- Mohsin “ChicagoCards” Charania took down the World Poker Tour (WPT) Grand Prix de Paris after coming back from a 7 to 1 chip disadvantage.
- He takes home $469k for his week’s work.
- Vasili Firsau was the runner up, and Christina Lindley finished as the top female player in fifth place.
2012 European Poker Tour (EPT) Champion of Champions Mohsin “ChicagoCards”Charania took down the World Poker Tour (WPT) Grand Prix de Paris after being a massive underdog.
Mohsin’s heads up opponent, Vasili Firsau had a seven to one chip advantage. When Firsau started the final table, he had over half the chips in play and was a statistical favorite to win. Those odds kept improving as he eliminated four more players before getting heads up.
The last lady to go was Christina Lindley in fifth place. Her A-K ran into A-A and that was the end of her chance to be the first woman to win a WPT open. Peter Apostolu also damned the poker gods as his Q-Q against A-K fell to a river king, putting him into third place.
Matt Salsberg's run at a repeat victory—after being champion last year—petered out in 12th place.
Vasili Firsau saw his lead wax and wane throughout the heads up match. Ultimately a race decided it as Mohsin Charania found that T-T was better than A-Q. Final score, $469k for Charania and $318k for Firsau.
Charania’s victory in the EPT Grand Final, Tournament of Champions, in Monte Carlo last April remains his biggest win at €1.35m, but almost half a million for the WPT Grand Prix de Paris is worth a big smile.
