Tuesday, 28 January 2014
While the EPT's Day 1A survivors sampled the delights of Deauville on Monday, a fresh batch of hopefuls was busy grinding through the Main Event's second opening session.
Overall the session welcomed 434 runners and in comparison to Day 1A the number of pros in the field was much larger. From the likes of Bertrand 'ElkY' Grospellier and Luca Pagano to Praz Bansi, Jake Cody and reigning champion, Remi Castaignon, the card room was littered with talent. However, for many, including the aforementioned champion Castaignon, the day was a disaster as the final stages of the session saw the hopefuls cut from 400+ to just 258. It wasn't bad news for everyone though as Lebanese pop star Ayman Zbib was able to finish the day with a healthy chip lead over a strong surviving cohort that included the likes of Ludovic Geilich (142,000), James Mitchell (99,200), Martin Staszko (96,500) and Stephen Chidwick (79,600). Undoubtedly, however, the session belong to Zbib and thanks to a 181,400 chip haul he was able to finish atop of the leaderboard as well as the overall leaderboard heading into Day 2 which kicks off later today. EPT Deauville Main Event Overall Chip Counts:1. Ayman Zbib - 181,4002. Alain Bauer - 160,1003. Chris Day - 154,1004. Jorma Nuutinen - 154,0005. Martin Schleich - 152,5006. Yerai Iribarren - 151,9007. Tatu Maenpaa - 142,7008. Ludovic Geilich - 142,0009. Niels Van Leeuwen - 141,00010. Alessio Isaia - 131,500
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Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes are each about to kick off three-stage online satellite tournament series promising to award winners with prize packages into the upcoming Velden stop of the European Poker Championship.
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Tuesday is the deadline for all working Americans to have submitted their income tax returns to the federal government and Juicy Stakes and Intertops Poker are set to mark this annual occasion by holding a special freeroll competition featuring a $1,000 top prize.
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