EPT Grand Final Day 2 – The Norwegians Lead The Way
Tuesday, 15 April 2008
Monte Carlo: home of the rich and famous. At the start of Day 2, it
was also home of 382 poker players who were still in the hunt for
the EPT Grand Final title. Come the close of play, the field had
been decimated, with only 129 players making it thr
Monte Carlo: home of the rich and famous. At the start of Day 2, it
was also home of 382 poker players who were still in the hunt for
the EPT Grand Final title. Come the close of play, the field had
been decimated, with only 129 players making it through to Day
3.
The casualties included some of the game’s biggest stars and
brightest talents. Gus Hansen, Patrik Antonius, Jason Mercier, Ross
Boatman, Thierry van den Berg, Martin Wendt, Thomas Wahlroos,
Michael “Timex” Mcdonald, Bill Edler, and Josh Arieh all hit the
deck. Some of the Team PokerStars brigade fell in action
too, with Daniel Negreanu, Barry Greenstein, Chad Brown, Vanessa
Rousso, Victor Ramdin, Humberto Brenes, and Noah Boeken all hitting
the rail.
One of them did make a strong showing on the second day though,
2006 WSOP Champion Joe Hachem. His work was even more admirable
considering he was on a tough table, too with the likes of Luca
Pagano, Surinder Sunar and Anna Wroblewski keeping the Australian
company. They couldn’t keep their chips though, as Hachem gathered
260,000 of them by the end of the day.
Another pro who had a rewarding day was Johnny Lodden. The
Norwegian pro might not as big a name as fellow countrywoman
Annette Obrestad, but the young pro managed to play a forceful day
of poker with his big stack, ending the day in second place on
320,000. He’s trailing the overnight chip leader Oyvind Riisem,
another Norwegian who ended up bagging 411,000 chips. If the name
sounds familiar, it would be due to his fourth place finish in last
summer’s WSOP Europe.
The leaders coming into Day Three are:
Oyvind Riisem - 441,400
Johnny Lodden - 380,300
Borge Dypvik - 380,300
Andreas Hagen - 276,800
Joe Hachem - 255,30
James Campbell - 241,700
Luca Pagano - 229,000
Amit Makjiha - 219,100
Andreas Fluri - 205,900
Sorel Mizzi - 203,200
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