The EPT Finale brought to you by Pokerstars Kicks off in Beautiful Monte Carlo

Update 18:00

We are up to Level 5, blinds are 150/300 with 25 Ante.

Chip average is 34,000

There are 335 out of 396 players left.

Our very own Everest Poker qualifier, Hans has doubled up again making himself chip leader! Hans was up against Nico, who you may remember finished second with Everest Poker at EPT Warsaw. Hans has 9T suited against Nico's K's. After some action, the flop came with TT4 and Hans had the hand.

The rest of the Everest Poker players are also doing well, some better than others:

Sander - 9,000

Julien - 50,000

Bernd - 35,000

Steven (Team Everest) 25,000

Update 16:15

Kenny is out. Our Belgian representative went out AK vs. 99. Tough beat, Kenny.

Update 15:20

Hans just doubled up!
He hade AK and his opponent raises and Hans calls
The Flop was AK4 :)
The opponent check raised and his opponent calls.
The turn was an Ace and his opponent went all in. Hans calls.
Hans doubled up and he now has 57,000.

Our other players are also doing well:

Kenny - 26,000

Sander - 45,000

Hans - 27,000

Steven - 40,000

Bernd - 23,000

Julien - 26,000

Start of Day

And the action begins!

The chips are on the tables, the players are ready to steal the blinds and our Everest Poker Qualifiers are spreading the fear...

Welcome to the Monte Carlo Grand Finale of the 2009 European Poker Tour.

Meet our players:

Steven van Zadelhoff from the TEAM EVEREST, NL

Kenny "SpaceyFCB" Hallaert from BE

Hans "tooren"van Tooren from NL

Sander "Berndsen12" Berndsen from NL

Julien from CH

And finally Bernd Gleibner from DE