Player Profiles - Eric Assadourian
![[user38449]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
Sydney��s Star City will host the first PokerStars.net APPT Grand Final in just over a fortnight. This emerging young pro will be on home turf, and will be among the favorites after a stellar 18 months on the Australasian tournament trail.
Eric burst onto the scene in 2006, winning the Melbourne Championships main event (worth $A80,000), then showed that his win was no fluke when he captured two titles at the 2007 New Zealand Championships at the Christchurch Casino, including the main event title, winning a first place prize of $A100,000 and a seat in the 2007 WSOP main event. He also final tabled twice at the recent PokerNews Cup in Melbourne (eighth in Australia��s first H.O.R.S.E. tournament and fourth in the $ 200 No Limit Hold'em event).
The 28-year-old steadily worked his way through the field of the $15,000 APPT Macau High Roller Event to be among the chip leaders when it mattered most.