The current chip leader, with 632,000, is American Joseph Cheong who came third in the 2010 WSOP Main Event for $4.1 million and was runner-up in the Season 7 EPT London High Roller Turbo for £162,280.
Also thriving is Italian Poker Tour Player of the Year and IPT Nova Gorica champion Mustapha Kanit who is currently third with 577,000 chips. William Thorson is fourth with 508,500 while Team PokerStars Pro and two-time NAPT Mohegan Sun champion Vanessa Selbst is sixth with 497,000.
Among the other big names still in contention for the €800,000 first prize are Team PokerStars Pros Lex Veldhuis, Johnny Lodden and John Duthie, EPT Berlin winner Kevin MacPhee, Jon Spinks, Barny Boatman, Nick Yunis, Italian Poker Tour Female Player of the Year Carla Solinas, EPT Vilamoura winner Toby Lewis and Melanie Weisner
