Online Casino Qualifier Wins European Poker Tour

It’s every poker enthusiasts dream to qualify one of the many poker tour events around the world. While a great number of poker players attempt to win a coveted seat online for events like the European Poker or World Poker Tours, only a select few actually manage to win themselves a seat. This was the case for Glenn Chorny, a business student from Timmins, Ontario who qualified online at PokerStars.com by playing in their steps satellites. Chorny beat out 841 other players from around the world at the fourth annual EPT Grand Final (sponsored by InterCasino) and managed to win himself a total of $3,198,500!

This wasn’t the first win for Chorny, who previously won a World Poker open pot-limit Omaha event and also finished 13th in the PokerStars.com EPT Caribbean Adventure.

Chorney went head to head for 14 hours with runner up Denes Kalo from Hungary who ended up taking a $1,864,116 cut of the pot. Fellow Canuck, Maxime Villemure finished third and took home $1,130,487.

The European Poker Tour took place in the gorgeous Monte Carlo Bay Hotel and Casino Resort and was reported to be one of the best EPT events.