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🇪🇺 EPM 2Million LIVE BLOG (Day 2/Final Day) ENG

Updated: Aug 1

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Are you ready for one of the most anticipated tournaments of the year? After the poker binge in Vegas, it’s time to return to the Old Continent for the Euro Poker Million with a guaranteed 2 million euros! It is an unmissable event for poker enthusiasts, with many exciting features scheduled for both weeks of the festival, starting with the first Day 1s featuring 80-minute levels! Now, let’s fully immerse ourselves in the atmosphere here at King’s Resort by following the action on our live blog!


To review what happened on all days, CLICK HERE!


Report Day2 - CLICK HERE


Report Day3 - CLICK HERE


Report Day4 - CLICK HERE


Report Final Day - CLICK HERE


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Wed 31 July - 13:30 - The final table begins!




Tue 30 July - 23:30 - "Mario" leads the pack on Day4!



Day 4 ended as soon as Attila Janosi, the 9th-place finisher, left the unofficial final table for a 43.350€ prize (including a 10.350€ WSOPE ME ticket). Here's the link to our DAILY REPORT, below is the list with all finalist and their stacks in play:


1. 🇷🇴 Mario - 78,000,200

2. 🇭🇷 Ivan Karlo Banic - 44,100,000

3. 🇷🇴 Nicolae Andrei Mihai - 41,400,000

4. 🇵🇱 Iakub Skurzynski - 18,700,000

5. 🇷🇴 Adrian Cazacu - 56,600,000

6. 🇫🇷 Julien Combier - 64,700,000

7. 🇨🇿 Pepa G. - 45,500,000

8. 🇨🇿 Michal Schuh - 20,900,000


Tue 30 July - 22:30 - Unofficial final table!


Before discussing the finalists, let’s briefly recount what happened from the 12 Left phase to the non-official final table. We conducted a short interview with the chip leader on Day 3, Mateusz Moolhuizen, who started as the favourite with over 40 million chips but, astonishingly, didn’t even make it to the final table, finishing in 11th place. Here are his immediate reactions.


"When you start with a stack like this, it's really unlikely not to make the final table, though sometimes it happens. In my case, I know how poker can be. It started at the beginning of the day. We flopped top set and lost a big pot. Then, again, with the same guy, I hit a nut flush, but he rivered me with a boat. So, that's how I dropped to 20M. I lost two times ten.


This should be a lesson to everyone that does this in life, how high the variance can be sometimes."


After him were Florian Prasanna Gunasekera (out for 26K) and Michal Stipsky (pic below) (10th), who bubbled the unofficial final table, while Attila Janos Almasi managed to get at least the WSOPE ME, ticket (and 33K in cash). Here's the list of the last eliminations.



9. Attila Janos Almasi, 43,371 € (+ WSOPE ME ticket)

10. Michal Stipsky, 26,000 €

11. Florian Prasanna Gunasekera, 26,000 €

12. Mateusz Moolhuizen, 20,300 €


Here instead we have the unofficial fina table chip count:


1. 🇫🇷 Julien Combier - 74.8M

2. 🇷🇴 Adrian Cazacu - 68.6M

3. 🇨🇿 Josef Gulas - 47.9M

4. 🇭🇷 Ivan Karlo Banic - 47.6M

5. 🇷🇴 Nicolae Andrei Mihai - 44.4M

6. 🇭🇺 Attila Janos Almasi - 24.3M

7. 🇵🇱 Iakub Skurzynski - 22M

8. 🇨🇿 Michal Schuh - 20.9M

9. 🇷🇴 Marius Cristian Brinceanu - 20.7M





Tue 30 July - 20:00 - 12 left at the 37th level!



We have reached the 37th level of play at King’s Resort for Day 4 of the EPM 2 Million. The blinds are now set at 500,000/1,000,000 with a 1,000,000 ante, and the average stack is 31,000,000 chips. Twelve players are still in the running.


Let’s start with the latest eliminations, from the phase with 16 players left up to the last break. In 16th position, we saw the exit of Metri Botros for €14,500, followed by Andre Kuechler with €17,300, Grigore Boroica with €17,300, and the last Italian left in the race, Alessio Gianlorenzo Albore, who had to settle for €20,300. Remember, the top nine finishers will win a €10,350 ticket for the WSOP Europe main event.


As for the players still in the running, PepaG consolidates the first position with just under 60 million (twice the average), followed by Julian Convier and Ivan Karlovanic, the chip leader from Day 1 I Turbo.


