2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

$5,300 EPT Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info

2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k8
Prize
$1,042,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,300
Prize Pool
$6,402,000
Entries
1,320
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 4
Entries
53
Players Left
16

53 Players Remain as EPT Cyprus Main Event Enters Final Stretch

Nicolas Chouity x Anton Wigg
Nicolas Chouity x Anton Wigg

The PokerStars European Poker Tour Cyprus has entered its final stretch as the halfway point for the $5,300 EPT Main Event has been crossed. And there's not long to wait, as the next chapter for the tournament begins at 12 p.m. EEST.

The initial field of 1,320 has been whittled down to its final 53 entrants inside the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel and Spa, and among those remaining are two players who have already tasted EPT Main Event glory.

Anton Wigg (300,000) and Nicolas Chouity (745,000) wrote their name in the EPT history books during the 2010 season, winning the Main Events at the Copenhagen and Monte Carlo stops. The victories resulted in the biggest cash of their careers, and the similarities continue with Wigg and Chouity having $4.4 million and $4.6 million in live tournament earnings. Good enough to put them 412th and 383rd in All-Time Money List.

The duo will be looking to emulate Mike Watson, who became the third player in history to win two live EPT Main Event titles, after his triumph in Monte Carlo earlier this year.

Of course, the 51 other players will be looking to stop them at any cost and in pole position to do that is Nathan Tetart (3,465,000). The Frenchman is the sole participant with more than 3 million chips, while Jose Gonzalez Sanchez (2,665,000) and Bart Lybaert (2,000,000) were the only other players to breach the 2 million chip mark.

EPT Cyprus Main Event Top 10 Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Nathan TetartFrance3,465,000231
2Jose Gonzalez SanchezSpain2,665,000178
3Bart LybaertBelgium2,000,000133
4Gilles SimonNetherlands1,455,00097
5Gerard CarboSpain1,380,00092
6Kenny HallaertBelgium1,330,00089
7Ricardo TannouryUnited States1,300,00087
8Casimir SeireFinland1,240,00083
9Renat BohdanovUkraine1,120,00075
10Nikita KuznetsovRussia1,030,00069

Day 4 Plan

EPT Trophy
EPT Trophy

Day 4 kicks off at noon local time on Level 21 with blinds of 10,000/15,000 and a 15,000 big blind ante. Day 4 will close when six more levels play out or until the field reaches 16, whichever comes first.

The returning players have locked up a minimum payday of $18,700, with the next pay jump at 39th place ($21,500). However, all eyes will be on the $1,042,000 that will be awarded to the eventual champion on Sunday.

As always, keep it locked in with PokerNews to keep up with all the action from EPT Cyprus.

Tags: Anton WiggBart LybaertCasimir SeireGerard CarboGilles SimonJose GonzalezJose Gonzalez SanchezKenny HallaertMike WatsonNathan TetartNicolas ChouityNikita KuznetsovRenat BohdanovRicardo Tannoury