Back-to-Back Tournaments Won by David Vamplew
This was published 07-10-2010Up-and-coming pro, David Vamplew, not only stands as champion of London’s largest ever poker tournament, the PokerStars European Poker Tour Main Event in London but has also won the PokerStars UK and Ireland Poker Tour (UKIPT) Champion of Champions.
The 23 year-old Briton recently graduated with a degree in mathematics and is fairly unknown. It was not until this year that his attention to poker started yielding results after placing in the money in a World Series of Poker event in July. That victory was nothing compared to the prestige and cash value of his win on 5th October of the PokerStars European Poker Tour Main Event in London as well as the PokerStars UK and Ireland Poker Tour Champion of Champions on 7th October.
The European Poker Tour is broadcast on television enabling fans to enjoy the action as much as the players. There are various stops all around Europe and the events are sponsored by internet poker giant PokerStars. At the close of day four of the tournament in London, only eight players remained and David Vamplew was successful in battling through them all.
Vanplew is a successful midstakes grinder on PartyPoker and SNG player on PokerStars. He bested 848 players on the way to his win of GBP 900,000 in the PokerStars European Poker Tour Main Event in London. After being the chip leader throughout most of the tournament, Vamplew ended up with a 4 to 1 chip disadvantage heads-up against John Juanda. However, he managed to fight back and on the final hand, Juanda moved all-in with K2 but was called by Vamplew’s A3. Vamplew then flopped 2 pair and ousted Juanda, who took down GBP 545,000.
The PokerStars UK and Ireland Poker Tour Champion of Champions is a sit-n-go style event. Vamplew competed in this event and bested Jamie Burland heads up winning a seat at every Season 2 UK and Ireland Poker Tour event as well as European Poker Tour, London.
