British poker player Julian Thew has won first place and a prize of €670,800 at the European Poker Tour Baden Classic event in Austria.

Thew, from Nottingham, is a familiar face on the UK poker scene. He recently won £59,000 at the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour in Plymouth, and has cashed six times in EPT tournaments in just three years, so his win was well earned.

“I pledged to pay off my mortgage before my 40th birthday and only had ten days to go when EPT Baden began. I still can’t believe I’ve won. EPT fields are so big now, with such good players - you think you can do it, but then you also think it’s just never going to happen,” said Thew.