High-Stakes Entrepreneur Tom Orpaz Wins �25,000 No-Limit Hold'em (�255,480)
Level 24
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Israel's Tom Orpaz won another PokerStars Spade this week when he took down �25,000 No-Limit Hold'em at PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Barcelona for a career-best live cash of �255,480.
Orpaz, a real estate and sports betting entrepreneur, got through a field of 28 runners in the event that created a prize pool of �672,280.
Orpaz defeated fellow high-stakes regular Kayhan Mokri during heads-up play after high roller elites Timothy Adams and Nacho Barbero bowed out in third and fourth.
Orpaz has had plenty of success on the EPT and Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) circuits. He won APT High Roller and Bounty events in 2022 and picked up an EPT Spade at EPT Malta in 2016.
�25,000 No-Limit Hold'em Final Table Results
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | PRIZE (IN USD) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Orpaz | Israel | �255,480 | |
| 2 | Kayhan Mokri | Norway | �164,700 | |
| 3 | Timothy Adams | Canada | �109,200 | |
| 4 | Nacho Barbero | Argentina | �79,000 | |
| 5 | Kelvin Kerber | Brazil | �63,900 |