Final Table Set In EPT German Open
Published: Saturday, February 02, 2008 Online-Casinos.com
FINAL TABLE SET IN GERMAN OPEN
32 players started Day 3, all that remains of an entry field of 411
Day 3 of the PokerStars European Poker Tour German Open in Dortmund saw 32 survivors from a star-spangled original field of 411 left in contention for final table seats.
Spain's Diego Perez was in the lead chip position on 361 600, a comfortable 26 000 ahead of closest competitor Michael McDonald. But by the end of the day, when the final eight players had been decided, the positions had reversed with McDonald in the chip lead on 862 000 and the Spaniard trailing some way behind him on 744 000. Between the two was Johannes Strassmann, second only to McDonald on 827 000.
2005 EPT Deauville champion Brandon Schaefer was an early casualty, along with Sebastian Till and Andreas Sarling, a 19-year-old playing in his first international tournament who had done well in the early heats. Marcel Luske was another high profile name to head for the rail after a confrontation with Strassmann.
Many eliminations took place after the dinner break, including Aniol Alcaraz, Jiri Kulhanek, Manfred Hammer and Daniel Carter, and by the time Alexander Milano headed for the exit the final table had been decided as Mike McDonald, Johanes Strassmann, Diego Perez, Andreas Gülünay, Torsten Haase, Christian Harder, Claudio Rinaldi and low man in chip counts Thibaut Durand.
