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Duco ten Haven Gets the Trophy and the Prized Envelope in the 10,200 Mystery Bounty

Fri, 16 Feb 2024 14:36:51 +0000

Paris is the City of Light, and today at the 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour Paris 10,200 Mystery Bounty, the light shined brightest on Duco ten Haven.

The Dutch pro, who considers Paris a second home, is usually an online crusher but captured his first EPT title today at Le Palais des Congrs by defeating Quan Zhou heads-up to win the trophy and 126,500. In addition to the top prize, he also earned 117,500 in bounties including one of the 50,000 top mystery bounty envelopes as he began his festival here in Paris with a total score of 244,000, the best of his career.

Steve O'Dwyer

Wed, 06 Dec 2023 18:26:19 +0000

Biography

Born April 6, 1982, in Colorado, Steve ODwyer got into poker after seeing Chris Moneymaker win the 2003 World Series of Poker (WSOP). A Bachelor of Science in Communications graduate from East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina, ODwyer worked briefly in broadcasting before making a career for himself in the poker world.

ODwyer, who is friends with fellow poker pros Scott Seiver and Isaac Haxton, had more than $31.5 million in lifetime earnings (as of summer 2022) dating back to 2007 according to The Hendon Mob. That includes a career-best of $1,872,580 for winning the 2015 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) $100,000 Super High Roller.

Albert Daher Caps Off EPT Cyprus With Crazy Prop Bets & $25,000 Title

Wed, 01 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000

The idyllic scenery of the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel and Spa, with its sandy beaches and poolside bars, invites a slow life of laying back and soaking in the atmosphere. So it was an irony that the first-ever PokerStars European Poker Tour Cyprus ended not with a drawn-out affair but with a turbo sprint to the finish.

Long after Gilles Simon lifted the EPT Cyprus Main Event trophy and the room had largely cleared of players and spectators, Albert Daher and Mikita Badziakouski continued to battle at their table with four other opponents in the final $25,000 No-Limit Holdem event of the festival. The levels had been decreased to 15 minutes to speed up action; stacks became extremely shallow, at one point averaging 12 big blinds at the final table.