It’s the middle of Day 4 at the European Poker Tour Grand Final in Monte Carlo, Monaco, and they’re down to just 15 players battling for one of the 8 spots at the final table and a chance at the €2,020,000 first place prize.

Last we looked it was Glen Chorny, from American Jr., who’s stacked the most with 1.38 million, and US American Isaac “westmenloAA” Baron is second with 1.37 million. In third right now is Londoner Robin Keston (1,148,000), and end of Day 3 chipleader Antonio Esfandiari has dropped to 5th with 1,072,000.

Sandwiched between Keston and Esfandiari is our favorite name left Stig Top Rasmussen (1,080,000), who hails from the land of hot chicks on bikes.

The nonsensically named Oyvind Riisem of Norway is just under the mil mark with 920,000.

In sixth is the WSOP Main Event champ from Australia “Salty” Joe Hachem (900,000), who with a win here, on top of his WSOP and WPT titles, would cement his status as a really, really good poker player.

Just three US Americans–Baron, Efandiari and Michael Martin–are left in the field, with hopes of making it a 3-peat at the EPT Grand Final for the Stars and Stripes.

Surprised busts today include CardRunner’s Eric Lieu, half man, half amazing Freddy Deeb and Norwegian poker pro Johnny Lodden, who had been at or near the top of the chip count throughout the tournament.

Get live chip counts here.

For a “different sort of update” from the paupers of the poker press, go here.

We’re not sure what the photo above of Sophie Monk looking sweaty hot has to do with this post. She’s uh a native English speaker? She’s looking sweaty hot? Yeh probably the latter. Anyway, you can see more of her by clicking the photo above and here.

Tagged as: Antonio Esfandiari, EPT Grand Final, European Poker Tour, joe hachem, poker

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