Final Table Reached at EPT Madrid [Live Streaming]
With Day 4 in the books, just 8 players are still standing in the PokerStars EPT Madrid. On Saturday the tournament will continue until just one player has been crowned the EPT Madrid champion. Find out who reached the final table.
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| Ricardo Ibanez |
477 players spent €5,300 to take a seat at the EPT Madrid, and now all but 8 of them have had their hopes dashed. Those 8, however, have earned at least €48,000 and a chance to take down the event's €545,000 first-place prize.
The final table notably excludes both Day 3 chip leader Joao Paulo Simao and Canadian poker pro Mike McDonald, who bubbled the final table. A live stream of the action will be available at 12:00 CET (see below).
Who made the final table?
Ricardo Ibanez (3,216,000 chips) - Very little is known about Spaniard Ricardo Ibanez, but apparently his current stack is largely a result of running good when making some unconventional plays.
Fraser Macintyre (2,473,000 chips) - Macintyre is a Scottish player with over $100,000 in lifetime earnings, including a victory in a WSOPE side event in 2011.
Frederik Jensen (2,144,000 chips) - Jensen is a Danish poker pro who enters the final table with plenty of experience - over $1.4 million in career earnings including a 2nd place finish at the 2010 Aussie Millions. This is his second EPT final table.
Andrei Stoenescu (1,974,000 chips) - Andrei Stoenescu is a Romanian online player with minimal live experience. Although his real name is not publicly linked to an online user name, PokerStars has stated that he "has an online cash record that would make most people's wallets burst."
Bruno Lopes (1,452,000 chips) - Also known as "Kool Shen," Bruno Lopes is a French rapper, break dancer, and graffiti artist who certainly takes poker seriously - he has over $380,000 in career live tournament earnings.
Ilan Boujenah (1,382,000 chips) - Israeli pro Ilan Boujenah has over $900,000 in career earnings with no previous EPT final tables or major tournament wins.
Jason Duval (963,000 chips) - This event is Canadian Jason Duval's first EPT (he won his seat online), but for most of this event he's simply been known as "the guy who checked a Royal Flush on the river." Somehow that was not a sign of incompetence, however, as he has impressed his opponents ever since that silly mistake.
Nicolas Levi (709,000 chips) - French poker pro Nicolas Levi enters the final table with the most experience and the fewest chips. He boasts over $1.6 million in career earnings, and this is his 3rd EPT final table.
The final table will begin today at 12:00 CET, and you can watch the action live via PokerStars.tv here:
Live Stream at PokerStars.tv Live Updates Via PokerStars Blog
EPT Madrid
End of Day 4 Chip Counts |
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| Place | Name | Chips | ||
| 1st | Ricardo Ibanez | 3,216,000 | ||
| 2nd | Fraser Macintyre | 2,473,000 | ||
| 3rd | Frederik Jensen | 2,144,000 | ||
| 4th | Andrei Stoenescu | 1,974,000 | ||
| 5th | Bruno Lopes | 1,452,000 | ||
| 6th | Ilan Boujenah | 1,382,000 | ||
| 7th | Jason Duval | 963,000 | ||
| 8th | Nicolas Levi | 709,000 | ||
| - | Mike McDonald | €35,000 | ||
| Blinds: 15,000/30,000/4,000 | Players: 8 (24) | Prize pool: €2,313,450 |
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Check out some videos from Day 4 of the EPT Madrid:
by Matt Kaufman
