Stephen Graner Heads EPT Finale
Tuesday, 16 December 2014
Stephen Graner is the man to beat heading into Wednesday's EPT Prague final table after a rapid-fire penultimate day in the Czech capital.
There's quite a gap to Ramsgate-based German Fabio Sperling (4,560,000) and compatriot Bjorn Wiesler (3,065,000) who sit in third and fourth respectively.
The second Swede at the final table, Simon Mattson (2,805,000), follows in fifth followed by the lone surviving Briton, Londoner Jonathan Wong (2,090,000).
Former EPT winner Remi Castaignon's (2,070,000) hopes of a second title are very much alive.
A stellar list of 22 names started Tusday with hopes of glory in Prague with most eyes on the ever-impressive Vanessa Selbst. The WSOP $25k Mixed-Max winner couldn't add an EPT title to her 2014 tournament CV though after busting in 14th.
The British duo of Tamer Kamel and Sam Grafton both went deep but couldn't quite reach the final day either, busting in 15th and 12th.
EPT11 Prague final table chip counts:
Seat 1: Anton Bertilsson, Sweden, PokerStars qualifier, 7,740,000
Seat 2: Simon Mattsson, Sweden, 2,130,000
Seat 3: Jonathan Wong, UK, 1,900,000
Seat 5: Stephen Graner, USA, PokerStars player, 12,405,000
Seat 6: Bjorn Wiesler, Germany, 3,285,000
Seat 7: Remi Castaignon, France, PokerStars player, 1,030,000
Seat 8: Fabio Sperling, Germany, PokerStars qualifier, 4,710,000
Image courtesy of Neil Stoddart @ PokerStars blog.