the form of Mark Teltscher. It seems that English players do really have excellent ways of using their home court advantage. In the final round, Teltscher edged out Jonas Helness of Norway for the pot amounting to 280,000 British pounds. Among the other players he defeated at the final table are Graham Clarkson of Scotland, Istvan Novak of Hungary, Dale Greenleaf and Paul King of England, Kirill Gerasimov of Russia, and Noah Jefferson of the U.S.

Meanwhile, the third season of the European Poker Tour saw Victoria Coren of the United Kingdom win the London tournament. At the final round, she was able to outlast Emad Tahtouh of Australia for the pot valued at 500,000 British pounds. Those international players who were able to make their way to the final table are Peter Hedlund and Jules Kuusik of Sweden, Sid Harris and Michael Muldoon of the United Kingdom, Chad Brown of the U.S., and Jan-Olav Sjavik of Norway. Coren defied the odds by defeating all her male counterparts at the final table for a pretty much impressive victory.

In the four season of the tour, the EPT London was won by Joseph Mouawad of Lebanon to take home the grand pot amounting to 611,500 British pounds. In the final round, he outlasted Florian Langmann of Germany in a very exciting finish. The other international players who made it to the final table are Ian Cox and Paul Mendes of England, Anthony Lellouche of France, Fredrik Haugen of Sweden, Josh Egan of New Zealand and Marcel Baran of Germany.