Goodbye, Day 4; Hello, Final Table
And then there were eight...
The final table of the 2011 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona is set after about six and a half hours of play on Day 4. The field of 811 that began chasing the title a few days ago has been cut down to just eight with only one more day of play remaining.
Leading the final table is start-of-the-day chip leader Tomeu Gomila. He wrapped up play today with 6.985 million in chips. No one else has close to that amount as Saar Wilf sits in second place overall with 4.555 million. Bringing up the rear is the most notable player at the final table, Team PokerStars Pro Eugene Katchalov with 690,000. He'll be the only player returning with under seven figures.
Katchalov now officially has a chance to win poker's Triple Crown is he can earn this victory. He already has a World Poker Tour title and a World Series of Poker bracelet, so adding an EPT Main Event title would secure that achievement.
When the day began, 24 players returned spread across three tables. The eliminations came fast and steady all day long to end play right around dinner time here in Barcelona, Spain. An early night is cool with us, but that could make for a long day tomorrow. The average stack is deep, at just about 61 big blinds, and that means there should be plenty of play at the final table. With only Katchalov flirting with the danger zone, our guess is a long final table tomorrow.
The final table will commence at noon local time tomorrow and we hope to see you right back here at PokerNews following along with the coverage. Just seven more eliminations stand between one player and €850,000, so you won't want to miss out.