You may recognise the name Ankush Mandavia from the Season 7 EPT Grand Final. He finished 13th there for €60,000, his single largest live result. If you follow online poker results closely you'll more likely know him by his User ID 'pistons87', under which he's won SCOOP and WCOOP titles.
One victory saw him rake in $106,336 and the other, the 2011 WCOOP $10,300 NLHE Heads-Up, banked him $119,000. That kind of performance would set to up well for a €1,100 side event.
Event #22, 14-15 December
Buy-in: €1,100
Game: NLHE Heads-up
Players: 45
Prize pool: €43,650
1. Ankush Mandavia, USA, €19,600
2. Georgios Zisimopoulos, Greece, €13,110
3. Elias Gutierrez Hernandez, Spain, €5,470
3. Rui Ferreira, Portugal, €5,470
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Rick Dacey is a staff writer for the PokerStars Blog.