David Vamplew Wins 2010 EPT London Main Event – £900,000 Payday for Scottish Pro
Disclaimer: This article was originally published by Poker Channel Europe prior to its acquisition. We’ve preserved it for historical reference to honor key moments in poker history.
Scottish poker pro David Vamplew stunned the poker world by winning the 2010 PokerStars.com EPT London Main Event, outlasting a world-class field of 848 players and defeating four-time WSOP bracelet winner John Juanda heads-up. The 23-year-old former maths student from Edinburgh earned a career-best £900,000, the biggest live tournament prize ever won by a Scottish player.
A Breakout Victory
Vamplew, who graduated from Edinburgh University just a year prior, had only been playing live tournaments for a short time. His previous best cash was $6,000. But at the Hilton Metropole, he showed composure well beyond his years to take down the largest EPT London event in history, with a total prize pool of £4,112,800.
“It’s going to take a while to sink in,” said Vamplew. “I had to get lucky to win… I’m pretty proud of the way I played.”
As part of his prize, Vamplew received a seat into the EPT Grand Final and will compete in the televised UKIPT Champion of Champions event. The winner of that event receives entry into all UKIPT Season 2 tournaments and the 2011 EPT London Main Event.
“I had to get lucky to win… I’m pretty proud of the way I played.”
For a complete record of David Vamplew’s live poker accomplishments, visit his profile on The Hendon Mob.
Final Table Results
- David Vamplew (UK) – £900,000
- John Juanda (USA) – £545,000
- Kyle Bowker (USA) – £300,000
- Artur Wasek (Poland, PokerStars Qualifier) – £240,000
- Kayvan Payman (Canada) – £190,000
- Fernando Brito (Portugal) – £145,000
- Tom Marchese (USA, PokerStars Player) – £100,000
- Per Ummer (Cyprus) – £66,800
Notable Cashes & Stories
- Thomas Bichon (France) – Team PokerStars Pro, 14th place for £30,000
- Joe Hachem – 2005 WSOP Main Event champion, 15th place
- Teddy Sheringham – Former England footballer and PokerStars SportStar, finished 61st
- Jamie Burland – UKIPT Brighton winner, finished 24th for £21,000
- Phil Ivey, Kevin Stani, Tony Cascarino – All made the money
165 players qualified via PokerStars, and 128 total players finished in the money.
Side Events Round-Up
- £20,000 High Roller: Team PokerStars Pro Nacho Barbero won £556,000, his fourth major title of the year.
- European 8-Game Championship: Chris Bjorin defeated Tim Finne to win £55,200 after both cashed in the Main Event.
- EPT London Charity Event: Won by Arnoud van der Werf (Netherlands), raised over £20,000 for Cancer Research UK.
- EPT Ladies Event: Won by Anais Lerouge (former poker dealer), earning £11,050.
EPT London Festival 2010
This season’s EPT London Poker Festival featured 37 events over eight days (Sept 28–Oct 5) at the Hilton Metropole. The Main Event final table was broadcast live on PokerStars.tv in six languages and filmed for international television.
Looking Ahead
The next stop in EPT Season 7 is Vienna, Austria (Oct 26–31), followed by Barcelona in November and the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure in January.
The Poker Channel was also expanding its reach at the time — read about its 2009 distribution growth and content strategy that helped bring these events to a wider audience.
Visit PokerChannelEurope.com to explore more iconic moments from poker history and stay updated on the European Poker Tour.Write something…
