Prague student wins 17.5 million Czech crowns in poker competition

23-year-old student Jan Škampa on Monday won the European Poker Tour in Prague, overcoming 585 competitors and winning a total of 17.5 million crowns. This is the first time for a Czech to win the competition that lasted four days. Škampa, who studies economics, told journalists that he is still waiting for the news to sink in and that he does not yet know what he will do with the money.