After four intensive days of poker during the first PokerStars EPT Hungarian Open at the Las Vegas Casino in Budapest, the British, Will Fry won the first prize of $759,456 and a seat to the €10,000 EPT Grand Final that is in Monte Carlo. The 28-year-old player defeated 531 players in the $5,544 sell-out tourney.

In his interview Fry said that he was going to make charity donations with his winnings.

Fry has been playing Texas HoldEm for eight years and three last years he has been playing professionally, specializing in cash games.

In one of the most impetuous heads-up plays in EPT history, Fry could manage to top Ciprian Hrisca, a 35-year-old Romanian player. The final hand started with raises and re-raises till all the chips finished in the middle preflop. Hrisca had Ac6d against Fry’s pocket JdJs. After the board brought Qs6c10dKcQc, Fry won the championship with queens and jacks and Hrisca finished in second place with $436,688.

Fry said that he got such good cards first for many years.

71 Hungarian gamblers and a lot of players from around the world took part in inaugural European Poker Tour Budapest tournament. 157 PokerStars gamblers competed in the four-day event, 104 of them had won the seats on PokerStars.

John Duthie, EPT founder, said that the European Poker Tour proved again that they could move into developing markets like Hungarian one and offer sell-out tournaments. He added that the local players offered overwhelming support and gamblers from worldwide were happy to attend this event.

The next PokerStars EPT is at Casinos Poland at the Hyatt Regency Hotel from 15 to 19 November.

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