Plenty of Top Names Looking to Win Big on Day 2
The second and final day of the $10,400 MPP High Roller will kick off at noon local time here at the Luxon Pay Mediterranean Poker Party in the Royal Diamond Hotel & Casino in beautiful North Cyprus.
Alexey Losev leads the current field of 53 players with 428,000 chips following the first four hours of play. But with plenty of time in late registration and a number of rebuys on tap, it's truly anyone's tournament as the players get set to resume play in Level 7.
Top-10 Chip Counts
| Position | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexey Losev | Russia | 428,000 | 214 |
| 2 | Mehdi Chaoui | Morocco | 422,000 | 211 |
| 3 | Kannapong Thanarattrakul | Thailand | 358,600 | 179 |
| 4 | Pedro Garagnani | Brazil | 301,000 | 151 |
| 5 | Daniel Rezaei | Austria | 272,000 | 136 |
| 6 | Nikita Kuznetsov | Russia | 265,100 | 133 |
| 7 | Damir Zhugralin | Kazakhstan | 264,700 | 132 |
| 8 | Symeon Alexandridis | Greece | 244,100 | 122 |
| 9 | Eric Worre | United States | 232,500 | 116 |
| 10 | Faraz Jaka | United States | 231,600 | 116 |
Plenty of big names will look to move up today looking to take home the lion's share of the $1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool. Faraz Jaka (231,600), Espen Jorstad (220,500), Elton Tsang (146,900), Stephen Chidwick (138,600), Steve O'Dwyer (125,000), Patrik Antonius (96,400), and Johan Guilbert (81,900) are all very much in the mix and will look to pick their spots on Day 2.
Cards will be in the air at approximately 12 p.m. local time and players will play 40-minute blind levels. The blinds will begin on Day 2 at 1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 big blind ante. After every three levels, there will be a 20-minute break, with a dinner break to be determined by the tournament staff before the start of play today. Though the remaining 53 players currently have an average of 74 big blinds, the tournament is set to play down to a champion on Day 2.
As always, PokerNews will provide all the latest updates live on-site here at the Mediterranean Poker Party. Stay tuned!