In case you consider profitable two titles on the European Poker Tour and also you’re certain to consider two-time champs Victoria Coren Mitchell and Pavel Plesuv. However what about gamers profitable two tournaments on the identical occasion?
Properly that is precisely what occurred on the 2022 PokerStars EPT Prague competition — not as soon as, however twice!
After Ben Heath went back-to-back in €25,000 Single Day Excessive Rollers, Rodrigo Seiji duly adopted that up by profitable the €50,000 Tremendous Excessive Curler to associate with his €10,200 Thriller Bounty title.
Listed here are another gamers who’ve “performed the double” on Europe’s most prestigious poker tour.
Alejandro Lococo
You do not have to return far to seek out somebody who has achieved this uncommon feat. Earlier this 12 months, Alejandro “PapoMC” Lococo took down the EPT Prague €1,100 Eureka Principal Occasion for €417,820.
Simply six months prior, the Argentinian PokerStars Ambassador had completed seventh within the 2021 WSOP Principal Occasion, and his rungood was set to proceed, profitable a €2,200 Deep Stack occasion simply 9 days after his Eureka victory.
He just lately advised PokerStars that he’s trying ahead to travelling extra and doubtlessly win much more trophies.
“That’s what I like about poker: the prospect to find different cultures, what they suppose, what they eat,” he advised PokerStars. “That’s what I believe is the very best a part of poker.
“I believe I make poker extra humorous. I believe it’s a tremendous sport”
“So proper now I’m not pondering of stopping that. I’m solely pondering of travelling to a very powerful tournaments and getting extra trophies.
At this second, I’m not tempted to strive a Tremendous Excessive Curler. It’s actually arduous to battle them. You must give numerous hours of your life to be a winner in that type of occasion.
“I believe I make poker extra humorous. I believe it’s a tremendous sport. Generally the gamers get so critical, however I like taking it again to fundamentals. I just like the present.”
Francisco Benitez
Our subsequent two tales come from one of the crucial fashionable EPT festivals — Barcelona.
Not simply any EPT Barcelona, however the record-breaking 2022 version that noticed huge fields all through all the competition.
Francisco Benitez had beforehand gained Excessive Curler titles on the LAPT and UKIPT. Then in June 2022 he gained the BSOP Rio de Janeiro Principal Occasion, and shortly adopted that up with close to back-to-back victories within the EPT Barcelona Thriller Bounty and €25,000 Single Day Excessive Curler.
How Uruguay’s Francisco Benitez Dominated EPT Barcelona
Unbelievably, it might have gotten even higher for the Uruguayan who now sits third on his nation’s all-time cash record, as he racked up two additional top-five finishes in €25,000 Excessive Rollers, ultimately strolling away from the competition with complete cashes of over €1 million.
| Aug. 18, 2022 | Occasion #41: €25,000 No Restrict Maintain’em | 2nd | €421,480 | $432,687 |
| Aug. 12, 2022 | Occasion #16: €25,000 No Restrict Maintain’em | 4th | €191,790 | $197,272 |
| Aug. 10, 2022 | Occasion #11: €25,000 No Restrict Maintain’em | 1st | €341,565 | $350,647 |
| Aug. 8, 2022 | Occasion #3: €10,200 No Restrict Maintain’em – Thriller Bounty (Occasion #3) | 1st | €114,080 | $116,263 |
| Complete Cashes: | €1,068,915 |
Juan Pardo
Spaniards have an extended and wealthy historical past on the EPT, though it took till 2015 for the primary Spanish EPT Principal Occasion winner.
However on the Excessive Curler tables, Spaniard Juan Pardo had an unbelievable EPT Barcelona in 2019 profitable two Excessive Curler titles.
The primary Single-Day Excessive Curler noticed Pardo defeat skilled soccer Gerard Pique heads-up earlier than including a €50,000 Excessive Curler title simply 12 hours later.
Sander van Wesemael
Okay so it wasn’t the European Poker Tour, and it wasn’t in the identical occasion — however this achievement definitely warrants a point out.
In 2017, Sander van Wesemael gained three PokerStars Cups. Not dangerous proper? However he gained them in-a-row. First in Marbella, then Lille and at last in Barcelona; mixed he beat near 4,000 gamers to win over €190,000. Not dangerous for a €330 event!
| Aug-17 | PSC Barcelona | 2,648 | €127,000 |
| Jul-17 | PSF Lille | 558 | €28,704 |
| Jun-17 | PSF Marbella | 788 | €36,450 |
Again-To-Again on the WSOP
Lastly, away from the EPT, there are definitely some particular doubles on the World Collection of Poker. No we’re not speaking about Mark Newhouse making back-to-back ultimate tables or Dan “Jungleman” Cates retaining his $50,000 Gamers Championship title in 2022.
In 2021, no fewer than SIX gamers gained a number of bracelets in the identical 12 months. For the reason that WSOP began, solely a choose group of gamers have achieved this feat Scotty Nguyen, Max Pescatori and Brian Rast, with Doyle Brunson, Phil Ivey and Phil Hellmuth amongst a choose group to have performed it twice!
Will Shillibier
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Will Shillibier is predicated in the UK. He graduated from the College of Kent in 2017 with a B.A. in German, after which studied for a NCTJ Diploma in Sports activities Journalism at Sportsbeat in Manchester. He beforehand labored as a contract dwell reporter, and video presenter for the World Poker Tour.
