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By the by, there was the usual round of delays caused by having the TV company here, meaning that we started a little late, at around 12.20. Also, although we got most of the way through Level 16 last night when we were waiting for the bubble to burst, the TD has rolled the clock back to the start of the level - giving the shorter stacks just a little more leeway with their shoving opportunities.
Shuffle up and deal!
Sarah Grant scooped up Allen Bari on his way into Day 3 to discuss why he may not win this thing, but he will certainly keep some other 'expletives' from doing so.
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 500
At midday today the remaining 104 players in the Grand Final of the European Poker Tour will reconvene at the felt to play down to 24. While everyone returning does so guaranteed of a cash prize (minimum €15,000 for the first player to bust today), the ultimate goal is one of the most prestigious titles around and €1,500,000.
Leading the field is Norwegian Ole Kristian [Removed:332] with 726,000, closely followed by Kristoffer Thorsson (701,500). In all 686 players started here at the Gran Casino Madrid - a tough group to fight through by anyone's standard - and these 104 will no doubt provide as entertaining a demonstration of tournament poker as any we've seen on the tour.
Still in the running are some of yesterday's mid-day leaders Melanie Weisner, Surinder Sunar, Ben Wilinofsky and Team Pro Victor Ramdin, as well as SportStar Fatima Moreira de Melo on a short stack.
The cards will be in the air at midday local time - join us for live coverage from the eight-handed tables.
Main Event
Day 3 Started
