![]() ![]() He walked away with £44,200 and the PokerStars trophy. Whether or not the lucky heather really came into play, Fintan Hand is the new UKIPT champion. “I paid five quid for it and I’ll sell it for a grand,” he added. And let me tell you, as soon as he told me what it was all the cards are coming." ![]() "No one knew except for Phil (the tournament director). "I got sold this for five pounds and I asked all the Scottish people (what it was)," said Hand. Hand kept it with him as he navigated the final table and eventually came out on top. The flower used to be rare and so, like the four-leaf clover, finding it was associated with luck. After busting in sixth place, he could later be heard saying that he intends to "melt it down and destroy it" - the charm clearly not having the desired effect.įintan, on the other hand, had bought himself some lucky heather in a vessel after visiting Edinburgh Castle earlier in the day, a traditional Scottish charm. Spraggy wasn't too sure, but kept it with him anyway. Yet many will use lucky charms and unusual items as card protectors or as ornaments on top of their chip stacks.īoth Benjamin Spragg and Hand had lucky charms with them for the final day of the Main Event, with wildly different outcomes.įelix Schneiders lent Spraggy his Baby Yoda figurine. Poker players aren't exactly known for being a superstitious bunch. Lucky (and Not So Lucky) Charms Benjamin Spragg ![]()
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