Espensen extends his advantage

Another deep run on the ParadisePoker Tour has seen Ronnie Espensen extend his lead at the top of the Season Two Tour League with just two events to play.

The Dane had led by just seven points going into the latest Main Event at the Card Casino Prague, but was immediately buoyed when it emerged close rivals Paulo Calado, Peter Csecsetka and Hugo Almeida hadn't made the trip to the Czech Republic.

He was joined in the room by PPT London winner Christos Xanthopoulous, Vilamoura's third-place finisher Rene Knapp and Robert Haigh, who finished 4th in Vienna, but all three fell on Day 1.

Espensen was only just clinging to his tournament life at that stage however, taking the third shortest stack in the room - with just 10,400 chips - back to the baize on the Saturday.

Not to be denied, Ronnie got to work from the off and though his event eventually came to an end just shy of the money in 34th, he was delighted to edge further away from Calado and company.

Also on the move in the ParadisePoker Tour League was Lukasz Gebica, handing him some consolation for being the PPT Prague's bubble boy.

The Pole earned 26 points for his 25th-place finish, adding to the 38 points he secured in Vilamoura for coming 12th, and moving level on 64 in total alongside Portuguese Calado.

Attentions now turn to Madrid where many of the Portuguese players are expected to return. Can Espensen hold off their challenge and win the €10,000 plus entry into all Season Three PPT events?

1 - Ronnie Espensen - 88 (Denmark)
2 - Paulo Calado - 64 (Portugal)
2 - Lukasz Gebica - 64 (Poland)
4 - Sérgio Almeida - 50 (Portugal)
4 - Gabor Skrinyar - 50 (Hungary)
4 - Christos Xanthopoulous - 50 (Greece)
4 - Radoslav Průcha - 50 (Czech Republic)