Welcome to Day 2 of the partypoker WPT National London 2015
The second day of the ￡ 200 No Limit Hold'em partypoker WPT National London Accumulator at the Aspers Casino kicks off in about one hour from now at 1 p.m. UK time. After three flights and 594 entries in total, 205 players will return on their mission to become the new World Poker Tour National champion.
Leading the field is Stuart Hulston with 181,000 after bagging up a big stack on day 1a and day 1c followed by day 1b chip leader Matas Cimbolas with 169,200 and Aziz Kara with 142,100. Cimbolas won the WPT Nottingham late last year and also final tabled the EPT Deauville Main Event recently, confirming his stellar form as of lately.
The money will be reached today as 12 levels of 40 minutes each are scheduled or until the last 16 players have been reached, whichever of the two comes first. With the initial blinds at 600 - 1,200 and a running ante of 200, there is still plenty of room to make some moves.
Above-average stacks for the restart include Kevin Allen (130,200), Zagon Calin (121,200), online qualifier Gareth Smirthwaite (113,400), Peteris Berzins (113,200), Ali Zihni (102,400) and Laurence Essa (94,100). Surinder Sunar (90,200), WPT champions club member Tony Dunst (74,500), Tristan Chaplin (73,500), 2014 WPT500 Nottingham runner-up Matthew Noonan (70,400), Aleksandar Spadijer (58,700) and Tamer Kamel (55,900). James Akenhead (40,200) and former WPTN London champion Gabriel Tuna (29,200) have plenty of work ahead if they wish to cash in the event.
The PokerNews team will be there to cover all good and bad beats on the way to the money, so make sure to tune back in regularly! If you are the venue, don't forget to collect your wristband in the partypoker lounge to enjoy free drinks and giveaways at the WPT players party as of 10.30 p.m. UK time in the Aspers Sky Bar.
Day 2 blind structure:
| Level | Small Blind | Big Blind | Ante |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 600 | 1,200 | 200 |
| 10 | 800 | 1,600 | 200 |
| 11 | 1,000 | 2,000 | 300 |
| 12 | 1,200 | 2,400 | 400 |
| 13 | 1,500 | 3,000 | 500 |
| 14 | 2,000 | 4,000 | 500 |
| 15 | 2,500 | 5,000 | 500 |
| 16 | 3,000 | 6,000 | 1,000 |
| 17 | 4,000 | 8,000 | 1,000 |
| 18 | 5,000 | 10,000 | 1,000 |
| 19 | 6,000 | 12,000 | 2,000 |
| 20 | 8,000 | 16000 | 2,000 |