EPT Grand Final Main Event:Bernard Guigon Leads Final Eight
This will almost certainly be Guigon and his seven fellow final table members' best chance of winning a European Poker Tour main event because the seats will be void of what the poker community would describe as big names.
The last Main Event from Season 8 of the European Poker Tour has almost been completed as the eight-handed final table has been reached. Leading the way going into this afternoon's finale is 64-year old Frenchman Bernard Guigon.
Guigon is pharmacist from Dakar who, although has been playing poker since the 1980s, only discovered Texas Hold'em three years ago. Until finding Hold'em Guigon used to ply his trade at the Draw poker tables but says that the game is just a hobby to him; though it could be a hobby that nets him a cool €1,500,000 in prize money by the time play comes to an end later today.
This will almost certainly be Guigon and his seven fellow final table members' best chance of winning a European Poker Tour main event because the seats will be void of what the poker community would describe as big names. That plus the fact the average stack is a very shallow 25 big blinds thanks in part to the long final table bubble. In all EPT main events the final table is played eight handed so on the penultimate day's play the field has to be reduced to eight players. Last night the 26 surviving players were whittled down to nine in relatively quick time but going from nine to eight took more than five hours (including a dinner break), all the time the blinds and antes increasing.
The man second in chips and arguably the best player on the final table is the Pot Limit Omaha cash game specialist Rodrigo Caprioli. The 31-year old hails from Sao Paolo, Brazil bought into this tournament using his frequent player points and it looks like it could be the best decision he has made because he has now locked up no less than €130,000 for his efforts but now also has a very realistic chance of hat mammoth €1,500,000 first place prize.
Making up the rest of the final table but by no means are they just there to make up the numbers are Michael Dietrich of London, Ontario, Canada; Sergio Castelluccio of Naples, Italy; Mohsin Charania of Chicago, USA; Daniel Gomez of Spain; Clayton Mozdzen from Winnipeg, Canada and Lucille Cailly from Paris, France.
Although the actual action kicks off at 13:30 Central European Time there will be no coverage until 60-minutes has elapsed. This is because the final table is being broadcast as a webcast, complete with hole card information so there has to be a delay in order to preserve the integrity of the game. So check out the usual outlets around 14:30 CET today but check back here tomorrow for a recap of the action and to discover who has become the EPT Grand Final champion for Season 8.
EPT Grand Final Main Event seat draw
Seat 1: Rodrigo Caprioli - 2,945,000
Seat 2: Bernard Guigon - 4,900,000
Seat 3: Michael Dietrich - 1,550,000
Seat 4: Sergio Castelluccio - 1,410,000
Seat 5: Moshin Charania - 2,215,000
Seat 6: Daniel Gomez - 2,665,000
Seat 7: Clayton Mozdzen - 1,430,000
Seat 8: Lucille Cailly - 2,865,000
Prices quoted in copy are correct at time of publication but liable to change.
