Greek Player Takes All And Becomes Winner Of European Poker Championships

Sotiris Koutoupas, 30, from Nea Vrasna in Thessaloniki, became the first Greek ever to win the European poker championship, which wrapped up in Deauville, France last week. According to reports, Koutoupas won the challenge and collected a total of 614,000 Euros, which, in combination with the 510,000 Euros earned from coming in second at the 2013 tournament in Prague, makes him the Greek player with the most wins in poker ever.

His performance from 2010 until today, has apparently brought him total earnings of almost 1.2 million Euros.

Koutoupas, whose family owns a drink distributing company in the Nea Vrasna, has studied economics and started playing poker just for fun in 2002. In 2010, he started playing professionally. He apparently intends to invest a good portion of his earnings towards the participation in future tournaments, which, as in France's case, require a 5,300-Euro buy-in.