Aleksandr Biriukov Leads Final Day of EAPT's First Main Event in Georgia
The final day of the EA Poker Tour (EAPT) Main Event gets underway at 1 p.m. today and the final 110 players will come back to battle it out for the title and the lion's share of the $370,500 prize pool.
After four live Day 1s plus an online flight — which totaled 741 entries — the survivors from each will merge for the first time and play until there is only one left standing.
Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Place | Name | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aleksandr Biriukov | Russia | 1,168,000 | 146 |
| 2 | Davit Abashidze | Georgia | 1,032,000 | 129 |
| 3 | Andrey Golubev | Kazakhstan | 818,000 | 102 |
| 4 | Giorgi Tchkonia | Georgia | 802,000 | 100 |
| 5 | Ilia Baranikov | Russia | 722,000 | 90 |
| 6 | Rinat Ismagilov | Russia | 633,000 | 79 |
| 7 | Beka Magradze | Georgia | 612,000 | 77 |
| 8 | Gevorg Khachatryan | Armenia | 601,000 | 75 |
| 9 | Ruben Hovsepyan | Armenia | 562,000 | 70 |
| 10 | Yuho Ikezaki | Japan | 544,000 | 68 |
The overall chip leader is Aleksandr Biriukov, who came through Day 1a with a huge stack of 1,168,000, and was the only one of two players to break the one-million chip barrier. Georgia's Davit Abashidze was the other as he stormed through Day 1d to bag up 1,032,000, in a flight where the host nation occupied the top four spots in the counts.
Payouts for the final day will be released shortly before play begins and updated on PokerNews as soon as they are published.
Day 2 will begin at Level 17 (4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 big blind ante), as that was the earliest level at which any of the opening flights ended. The clock will be set at 40 minutes throughout the day and the average stack is a little under 270,000, which is around 34 big blinds.
A feature table is scheduled to go live after the first break and will be streamed live (with a 30-minute delay), and the link to watch will be provided as soon as it becomes available.
Keep it right here with PokerNews as the EAPT Main Event plays down to a champion.