Walid Bou Habib Wins EPT Vienna €2,000 Turbo for €107,700
Last night, EPT9 Deauville runner-up Walid Bou Habib won the EPT Vienna €2,000 Turbo event. The 43-year-old Lebanese engineer, who is a serial online qualifier on PokerStars, cut a deal with British pro Tom Hall in heads-up play to take the title and €107,700 first prize.
The tournament attracted 319 runners and created a prize pool of €618,860. That was spread out among the top 47 players with some notables cashing including Steve O’Dwyer (47th - €3,530), Andrew Chen (34th - €3,960), Anton Wigg (19th - €6,370), Todd Terry (14th - €8,230), and Jason Wheeler (12th - €9,160).
Habib, who lives in Beirut and is part of a close-knit group of Lebanese players who compete on the EPT, is the current #4 tournament player in his country with more than $1.2 million in live tournament winnings.
As well as his Deauville second place for €475,000, he also went deep at the PCA in 2011 and the EPT4 Grand Final, and has a further nine cashes on the tour. However, last night’s victory is by far his biggest tournament win.
Here's a look at the final table results:
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walid Bou Habib | Lebanon | €107,700 |
| 2 | Tom Hall | UK | €89,510 |
| 3 | Vasili Firsau | Belarus | €57,430 |
| 4 | Ami Barer | Canada | €46,470 |
| 5 | Nick Abou Risk | Canada | €36,630 |
| 6 | Andreas Berggren | Sweden | €27,970 |
| 7 | Mark Buckley | Ireland | €20,540 |
| 8 | Ole Schemion | Germany | €15,100 |