Day 2 of the $10,300 EPT High Roller Kicks Off at 12:30 p.m.
Things are getting serious in the $10,300 EPT High Roller of the PokerStars European Poker Tour Cyprus at Merit Royal Diamond Hotel and Spa. After the first day of action, 151 players out of 353 entrants are back on Day 2, getting closer and closer from the money as 15% of the field will be paid. They will be joined by some new entrants, as late registrations remains open until the beginning of the first level of the day.
A total prize pool of $3,472,600 has been generated so far. And among all players, Selahaddin Bedir is the one who finished as the chipleader after Day 1 with 403,500 chips. The podium is completed by Paulius Plausinaitis (399,000) and Kubanychbek Abakirov (349,000), while Milos Petakovic (313,000), Maher Nouira (242,500) and Masato Yokosawa (241,000) reached Top 10.
Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Selahaddin Bedir | Turkey | 403,500 | 269 |
| 2 | Paulius Plausinaitis | Lithuania | 399,000 | 266 |
| 3 | Kubanychbek Abakirov | Kyrgyzstan | 349,000 | 233 |
| 4 | Milos Petakovic | Serbia | 313,000 | 209 |
| 5 | [Removed:452] | Montenegro | 303,000 | 202 |
| 6 | Floyd Rosner | Netherlands | 285,000 | 190 |
| 7 | Omar Del Pino | Spain | 264,500 | 176 |
| 8 | Ioannis Droushiotis | Cyprus | 250,000 | 167 |
| 9 | Maher Nouira | Tunisia | 242,500 | 162 |
| 10 | Masato Yokosawa | Japan | 241,000 | 161 |
A lot of notable players made it through Day 1, such as EPT champions Nicolas Chouity, Steve O'Dwyer (175,000), Roberto Romanello (165,000), Anton Wigg (100,000), Artur Martirosian (99,500), Dimitar Danchev (87,500) and Adrian Mateos (54,500).
PokerStars Ambassador Benjamin Spragg also qualified with a large stack (206,000), like Juan Pardo (198,000), Leon Sturm (188,500), or Pablo Silva (172,000).
Day 2 will start at 12:30 p.m. local time on Level 11 (1,000/1,500/1,500). The tournament will continue on 60-minute levels, with a 15-minute break every two levels. There will also be a 45-minute dinner break at the end of Level 16 (around 7 p.m. local time).
Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team is on-site to provide updates.