Bonavena Looking For Another EPT Prague Title
Four years ago, a then little-known Italian by the name of Salvatore Bonavena made his presence known to the poker world when he topped a field of 569 players to win the second EPT Prague for €774,000.
Yesterday, Stephen Bartley took a look at Bonavena's career since his win in an interesting PokerStars Blog piece. Here's snippet of what he had to say:
It proved a breakthrough for Bonavena, who swapped modest scores in local tournaments in places like Sanremo and Venice, for the international stage. But more than that, as the first Italian to win a EPT title, it proved a watershed for Italian poker which embraced the game, and its winner, with typical aplomb.
Four years on and Bonavena is still a regular on the tour. Playing tomorrow, he was spotted earlier taking in the scene of his past triumph, to which he has since added the Sisal Italian Champions of Poker and IPT Venice to his resume, not to mention a third place in a WSOPE hold'em event earlier this year.
Bonavena is in today's field, as is Andrew Chen, who placed third back in Season 5.
EPT Prague Season 5 Final Table
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool | Number of Payouts | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| €5,000 | 569 | €2,764,500 | 56 | December 9-13, 2008 |
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Salvatore Bonavena | Italy | €774,000 |
| 2nd | Massimo Di Cicco | Italy | €445,000 |
| 3rd | Andrew Chen | Canada | €257,000 |
| 4th | Alexiou Konstantinos | Greece | €199,000 |
| 5th | Francesco Cirianni | Italy | €166,000 |
| 6th | Fredrik Nygard | Finland | €130,000 |
| 7th | [Removed:197] | Germany | €99,500 |
| 8th | Raul Mestre | Spain | €71,800 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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