32-year-old Branimir Brunovic, a trainee lawyer from Zagreb in Croatia has won the 2007 PartyPoker.net European Challenge, the climax of the Spring Poker Festival at the Concord Card Casino in Vienna.

Brunovic, an online qualifier, took the title winning €190,160 after a heads-up battle with Andreas Krause, a respected professional player from Stuttgart, Germany. After a marathon final table, Brunovic’s Ace-Eight off suit held-up against Krause’s King-Jack off suit to give him first prize and the trophy.

Brunovic is not a professional on the circuit but is part of a small group of players who are making a name for themselves in Croatia.