Armenian participant draws fourth prize in World Poker Tour

22:10 • 18.07.12



An Armenian representative participating in the World Poker Tour in Austria’s Velden city has won the fourth place in the competitions.


His prize, 8,870 million Drams (€17,360) is thought to be an unprecedented award for Armenia.


The VivaroPoker team, which represented winners of a namesake TV show, had attended the event on behalf of Armenia. The group was composed of three participants, Vladimir Ghazaryan, Narek Adonts and Serob Ohanyan.


After playing with 600 participants from 43 states, Ghazaryan qualified for the finals, securing the fourth place.


The total prize fund comprises €271,000 (136,855 million Drams.
 

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