Pos 13 - Alessio Gianlorenzo Albore 20.300 €

Pos 14 - Grigore Boroica 17.300 €

Pos 15 - Andre Kuechler 17.300 €

Pos 16 - Mettry Botros  14.500 €


As for the players still in the running, PepaG consolidates the first position with just under 60 million (twice the average), followed by Julian Convier and Ivan Karlovanic, the chip leader from Day 1 I Turbo.


Here are the stacks in play at the beginning of level number 37:


1. 🇨🇿 “Pepa G.” - 59.9M

2. 🇫🇷 Julien Combier - 43.3M

3. 🇭🇷 Ivan Karlo Banic - 39.2M

4. 🇷🇴 Adrian Cazacu - 35.5M

5. 🇭🇺 Attila Janos Almasi - 34.9M

6. 🇷🇴 Nicolae Andrei Mihai - 30.7M

7. 🇩🇪 Florian Prasanna Gunasekera - 27.2M

8. 🇵🇱 Iakub Skurzynski - 22.1M

9. 🇷🇴 Mario Cristian Brincenau - 21.4M

10. 🇨🇿 Michal Schuh - 20.7M

11. 🇨🇿 “Tatarka” - 19.6M

12. 🇳🇱 Mateusz Moolhuizen - 10.1M





Tue 30 July - 18:00 - 16 left and seat redraw!




With the elimination of Jens Steuber, who still cashes in €14,500, the remaining players can enjoy another 10-minute break as the seat redraw to 16 left has just taken place. The game now continues at the 300,000-600,000 level, with a 600,000 ante and an average stack of 23 million.


Regarding the player still in the running, it is worth noting the roller coaster that Alessio Albore, a former IPO winner, has experienced. After climbing to over 25 million, he unfortunately encountered two significant coolers, which have now left him with around 10 big blinds.


On the first occasion, he had A-K against A-A, and in the second instance, he paid the price against an opponent who hit a set of 4s with top pair and second kicker. At his same table is the current chip leader of the tournament, Adrian Cazacu (with 48M) together with the second in chips, "Pepa G", the only ones boasting over 40 million chips.


1. 🇷🇴 Adrian Cazacu: 48M

2. 🇨🇿 “Pepa G.”: 43.5M

3. 🇷🇴 Nicolae Andrei Mihai: 35.6M

4. 🇩🇪 Florian Prasanna Gunasekera: 27.5M

5. 🇨🇿 Michal Schuh: 26.7M

6. 🇳🇱 Mateusz Moolhuizen: 22.7M

7. 🇭🇺 Attila Janos Almasi: 19.7M

8. 🇮🇹 Alessio Gianlorenzo Albore: 19.5M

9. 🇨🇿 “Tatarka”: 18.5M

10. 🇫🇷 Julien Combier: 18M

11. 🇭🇷 Ivan Karlo Banic: 16.1M

12. 🇵🇱 Iakub Skurzynski: 16.5M

13. 🇩🇪 “Alex Mueller”: 16.9M

14. 🇷🇴 Mario Cristian Brincenau: 12.6M

15. 🇷🇴 “Zima Blue”: 9.9M

16. 🇩🇪 Mettry Botros: 4.5M​





Tue 30 July - 16:30 - 17 left at the second break!



At the end of this level, the remaining 17 players will go on a 15-minute break before proceeding with the table redraw at 16 left. The level played is 250,000-500,000 with a 500,000 ante, and the average stack is 22 million chips.


At the top is Romanian Adrian Cazacu, with over 43 million chips, followed at the feature table by Czech Pepa G and Josef Gulas, with around 40 million chips. Still in play is Alessio Albore, winner of the last IPO Sanremo, with about 25 million chips. Also notable is German Florian Prasanna Gunasekera with over 30 million chips.


Here's the list of all eliminations by now:


• Pos. 18 - Igor Tissen - 11,900 €

• Pos. 19 - Giulio Di Salvo - 11,900 €

• Pos. 20 - Ingrid Marcella Hendrika Vos - 11,900 €

• Pos. 21 - Emre Zingal - 9,900 €

• Pos. 22 - Anna Tsyhryk - 9,900 €

• Pos. 23 - Waldemar Kopyl - 9,900 €

• Pos. 24 - Tomas Chrobak - 8,000 €

• Pos. 25 - Mato Misic - 8,000 €

• Pos. 26 - Robert Pollmeier - 8,000 €

• Pos. 27 - David Zer Aviv - 8,000 €

• Pos. 28 - Michael Horn - 6,400 €

• Pos. 29 - Leonida Mihai Mewes - 6,400 €

• Pos. 30 - Krisztian Uglar - 6,400 €

• Pos. 31 - Fedai Yolcu - 6,400 €

• Pos. 32 - Hawar Ali Arif - 6,400 €

• Pos. 33 - Patrick Ronacher - 6,400 €




Tue 30 July - 15:00 - First break!



