Barcelona EPT Winner 2009 - Carter Phillips

The poker industry is incomplete without the list of experts out of which includes a 20-year-old American online qualifier, Carter Phillips. He happens to be the European Poker Tour newest champion at Barcelona main event.

He was a leader at the field of 479 players to win the victory with €850,000 and his first EPT title. Carter had seen the good and bad at EPT before. His experiences have taught him to learn from his mistakes and stand on the top by gearing his skills. After the final card hit the table, he was too emotional and a few tears streaked down his cheeks while he beamed from ear to ear. It wasn’t expected of him, but Carter made the most of what he owned to his first major tournament championship.

Carter played a lot of tournament online opposite many different types of players. He usually has a game plan to be very aggressive by raising a lot of pots in position. He feels it works out, because a couple of times he has chipped up.

Carter began to win many of the small pots and later bigger ones too so it seemed like his strategy was working well.

Few details about Carter -

Name: Philips Carter

Location: United States

Age: 20 years

Total Winnings: $22,952

ProRank 1 Position: 539

Lifetime Winnings $1,653,113

Career Titles 5

Career Cashes 35

2009 POY Rank 16 (2656 points)

2009 OPOY Rank 16 58 (3946 points)

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Ukraine EPT Winner 2009 - Maxim Lykov

The level of Confidence in poker can play a vital role in taking you a long way, and the abundance of that quality in Maxim Lykov has made him the first ever champion of EPT at Kyiv.

The EPT 2009 at Kyiv began to wind up with the 21-year-old chip leader by battling hard on the last two days. Russia’s Maxim Lykov, best attempts paid of when he became the leader and finally managed to close the deal by winning the championship.

On days two and three, Lykov’s belief in himself and his play made all the difference, as he learned enough from his past so he knew for sure he would make it to the final.

It was a matter of pride for Lykov to achieve this success. It was a tough game to compete but he trusted himself and his play that he implemented in the game.

Few details about Lykov –

Name: Maxim Lykov

Location: Russia

Age: 21 years

Total points: 999.08

Total winnings: $ 621,616

Victories: 1

Final tables: 2

Money finishes: 3

This Year IAR Ranking: 87

Active Players IAR Ranking: 259

All Time IAR Ranking: 1628