On Day 1a, 62 players signed up for the Skrill Last Longer competition, and on Day 1b 98 more joined them. That brought the total number of participants up to 160 players, but only six of them started Day 5 (see full list below).
The Skrill Last Longer competition is being held at each stop on this season’s EPT, of which they’re an official sponsor. The promotion is simple – players sign up for the promotion either online (preregistration is available) or at the Skrill booth (which will be present at each stop); don a Skrill patch; and then aim to be the last man or woman standing. The last player remaining will then receive their buy-in back via their Skrill account.
While Skrill is upping the ante for Season 10 with a bigger branding initiative, this isn’t their first appearance on the EPT; as a matter of fact, they were a sponsor of Season 8 and have held previous “Last Longer” promotions.
The company’s website provides a bit more information on Skrill, which rebranded from Moneybookers back in 2010:
“Skrill has been moving money digitally since 2001. We offer online payment solutions for businesses and consumers, allowing them to pay and get paid globally. Over 36 million account holders already trust Skrill. Our customers can send and receive money worldwide in 200 countries and 40 currencies, securely and at low cost, without revealing their personal financial details. Your business will benefit from our worldwide payment network with over 100 payment options. Whether through a simple one-step integration or a fully-tailored payment solution. Whoever you are, however you like to pay or get paid, trust Skrill to make your online payments simpler, faster and safer.”
Headquartered in London, Skrill is looking to make their presence known in the poker world with a commitment to customer satisfaction through innovation and service. Not only that, they’re looking to be more than just a company by becoming a trusted and respected member of the poker community.
[Removed:40] raised from the cutoff and Oleksii Khoroshenin proceeded to move all in for 448,000. The Italian player tanked for quite a bit, but eventually he made the call to put his Ukrainian opponent at risk.
Vitagliano:
Khoroshenin:
The board ran out and Khoroshenin dodge straight- and flush draw outs to stay alive in this event.
Gavin O'Rourke raised to 65,000 from the hijack and Team PokerStars Pro Johnny Lodden responded with a three-bet to 157,000 from the button. Marko Neummann tanked for quite a while from the big blind, but ultimately he folded and O'Rourke moved all in.
Lodden called for his tournament life worth 1,035,000 and the showdown went as following.
Lodden:
O'Rourke:
The flop brought and O'Rourke hit a set to crush Lodden's flopped pair of aces.
The turn brought the securing a win for O'Rourke and on the river,the , it was Lodden who exited the feature table stage.
We are now down to 14 players, as one of the best and most accomplished has left the EPT Vienna Main Event.
The Hofburg Palace by night. Photo courtesy of the PokerStars Blog,
Due to an early knockout (Mike Adamo) we’ve now redrawn down to the final two tables. Check out that seat draw, as well as a highlights reel of yesterday’s action, by clicking through to PokerStars Blog.
Pablo Gordillo opened under the gun to 60,000 and got calls from Dan Murariu in the cutoff and Rumen Nanev in the big blind.
Nanev checked to Gordillo on and the Spanish player made it 59,000. Murariu called in position, Nanev folded.
Gordillo checked to his Romanian opponent once the hit the turn. Murariu bet 110,000 and without much hesitation Gordillo called.
Gordillo needed some more time thinking after the river. Gordillo checked and Murariu bet 235,000. Gordillo thought for a long time before calling by tossing in a 25,000 chip. He soon needed to add the other 210,000 as Murariu showed and Gordillo mucked.
Simeon Naydenov opened the hijack to 60,000 and got two callers; Roman Korenev in the cut off came along and so did Dan Murariu on the button.
Naydenov bet out 75,000 and Korenev instantly folded. Murariu made the call and they were heads up to the turn: . Naydenov now checked and called as Murariu bet out 135,000.
The river gave a similar scenario. Naydenov checked and called as Murariu bet out 225,000.
Full of confidence Murariu showed his but it was second best as Naydenov tabled and raked in the pot.
Roman Korenev raised to 60,000 from the hijack and Sebastian Panny proceeded to move all in from the button for 556,000. Frei Dilling moved all in over the top from the small blind and Korenev folded his face up.
Dilling:
Panny:
The board ran out and Panny was knocked out in 14th place. Just 13 players remain and Dilling is now among the big stacks as well.
Dan Murariu opened the cut off to 60,000 and got a three bet from next door neighbor Frei Dilling on the button who made it 145,000. Both blinds folded but Murariu put in a four bet to 345,000. Dilling made the call and they saw a flop in an already huge pot.
Murariu made a 265,000 continuation bet and Dilling called again.
The on the turn really got things going. Murariu, with about 750,000 behind, thought for a minute or two and then announced all in. Dilling didn't need much time, though he didn't look like the happiest person in the world, and called.
Dilling would be pretty happy a second later though as he saw Murariu turned over . Murariu had just two outs as Dilling was the proud owner of .
Murariu wouldn't hit; on the river. This cooler situation eliminated Murariu in 13th place, good for just little under €45,000.
The European Poker Tour Season 10 Player of the Year race is on, and as you know players will be able to accumulate points in all events throughout Season 10, regardless of the buy-in level. In addition, all of the Festival Events (Estrellas, UKIPT, Eureka, FPS, IPT) that combine with an EPT tour stop will be eligible for Player of the Year points. The winner of this season’s award will walk away with €50,000 in Main Event buy-ins, good for any PokerStars or Full Tilt sponsored event.
The Global Poker Index (GPI) points formula, which will be used to determine the EPT10 POY, is a bit complicated, but you can read about all the details here.
In the latest movement, Ami Barer jumped from 14th all the way up to sixth, which knocked Jeff Rossiter down to seventh. Mike McDonald held steady at eighth, but Adrian Mateos Diaz and David Vamplew dropped one spot each to ninth and tenth place respectively. Consequently, Jonathan Little was knock out of the top ten.
Here are the current top ten on the EPT10 POY Leaderboard:
Dominik Panka & Ole Schemion.
Place
Player
Points
1
Ole Schemion
885.90 pts
2
Vanessa Selbst
762.05 pts
3
Thomas Muhloecker
640.55 pts
4
Georgios Karakousis
554.56 pts
5
Dominik Panka
547.34 pts
6
Ami Barer
544.84 pts
7
Jeff Rossiter
535.56 pts
8
Mike McDonald
535.23 pts
9
Adrian Mateos Diaz
527.44 pts
10
David Vamplew
492.14 pts
We'll be bringing you daily updates on the Player of the Year race, so be sure to keep an eye out for those.
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and Khoroshenin dodge straight- and flush draw outs to stay alive in this event.
and O'Rourke hit a set to crush Lodden's flopped pair of aces.
securing a win for O'Rourke and on the river,the 
, it was Lodden who exited the feature table stage.
hit the turn. Murariu bet 110,000 and without much hesitation Gordillo called.
river. Gordillo checked and Murariu bet 235,000. Gordillo thought for a long time before calling by tossing in a 25,000 chip. He soon needed to add the other 210,000 as Murariu showed 
and Gordillo mucked.
. Naydenov now checked and called as Murariu bet out 135,000.
and raked in the pot.
. Murariu had just two outs as Dilling was the proud owner of 
