Olivier Lombard(credit: Titan Poker)
Olivier Lombard is 23 years old. The Frenchman, who was vacationing in Senegal during the September 7th $2.5 million tournament at Titan Poker, narrowly missed his opportunity to win “The Big One” so to speak. The civil engineer is currently doing some contract work on the African continent and he ‘nearly forgot’ to play in the tournament. Luckily, he remembered and his remote internet connection held for the fourteen hours of the event.
When asked about his strategy, the cash game specialist, who uses the moniker ‘axp15’ online at Titan, said “I kept the stakes far from my mind and played as rationally as I could. I made sure to change strategy often during the game, depending on the opponents and the blinds.”
He mentioned that “Lady Luck also made an appearance at two key points in the tournament and thankfully turned the cards in my favor at the river.”
At the end of the event, Lombard was the last man standing. Along the way, he outlasted 1,595 other players en the title and earned half a million dollars for his efforts. Lombard’s advice for other players is to “Never give up” and to “focus on the game, keep the stakes out of your mind, and play your best.”
Perhaps, to that, he should add…don’t forget you’ve got a game to play! (smiles)
Note: The European Championships of Online Poker (ECOOP) III takes place from November 24 – December 7. Titan and all the rooms on the iPoker network will be running the ECOOP III events. With more than $4 million in GTD prizes, you can’t afford to miss out on the ECOOP. Qualifiers are going on now. Visit Titan for a full schedule of these events!