A Look Back at the EPT Prague Season 5
Here's a flashback to the EPT Prague in Season 5 when Italy's Salvatore Bonavena overcame a field of 569 players to win the €774,000 first-place prize. It comes courtesy of the PokerNews Live Blog and is a reproduction of that event's last post:
So it's all over and an historic day for Italian poker, as they claim their very first-ever EPT title with Salvatore Bonavena becoming the recipient of the second EPT Prague title and €774,000 for his first-place finish defeating 569 other players.
It's no fluke either, as he had won €100,000 at an event in Venice a few weeks ago, though he still declares himself to be just an amateur player.
And well done to Massimo Di Cicco, who put in an amazing laddering performance and took the chip lead briefly while heads up.
From all of us here in Prague, thanks for tuning in for the last EPT of the year. The next place the tour heads is a slight detour from Europe, across the Atlantic to the Atlantis Casino in the Bahamas for the PCA.
Good night and good luck!
The post also goes to show you just how far poker reporting has come in the past six years!
EPT Prague Season 5 Final Table
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool | Number of Payouts | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| €5,000 | 569 | €2,764,500 | 56 | December 9-13, 2008 |
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Salvatore Bonavena | Italy | €774,000 |
| 2nd | Massimo Di Cicco | Italy | €445,000 |
| 3rd | Andrew Chen | Canada | €257,000 |
| 4th | Alexiou Konstantinos | Greece | €199,000 |
| 5th | Francesco Cirianni | Italy | €166,000 |
| 6th | Fredrik Nygard | Finland | €130,000 |
| 7th | [Removed:197] | Germany | €99,500 |
| 8th | Raul Mestre | Spain | €71,800 |