Credit to Stephen Bartley...
When the figures were counted he could hardly believe it himself. Daniel Negreanu, who until three weeks ago had yet to cash in an EPT Main Event, is chip leader tonight, at the end of a fraught, bubble bursting second day at EPT Vienna.
After six levels the Team PokerStars Pro bagged up 893,000 chips tonight, nearly 200k ahead of second place Antonio Buonanno with 704,500, who is just 500 ahead of Team PokerStars new boy Toni Judet. A sign of Negreanu's momentum? He even won the chip race.
Negreanu's own disbelief may have been simple good grace; the Canadian, who has made fun of his lack of EPT cashes (his first on the tour came in the Fairways and Felts Challenge in Vilamoura), is undoubtedly among poker's aristocracy. Yet surely he has topped an EPT field before? No, no he hasn't.
It was not as straightforward as that might sound. Written down at various stages of the day, the list of leaders looked something like this:
•Laurence Houghton
•Martin Hruby
•Jose Severino
•Mihai Manole
•Daniel Negreanu and Jose Severino
•Daniel Negreanu, Jose Severino and Jeff Williams
•Daniel Negreanu
Houghton's story was perhaps the most unexpected. The Englishman began the day as chip leader, only to lose it all before the midway point, running into a series of big hands. In his place stepped Martin Hruby, the Team PokerStars Pro from the Czech Republic, who took the lead but would himself be swept aside by Jose Severino of Panama, who six-bet into Hruby for half of his stack, forcing the Czech to fold the hand, and the lead. He would close on 228,000.
For full report, go to ...
http://www.pokerstarsblog.com/ept/20...na-075033.html
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Name Country Status Chips
Daniel Negreanu Canada Team PokerStars Pro 893,000
Antonio Buonanno Italy 704,500
Toni Judet Romania Team PokerStars Pro 704,000
Jose Severino Panama 637,500
Manole Mihai Romania 604,500
Riekus Hein Wijermars Netherlands* PokerStars qualifier 530,000
Michael Eiler Germany* PokerStars qualifier 438,500
Tommie Janssen Netherlands 395,000
Fabrizio Gonzalez Uruguay* PokerStars qualifier 373,500
Tonio Röder Germany* PokerStars player 371,000
Konstantinos Nanos Germany* PokerStars qualifier 365,500
Anthony Roux France 347,500
Claudio Simaldoni Switzerland 340,000
Daniel Biro Hungary 324,500
Jack Ellwood UK 306,000
Nima Ahary Germany 303,500
Morten Erlandsen Denmark 295,500
Balazs Csermely Hungary* PokerStars qualifier 293,500
Wolfgang Beyer Austria* PokerStars qualifier 288,000
Peter Kamaras Hungary 284,500
Markus Herbel Germany* PokerStars player 268,000
Jason Wheeler USA PokerStars qualifier 259,500
Andreas Wiese Germany 258,000
Elmar Müller Germany 257,000
Josef Klinger Austria 255,500
Cengiz Can Ulusu Germany 251,500
Balazs Botond Hungary 249,000
Kirill Zapletin Russian Federation* PokerStars qualifier 236,500
Luke Schwartz UK 232,500
Martin Hruby Czech Republic* Team PokerStars Pro 228,000
Ville Mattila Finland 221,000
Umberto Vitagliano Italy 219,500
Santiago Terrazas Spain* PokerStars qualifier 213,000
Illia Kainov Ukraine 208,500
Victorino Torres Northern Mariana Islands* PokerStars qualifier 203,000
Bruno Launais France 195,500
Claudiu Secara Romania 194,500
Marc Jaques Zaicik France 191,500
Csaba Solyom Romania 190,500
Jeff Williams USA PokerStars player 189,000
Tim Ulrich Germany* PokerStars qualifier 185,500
Charles Combes UK 180,500
Peter Gavril Romania* PokerStars qualifier 175,000
Pierre-Elie De Oliveira France* PokerStars qualifier 169,000
Georgios Kapalas Greece 157,000
Paolo Della Penna Italy 152,000
Sergey Rybchenko Russia 150,500
Janar Kiivramees Estonia 145,000
Moshe Vaizman Israel 138,500
Nacho Barbero Argentina Team PokerStars Pro 137,000
Giacomo Maisto Italy* 135,500
Luca Cainelli Italy 135,000
Zhou Yongjian Austria 131,000
Ramin Hajiyev Azerbaijan 130,000
Kirill Ratsov Russia 125,000
Jurgen Reicht Austria 120,000
Franz Markus Popetschnig Austria 111,000
Stefan Horwath Austria 110,000
Matthias Lotze Germany* PokerStars qualifier 108,500
Sergii Baranov Ukraine 106,000
Ofir Abramovici Israel 103,800
Mikhail Olegovich Ryabkov Russian Federation* PokerStars qualifier 100,100
Emile Jad Yazbeck Lebanon 96,500
Lubomir Kudlicka Slovenia 96,000
