David Young won the Virgin Poker Festival | IXGAMES
In a tense final round David Young, 40, from Dursley, won the Virgin Poker Festival with a hand of three Jacks. He beat 200 competitors from across the country to the trophy and a prize of £6,800. David, who works as a paint-sprayer, said: *My children will be getting some very nice Christmas presents this year. The money has already been spent.* David has played many small poker tournaments but had never won such a large competition before. David – who has been playing poker for five years, got married in Las Vegas and has been back several times to play in casinos. The Virgin Poker weekend, at Broadway Casino, in Birmingham, saw competitors playing Texas Hold-em, a no limit game which involves each player holding two cards and a further five placed on the table. 
David Young will continue to play in poker tournaments and will return to the Virgin Poker Festival in April to hold on to his title.