We have reached the 33rd level of play here at the EPM Tournament Main Event Final Day, or rather Day 4, because the play will continue until tomorrow.


There are still 24 of us left out of 6,237 entries. The current level is 200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante. After exactly two levels of play, the players will take a 15-minute break before returning to the tables.


Tue 30 July - 13:00 - Day 3 begins!




Tue 30 July - 02:15 - Mateusz Moolhuizen is Day 3 chip leader!



A stellar performance by the chip leader of the day, Dutch player Mateusz Moolhuizen, who managed to bag over 40 million chips, equivalent to about four times the tournament average.


All the details of the day, including an interview with the chip leader, plenty of photos, and the complete chip count with seat redraw, are available at THIS LINK.


Tue 30 July - 01:30 - Day 3's final phase



They are still playing for half a level on Day 3 of the EPM 2 Million here at King’s Resort. With 36 players left, blinds at 150,000/300,000, and an ante of 300,000, the average stack is 10,400,000.


The player from the Netherlands, Mateusz Moolhuizen, is leading the game before the end of the level, or rather, before the end of the half level, since play will continue for only 40 minutes and will resume the next day at the same level. He is the only one with over 30 million chips, equating to 3.5 times the average stack.


Here are the last eliminations:


Pos. 36 - Hao Liu - 5,200 €

Pos. 37 - Stefan Mital - 5,200 €

Pos. 38 - Leonardo Mauro - 5,200 €

Pos. 39 - Nicolae Claudiu Modrea - 5,200 €

Pos. 40 - Zeiyad Tafass - 5,200 €



Mon 29 July - 23:45 - Last break of the day!


The last day break for the 41 players is still running on Day 3 of the Main Event, with blinds at 100,000/200,000 and a 200,000 ante, which will become 125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante after the break.


The average stack is 9,100,000, and there will be another two levels of 80 minutes each. During the last few levels, we witnessed a dramatic up and down by Gianluca Cabitza, an Italian player who, after being left with just one big blind, managed to climb back up by winning three consecutive showdowns, only to succumb to Sojak with Ace-Jack against 10-10, with about 17 big blinds in his stack.


Mon 29 July - 21:30 - End of 28th level, 62 left



We are in the midst of the twenty-eighth level of play here at the main poker room of King’s Resort, where Day 3 of the EPM 2 Million is taking place, with 57 players still at the tables. The level is 80,000/160,000 with a 160,000 ante, and the average stack is 6.5 million. We quickly looked at the stacks at the tables to understand the situation at the top positions. Here are the results:


1. 🇷🇴 Nicolae Andrei Mihai - 16.500.000

2. 🇩🇪 Hendrik Kwiatkowski - 12.500.000

3. 🇨🇿 Michal Schuh - 12.300.000

4. 🇮🇹 Riccardo Basso - 12.200.000

5. 🇮🇱 David Zer Aviv - 12.100.000

6. 🇩🇪 Mettry Botros - 11.300.000

7. 🇩🇪 Mateusz Moolhuizen - 10.800.000

8. 🇦🇲 Valerik Malkhasian - 9.500.000

9. 🇩🇪 Waldemar Kopyl - 8.500.000

10. 🇳🇱 Ingrid Marcella Hendrika Vos - 8.000.000


Romanian Nicolae Andrei Mihai jumps to the lead with 16.5 million chips, while Riccardo Basso, consistently in the top 3 today, drops one position to fourth with 12.2 million chips. The only player above average is Ingrid Marcella Hendrika Vos from the Netherlands, with 8 million chips.


Here, instead, is the list of the latest eliminations:


57: Abdellah Mazid - 3,150 €

58: Manoe Betrix - 3,150 €

59: Joao Car Lourenco De Oliveira - 3,150 €

60: Guillaume Pigot - 3,150 €

61: Milad Majidi Izadmousa - 3,150 €

62: Yann Laurent Frederic Lornel - 3,150 €

63: Dario Filippelli - 3,150 €

64: Thiago Silva De Morgado - 3,150 €

65: Ivan Mokan - 3,150 €

66: Jakob Schilk - 3,150 €

67: Norbert Maciag - 3,150 €

68: Vito Giuseppe Vella - 3,150 €

69: Min Guk Kim - 3,150 €

70: Manuele Michele Baldo - 3,150 €

71: Benjamin Celaudoux - 3,150 €

72: Franck Chedli Rene Landousi - 2,550 €