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David Peters Trying to Cap Stellar Year With EPT Win
- Updated: December 16, 2016
The final PokerStars European Poker Tour Main Event is down to just 65 runners in Prague and it’s American star David Peters who lapped the field on Day 3 of the event to build a monstrous chip lead.
Peters is eyeing his first EPT Main Event crown, though he did win a €10,000 High Roller in Malta last year for €597,000. If he’s able to win, it would be a fitting end to what’s been a spectacular year for Peters. He has banked a staggering $6.85 million in cashes and also bagged his first bracelet by winning a $1,500 World Series of Poker event for $412,557.
The Ohio native finished the five levels of play with 2,036,000. Nobody was within shouting distance of that, with other big stacks including Stoyan Obreshkov (1,356,000), Andrew Hulme (1,050,000), Apostolos Bechrakis (985,000), and Kyosti Isberg (960,000).
Peters entered the day with 305,000 and had that doubled in the second level. He was seated at by far the deepest-stacked table in the room, which worked to his …
