Day 2 Awaits With Khoroshenin in the Lead
A total of 67 unique players started this $25,000 High Roller at the PokerStars European Poker Tour Malta yesterday. 19 re entries were made, making for a total of 86 entries for this opening event. Players are able to register till fifteen minutes before the start of Day 2 at 12:30 p.m. local time.
40 players remain after the ten levels of play on Day 1, with Oleksii Khoroshenin leading the charge. The Ukrainian EPT Vienna champion amassed 277,600 in chips, good for 138 big blinds at the start today as the first level will be 1,000/2,000 with 300 ante.
No table draw will be published till registration had closed, to not give newcomers the advantage of knowing which seats are up for grabs.
The structure for Day 2 dictates 10 levels of play, or down to 8 players, whichever is faster. The ten levels are structured as followed:
| Level | Small Blind | Big Blind | Ante |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 1,000 | 2,000 | 300 |
| 12 | 1,200 | 2,400 | 300 |
| 20 minutes break | |||
| 13 | 1,500 | 3,000 | 400 |
| 14 | 2,000 | 4,000 | 500 |
| 20 minutes break | |||
| 15 | 2,500 | 5,000 | 500 |
| 16 | 3,000 | 6,000 | 1,000 |
| 75 minutes break | |||
| 17 | 4,000 | 8,000 | 1,000 |
| 18 | 5,000 | 10,000 | 1,000 |
| 20 minutes break | |||
| 19 | 6,000 | 12,000 | 2,000 |
| 20 | 8,000 | 16,000 | 2,000 |
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