Only 12 players remain in contention to become the ninth Main Event winner in the history of World Series of Poker Europe.
While strong contenders like Anthony Zinno, Kristen Bicknell, Rainer Kempe, Mike Leah, David Peters and 888poker Ambassador Parker Talbot hit the rail, the small field doesn't lack for good storylines heading into the penultimate day.
First, there's Maria Ho. She bagged the chip lead with 3,850,000 at the close of Day 4 play, which ended a bit early as the eliminations piled up to whittle the field down further than may have been expected.