Australian Nielson Leads EPT San Remo Final Table

The final table is set for the European Poker Tour's San Remo main event. Unheralded Australian Daniel Neilson has a large chip lead with 6.7 million chips. He will face mostly unknowns, but a Hendon Mob rep and the short stacked but dangerous Kevin 'ImaLuckSac' MacPhee. The Italian locals will be pulling for native Rocco Palumbo.

Day 4 and Day 5 starting chip leader Chris McClung had a rough go of it, doubling up his opponents regularly and busted in 14th.

Former gamer Lex Veldhuis finished 15th for €22,000 ($30,600 US).

Johnny Lodden was the unfortunate final table bubble boy, finishing in ninth place for €45,000 ($62,500 US).

Final table chip stacks at EPT San Remo:

1. Daniel Neilson – 6,700,000
2. Dimitar Danchev – 4,435,000
3. Jan Bendik – 3,980,000
4. Andrey Pateychuk – 3,105,000
5. Barny Boatman – 2,490,000
6. Yorane Kerignard – 2,145,000
7. Rocco Palumbo – 1,160,000
8. Kevin MacPhee – 1,115,000

On Thursday, they will play down to a winner.

Final Table payouts:

1. €800,000
2. €480,000
3. €285,000
4. €225,000
5. €170,000
6. €130,000
7. €95,000
8. €63,694