Mats Iremarks winner of the 2006 European Poker Tour

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Mats Iremarks winner of the 2006 European Poker Tour

jason

11th February 2006

1.45am -- This one is all over. The winner of the EPT French Open, Deauville, is Mats Iremark, from Sweden. Mark moves his final 800,000 or so in with jack-ten and Mats sees enough when he looks down on an ace. The three beside it is immaterial and although he needs to survive a flush draw on the river, he does and is the new champion. A short stack for much of the way, he is now th champion. Mark Boudewijn takes €259,000 for second.

1.30am -- We've possibly just seen the pot that will decide this one. Post flop, Mark bets, Mats raises, Mark moves in, Mats calls. There's a queen and a jack on the board and while Mark has the knave, Mats has the lady. Big swing and Mats is looking good for this.

1.15am -- Mark Boudewijn has changed gears now and has assumed the chip lead with a series of power plays. He's calling a lot pre-flop, then check raising and the like to steal consecutive 200,000 pots.

reported by Howard Swains at Pokerstars