Bodog Poker Pro Josh Arieh Heads Into Day 2 of EPT Grand Final

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The two Day 1 flights of the EPT Grand Final in Monte Carlo are over and the field has now been combined for Day 2 and sitting among those players is Bodog poker pro Josh Arieh.

The tournament drew an incredible 842 players, a solid 136 more than came out last year. This puts the prizepool at an impressive $13.3 million and first place just under $3.2 million, more than $300,000 over what Gavin Griffin took home for winning this tournament last year.

Of those hopefuls that up their monies for a shot at that multi-million dollar first-place prize, only 426 made it through to the next round of play and that battle has already begun in the Salles des Etoiles tournament room at the Monte Carlo Bay Hotel.

Already falling victim in Day 2 so far have been Daniel Negreanu, Patrik Antonius, Juha Helppi, Vicky Coren and apparently a whole load of others as we're already down to 235 players left. Leading the way currently is Norwegian poker pro Johnny Lodden (202,000), followed closely by Luca Pagano (155,000)and Joe Hachem (110,00). Other notables in the field include Marcel Luske (70,000), Mel Judah (68,000), Freddy Deeb (67,000), Barry Greenstein (56,300), Sorel "imper1um" Mizzi (52,550) and Arieh (36,000).

Play will continue through five levels today before the players bag and tag their chips and head out to enjoy the famed Monte Carlo nightlife. Or, they just go to sleep and get ready for the next marathon long day of poker. Losers. Anyway, we're looking at three more full days of poker before we crown the 2008 EPT Grand Final champion, so make sure to keep heading back over here for more live updates.

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