Fuat Can won Unibet Open in Prague
Monday, September 21st, 2009
It was the swede Fuat Can who won Unibet Open i Prague this year. This poker pro now leaves Prague with €167,500in first prize money, but first he will party with his friends who also stays in Prague, he told the swedish newspaper Aftonbladet. 451 players was attending Unibet Open and when it was time for final table two swedes were at the table. Andreas Andersson did well but had a lot of bad luck and was sent out at 6th place with winnings of about €30,000.
When it was time for heads up it was only Fuat Can and Marco Adams from Holland left. Adams was chip leader and after an hour he was an even bigger chip leader. But things turned and Fuat was never worried he said to the newspaper. The final hand of the night Fuat Can picked up 9-9 (his favorite hand) and Marco Adams had A-K off suit. After a Fuat raise Adams rerasied but at this time Fuat put all his chips in. Adams called quickly. No help for Marco Adams and the game was over, Fuat Can was the winner of Unibet Open 2009.
Fuat Can has been a pro poker player since 2002 and lives in Gothenburg, Sweden. He is 31 years old and this tournament winning was the best thing in his career. He is a great live player who likes both cash games and tournament, but prefers tournaments.