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In comparison to previous days, Day 4 at the European Poker Tour San Remo Main Event was brief, with a field of 64 runners breaking down to just 24 within 7 hours. Chris McClung closed out Day 3 as the overall chip leader, and he repeated that performance on Day 4. McClung now holds just under 3.15 million chips, approximately one million more than the current second-place contender.

Joseph Cheong previously lead in the event, and it looked like he could become the frontrunner once again in the early levels of play on Day 4. In a heads-up showdown, McClung held Q-7 suited against Cheong’s K-K. Cheong took a terribly bad beat when the board delivered another king along with a flush for McClung. Cheong had pushed all-in, and he hit the rail as a result.

Vanessa Selbst of Team PokerStars Pro was eliminated as well when her A-K suited went up against the Q-J suited of Alessio Isaia. Isaia scored two-pair on the turn, ending Selbst’s title hopes. Her teammate John Duthie was sent packing shortly thereafter when his A-6 suited ran up against the A-K offsuit of Christopher Williamson on a garbage board.

Johnny Lodden and Lex Veldhuis, also of Team PokerStars Pro, remain in the runnings with solid stacks of 1.2 million and 877k, respectively. Other pros remaining in pursuit of the title include Alessio Isaia, Mike “Timex” McDonald, Kevin MacPhee, Barny Boatman and Elio Fox, winner of the recent WSOPE Main Event. McDonald and MacPhee are considered especially dangerous given that they’ve both secured EPT championships in the past.

The final table will be decided today at the Casino di San Remo. Time will tell whether McClung can capitalize on his momentum and take home the title.