Brian Jensen(credit: Sun Poker)
The 2007 Caribbean Poker Classic was held at the St. Kitts Mariott Resort & Royal Beach Casino from November 30 to December 2, 2007. The No-Limit Hold’em Main Event had a $6,000 + $300 buy-in and attracted 153 players from all over the world. With $1,000,000 prize pool, the tournament was definitely a big draw.
After a grueling heads-up match with Romanian poker player Mihai Manole in which Denmark’s Brian Jensen eeked out the victory. On the final hand, Jensen caught a flush on the river to take the title, the first place prize of $237,500 and a seat to the EPT 4 Grand Final in Monte Carlo in April 2008.
Of course,
Sun Poker was the biggest winner of the CPC 2007 as both Manole and Jensen play professionally under their banner.
Here are the final results:
1) Brian Jensen - $237,500
2) Mihai Manole - $145,500
3) Martin Clemmensen - $87,300
4) Jan Vander Wal - $70,800
5) Leon Yanovsky - $56,200
6) Christopher Sonesson - $45,600
7) John Chubb - $36,900
8) Joakim Garp - $29,100
9) Nicolas Levi - $22,300