Michael Schulze of Germany Wins EPT Polish Open
March 17th, 2008
Michael Schulze took home the European Poker Tour Polish Open title at the weekend, after a lengthy heads-up battle with Ricardo Sousa. At the start of the final day’s play, Schulze held the chip lead with Sousa back in second after both players dominated play on Day 3.
At the final table, Daniel Woolson was first to go out followed by Trond Eidsvig, who set two records during the tournament in making four cashes and three final tables in a single EPT season. Niclas Svensson was next to be eliminated, followed by Juan Maceiras, Christian Oman, Mehdi Ouakhir, and Mathias Viberg.
After 2 hours of heads-up play, Schulze finally defeated Sousa for the EPT Polish Open championship and the $946,269 first prize.
Final standings:
Michael Schulze of Germany, €609,782
Ricardo Sousa of Portugal, €345,543
Matthias Viberg of Sweden, €203,261
Mehdi Ouakhir of France, €152,445
Christian Oman of Sweden, €123,989
Juan Maceiras of Spain, €97,565
Niclas Svensson of Sweden, €77,239
Trond Eidsvig of Norway, €56,913
Daniel Woolson of USA, €34,554
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