Late Registration in €10,300 No Limit Hold'em Closed; 71 Entries, First Place Prize of €201,500
Late registration for the €10,300 No Limit Hold'em tournament has now officially closed. 49 unique players plus 22 reentries created a total prize pool of €688,700, with 9 players leaving richer than they came. The winner will take home a first place prize of €201,500 on Thursday, April 26.
Four tables of eight players each remain after a little over three hours, with Maria Ho (295,000) still leading the way. Mustapha Kanit (290,000), Timothy Adams (270,000) and Stephen Chidwick are among the top stacks in the room. Also in contention are John Juanda, Rainer Kempe, Joao Vieira, Isaac Haxton, Steve O'Dwyer, Justin Bonomo, Davidi Kitai and Philipp Gruissem, while the red spade is represented by Team PokerStars Pro Leo Fernandez.
They'll be playing for the following nine prizes:
| Place | Prize in EUR | Prize in USD |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | €201,500 | $245,337 |
| 2 | €145,000 | $176,545 |
| 3 | €94,000 | $114,450 |
| 4 | €71,000 | $86,441 |
| 5 | €55,000 | $66,962 |
| 6 | €42,700 | $51,987 |
| 7 | €33,500 | $40,786 |
| 8 | €26,000 | $31,653 |
| 9 | €20,000 | $24,349 |
Ole Schemion is one of the players that busted the high roller, which ended the defending champion's attempt at a back-to-back. After busting, Schemion quickly jumped into the €1,100 EPT National and is one of the 301 active players, out of 367 entries. Michal Mrakes, Matthias de Meulder, Antoine Saout, Benny Glaser, Ana Marquez. Platinum Pass holder and Friend of PokerStars Maria Konnikova are also out in the field today.
Konnikova, a Russian-born journalist from New York City, is working on her book project "The Biggest Bluff" which is set to appear at the end of 2018. The book details her journey through the poker world, working her way up from amateur to pro in the process. Using Erik Seidel's tutelage to her advantage, Konnikova topped the PCA $1,650 National at the PCA earlier this year, where she won $84,600 and a Platinum Pass worth $30,000, punching her ticket to another Bahamas trip right away.
