Canadian player wins EPT Prague Main Event and takes home the biggest reward of his life

Posted On: February 21, 2023

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Jodan Saccucci reigned supreme at the final table and left Prague with nearly a million euros, more than double all the money he had earned in his career.

By Vincent Lomonac

2022-12-19 – 12:03 PM BRT

Jordan Saccucci won the biggest poker tournament of his life (Photo: Tomas Stacha/PokerStars)

Sunday (18) was marked by the thrilling FIFA World Cup decision between Argentina and France. The match in Qatar was hotly contested and made World Cup history, being decided on penalties and crowning the Argentines with the third championship. A little far from the Arab country, in Prague, capital of the Czech Republic, another important championship also saw its winner.

EPT Prague, the final stop of the European Poker Tour season, ended with Jordan Saccucci winning the Main Event. The Canadian player’s victory came before a record field of 1,267 entries, each paying €5,300, which generated a total prize pool of €6,144,950. The winner received a prize of €913,250, before this feat he had around $400,000 in career earnings.

Jordan Saccucci (Photo: Tomas Stacha/PokerStars)

The final amount dedicated to the champion was defined after a head-to-head with the Frenchman Antoine Saout. 2nd place went away with a prize of €800,000. Who completed the podium was the Hungarian Istvan Pilhofer, owner of €470,500. While Brazil had an incredible run in the Czech Republic, with two titles won by Rodrigo Seiji, the best Tupiniquim in the Main Event was Pablo Brito, 126th for €9,950.

Champion’s trophy (Photo: Manuel Kovsca/PokerStars)

Check out the final table prizes:

1 – Jordan Saccucci (Canada) – €913,250*
2 – Antoine Saout (France) – €800,000*
3 – Istvan Pilhofer (Hungary) – €470,500
4 – Jun Obara (Japan) – €361,950
5 – Parker Talbot (Canada) – €278,450
6 – Luigi D’Alterio (Italy) – €214,150
7 – Petar Kalev (Bulgaria) – €164,750
8 – Javier Gomez Zapatero (Spain) – €126,700
9 – Paul-Adrian Covaciu (Romania) – €97,450

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Born in Sorocaba, but living in São Paulo since childhood, he started journalism in 2000. Graduated from Faculdade Cásper Líbero where he also completed a lato sensu postgraduate course in Social Communication. He has had appearances on Jornal Lance!, TV Cultura, TV Gazeta, ESPN Brasil and TV Globo. Recreational poker player and creator of the Mountain of Letters blog. Experienced in international coverage involving mind sport, such as PSPC 2019 in the Bahamas and EPT Barcelona 2022.