The first major event of this busy month in the UK is over, and David La Ronde has been crowned the first ever English Poker Open champion. La Ronde of Colchester overcame a tough final table to defeat big favourite Micheal Tureniec heads up for the £208,367 first prize. This was not La Ronde's first taste of a big money pay day, as he came runner up to Sam Trickett for £62,050 in last year's GUKPT Luton Main Event.

The consensus seems to be that the English Poker Open was a resounding success. It attracted a lot of big names, passed its guarantee, ensured the biggest payday to date at Dusk Till Dawn and had a really festive feel to the whole event. It's great to see an Englishman crowned the inaugural champion and now all eyes are on London for the rest of the big money tournament action this month.

1. David La Ronde £208,367
2. Micheal Tureniec £121,815
3. James Moult £73,089
4. Julian Leonard £51,290
5. John Eames £38,468
6. Simon Pearson £28,851
7. Martyn Bebb £22,440
8. Eric Liu £16,028
9. Thor Drexel £12,823