Gaelle Baumann Leads 399 Players For Day 2 of the $1,100 Eureka Main Event
After the four Day 1s, it's time for reunification with Day 2 of the $1,100 Eureka Main Event at the PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Cyprus. Out of a total of 2,659 entrants, only 399 players will be back on Day 2 at Merit Royal Diamond Hotel Casino & Spa. They are all in the money, and will share a total prize pool of $2,552,640.
Chip leader Gaelle Baumann bagged an impressive stack of 1,007,000 chips on Day 1c. Apart from her, nobody else has more than one million chips.
Second in the chip counts is Boris Angelov, whi finished Day 1d just shy of the million (964,000), ahead of Walter Treccarichi (734,000) and the biggest stack of Day 1b, Carl Shaw (703,000). Alexandr Dusco, chip leader of Day 1a, is also in the Top 5 with 696,000 chips.
Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gaelle Baumann | France | 1,007,000 | 168 |
| 2 | Boris Angelov | Bulgaria | 964,000 | 161 |
| 3 | Walter Treccarichi | Italy | 734,000 | 122 |
| 4 | Carl Shaw | United Kingdom | 703,000 | 117 |
| 5 | Alexandr Dusco | Moldova | 696,000 | 116 |
| 6 | Andre Sammour | Lebanon | 691,000 | 115 |
| 7 | Milen Stefanov | Bulgaria | 676,000 | 113 |
| 8 | Giorgiy Skhulukhiya | Russia | 669,000 | 112 |
| 9 | Oleg Ustinovich | Russia | 628,000 | 105 |
| 10 | Eros Calderone | Italy | 604,000 | 101 |
Among the big stacks, EPT champions Steve O'Dwyer (487,000) and Ian Hamilton (461,000) also qualified for Day 2. Including them, a total of eight former EPT winners are still in the competition, with Lucien Cohen (277,000), Simon Wiciak (221,000), Arsenii Karmatckii (158,000), Tom Middleton (114,000), Nicolas Dumont (92,000) and Nicolas Chouity (58,000).
In the rest of the field, Giorgiy Skhulukhiya (669,000), Vladas Tamasauskas (546,000) or Jason Wheeler (527,000) will try to close the gap on the chipleaders. On the other hand, players like Kenny Hallaert (75,000), Benjamin Hamnett (48,000), Julien Sitbon (22,000), Jessica Teusl (22,000) and Pablo Brito Silva (17,000) will look for a quick double up to stay in the tournament.
Day 2 will begin at noon local time with 30 minutes left in Level 17 (3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 big blind ante). Then, there will be 60-minute levels with a 15-minute break every two levels. A dinner break of 75 minutes is also scheduled at the end of Level 24 (approximately 8:15 p.m.).
As always, stay tuned to PokerNews for all your live coverage needs for this event from the moment cards are in the air until a winner is crowned.