September 25 - On Sunday this week, London-born Vicky Coren became the first
ever woman to win the London leg of the European Poker Tour (EPT), earning herself the
title and a cool £500 000 first prize.
Vicky came tops out of a field of almost 400 players who competed in the EPT event
hosted at London's Grosvenor Victoria Casino. No stranger to poker, Vicky is a well
known in London circles as a weekly poker columnist, authoress and part-time poker TV
presenter.
In terms of previous poker tournament wins, Vicky earned her poker spurs when
she won the 2004 Celebrity
Poker Club on Challenge TV as well as placed second at the 2005 and 2006 British
Poker Open respectively.
When it came down to the wire, Vicky faced off against Australia's Emad Tahtouh. She showed
her poker skills and ended up with all of his chips.
The final results for the London leg of the European Poker Tour are:
