Luca Topazio wins the inaugural WSOP Tour Malta Main Event
International newsLuca Topazio emerged victorious in the inaugural WSOP Circuit Malta Main Event, beating 879 entries to win €200,000 and a WSOP Circuit ring. He defeated Radosław Kopec, who finished as runner-up for the second consecutive year. The World Series of Poker Circuit rings were contested for the first time in a Maltese casino, with players from across Europe gathering at the Texaspoker-hosted event to add the WSOP trophy to their collections. After three days of intense competition, the most coveted €1,500 WSOP Circuit Main Event ring now belongs to Luca Topazio. Topazio emerged victorious from a field of 879 entries with a total prize pool of €1,115,451, winning the €200,000 first-place prize and a €5,000 ticket to the next WSOP Paradise. His toughest match at the final table was against Radosław Kopec, who finished second again this year after finishing runner-up in last year's WSOP Circuit Middlesbrough Main Event. WSOPC Malta Main Event Final Table Results Rank Player Country Prize 1st Luca Topazio Italy €200,000 2nd Radosław Kopec Poland €125,000 3rd Lucas van den Belt Netherlands €85,000 4th Matteo Rico Italy €60,000 5th Alexander Georgiev Bulgaria €43,000 6th Alberto Chiliano Italy €31,000 7th Vitaly Bibik Poland €23,000 8th Kristoffer Jensen Denmark €17,300 9th Nicola Boldinion Italy €14,191 Champion Reaction Sixteen years ago, Topazio won the Italian Poker Tour Main Event, taking home €190,000 and launching his poker career. This remains his biggest prize to this day. “I’m very happy, I played a very good game of poker,” a tournament director translated from Topazio’s Italian. Although the two prizes seemed quite close, his experience accumulated over the years helped him go further this time. “I’m more mature now. I adjusted my playing style to achieve this result,” he added. His play at the table appeared loose, but he was completely unafraid to attack. “As the chip leader, my strategy was to get everyone short and then eliminate everyone.” This strategy brought him championships, as well as other achievements such as his recent 11th place finish at the EPT Barcelona Mystery Bounty. Building on this success, Topazio now plans to participate in the Malta event at the Malta casino at the end of this month, followed by the EPT Prague in December. Of course, he will also take his newly won season tickets to the Bahamas for the WSOP Paradise. Final Table Situation: No players started at the final table.
