Day 2 of the partpoker LIVE MILLIONS Europe Main Event Begins at Noon
Day 2 is just about to kick off in the partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Europe Main Event. A total of 160 players come back from the combined Day 1 and Day 2 fields, out of a total of 380 entrants. The remaining players, as well as any late registrants who might make a late entry into the tournament today, are playing to get a part of the €5,000,000 guaranteed prize pool as the event plays on at King’s Resort in Rozvadov, Czech Republic.
The tournament resumes today at noon local time, beginning a Level 9 with the blinds at 15000/30000. Late registration is available until the beginning of Level 11, which will start around 2:20 p.m. local time. The tournament will play down to the money today.
A field of some of poker’s most talented players will be in the room today. Big stacks coming into Day 2 include the overall chip leader Freddy Deeb, who went on a big run in the Day 1b flight and enters the day with 5,875,000 in chips.
Deeb is followed by Piet Pape (5,585,000) and Yake Wu (5,500,000), both of whom came out of the Day 1b flight with Deeb. That trio is joined at the top of the chip leaderboard by Day 1a chip leader Mikhail Vilkov (4,850,000), with a number of top contenders trailing just behind.
Some of the notables that will be in attendance include Charlie Carrel (2,975,000), Kenny Hallaert (2,930,000), Alex Foxen (2,140,000), Maria Lampropulos (1,855,000), partypoker pro Joao Simao (1,825,000), Kahle Burns (1,655,000), Orpen Kisacikoglu (1,615,000), Jack Sinclair (1,410,000), Ryan Riess (1,150,000) and Ben Heath (1,114,000).
Others in the hunt include 2019 WSOP Main Event champion Hossein Ensan (920,000), Alex Keating (875,000), Ole Schemion (480,000) and Manig Loeser (415,000).
Today's action is scheduled for eight 60-minute levels, with a 20-minute break after every two levels. After that, the action will continue as needed until the money bubble bursts.
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