The final 49 players will return for Day 2 of the$500 PokerNews Cup at the Luxon Pay Mediterranean Poker Party in North Cyprus at the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel and Casino.
They will battle for the$250,000 prizepool where all 49 players are already guaranteed a share of it as players played down to the money on each of the three flights. Action will continue from where play ended on the previous flights with 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 big blind ante.
Sakis Adrianopoulos leads the pack having bagged 500,000 in the turbo flight of Day 1c. He will be closely followed by the Day 1b chip leader Elena Yasyuchenya (485,000) as they will look towards the grand first place prize and trophy.
$500 PokerNews Cup Start of Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sakis Adrianopoulos | Greece | 500,000 |
| 2 | Elena Yasyuchenya | Russia | 485,000 |
| 3 | Dmitry Bodrov | Russia | 383,000 |
| 4 | Ozcan Barut | Turkey | 382,000 |
| 5 | Celine Zimmermann | Spain | 376,000 |
| 6 | Mohamad El-Sayed | Lebanon | 370,000 |
| 7 | Vladislav Fedoseev | Russia | 365,000 |
| 8 | Vittorio Maugini | Italy | 348,000 |
| 9 | Ercan Hasan | Turkey | 338,000 |
| 10 | Ismail Kalkan | Germany | 326,000 |
Other notables who secured made it to Day 2 include Mehdi Chaoui (272,00); Arnaud Enselme (222,000) and Konstantinos Nanos (262,000).
Cards will be in the air from 12:00 p.m. local time where players will play down to the final table before concluding the day.
As always, PokerNews will be on site providing all of the latest updates and high-flying drama here at the Luxon Pay Mediterranean Poker Party at the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel and Casino. Stay tuned for all the PokerNews Cup coverage until the final hand is dealt and a champion is crowned on Thursday.