Nadal and Tonkaaaap lead Estrellas ME final
The "little brother" of the EPT Main Event in the form of the €1,100 Estrellas ME just missed breaking the record this year, becoming the second biggest ever. Of the original 7,138 entries, the last 19 players remain in the field after 3 days and will battle it out today and in front of the TV cameras for the €625,000 prize money destined for the winner.
The closest to that prize at the moment is Mexico's Santiago Nadal, who has left the rest of the field behind him by a huge margin. A look at the runner-up spot also promises to be an interesting game, with PS ambassador Parker "Tonkaaaap" Talbot clearly looking to claim a valuable triumph and the first PS gold trophy of his career.
| Name | Country | Chips | Blinds |
| Santiago Nadal | Mexico | 36000000 | 90 |
| Parker Talbot | Canada | 17700000 | 44 |
| Claudio Di Giacomo | Italy | 17125000 | 43 |
| Kevin Madar | France | 15725000 | 39 |
| Jean-Pierre Benvenga | Switzerland | 15175000 | 38 |
| Alexandre Reard | France | 12300000 | 31 |
| Martin Zamani | USA | 12000000 | 30 |
| Tony Lin | USA | 11000000 | 28 |
| Stanislav Vinitzenko | Lithuania | 10575000 | 26 |
| Wissam Ouertani | Italy | 9950000 | 25 |
| Johannes Verhagen | Netherlands | 9850000 | 25 |
| Hugo Gotuzzo | Spain | 8075000 | 20 |
| Francesco Macri | Italy | 7500000 | 19 |
| Dorian Dizy | Spain | 7000000 | 18 |
| Magnus Persson | Sweden | 6450000 | 16 |
| Dario Pieruzzini | Italy | 4950000 | 12 |
| Theodoros Ampelikiotis | Greece | 4350000 | 11 |
| Guy Cicconi | USA | 4300000 | 11 |
| Sylvain Berthelot | France | 4225000 | 11 |
The final day kicks off at noon our time, and each of the finalists will jump in with a sure €26,540 payout. As mentioned above, you can also look forward to the live stream, which can be found on our website from 13:00!
Estrellas Cup trophy goes to Brazil
The most affordable event, the €550 Estrellas Cup, was also a great turnout. It recorded 2,175 entries, from which 326 players made it through to the final day. The man who took home the spade trophy and the €155,840 prize was eventually Brazil's Diego Beirigo, who produced a magnificent hero-call in the final hand of the tournament when he made a boarda called his opponent's all-in with fourth pair ( ) , which was enough to beat his opponent's .
| POS | NAME | COUNTRY | PRIZE |
| 1 | Diego Beirigo | Brazil | 155,480€ |
| 2 | Jacob Pahuus Witt | Denmark | 97,170€ |
| 3 | Mohamed Aissaoui | France | 69,410€ |
| 4 | Carlos Egea Hernandez | Spain | 53,390€ |
| 5 | Samy Khaled | France | 41,070€ |
| 6 | Joao Sydenstricker | Brazil | 31,590€ |
| 7 | Ahmed Ibrahimi | Morocco | 24,300€ |
| 8 | Jorge Pereira Lopes | Portugal | 18,700€ |
| 9 | Piotr Druzba | Poland | 14,390€ |
| 10 | Nils Veipans | Latvia | 11,070€ |
Great turnout also in Estrellas High Roller
One of the highlights of the event is certainly the €2,200 Estrellas High Roller, which saw 2,064 entries in the opening days, making the prizepool worth €3,962,880. It continues to be played for by 309 players, including Maria Konnikova, Lex Veldhuis and Robin Ylitalo.
Marathon Live Streams
As is already a good habit with the EPT series, viewers from all over the world can follow the atmosphere from the comfort of their own homes. This time, the organisers have pleasantly surprised us, and instead of the traditional 5 days of Main Event coverage, they have prepared a string of 8 streaming days for us! These kick off today with coverage of the Estrellas Main Event final table, followed by the 100k Super High Roller final table tomorrow, and from Tuesday until Sunday you can look forward to a complete journey through the Main Event!
Source - PSlive, PokerNews, Flickr