Angel Guillen Mexico* Team PokerStars Pro 94,000
Matthias Lechner Germany* PokerStars qualifier 91,500
Andrey Gulyy Russia 89,500
Thomas Petterson Sweden 88,500
Dominique Papesch Austria 81,500
Tomer Berda Israel* PokerStars player 74,500
Bozo Bagaric Germany 65,500
Manuel Hoffmann Austria* PokerStars qualifier 65,000
Harrison Kaczka USA 64,500
Alain Medesan Romania 57,000
Michael Schürpf Switzerland* PokerStars player 57,000
Pantazidis Anestis Greece* PokerStars qualifier 56,500
Maria Maceiras Spain 39,000
Stavros Kalfas Greece* PokerStars qualifier 38,000
Surinder Sunar UK 34,500
Jens Weigl Germany 17,000
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Name Country Status Chips Table Seat
Matthias Lechner Germany* PokerStars qualifier 91,500 1 1
Manole Mihai Romania 604,500 1 2
Claudio Simaldoni Switzerland 340,000 1 3
Surinder Sunar UK 34,500 1 4
Stefan Horwath Austria 110,000 1 5
Bruno Launais France 195,500 1 6
Andreas Wiese Germany 258,000 1 7
Georgios Kapalas Greece 157,000 1 8
Tonio Röder Germany* PokerStars player 371,000 2 1
Pantazidis Anestis Greece* PokerStars qualifier 56,500 2 2
Franz Markus Popetschnig Austria 111,000 2 3
Andrey Gulyy Russia 89,500 2 4
Wolfgang Beyer Austria* PokerStars qualifier 288,000 2 5
Luke Schwartz UK 232,500 2 6
Moshe Vaizman Israel 138,500 2 7
Csaba Solyom Romania 190,500 2 8
Tomer Berda Israel* PokerStars player 74,500 3 1
Sergii Baranov Ukraine 106,000 3 2
Victorino Torres Northern Mariana Islands* PokerStars qualifier 203,000 3 3
Daniel Biro Hungary 324,500 3 4
Maria Maceiras Spain 39,000 3 5
Janar Kiivramees Estonia 145,000 3 6
Cengiz Can Ulusu Germany 251,500 3 7
Antonio Buonanno Italy 704,500 3 8
Markus Herbel Germany* PokerStars player 268,000 4 1
Konstantinos Nanos Germany* PokerStars qualifier 365,500 4 2
Harrison Kaczka USA 64,500 4 3
Zhou Yongjian Austria 131,000 4 4
Mikhail Olegovich Ryabkov Russian Federation* PokerStars qualifier 100,100 4 5
Daniel Negreanu Canada Team PokerStars Pro 893,000 4 6
Tim Ulrich Germany* PokerStars qualifier 185,500 4 7
Ville Mattila Finland 221,000 4 8
Tommie Janssen Netherlands 395,000 5 1
Claudiu Secara Romania 194,500 5 2
Balazs Botond Hungary 249,000 5 3
Bozo Bagaric Germany 65,500 5 4
Ramin Hajiyev Azerbaijan 130,000 5 5
Pierre-Elie De Oliveira France* PokerStars qualifier 169,000 5 6
Emile Jad Yazbeck Lebanon 96,500 5 7
Morten Erlandsen Denmark 295,500 5 8
Charles Combes UK 180,500 6 1
Ofir Abramovici Israel 103,800 6 2
Luca Cainelli Italy 135,000 6 3
Jason Wheeler USA PokerStars qualifier 259,500 6 4
Nima Ahary Germany 303,500 6 5
Michael Eiler Germany* PokerStars qualifier 438,500 6 6
Alain Medesan Romania 57,000 6 7
Santiago Terrazas Spain* PokerStars qualifier 213,000 6 8
Angel Guillen Mexico* Team PokerStars Pro 94,000 7 1
Marc Jaques Zaicik France 191,500 7 2
Michael Schürpf Switzerland* PokerStars player 57,000 7 3
Paolo Della Penna Italy 152,000 7 4
Fabrizio Gonzalez Uruguay* PokerStars qualifier 373,500 7 5
Balazs Csermely Hungary* PokerStars qualifier 293,500 7 6
Jurgen Reicht Austria 120,000 7 7
Kirill Zapletin Russian Federation* PokerStars qualifier 236,500 7 8
Thomas Petterson Sweden 88,500 8 1
Nacho Barbero Argentina Team PokerStars Pro 137,000 8 2
Peter Kamaras Hungary 284,500 8 3
Matthias Lotze Germany* PokerStars qualifier 108,500 8 4
Jeff Williams USA PokerStars player 189,000 8 5
Stavros Kalfas Greece* PokerStars qualifier 38,000 8 6
Martin Hruby Czech Republic* Team PokerStars Pro 228,000 8 7
Riekus Hein Wijermars Netherlands* PokerStars qualifier 530,000 8 8
Kirill Ratsov Russia 125,000 9 1
Dominique Papesch Austria 81,500 9 2
Toni Judet Romania Team PokerStars Pro 704,000 9 3
Josef Klinger Austria 255,500 9 4
Sergey Rybchenko Russia 150,500 9 5
Jack Ellwood UK 306,000 9 6
Jens Weigl Germany 17,000 9 7
Umberto Vitagliano Italy 219,500 9 8
Elmar Müller Germany 257,000 10 1
Giacomo Maisto Italy* 135,500 10 2
Peter Gavril Romania* PokerStars qualifier 175,000 10 3
Jose Severino Panama 637,500 10 4
Illia Kainov Ukraine 208,500 10 5
Anthony Roux France 347,500 10 6
Manuel Hoffmann Austria* PokerStars qualifier 65,000 10 7
Lubomir Kudlicka Slovenia 96,000 10 8
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Cheers,
Neil
PokerStars Live Events Specialist
