Benny Spindler wins EPT London
EPT London Main Event won by German
| by Alligator Blood |  October, 9th 2011 |
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Above: EPT London Main Event 2011 Champion Benny Spindler
BENNY Spindler has won the PokerStars.com EPT London Main Event and the £750,000 first prize.
The 26-year-old from Darmstadt in Germany also pocketed a Shamballa Jewels bracelet worth nearly £10,000.
Spindler beat American Steve O’Dwyer, 29, after a brief heads-up battle. O’Dwyer, who had around a third of the chips in play, went all-in pre-flop with KJ - but was beaten by Spindler’s AK. Spindler cemented a massive chip lead early in the day after busting Martins Adeniya to claim half the chips in play with six players remaining.
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His victory came as friend Philipp Gruissem was winning the EPT London £20,000 High Roller event just two tables away.
Gruissem beat fellow German Igor Kurganov to take the High Roller title and the £450,200 first prize.
In fact, it was Germany’s year at EPT London as Khiem Nguyen from Wiesbaden won the £2,000 PLO just half an hour earlier and David Kolmberger took down the £1k Heads-Up event.
This was Spindler’s second deep run in the EPT London Main Event – he finished 12th here two years ago for £28,000.
That result followed his biggest ever cash - and his first brush with fame - when he came third at the 2009 PCA for $1.1 million.
Spindler’s other huge result was second place in last season’s EPT Grand Final High Roller for €316,000.
He is now planning to take a rest from tournament play and concentrate on playing online Pot Limit Omaha.
The pro, who has been living in London for a year, said: "I wouldn’t say I crushed this final but I was running really well the whole tournament.
"I was also very lucky in the hand against Martins Adeniya. As for the money, I’m not planning to spend it; I’m going to save it for my future.”
A whopping 691 players competed in the EPT London Main Event, creating a £3,351,350 prize pool.
EPT London Main Event 2011
Final standings
1 Benny Spindler, Germany, £750,000
2 Steve O'Dwyer, USA, £465,000
3 Andre Klebanov, Belarus, £265,000
4 Juan Manuel Pastor, Spain, £200,000
5 Mattias Bergstrom, Sweden, £155,000
6 Kevin Iacofano , USA, £120,000
7 Martins Adeniya, UK, £86,350
8 Miroslav Benes, Czech Republic, £64,000
