Joseph Mouawad – Lebanon – 780,000 (PokerStars cash qualifier)
Marcel Baran – Germany – 583,000 (PokerStars cash qualifier)
Josh Egan – New Zealand – 477,000 (PokerStars double shootout qualifier)
Antony Lellouche – France – 466,000
Paul Mendes – England – 282,000
Ian Cox – England – 234,000
Fredrik Haugen – Sweden – 190,000 (PokerStars cash qualifier)

Joseph Mouawad, a Lebanese poker winner in London.

“It was a great experience; I didn’t expect it at all. It was fun and a big achievement and I went up against some good players. But I never thought I’d win the championship.

“I’ve played casinos in Lebanon where a lot of people are starting to play. People know about Joe Hachem who’s from Lebanon.”

On the call with ace-king:

“We talked about the hand in the break and he said: ‘How can you call with ace king?’ I said: ‘How can you go all in with a pair of fours?’ But at the time I thought ‘what the hell’ and I played my intuition.”

“Sometimes you get nervous but again you get used to it. He had more experience than me so I played my game. I thought if it happens it happens.”

“I promised my son I’d buy him a car, so he’ll get a car.”