Mohsin Charania Triumphs At WPT Grand Prix De Paris

admin, October 31, 2013 3:57 pm

Mohsin Charania Triumphs At WPT Grand Prix De ParisUS pro Mohsin Charania has won the 2013 World Poker Tour Grand Prix de Paris, after overcoming a field of 187 players over five days on his way to capturing the prestigious WPT title, as well as collecting the €328,750 ($449,856) first-place prize money.
The €7,500 Main Event attracted an impressive slew of pros to the Aviation Club de France to create a prize pool worth €1,332,375. Amongst the noticeable names then reaching one of the 21 paid money spots was 2013 WSOP bracelet winner Darko Stojanovic in 19th (€14,665), Kara Scott in 14th (€19,685), Jason Koon in 13th (€19,685), Matt Salsberg in 12th (€23,930), and Marvin Rettenmaier in 10th (€23,930).
By the time the final table of six had been set, Vasili Firsau held a commanding lead on a 2.893m stack, followed a way behind by Christina Lindley (880k) and Elliot Smith (782k), with Mohsin Charania (644k), Peter Astopolou (269k) and Kimmo Kurko (116k) bringing up the rear.
Vasili Firsau (J-J) then proceeded to eliminate Kimmo Kurko (A-Q) in 6th ($90,845), before being dealt A-A and doing likewise to Christina Lindley in 5th ($113,614). Continuing his  demolition of  the final table, Vasili Firsau (J-J) then dispatched Elliot Smith (A-6) to the rail in 4th ($151,359), and after Firsau (A-K) eliminated Peter Apostolou (Q-Q) in 3rd ($204,432), the heads-up phase of the competition got underway between Vasili Firsau and Mohsin Charania.
Nevertheless, despite Firsau’s impressive 7-to-1 chip advantage Charania went on a tear and eventually managed to take the chip lead when the defining hand was played with both Charania (10-10) and Firsau (A-Q) all-in pre-flop. The cards subsequently produced a 7-7-3-8-2 board to consign the Belorussian to a runner-up finish worth $317,867, while Mohsin Charania was crowned the 2013 WPT Grand Prix de Paris champion.
Final Table Results:
1 Mohsin Charania   $469,477
2 Vasili Firsau        $317,867
3 Peter Apostolou   $204,432
4 Elliot Smith        $151,359
5 Christina Lindley $113,614
6 Kimmo Kurko        $90,845

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