Peter Jorgne, Padraig O'Neill Continue Hunt to Go Back-to-Back When Day 3 of the EPT Paris Main Event Begins at Noon
A year ago, Peter Jorgne came agonizingly close to capturing a PokerStars European Poker Tour title when he finished runner-up to Razvan Belea here in Paris. But life is about second chances, and Jorgne has one when Day 3 of the EPT Paris Main Event begins at noon local time.
Jorgne is one of 222 players out of a record-setting field of 1,747 returning to play today inside Le Palais des Congres as he enters Day 3 with 353,000. He’s not the only one looking for a repeat performance, however. Padraig O’Neill won the last EPT title in Prague in December and comes into the day with an above-average stack of 290,000.
The entire field is looking up at chip leader Eliot Hudon (955,000). Alexios Zervos (788,000), Matthias Lipp (714,000), David Kaufmann (700,000), and Eero Rantala (685,000) round out the top five. Other top stacks include Dimitar Danchev (415,000), Alex Keating (391,000), Sam Greenwood (379,000), Max Neugebauer (377,000), and Anton Wigg (343,000).
Day 3 Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eliot Hudon | Canada | 955,000 | 191 |
| 2 | Alexios Zervos | Greece | 788,000 | 158 |
| 3 | Matthias Lipp | Austria | 714,000 | 143 |
| 4 | David Kaufmann | Germany | 700,000 | 140 |
| 5 | Eero Rantala | Finland | 685,000 | 137 |
| 6 | Farid Jattin | Colombia | 660,000 | 132 |
| 7 | Clement Michaud | France | 606,000 | 121 |
| 8 | Daniel Custodio | Portugal | 587,000 | 117 |
| 9 | Alessandro Minasi | Italy | 574,000 | 115 |
| 10 | Eric Sfez | France | 551,000 | 110 |
Further down the leaderboard are Timothy Adams (279,000) and Benny Glaser (266,000). Team PokerStars Pro Benjamin Spragg is on a short stack of 138,000, as is fellow team pro and EPT Barcelona champion Simon Wiciak (119,000).
Play resumes with 60 minutes left on Level 16 with blinds of 2,500-5,000 and a 5,000 big blind ante. There will then be a further five levels played today. Levels are 90 minutes long, and there will be a 65-minute dinner break following Level 19 which should come around 6:10 p.m.
The bubble has burst. Now the race to the final table and €1,287,800 top prize is on. Stay tuned as PokerNews provides live updates throughout the day as the field continues to whittle down here in Paris.