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Tuesday 27th June 2006

Dramatic Finish as Poland Beat USA in World Cup of Poker

Team Poland won the third annual PokerStars.com World Cup of Poker. Members of Team Poland defeated Team United States in heads-up play to win the $100,000 top prize in Barcelona.

In a dramatic finish, Jacek Ladny, 40, an online qualifier, called a massive bluff by the USA Team Captain Joe Harwell. With A-6 of spades, the ice-cool Warsaw stockbroker called Harwell's unsuited 6-3 to win $20,000 for himself and an additional $20,000 for each of his four teammates.

'None of these guys have played in a big tournament before but they were very consistent,� said Philip Hilm, the celebrity member of the winning Polish team. �Everyone made a contribution but it took a great final call by Jacek to clinch victory. The USA Team was playing very aggressively and he read the situation perfectly.'

Team USA took home $50,000 for second place, while Team Canada won $30,000 for third place. Fourth-placed Israel won $20,000.

Each national team featured five players: two Frequent Player Point PokerStars qualifiers, two top-ranking PokerStars players and one celebrity player chosen by the team. These included former World Champion Tom McEvoy for the USA and Isabelle Mercier for Canada.

Source: OnlineCasinoNews

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