EPT GRAND FINAL: NERGARD DEALT CATASTROPHIC BLOW AS DAY 3 ENDS

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We're half-way through the EPT Grand Final and although there aren't many big names still alive amongst the final 24 runners, we still have been witness to breathtaking moments.

With moments on Tuesday, former chip leader Ole-Krisitan Nergard went from the penthouse to the outhouse ... he barely has any chips left heading into Day 4.

The person that called Nergard bluff was Eugene Yanayt (pictured). Yanayt big pot win gives him the chip lead heading into Final 24 play.

Team PokerStars Pro Juan Maceiras is Top 5 in chips while fellow Team Pro Alex Gomes is Top 15. Team Pro Victor Ramdin refuses to die, he's still alive but will need to get things going early on Wednesday.

Here are some notable players still remaining:

Eugene Yanayt 2374000
Torsten Brinkmann 1959000
Simon Higgins 1705000
Juan Maceiras 1308000
Alex Gomes 655000
Victor Ramdin 489000
Hugo Lemaire 292000
Dag Palovic 244000
Ole Kristian Nergard 105000

Notables that were eliminated during Day 3 play include: Eugene Katchalov, Surinder Sunar, Daniel Weinman, Ted Forrest, Lucien Cohen, William Reynolds, EPT Berlin winner Ben Wilinofsky, Melanie Weisner, Will Molson, Leo Fernandez, Allen Bari, Timothy Finne, Tobias Reinkemeier, McLean Karr, Ivan Demidov, Xuan Liu and Samuel Chartier,


PTPR GRAND SLAM EVENT
European Poker Tour Madrid Grand Final
EPT Grand Final
May 7-12, 2011

Casino Gran Madrid
Madrid, ESP

Buy-in: $15,295
Prizepool: $9,833,810
Entries: 686

Defending Champion: Nicolas Chouity

POINTS AT STAKE
1st position 156
2nd position 96
3rd position 81
4th position 71
5th position 66
6th position 61
7th position 56
8th position 51
9th position 41
10th position 31
11th position 26
12-14th position 24
15-17th position 21
18-20th position 18
21-23rd position 14
24-27th position 11