EPT Budapest, Hungary, €4,350 No Limit Hold'em, 31st October-2nd November 2008

Entrants: 532

Buyin: €4,350

1. Will Fry, UK, €595,839
2. Ciprian Hrisca, Romania, €342,608
3. Martin Jacobson, Sweden, €197,904
4. Albert Iverson, Denmark, €153,216
5. Marino Serenelli, Italy, €127,680
6. Gino Alacqua, Italy, €100,016
7. Zoltan Toth, Hungary, €78,736
8. Johnny Lodden, Norway, €53,200


PokerStars player Will Fry, from Nottingham in the UK, has been crowned the first champion of PokerStars.com EPT Budapest. The 28-year-old poker pro won the €595,839 first prize after defeating 531 players in the €4,350 sell-out event.

Fry, who also wins a seat to the €10,000 EPT Grand Final in Monte Carlo, has been playing poker since he was six years old but only took up Texas hold'em eight years ago.