PMU.fr WPT National Paris Day 3; Laurent Polito Chases National Title Number Three
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Welcome back to the PMU.fr World Poker Tour National here at Cercle Clichy Montmartre in Paris.
Laurent Polito remains the man to catch as he chases his third WPT National title having won the PMU.fr WPT National Cannes back in May this year, and the Euro Finals of Poker 2013 in Paris.
Politio has 806,000 chips with second placed Stephan Ouzilou, also a Day 2a player, on 729,500. Day 2b saw a challenger emerge in Fei Xu who will return in third with 603,000.
Day 3 is the day the money bubble bursts with 81 places getting paid a minimum of €2,000. Once they are through that barrier the ultimate prize will be first place prize money of €140,000.Second place will receive €94,500 with third getting €61,000.
A total of 101 players return to resume battle today. There were a total of 682 entrants comprised of 583 unique entrants and 99 re-buys.
Play gets underway at 4 p.m. local time and the plan is to play down to a final 14 who will return for the final day and crown a new champion. The PokerNews Live Reporting team will be on hand right to the finish to bring you all the excitement and drama from the felt. Stay tuned.