Mickey "mementmori" Petersen Wins English Poker Open

Mickey Petersen has won the 2012 English Poker Open, after overcoming a field of 137 players on his way to capturing the title, and the £78,660 ($127,492) top prize. Following his impressive victory, the modest pro exclaimed: “It just came down to the cards and it was my day.”
The Danish pro is best known online where he has amassed $5,156,740 in winnings playing tournaments under the screen name “mement_mori.” However, Petersen’s live tournament results have begun to take off, too, and he was now $909,399 in cashes to his name, $656,988 of which has been won in 2012.
As the £2,180 buy-in tournament got underway at London’s Fox Poker Club, a whole slew of top pros were attracted to the venue including Sam Trickett, Surinder Sunar, Liv Boeree, James Akenhead, Neil Channing and Roberto Romanello. By the time the final table of nine had been reached, the finalists lined-up as follows:
1 Jamie Roberts 616,500
2 Nicola Lategano 453,000
3 Mickey Petersen 422,000
4 Ben Jackson     371,500
5 Niels Ladefoged 363,000
6 Surinder Sunar 333,000
7 Thomas Laumier 321,000
8 Chris Bjorin     317,500
9 Igor Kurganov 242,000
When just five players remained, Mickey Petersen (Q-Q) then eliminated Nicola Lategano in 5th (£20,700), before his A-10 got lucky against Jamie Roberts’ Ad-Kd to dispatch him to the rail in 4th for £28,290. Subsequently, Chris Bjorin eliminated Surinder Sunar in 3rd (£35,880) to get the heads-up phase of the competition rolling with Petersen holding a 4.5 to 1 lead over his Swedish opponent. A little later, the final hand of the tournament was then played after Petersen shoved pre-flop holding 9-9 and was called by Bjorin with A-K. The 7-10-8-5-5 board sealed Chris Bjorin’s fate and so he finished the runner-up for £49,690, while Mickey Petersen was crowned the 2012 English Poker Open champion.
The final table payouts were as follows:
1: Mickey Petersen –- £78,660
2: Chris Bjorin –- £49,690
3: Surinder Sunar — £35,880
4: Jamie Roberts — £28,290
5: Nicola Lategano — £20,700
6: Ben Jackson — £15,180
7: Niels Ladefoged — £10,350
8: Thomas Laumier — £8,280
9: Igor Kurganov — £6,210