EAPT Champions Fernando Santa Maria and Miklos Zsuffa Still in Contention on Day 2 of Grand Final
A total of 276 players from a field of 1,565 entrants will return as the fields combine for Day 2 of the Eurasion Poker Tour (EAPT) $2,200 Grand Final beginning at noon local time here at the Royal Diamond Hotel and Spa.
EAPT Barcelona champion Fernando Santa Maria bagged the overall chip lead, finishing Day 1c with 4,110,000. Santa Maria will be the only player with over 100 big blinds to start Day 2 and is most closely followed by Day 1a chip leader Alina Kiryna (3,530,000) and Fabian Quoss (3,445,000). EAPT Bratislava champion Miklos Zsuffa is also still in the mix with 1,820,000.
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Santa Maria | Dominican Republic | 4,110,000 | 103 |
| 2 | Alina Kiryna | Ukraine | 3,530,000 | 88 |
| 3 | Fabian Quoss | Germany | 3,445,000 | 86 |
| 4 | Gabriel Akiki | Lebanon | 3,360,000 | 84 |
| 5 | Tibor Nyuli | Hungary | 3,285,000 | 82 |
| 6 | Evgenii Ushakov | Russian Federation | 3,255,000 | 81 |
| 7 | Colin Gillon | United Kingdom | 3,250,000 | 81 |
| 8 | Yusuf Tekin | Turkey | 3,150,000 | 79 |
| 9 | Nikola Marcetic | United States | 3,075,000 | 77 |
| 10 | Patrick Maalouf | - | 3,020,000 | 76 |
Other notables still in contention include WPT champions Dmitry Gromov (2,225,000) Andrey Pateychuk (2,075,000) and Alessio Isaia (740,000), bracelet winners Boris Kolev (1,950,000), Yuliyan Kolev (1,450,000), Dominik Nitsche (who has also won a WPT championshiip) (1,295,000), Amichai Barer (1,215,000), Simeon Spasov (1,115,000), Tobias Peters (920,000), Marius Kudzmanas (900,000), David Miscikowski (710,000), Renji Mao (705,000), Ermanno Di Nicola (580,000) and Stephen Song (535,000) as well as triple crown winner Niall Farrell (1,320,000).
The action begins at noon local time with the blinds at 20,000/40,000 and a 40,000 big blind ante. The preliminary plan is to play to a final table. As always, stay tuned to PokerNews throughout the day for live updates.