DUBLIN, September 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Krzystzof Grubka has won the EUR1,500 buy in European Masters of PokerMalta Grand Final topping the field of 291in Vittoriosa on the Mediterraneanisland at the weekend.

The final stop on the five-leg tour attracted a number of big names fromacross the globe including Johnny Lodden, Mel Judah, Jonas Kyllonen, AbelMejberg, and David Steicke, as well as previous EMOP winners Johanna Pyysing,Anton Wigg, and Reuven Dayan vying for a share in the EUR436.500 prize pool -the largest of the tour.

        After two days of play the final table was:    Seat 1: Martin Gudvangen -- 473,500    Seat 2: Tobias Knutas -- 988,000    Seat 3: Tero Aho -- 453,500    Seat 4: Lukas Baumer -- 454,000    Seat 5: Krzystzof Grubka -- 444,000    Seat 6: Leo Nordin -- 318,000    Seat 7: Joakim Sorensen -- 584,000    Seat 8: Christer Larsson -- 557,000

Swede Leo Nordin was first out. He bet 25,500 from a middle position andSorensen called. Flop 9s5s8s. Nordin bet 56,000 and Sorensen shovedimmediately. Nordin called showing 5-5 while Sorensen showed 8-8. The flopand turn fell 9 and 8 to bust the unlucky Nordin.

Seventh place went to Martin Gudvangen. He was all-in from the cut-offwith K-J offsuit. Aho liked his chances with A7 in the small blind and callwinning with ace-high.

Next to bust in sixth was Christer Larsson, all-in from the button andcalled by Aho with 10-10. Larsson turned over A-4 offsuit and made noimprovement.

Tobias Knutas exited in fifth. Grubka bet 65,000 on the button and Knutascalld from the big blind. Flop TsJs7c. Knutas bet 77,000 and Grubka raised to280,000. Knutas pushed immediately and Grubka called just as fast. Knutasshowed 8 5 for a flush draw and Grubka K-J for top pair. The turn was the 2hand the river Ac and Knutas was gone.

Next to be eliminated was Lukas Baumer. Krzystzof Grubka bet 100,000 inthe cut-off and Baumer pushed all-in with 7-7. Grubka called and showed A-9offsuit. Grubka hit a 9 on the turn and stayed ahead sending Baumer to therail in fourth.

Third place went to Tero Aho. Sorensen raised on the button to 100,000.Aho in the small blind went all-in, the big blind foldeds out of the way.Sorensen was uncertain for quite some time but called with Ac5c. Aho heldKsTc. Neither comes and Sorensen won the pot with ace high sending Aho home.

Heads-up, Krzystzof Grubka started with 2.4 million in chips and JoakimSorenson with 1.9 million. They swiftly cut a deal and Grubka took homeEUR95,000 and the title while Sorenson collected EUR88,000 for secondplace.

        The final table results and payouts were:    1 Krzystzof Grubka -- POL EUR95,000    2 Joakim Sorenson -- SWE EUR88,000    3 Tero Aho -- EUR43,650    4 Lukas Baumer -- GER EUR26,190    5 Tobias Knutas -- EUR21,800    6 Christer Larsson -- SWE EUR17,460    7 Martin Gudvangen -- NOR EUR14,481    8 Leo Nordin -- SWE EUR12,221

The tournament paid out 26 players (first two prizes unadjusted fordeal):

        1. EUR113,490    2. EUR69,840    3. EUR43,650    4. EUR26,190    5. EUR21,825    6. EUR17,460    7. EUR14,481    8. EUR12,221    9. EUR9,603    10. EUR7,857    11. EUR7.420    12.-14. EUR6,547    15 -17. EUR5,238    18 -21. EUR4,365    22 -26. EUR3,492

The European Master of Poker saw five stops across Europe from Februaryto September 2009. The previous winners were:

Tallin, Estonia, Feb.20 to 22: Johanna Pyysing - EUR69,440. 248 playersmade a total prize pool of EUR248,000.

Varna, Bulgaria, April 15 to 18: Reuven Dayan - EUR77,750. 311 playersmade a total prize pool of EUR311,000

Prague, Czech Republic, June 24 to 28: Vladislav Shuravin - EUR39,675.258 players created a prize pool of EUR258,000

Barcelona, Spain, July 29 to August 1: Anton Wigg - EUR55,502. 399players created a prize pool of EUR399,000.

News of the next season of European Masters of Poker will be announced inthe near future.

For further information please contact Brendan Murray, +353863057469brendan.murray@pokermediaconsulting.com or visit http://www.europeanmastersofpoker.com. High resolution photos and full results will be available later this week