The Race to the Money on Day 2 of the 2015 bwin.be WPT National Brussels
In one hour from now at 2 p.m. local time, Day 2 of the €1,100 + €100 bwin.be World Poker Tour National Brussels Main Event restarts with level 13. Out of a field of 391 entries, 145 hopefuls remain and the action recommences with blinds of 1,000-2,000 and a running ante of 300.
On the second day of the event, the level duration increases to 60 minutes each and 100 participants will leave the Grand Casino Brussels Viage empty-handed still. A maximum of 10 levels will be played on Day 2 and the first 45 spots will get paid, the payout will be announced by WPT tournament director Christian Scalzi once the cards are back in the air.
Leading the field of survivors is Yves Senterre with astonishing 311,100 followed by Niels Gybels (225,200). Day 1a chip leader Mike Gerry (210,900) ranks in third place overall whereas other familiar names on above-average stacks include World Series Of Poker bracelet winner Barny Boatman (176,100), WPTN Cyprus finalist Marco Della Tommasina (171,500), Anthony Rodrigues (152,000), 2014 French player of the year Erwann Pecheux (151,200), Bert Geens (143,800), Matthias de Clercq (121,000) and Antoine Saout (112,000).
As of 17:00 local time there is also the start of the two-day €2,000 + €200 High Roller with 50,000 in chips and 40-minute levels. Among others, Guillaume Darcourt won his ticket in a €220 Satellite yesterday evening after busting out of Day 1b of the Main Event.
Main Event Day 2 blind level structure:
| Level | Small Blind | Big Blind | Ante |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 1,000 | 2,000 | 300 |
| 14 | 1,200 | 2,400 | 400 |
| 15 | 1,500 | 3,000 | 500 |
| 16 | 2,000 | 4,000 | 500 |
| 17 | 2,500 | 5,000 | 500 |
| 18 | 3,000 | 6,000 | 1,000 |
| 19 | 4,000 | 8,000 | 1,000 |
| 20 | 5,000 | 10,000 | 1,000 |
| 21 | 6,000 | 12,000 | 2,000 |
| 22 | 8,000 | 16,000 | 2,000 |
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