2017 European Open Special Edition

Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2017 European Open Special Edition

Final Results
Winner
Joe Serock
Winning Hand
k6
Prize
$113,059
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$665,866
Entries
673
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000

Anyone for Some Football?

Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante
George Boateng
George Boateng

Four ex-professional football players are here in the mix today on Day 1b, and will be looking to add a poker trophy to their trophy case.

Henrik Larsson is a retired professional footballer from Sweden who was a Celtic FC legend scoring 174 goals in 221 games and voted Celtic's greatest ever foreign player. Larsson also played for Barcelona and Manchester United.

Phil Babb is a retired professional footballer playing mainly for Liverpool FC and had 35 international caps for the Republic of Ireland. In 1994 his transfer fee of £3.6million made him the most expensive defender in Britain at the time.

George Boateng is a former Dutch footballer who is of Ghanaian descent. During a near 20-year career, Boateng played for Feyenoord, Coventry City, and Aston Villa.

Reggie Blinker is a retired Dutch footballer, during his 17-year career he played for Feyenoord, Sheffield Wednesday, and Celtic.

Player Chips Progress
Henrik Larsson se
Henrik Larsson
20,000
20,000
20,000
Phil Babb gb
Phil Babb
20,000
20,000
20,000
George Boateng nl
George Boateng
20,000
20,000
20,000
Regi Blinker nl
Regi Blinker
20,000
20,000
20,000

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