Joseph Ananias Bags Top Stack on Day 1b of MPNPT Sunny Beach Main Event
The second flight of the €550 MPN Poker Tour Sunny Beach Main Event is in the bag, and so are the chips of 78 players who will be returning along with the 41 Day 1a survivors to fight for the money and beyond.
The €150,000 guarantee was smashed with 201 entrants competing on Day 1a joining the 110 entrants on Day 1b to create a 311 entrant field and counting. The exact size of the field and the total prize pool will be released early on Day 2 on Saturday, July 7 with late-registration still permitted until the 2 p.m. start time of the day.
With a late surge near the end of Day 1b, United Kingdom's Joseph Ananias, who qualified to the event through RedKings Poker, finished on top of the second opening flight's chip counts after bagging a healthy stack of 200,300. Two local Bulgarian players finished Day 1b just Anaias' tail with Borislav Yosifov bagging 191,000 in chips followed by Aleksander Georgiev starting Day 2 with 181,000 in chips.
Although Ananias bagged the biggest stack on Day 1b, he enters Day 2 second in chips, just behind the chip leading stack of 217,200 held by Swedish Paf Poker qualifier and Day 1a chip leader Mikael Grönvik.
Top Five Chip Counts
| Name | Country | Chips | Qualifier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mikael Grönvik | Sweden | 217,200 | Paf Poker |
| Joseph Ananias | United Kingdom | 191,000 | RedKings Poker |
| Borislav Yosifov | Bulgaria | 191,000 | |
| Aleksander Georgiev | Bulgaria | 181,000 | |
| Nick Glushchenko | Israel | 162,600 |
Away from the Main Event, yesterday also saw the €220 MPNPT Super Knockout side event play late into the night. In addition, the live MPNPT Fish Party Sit & Go Jackpot proved as popular as ever, with players eager to engage with the MPNPT on social media in exchange for a chance to play for prizes including MPNPT branded goodies and the possibility of an MPNPT Main Event seat or full package.
The equally fun online version of the Fish Party game is available to play on MPN poker rooms.
MPNPT Sunny Beach continues Saturday, July 7 at 2 p.m. EEST with Day 2 of the Main Event with blinds at 1,200/2,400 with an ante of 300. In addition, the €150 MPNPT Platinum Poker Cup side event kicks off four hours later at 6 p.m. EEST, providing a perfect consolation for any players who bust out of the Main Event in the first few levels of Day 2.
As has been the case throughout the festival, players can also hop into the bustling cash games as well as enjoy all the sun, sea, and holiday atmosphere players could wish for.
You can follow all the action as it happens on the MPNPT blog.
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