The final table is now set for EPT Online 01: $1,050 NLHE [Arena Championship] and Swedish player Daniel “Kihlström” Kihlström is taking the biggest stack into the final day. He bagged up an amazing 170,012,665, nearly twice as many chips as the next biggest stack and will start the final table in the best position to win the $256,769 top prize.
Three other players have between 70M and 90M, including Jeiko "JEIK0" Palma with just over 74M. Among the other players to reach the final day are Guilherme "Guizãoo_" Carmo and Audrius "Stakelis24" Stakelis. Here's a look at the final table stacks and seating assignments.
The Final Table
| Seat | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | smoothieg | Canada | 21,534,557 |
| 2 | ImTheNuts1 | Poland | 59,889,077 |
| 3 | Jeiko "JEIK0" Palma | Panama | 74,096,435 |
| 4 | Daniel “Kihlström” Kihlström | Sweden | 170,012,665 |
| 5 | Guilherme "Guizãoo_" Carmo | Brazil | 44,202,079 |
| 6 | Andrey "drupa-lucker" Chernokoz | Russian Federation | 39,268,132 |
| 7 | Gustavo “MachadinhaRS” Rocha | Brazil | 71,347,493 |
| 8 | Audrius "Stakelis24" Stakelis | Lithuania | 38,905,165 |
| 9 | DON JOHAN | Norway | 87,244,397 |
The Day's Action
They got underway today at 1:05 p.m. eastern time with 71 players left in EPT Online 01: $1,050 NLHE [Arena Championship], and about seven hours later, the final nine players were set to continue on Day 4 on Thursday.
Fabio Luiz "FLBonatto" Bonatto came into Day 3 with the biggest stack, and he managed to parlay it into a pretty deep run. He ultimately ran into a bigger ace to bust in 20th place for $10,335. Daan "DaanOss" Mulders also booked a $10,335 cash for 22nd place, but Julien "Stroposoz" Achard-Stropoli made it all the way to 10th place before bubbling the final day for a score of $16,954.
The final nine players will now take a break tomorrow, and return on Thursday at 1:05 p.m. eastern to finish it out. PokerNews will be there following all the final table action on Thursday, as well as all the action in Events 06, 08, and 09 tomorrow.
with both players having a nine in their hand. "ImTheNuts1" had the best kicker, and held for a big double on the final table bubble.
flop. Palma check-raised the 1,599,999 bet to 3,199,998, but folded when "Barbarossa_7" shoved.
against pocket kings, but when the turn and river came 
they got there for two pair.
board with king-nine to take down a pot of more than 30M just before the break.
river, winning with pocket fives against the 
couldn't get there, and "machadinhaRS" doubled with a pot of more than 40M.
