British poker player Alex Goulder won the 2014 partypoker World Poker Tour National Prague €2,000 Main Event, held at the Corinthia Hotel in Prague. It took him 115 hands to eliminate his last opponent in an exhausting heads-up play. Apart from his trophy, Goulder was also awarded DNA Monster headphones and the amount of €105,000 of the entire prize pool.
A total of 19 players returned for the last day of the event. It was Simeon Naydenov, a former winner of a WSOP gold bracelet, who held the majority of chips at the beginning.
Vladimir Velikov was the first to be eliminated and he was followed by Manuel Sanchez Morito. Then, Koray Aldemir was sent home by Goulder.
Zo Karim then eliminated Sergej Barbarez and Oliver Heidel. Artur Voskanyan and Vladimir Malak were also sent home and they both took a total of €6,100 for their fourteenth and thirteenth positions. Jean-Philippe Piquette and Salvatore Pepi were the next to go.
Goulder then eliminated Mathias Kürschner and Jonathan Klüpfel and this marked the beginning of the final table. Chris “Big Huni” Hunichen, best known for his online poker achievements, was the first to leave it after he could not hold up with Goulder’s [Ac][As]
and Adolfsson’s [Ad][Ah]. He was awarded the amount of €13,450.
Alexander Lakhov, a WPT Cyprus winner, was the next to leave. He received a total of €17,200 for his seventh place. Naydenov, who, as already mentioned, started the day as a chip leader, was sent to sixth position. He was eliminated by Andy Seth.
Then, Goulder sent home yet another player. Karim’s cards just could not stand a chance against those of the British poker pro and he was knocked out to fifth place. Andy Seth and Sebastian Langrock also left the final table. They received the amounts of €34,500 and €46,600 respectively.
Thus, it became clear that Goulder and Adolfsson would face each other for a final heads-up play. The British player started the game with a 2-1 chip advantage. The final hand came with Goulder holding [As][8h]
versus his Swede opponent’s [Kh][10h]. As the board showed [6c][Qh][7d][3s][Jh], it became clear that Adolfsson would take second place.
The Swede was awarded the amount of €72,000 for his runner-up finish. And the champion received €105,000 for his brilliant performance.
The EPT 11 Prague Poker Festival
Apart from the 2014 partypoker World Poker Tour National Prague €2,000 Main Event, Prague is currently hosting the EPT 11 Prague Poker Festival. It kicked off on December 7 at the Hilton Prague Hotel and it will continue up to December 17. The festival will feature 59 different events, including some new types of tournaments such as Super Hold’em and Irish Hold’em.
