Who Will Reach the Final Table in the 2021 MILLIONS North Cyprus $2,200 Warm Up?
Another long day of poker lays ahead of the 94 contenders in the 2021 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS North Cyprus $2,200 Warm Up as they wish to secure a portion of the $1,370,800 prize pool. Out of a field of 745 entries, only the top 89 finishers will get paid and the bubble action at the start of Day 3 will determine the early stages. From there on, the penultimate tournament day will aim to whittle down the field to the nine-handed final table.
Russia's Artur Martirosian once more leads the pack at the five-star Merit Crystal Cove Hotel Casino & Spa with a stack of 3,226,000 and he is followed by Viktor Ustimov (2,400,000) and Day 1a chip leader Muharrem Atsiz (2,370,000). Further notables with above average stacks include Georgios Tsouloftas, Jim Sue Pan, Karolis Sareika, Jim Sue Pan, Fahredin Mustafov, Mustafa Biz, and Andreas Christoforou.
Top 10 Counts For Day 31
| Position | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Artur Martirosian | Russia | 3,226,000 | 161 |
| 2 | Viktor Ustimov | Russia | 2,400,000 | 120 |
| 3 | Muharrem Atsiz | Turkey | 2,370,000 | 119 |
| 4 | Georgios Tsouloftas | Cyprus | 1,852,000 | 93 |
| 5 | Kush Vinod Kataria | United Arab Emirates | 1,787,000 | 89 |
| 6 | Jim Sue Pan | Netherlands | 1,615,000 | 81 |
| 7 | Basel Khabbazeh | Syria | 1,480,000 | 74 |
| 8 | Karolis Sereika | Lithuania | 1,450,000 | 73 |
| 9 | Karolis Ciudaras | Lithuania | 1,439,000 | 72 |
| 10 | Piotr Sowinski | Poland | 1,320,000 | 66 |
The average at the start of the day will be 792,553, which is just shy of 40 big blinds. Action resumes in level 19 with blinds of 10,000-20,000 with a big blind ante of 20,000. There are several contenders between seven and 15 big blinds, which may make for a tense start and high-octane action once the bubble has burst. It is expected that Day 3 will play down to either the final two tables or the final nine depending on how fast the bubble goes.
Stay tuned to find out who makes the cut for the first major event of the festival at one of Europe's hottest poker destinations.