It seems that the folk of Valle D'Aosta speak three languages. Italian and French are the official ones (the realm is tucked up against Italy's border with France and Switzerland), while greater than half the population speak Valdôtain, the local dialect. This week though a fourth language was introduced: Poker, and it was spoken fluently.

That was for the reason that Italian Poker Tour was in Saint Vincent again, a type of jewels of the region combining stunning Alpine views, with a fairy tale town.

Alas, Grimm fairy tales for many of the 370 entries to the knock-out re-entry Main Event, but not Francesco Elefante, who beat all of them to a primary prize of €28,500 earlier this week. That came from a prize pool that reached €179,450, with an extra €179,450 dished out in bounty money.

Elefante, who was recording his biggest ever cash, beat Nicolaj D'Antoni heads-up who took €25,000 as runner up (the pair made a deal heads up). It was a scrappy last hand, with the cash getting into with D'Antoni hoping for the most efficient with 3♥6♣, which Elefante took on with 8♦4♥. The flopped eight earned him the title.

IPT Saint Vincent Main Event resultEntries: 370Prize pool: €179,450

1. Francesco Elefante, €28,500*2. Nicolaj D'Antoni, €25,000*3. Jean Patrick Poingt, €16,5004. Codrin Paul Macovei, €13,9005. Tommaso Assuntore, €11,0006. Francesco Crisafulli, €8,2007. Andrea Cortellazzi, €6,0108. Mauro Cordisco, €4,400* denotes two way deal

The next stop for the IPT may be Malta, serving because the under card to the EPT festival going down in October.

For the entire details of the tour, and a possibility to put in writing your personal fairy tale, visit the Italian Poker Tour website.

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Stephen Bartley is a staff writer for the PokerStars Blog. Follow him on Twitter: @StephenBartley.

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