Norwegian Kayhan Mokri won another expensive Omaha tournament this Tuesday (24). At EPT Paris, he was crowned champion of the € 25,000 PL Omaha High Roller 6-Max, winning another of the valuable titles distributed in the French stage of the PokerStars live circuit.
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Played over two days, the Omaha High Roller totaled 38 entries, paying the top six. The largest share of the prize pool went to Kayhan Mokri, who beat the entire field to pocket € 314,780. Finally, in the heads-up, he defeated American Sean Rafael, who took home € 205,300. Cesar Garcia, from Spain, completed the podium.
Check out the final standings of the Omaha High Roller:
| Position | Name | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kayhan Mokri | Norway | € 314,780 |
| 2nd | Sean Rafael | United States | € 205,300 |
| 3rd | Cesar Garcia | Spain | € 141.400 |
| 4th | Ian Bradley | England | € 104.900 |
| 5th | Andras Nemeth | Hungary | € 82.100 |
| 6th | Nino Pansier | Netherlands | € 63.900 |
The most successful player in Norway’s history, Kayhan Mokri has stolen the scene with massive scores before. Last December, he won the Triton Invitational at WSOP Paradise in the Bahamas. The tournament had a US$ 250,000 buy-in, and for the title, he earned an incredible US$ 7,725,000. In short, Mokri has already earned US$ 21.6 million in live tournaments, according to Hendon Mob.
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More champions on EPT Paris Tuesday
Furthermore, in addition to Kayhan Mokri’s title, Tuesday’s session at EPT Paris saw two other notable champions. In the same buy-in range, American Brandon Wilson won the € 25,000 NL Hold’em Single Re-Entry, emerging as the best among 17 entries. He took home € 199,840 for the title, while Spain’s Juan Pardo in second (€ 120,000) and Taiwan’s Poseidon Ho in third (€ 80,000) completed the ITM.
At lower limits, the highlight was the € 2,100 NL Hold’em Single Re-Entry. This competition attracted a good field of 229 entries, and Italian Danilo Donnini emerged as champion. As such, he pocketed € 92,860 for the win. In the money, Brazilians Paloma Amorim (15th, € 7,600) and Léo Rizzo (26th, € 4,360) were featured.
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See how the € 2,100 NLH finished:
| Position | Name | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Danilo Donnini | Italy | € 92.860 |
| 2nd | Vicente Delgado | Spain | € 58.040 |
| 3rd | Brandon Harris | United Kingdom | € 41.460 |
| 4th | Chau Shing Lam | China | € 31.900 |
| 5th | Mariusz Golinski | Poland | € 24.540 |
| 6th | Santiago Plante | Canada | € 19.160 |
| 7th | Nikola Sekler | Bosnia and Herzegovina | € 15.960 |
| 8th | Alexandre Reard | France | € 13.300 |
| 9th | Georgios Skarparis | Cyprus | € 11.580 |
