Russians Lead the Way to Start Day 2 of the MPP Main Event
Day 2 of the $5,300 Luxon Pay Mediterranean Poker Party Main Event is set to get underway today at 12 noon local time here at the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel on the northern shores of North Cyprus.
There were a scheduled three starting flights but in the cover of night, a fourth turbo flight was added to the mix for Day 1b which attracted 111 entries and ended with 74 players remaining which brings the total number of entries to 715 and the remaining players count up to 448. Registration is still open for five levels into the day, through Level 13 meaning that there is still plenty of time for players to jump in.
Ending the Day 1d flight as chip leader was Russian Vladislav Ivanov, bagging 445,000. His chip lead confirmed that it is Russian domination so far all four as all four starting flights were led by a Russian at the end with Denis Vitchenko (538,500) leading after Day 1a, the overall chip leader Dmitry Yurasov with 543,500 after Day 1b and Andrey Litvinov (510,000) the Day 1c chip leader.
Some of the other big stacks outside of the four Russian end-of-day leaders include; Daniel Rezaei (516,500) of Austria, Bulgarian Yulian Bogdanov (511,500) and Moroccan Mehdi Chaoui (498,500).
Top 10 Day 2 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dmitry Yurasov | Russia | 543,500 | 272 |
| 2 | Denis Vitchenko | Russia | 538,500 | 269 |
| 3 | Daniel Rezaei | Austria | 516,500 | 258 |
| 4 | Yulian Bogdanov | Bulgaria | 511,500 | 256 |
| 5 | Andrey Litvinov | Russia | 510,000 | 255 |
| 6 | Mehdi Chaoui | Morocco | 498,500 | 249 |
| 7 | Alexandre Vuilleumier | Switzerland | 495,500 | 248 |
| 8 | Shaul Meir | Israel | 494,000 | 247 |
| 9 | Benjamin Jones | United States | 472,500 | 236 |
| 10 | Patrick Clarke | Ireland | 465,500 | 233 |
The Day 1b turbo flight added a few big names to an already stacked Day 2 as David Peters (205,000), Johan Guilbert (203,500) and none other than Phil Ivey (137,500) were able to make their way through the speedy flight into Day 2.
They will join the likes of Faraz Jaka (393,500), Freddy Deeb (328,000) and Pavel Plesuv (262,500) among many others on Day 2.
Live streaming of Day 2 will begin at 1:00 p.m. local time as the action will be available to be watched from the still early stages of this tournament. The plan is to play ten 60-minute levels today where the remaining players will bag and tag their chips for Day 3 which will be tomorrow.
PokerNews will be there from the start today to cover all of the Day 2 action.