Getting to Know the Finalists
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The minimum of $111,278 that Alain Roy can win will dwarf the $3,460 he has won to date with two previous cashes. He seems at home on this stage though as he was the most relaxed player yesterday when the tension of making the final table was at breaking point for some.
Philippe Narnboni is another player in new territory at this final table. He has three notable cashes to his name totaling $23,051 and the biggest one of the three was actually in a €300 PLO side event at last year’s EPT Barcelona. He is one of two Swiss players trying to upset the French Party today.
[Removed:133], representing Chili Poker, is one to watch and has impressed since day one here. He will not be daunted by today’s proceedings as has taken down a major in front of cameras before. His 1st place finish at the Paris leg of the €3000 European Poker Masters in 2006 netted him a cool $118,000. His total winnings to date add up to $184,615.
Jean-Philippe Rohr seems to be comfortable playing poker by the sea. His only other cash in a tournament of note came in this year’s EPT PokerStars Caribbean Adventure. He’s already way exceeded his 116th place finish for $16,000 here though.
Our second Swiss player at today’s final table is Claudio Rinaldi. He is well known and very successful player on the European tournament circuit. In his short career, he has already amassed $369,731 in winnings with his best result coming earlier this year at the EPT German Open. His 5th place finish netted him $283,249.
This is completely new territory for Antonin Tesseire. Never cashed at a tournament of note before he now finds himself at the final table of the biggest tournament his home country has ever held. Let’s hope he can put all that out of his head and continue to reach new heights.
Michel Abecassis has had major tournament experience before including WSOP and EPT appearances. This is his first cash though and he is making Winamax, the online site he is representing, very proud.