Jeiko "JEIK0" Palma raised the cutoff to 2M, and "ImTheNuts1" called from the button before Julien "Stroposoz" Achard-Stropoli shoved the big blind for 26,376,599. Palma got out of the way, but "ImTheNuts1" tank-called with the biggest stack.
"ImTheNuts1":
Julien "Stroposoz" Achard-Stropoli:
Board:
The both had suited aces, but the queen kicker for "ImTheNuts1" was the difference, and Achard-Stropoli ended their run in 10th place for $16,954.
The final table is now set for EPT Online 01: $1,050 NLHE [Arena Championship] and Swedish player Daniel “Kihlström” Kihlström is taking the biggest stack into the final day. He bagged up an amazing 170,012,665, nearly twice as many chips as the next biggest stack and will start the final table in the best position to win the $256,769 top prize.
Three other players have between 70M and 90M, including Jeiko "JEIK0" Palma with just over 74M. Among the other players to reach the final day are Guilherme "Guizãoo_" Carmo and Audrius "Stakelis24" Stakelis. Here's a look at the final table stacks and seating assignments.
The Final Table
Seat
Player
Country
Chips
1
smoothieg
Canada
21,534,557
2
ImTheNuts1
Poland
59,889,077
3
Jeiko "JEIK0" Palma
Panama
74,096,435
4
Daniel “Kihlström” Kihlström
Sweden
170,012,665
5
Guilherme "Guizãoo_" Carmo
Brazil
44,202,079
6
Andrey "drupa-lucker" Chernokoz
Russian Federation
39,268,132
7
Gustavo “MachadinhaRS” Rocha
Brazil
71,347,493
8
Audrius "Stakelis24" Stakelis
Lithuania
38,905,165
9
DON JOHAN
Norway
87,244,397
The Day's Action
They got underway today at 1:05 p.m. eastern time with 71 players left in EPT Online 01: $1,050 NLHE [Arena Championship], and about seven hours later, the final nine players were set to continue on Day 4 on Thursday.
Fabio Luiz "FLBonatto" Bonatto came into Day 3 with the biggest stack, and he managed to parlay it into a pretty deep run. He ultimately ran into a bigger ace to bust in 20th place for $10,335. Daan "DaanOss" Mulders also booked a $10,335 cash for 22nd place, but Julien "Stroposoz" Achard-Stropoli made it all the way to 10th place before bubbling the final day for a score of $16,954.
The final nine players will now take a break tomorrow, and return on Thursday at 1:05 p.m. eastern to finish it out. PokerNews will be there following all the final table action on Thursday, as well as all the action in Events 06, 08, and 09 tomorrow.