Shivan Abdine emerged victorious at Holland Casino Valkenburg to take the WPT® National Valkenburg title and €60,000 in first-place prize money. Abdine topped a field of 255 entries, and also won a seat to the WPT National Brussels €750 Main Event that is coming up.
Abdine is a professional poker player from Sydney, Australia, but he has been in Europe for three months to travel and play cards. He’s spent time playing live and online while in Europe, and will now hold Valkenburg as a special place thanks to this win.
Season XV WPT National Valkenburg Final Table
1st: Shivan Abdine – €60,000
2nd: Mike Hutting – €40,000
3rd: Pim van Wieringen – €25,000
4th: Tonny van Eck – €19,310
5th: Dave Kroon – €14,550
6th: Pim van Wassenberg – €11,640
On the final hand, Abdine’s 
came from behind against the 
for Mike Hutting. The money went in preflop, and the board ran out 
to give Abdine a spade flush and the win. The victory came after a three-hour heads-up battle, and Hutting was awarded €40,000 for his second-place result.
For Abdine, the win was the second largest live score of his tournament career, but his largest, and second, live victory.
Next up for the WPT National tour is WPT National Korea, held at Paradise Casino at Jeju Grand.