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Eastenders actor makes WSOP final table

2008-06-23 14:20:17

A former Eastenders actor has become one of the few British players to reach the final table of a World Series of Poker (WSOP) event this year.

Michael Greco, who starred as Beppe di Marco in the BBC One soap for four years, came ninth in a $2,000 (£1,020) pot-limit hold'em competition at the Rio All-Suite Casino Resort in Las Vegas.

The finish is yet another feather in the cap of Greco's burgeoning poker career, from which he has earned more than $400,000 in the last three years.

No other celebrity has managed to reach a final table so far this year, including Jennifer Tilly, who holds a WSOP bracelet.

Davidi Kitai walked away the winner of the tournament with $244,583 in prize money after defeating Chris Bell in the heads-up.

Keith Greer, Jan Von Halle, Lee Watkinson, Robert Cheung, Avaz Mahmood and Ben Roberts took up the remaining final table places.