15:52 UTC March 27, 2009 Liam Clark

Day 3 of the PokerNews Cup Alpine Main Event is about to kick off and bwin team member A KIA is ready to take his seat on the final table. With 74,100 in chips, A KIA will be one of the shorter stacks on the table, but with 60 minute blind levels starting at 2000/4000/400 he still has a bit of time to find the right spot to double up and make a run at the big cash.

A KIA looking very relaxed this morning

A KIA looking very relaxed this morning

With first place paying a whopping €46,474 so it is going to be a big payday for one player, let’s hope that player is our man A KIA. Standing in his way is Australian pro Mark Vos who has a commanding chip lead with 538,000 in chips and seemingly the approval of the poker gods. Vos has been running incredibly hot so far this tournament and doesn’t seem able lose a showdown, no matter how far behind he is when the chips go in the middle.

A KIA will have to get past chip leader Mark Vos if he wants to take home 1st prize

A KIA will have to get past chip leader Mark Vos if he wants to take home 1st prize

Here is a look at the full payout structure for the final table and how a look at all the players who will be taking their seats:

Seat 1: Marc Naalden – 251,200
Seat 2: Fedor Los – 286,700
Seat 3: Simon Borg – 75,800
Seat 4: Salvatore Cundari – 116,800
Seat 5: Mark Vos – 548,800
Seat 6: Runnar Lindepuu – 391,300
Seat 7: Joseph Buhmann – 126,300
Seat 8: Jan Hlobil – 84,400
Seat 9: A KIA – 74,100

Payout Structure:

1st: € 46,474
2nd: € 29,940
3rd: € 19,780
4th: € 16,340
5th: € 12,900
6th: € 10,320
7th: € 8,080
8th: € 6,360
9th: € 4,820

It’s not long now until the cards will be in the air so make sure you keep it tuned the bwin Pokerblog to follow A KIA’s quest for PokerNews Cup Alpine glory.