Alexey Romanov Bags Big on Day 2 of the Main Event
The Golden Poker Million Cyprus Main Event has been a resounding success. After today's Day 1f flight was completed, a total of 1,178 entrants participated with 120 players surviving.
The 120 players were whittled down to just 50 players after Day 2 which featured hour-long blind levels. Russia's Alexey Romanov ended the day on the top of the charts with a massive stack of 5,475,000 in chips.
Romanov's lead isn't huge as there are several players just on his tail including Dan Dumitru Apostol (5,115,000), Shlomi Shimoni (5,015,000), Ioannis Chorianopoulos (4,980,000), and Josef Gulas (4,845,000).
| Place | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexey Romanov | Russia | 5,475,000 | 102 |
| 2 | Dan Dumitru Apostol | Romania | 5,115,000 | 110 |
| 3 | Shlomi Shimoni | Israel | 5,015,000 | 100 |
| 4 | Ioannis Chorianopoulos | Greece | 4,980,000 | 100 |
| 5 | Josef Gulas | Czech Republic | 4,845,000 | 97 |
Day 3 kicks off tomorrow at 3 p.m. EET with blinds at 25,000/50,000 and a big blind ante of 50,000. Stay tuned as PokerNews will be on hand to cover all of the action.