EUROPE WIN THE MOSCONI CUP
EUROPE have won the 2007 PartyPoker.net Mosconi Cup with an 11-8 triumph over America.
Ralf Souquet, the most experienced player in the European team, clinched the victory with a 6-4 success over Rodney Morris.
The visitors had only won the cup twice in the previous 13 years and had to fight back from a 4-1 deficit on the opening day, but managed to do so in style by winning ten of the next 14 matches.
There were incredible scenes in Studio B of the MGM Grand in Las Vegas as Ralf Souquet sunk the final 9-ball. Immediately, the rest of the European team rushed on to the stage to celebrate.
Within seconds, Tony Drago, who was later presented with his Most Valuable Player Award, hoisted Souquet high in the air and as the other
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