Final Table Reached In Event #7: $2,000 Warm Up; Yurasov and Plesuv In Contention For Title
The final table of Day 2 of Event #7: $2,000 Warm Up from the Luxon Pay Mediterranean Poker Party has been set. Nine players have managed to survive a long Day 2, which saw 177 players come back to with hopes of a title and deep run in the event. The $310,000 first place prize money might appeal to them, too.
With 1,047 entries across four flights, the guarantee was broken and then some. Of those 177 players that returned for Day 2, many renound pros remained. Dzmitry Urbanovich (22nd) had an up and down day, ultimately getting his last 700,000 chips in against the bigger stacked Jakub Michalak. The two Polish players saw a board, but Urbanovich couldn’t improve, sending him out with 3 tables left. Other notables that made Day 2 but couldn’t secure that desired final table were Steve O’Dwyer (62nd), Yuriy Zakharov, (Day 1A chip leader, 64th) Damir Zhugralin (71st), Aylar Lie (75th) and Melika Razavi (118th), to name a few.
The hand Alexandre Vuilleumier exited on was a big spot, with 15 players left a three-way all in left him dusted and Pavel Plesuv short. This all set Sergey Baranski up to come into the final table with the chip lead, as he was the beneficiary of the hand. Not much is known about the Belarusian player, but he'll certainly make a name for himself if he can take the event down.
One of the bigger stories of the tournament is two-time bracelet winner Dmitry Yurasov. Yurasov looked relaxed as he played down to the final table whilst playing online on an iPad, but with stacks so short, it was push all-in or fold territory for much of the final 2-3 tables. After winning a big hand to eliminate French player Arnaud Enselme in 20th, Yurasov kept his momentum up, finishing the day with 5,550,00 chips, good for 5th place heading into the final day. Though saying all that, he did have a hiccup when his pocket sevens were unfortunately counterfeit by Baranski’s big slick on the final table bubble.
The final table bubble boy was Daniel Thaller. Thaller was seemingly card dead much of the final two tables, as he folded down to his last 1,100,000. Unfortunately for the man representing the U.K, he ran his suited queen-eight into Baranski's same-suited big slick. Yes, that hand was doing wonders for the Belarusian as they got down to the final table bubble.
Final Table Redraw
| Seat | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
| 1 | Artur Martirosian | Russia | 6,700,000 | 27 |
| 2 | Aleksandr Pak | Russia | 7,450,000 | 30 |
| 3 | Arsenii Karmatckii | Russia | 8,125,000 | 33 |
| 4 | Pavel Plesuv | Moldova | 2,975,000 | 12 |
| 5 | Dmitry Vitkind | Russia | 5,100,000 | 20 |
| 6 | Milos Skrbic | Serbia | 3,750,000 | 15 |
| 7 | Aleksandr Kinzhalov | Russia | 3,550,000 | 14 |
| 8 | Sergey Baranski | Belarus | 9,125,000 | 37 |
| 9 | Dmitry Yurasov | Russia | 5,550,000 | 22 |
Each of the final 9 players have now locked up $21,000 for their final table appearance and will have their eyes on first place prize. PokerNews will bring you all the updates on the final table, starting at 12:00 p.m. Though, there will likely be a time-delayed stream for the final table, if so reports will also be on delay to protect the integrity of the game. More updated on that at 11:00 a.m. local time, check back here then for any news on that. Play on the final day will be on Level 32, with blinds at 125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 big blind ante, with 18 minutes left on the level.
That does it for Day 2. With just a few left in contention, be sure to follow here for all the updates as they play down to a winner, live from the Luxon Pay Mediterranean Poker Party at the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel & Casino in North Cyprus.