Coinflip pro blogger Sami "LarsLuzak" Kelopuro got his engine running on Day 2 at the PokerStars EPT Grand Final. When play resumes today, Sami is in 5th place with 116 players remaining.


Sami got a flying start to the day when he doubled up his 40k+ stack with AK vs KQ, chips going in on a flop of K55. Another important double-up came with two pair against a straight draw. When play neared the bubble, Sami was controlling his table and took down several pots without a showdown. Finally his stack passed the half-million mark. One of the players he sent to the rail was Yevgeniy Timoshenko with AA vs KK.

Sami's fellow Coinflip pro Jens Kyllönen had a bleaker day, busting early with AQ vs AQs when his opponent made a flush. "I guess the poker gods are having some fun with me this year," Jens says on his fresh blog entry for Coinflip.

In the lead at this point is WSOP winner Nick Schulman while the 2003 World Champion Chris Moneymaker sits in 10th place.

Nick Schulman USA 742000
David Sesso USA 642500
Jean Francois Talbot FRA 635000
Matt Perrins UK 568000
Sami Kelopuro FIN 552000
Domenico Iannone ITA 536000
Nathan Royce Tuthill USA 507500
Aleh Plauski BLR 501000
David Paredes USA 466500
Chris Moneymaker USA 457000

Other players still in the field include Peter Jetten, Thiago Nishijima, Vicky Coren, Lex Veldhuis, Chris Björin, Teddy Sheringham, and Neil Channing.

Tournament will continue today until 24 players are left. The final table will be on Friday. Livestream from the tournament venue begins on Thursday.

Play resumes at noon CET (6am ET), follow the updates on PokerStars Blog.