€770k for 1st Place at EPT9 Deauville: David Ostrom Leads

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David Ostrom is chip leader going into Day 2 of EPT Deauville, with 419 players left. The 33-year-old Swedish PokerStars qualifier from Hultsfred has 212,600 chips, just ahead of EPT veteran Casey Kastle who has 204,500.

The eventual winner of this season's Deauville Main Event will be taking home a whopping €770,000 first prize - with 119 others also getting a share of the €3,753,600 prize pool. 782 players entered the €5,300 event which started on Sunday.

EPTLive is broadcasting every day from EPT Deauville and will be kicking off at 1.25pm on Day 2 on www.pokerstars.tv. The webcast is cards down with no delay, English commentary by James Hartigan and Joe Stapleton.

The EPT joined forces with the national France Poker Series this season to create a mega ten-day, 48-event festival in Deauville, making it one of the biggest events ever held in France.

In addition to the title and €770,000 cash prize, the winner of EPT Deauville will receive a stunning watch worth more than €5,000 from luxury Swiss brand Slyde, the Official Watch Sponsor for EPT9 Main Events.

- Source:  www.pokerstars.com

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