6.25pm: Elder wins EPT San Remo for €930,000 Rupert Elder has just won EPT San Remo defeating Max Heinzelmann heads up. Elder opened the button and was shoved on by Heinzelmann for 3,200,000. Elder made the call. Elder: A♦5♣ Heinzelmann: Q♦5♠ Horrible dominated situation for Heinzelmann who failed to...more

A field of 987 players from 57 countries competed at EPT7 San Remo, creating a prize pool of €4,786,950. The winner will take home €930,000 plus a stunning bracelet worth more than €16,000 from the EPT's Official Bracelet Sponsor, Shamballa Jewels. The winner will also get a seat in...more

3.40pm: Heinzelman back in Max Heinzelmann has dragged himself back into this three-handed fight. After defending his big blind from a 200,000 Xuan Liu button raise Heinzelmann led 180,000 into the 4♠5♣8♠ flop. Liu made the call. Heinzelmann led a smallish 330,000 into the 2♥ turn and was raised...more

Four weeks ago Ben Wilinofsky swaggered his way to a first European Poker Tour title in Berlin, his prize earned after what was a mesmerising performance, pivoting on his early accumulation of more than half the chips in play. It was an advantage the Canadian never wavered from pressing home....more

6.25pm: Pignataro busts in ninth to end play The first hand hand back after the redraw and Luigi Pignataro shoved 8♥8♦ into the aces of Costantino Russo. It's a tough bust out for Pignataro who has played some great, solid poker here over the last few days. He takes...more

2.57pm: Break it up Another level down and another 15 minute break. When we come back you'll find us in a new post. -- MC 2.48pm: So Longhitano, out in 19th place Massimiliano Manigrasso just sent his countryman Luciano Longhitano to the rail; Longhitano becoming our 18th place finisher....more

In the end it took a little longer than the four levels predicted by tournament director Thomas Kremser, but the 21 minutes and 50 seconds of the fifth that was required to see off the last of the 36 players that were in line for elimination, left what will...more

6.40pm: Play concludes The elimination of Antonio Russo in 25th place brings an end to this day of poker. Overnight chip leader seems to be Nicolas Yunis on 2,281,000. We'll verify that and all the other counts as soon as we can and a wrap of the day's play...more

2.52pm: At the bell An elimination as the bell goes for the end of the level. Gerardo Godinez Estrada got his chips in with A♠Q♦ against the T♣T♠ of Rocco Palumbo. The two players stood, surrounded by onlookers who really do come out of the woodwork. The board ran...more

The European Poker Tour main event in San Remo rumbled on this afternoon, 165 players returning for Day 3, the day during which the money bubble would burst. By the close that field would be reduced to just 60. After five quick levels, Italian Roberto Spada is the leader...more

8pm: Day 3 is over That's it for Day 3. The chips have been bagged and it's looking like Roberto Spada is out ahead as chip leader with 1,441,000. Full wrap and chip counts to come. -- RD 7.44pm: Three more hands Three more hands have been announced and...more

3.12pm: Level ends That's the end of the second level of play today, just 116 players remain. Those players are now taking a 15 minute break. 3.05pm: Eames adrift John Eames is down to his last five big blinds, and that's after doubling up. He had been crippled after...more

If there was a running theme at this year's European Poker Tour main event in San Remo, it might be one regarding established, recognisable professionals being foremost in the field; names we're all familiar with defying the San Remo convention of new and temporary local heroes barnstorming their way...more

7.40pm: Play ends, Manousos leads Georgios Manousos of Greece (who would have thunk it) looks to be our overnight chip leader. Packing 573,900 he is ahead of a talented chasing pack containing a whole host of EPT winners and Team PokerStars Pros. Read the full wrap to find out...more

2.55pm: News in brief as we reach the break Team PokerStars Pro Max Lykov is continuing to grow his stack and is now up to 150,000 chips. Another Max on the rise is Heinzelmann. He's chasing his namesake but is lagging 15,000 behind with 135,000 chips. British player Tom...more

In a poker tournament that usually attracts the hopeless and the hopeful of the amateur world, especially among their enthusiastic Italian cousins, it was a day for the professionals in San Remo, notably the Team PokerStars Professionals, these liveried raiders making up the bulk of the top slots tonight....more

12.50am: Play concludes Play has ended for Day 1B. The combined field will start all over again tomorrow at 12pm. Full chips counts will appear here overnight but the runaway leader is Ruben Visser on 251,500. A full wrap of today's events will be up shortly as well. --...more

9.22pm: Payouts We've just received the EPT San Remo payout structure and will get that online as soon as we can. The top line is that the winner pockets €930,000 and a total of 144 players will get paid. Now that seems a handy time to bring this level...more

6.15pm: Break time That's the end of the level. Players are now taking a 15 minute break. 6.14pm: Wice storm off "I'm shoving the river anyway," said Jackson Genovesi, his J♠8♠ taking the 30,000-plus pot from Alex Wice on a 4♥T♥6♣3♦J♥ board. Wice was looking decidedly unhappy that Genovesi...more

4pm: It's been a tough level for Melanie Wiesner, losing two hands in quick succession before the break. In the first the board was already reading 5♥3♠5♦J♦2♥ when Thomas McCormick bet 8,000 into a pot of about 13,000. Weisner was tanking, her leg tucked under her in a kind...more