Oleksii Khoroshenin Wins European Poker Tour Vienna Main EventFirst-Ever Ukrainian EPT Winner Tops Record Field Of 910 Players |
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The 2014 PokerStars European Poker Tour Vienna €5,300 no-limit hold’em main event attracted a record field of 910 players, building a €4,413,500 ($6,087,982 USD) prize pool, by far the largest in the event’s history. In the end it was 27-year-old Ukrainian Oleksii Khoroshenin who emerged victorious after making a deal three handed with runner-up Anthony Ghamrawi and Marko Neumann. German pro Neumann was the overwhelming chip leader when the deal was made, and as a result his €638,127 ($879,716 USD) was the largest despite the fact that he eventually went out third.
For the win Khoroshenin scored the €578,392 ($797,366 USD) first-place prize, 1,824 Card Player Player of the Year points and the honor of being the first-ever Ukrainian EPT champion. As a result of the win Khoroshenin, who had already made a final table in an EPT Deauville prelim, has been catapulted into tenth place in the overall Player of the Year standings.
“People have been watching EPTLive [the live stream] in the Ukraine, and in St Petersburg where I’m living," said Khoroshenin. "I can’t describe my emotions. It’s an amazing feeling. I wanted to win it and I did it.”
The home country hero, Austrian Anthony Ghamrawi, earned $615,514 and 1,520 POY points for his strong showing, which was enough to move him into 19th place in the overall POY rankings.
Here is a look at the payouts and POY points awarded at this final table:
| Place | Player | Earnings (USD) | POY Points |
| 1 | Oleksii Khoroshenin | $797,366 | 1824 |
| 2 | Anthony Ghamrawi | $615,514 | 1520 |
| 3 | Marko Neumann | $879,716 | 1216 |
| 4 | Pablo Gordillo | $361,397 | 912 |
| 5 | Timo Pfutzenreuter | $281,095 | 760 |
| 6 | Simeon Naydenov | $208,167 | 608 |
| 7 | Frei Dilling | $149,026 | 456 |
| 8 | Rumen Namev | $106,151 | 304 |
Photo courtesy of PokerStars / Neil Stoddart.
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