Mickey Petersen Wins 2012 English Poker Open
Denmark player Mickey Petersen has won the 2012 English Poker Open and the £78,660 prize that went with it.
Cake Poker had sent more than a dozen players to the event through online satellites with one, Jeff “JaksonGalaxy” McKeown, finishing in 31st place. He was in the unenviable position of being eliminated by British poker sensation Sam Trickett.
The event, held at London’s famed Fox Poker Club, has seen its numbers drop over the past two years from 193 in 2010 to 137 this year. The first prize also came down dramatically from the £220,650 won two years ago. This was a £2,180 buy-in event.
The final table payouts were:
1: Mickey Petersen –- £78,660
2: Chris Bjorin –- £49,690
3: Surinder Sunar — £35,880
4: Jamie Roberts — £28,290
5: Nicola Lategano — £20,700
6: Ben Jackson — £15,180
7: Niels Ladefoged — £10,350
8: Thomas Laumier — £8,280
9: Igor Kurganov — £6,210
- Nagesh Rath, Gambling911.com
