Seat 4: Enrico Coppola, 46, from Turin, Italy, resides in Geneva, Switzerland (2,250,000)
A few months after his fourth-place finish in Monte Carlo and his massive €337,900 payday, Italian player Enrico Coppola is at a second EPT Main Event final table. “It’s an incredible feeling, I’m having so much fun,” he said. “PokerStars should sponsor me now!”
After spending 30 years in Turin, the Italian relocated to Geneva, Switzerland, 15 years ago, where he now runs his businesses. A hospitality professional, he operates several establishments across Switzerland, Italy, and even Dubai.
“Poker is the game of my life,” he says, adding that he mostly plays cash games and a few High Rollers, usually finding Main Events too long for his taste.
Final table bios courtesy of Jan Kores/PokerStars
Career statistics
Earnings: 616,969
EPT cashes: 1
Best result: 4th, 2025 EPT Monte Carlo
Tournament progression
Day 1: 68,500 (152/284, 1B)
Day 2: 354,000 (37/179)
Day 3: 880,000 (24/49)
Day 4: 2,070,000 (10/16)
Day 5: 2,250,000 (6/7)
Key hands
Coppola's chances of making it to another EPT final table appeared bleak when he got in his last 815,000 holding jack-ten on a ten-high board. Nazar Buhaiov, though, had him dominated with queen-ten, and Coppola remained behind going to the river. He managed to spike a flush on the river and earn the fortunate double up.
Coppola doubled up again on Day 5 when he snap-called for 1,395,000 after Tomas Jozonis shoved the big blind. The two players were racing, Coppola with two sixes and Jozonis with ace-jack, and Coppola ended up hitting a set to win the pot and keep his hopes alive.