The PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Dublin was won yesterday by Reuben Peters from Colorado, U.S.A., after a thrilling finale wherein he overcame a huge chip disadvantage to beat Norwegian teen sensation, and recent World Series of Poker Europe winner, Annette Obrestad.
Peters, who won €532,620, said, "I've had horrible cards for a day and a half. I was the short stack at the final table, and at one point I was down to five big blinds.
"I've played against Annette a lot online, so I know the way she plays, but I've never met her face to face. She is an excellent player, and I never expected to win."
Known as "seaanchor" online, the 45-year-old father of two qualified online at PokerStars. He beat 221 players, who each paid €8,000, to play in the tournament held in the beautiful Industries Hall, RDS, Ballsbridge, Dublin. The total prize pool was €1,701,700.
Obrestad, known online as "Annette_15," was many people's favorite to lift her second major title in six months after retaining the chip lead for much of the final table, including a five-to-one lead at the beginning of heads-up play.
The €297,800 prize money for second place was little consolation for the ambitious phenom. "I'm not happy. I thought I played pretty well, but I made a couple of mistakes heads up," she said.
- Reuben Peters (U.S.A.) – €532,620
- Annette Obrestad (Norway) – €297,800
- Reijo Manninen (Finland) – €178,680
- Tronde Eidsvig (Norway) – €127,630
- Daan Ruiter (Holland) – €105,510
- Anders Pettersson (Sweden) – €83,380
- Michael Durrer (Germany) – €66,370
- Thierry van den Berg (Holland) – €47,650
- Casper Hansen (Denmark) – €30,630
The EPT returns from Dec. 5-10, 2007, in Prague, Czech Republic.
