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In the picture you can see the 8 finalists who battled it out on the EPT Madrid Main Event final table yesterday. After many hours of play, Ivan Freitez, from Venezuela, and Torsten Brinkmann, from Germany, were the last 2 players.

Freitez had the poker gods on his side and nothing could stop him from winning the heads-up and lay hands on the first place prize of €1,5 million, as well as a place in the champion of champion tournament. Below are the final table results.

1st. Ivan Freitez, Venezuela, €1,500,000
2nd. Torsten Brinkmann, Germany, €900,000
3rd.Tamas Lendvai, Hungary, €550,000
4th. Andrey Danilyuk, Russia, PokerStars qualifier, €400,000
5th. Juan Maceiras, Spain, Team PokerStars Pro, €315,000
6th. Eugene Yanayt, United States, €250,000
7th. Alex Gomes, Team PokerStars Pro, Brazil, €185,000
8th. Andrew Li, United States, SuperNova Elite, €130,000

Yesterday the 4th day of the EPT Madrid Main Event was played. After many hours of play, the 24-player field had been narrowed down to 8 players and the tournament director called it a day. In a few hours, it's finally time for the final table to start. Up for grabs is a first place prize of €1,5 million, which is one of the top prizes in EPT history.

Read more » EPT Madrid Main Event: Alex Gomes made it to the final table!

24 players have chips left and now we're only one day away from the final table where some serious cash is up for grabs. The 2 most notable players in the remaining field are Team PokerStars Pros Victor Ramdin from USA and Alex Gomes from Brazil. Things have changed quite a bit in the top of the field since the start of Day 3. Ole-Kristian Nergard, the Day 3 chip leader from Norway, is in 23rd place with only 105k left, and Kristoffer Thorson, the Day 3 runner-up, is no longer in the tournament. Nothing worked for the Swede during Day 3 and ended up in 56th place for €25,000.

Read more » EPT Madrid Main Event: Eugene Yanayt leads the field

The first two starting days and day 2 of the EPT Madrid Main Event have already been played. 104 out of 686 players will return to play day 3 in a few hours. The remaining field of players includes many PokerStars sponsored players. Victor Ramdin, Alex Gomes and Daniel Weinman - just to mention 3 who can be found in the top of the field.

Leading the tournament is Ole Kristian Nergard from Norway, closely followed by Kristoffer Thorsson (not William Thorson's brother). Nergard missed out on the Main Event last year by a matter of hours, not turning 18 until after the Main Event had begun. It be very interesting to follow him and Thorsson during day 3 of the tournament. 

We will return with an update as soon as Day 3 is over.