WPT London: Jake Cody Wins, fabstinho 7th
The World Poker Tour London event concluded recently with British pro Jake "neverbluff67" Cody taking down the £273,783 first place prize. PokerStrategists fabstinho earned £26,144 for finishing 7th.
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Cody (pictured right) came into the final table as the 4th biggest chip stack but eventually triumphed after defeating Nichlas Mattsson heads-up. This win marks the second major title for Cody in 2010. In January this year, he picked up the win in EPT Deauville for €847,000.
The final hand of the tournament came when Nichlas Matsson raised from the button with 
, Cody made a 3-bet and Mattson moved all-in after tanking briefly. Cody snap called and flipped over 
. The board ran out 
and it was all over.
First WPT final table for fabstinho
PokerStrategist Fabian "fabstinho" Quoss started his first ever WPT event final table in 2nd place. However, he could only manage what must be a dissappointing 7th place finish. He picked up £26,144 for his first WPT cash.
In what was reported to be one of the most exciting WPT final tables ever, early chip leader Giovanni Safina could only manage a 5th place finish to earn £42,322. Second placed Nichlas Mattsson won £176,979.
Here is how the 8 final tablists finished:
| WPT London Final Results |
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| Rank | Name | Prize |
| 1 | Jake Cody | £273,783 |
| 2 | Nichlas Mattsson | £176,979 |
| 3 | Bruce Atkinson | £93,316 |
| 4 | Kristoffer Thorsson | £56,311 |
| 5 | Giovanni Safina | £42,322 |
| 6 | Sandiep Khosa | £34,189 |
| 7 | Fabian "fabstinho" Quoss | £26,144 |
| 8 | Gareth Teatum | £18,100 |
Here are two interviews with fabstinho and Jake Cody, more is available at the PartyPoker.com Blog:
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