$5,300 Main Event
Day 2a Completed
2018 Caribbean Poker Party
$5,300 Main Event
Day: 2a
partypoker Pro Urbanovich Tops Counts, Bags Just Shy of 20 Million Heading to Day 3
Level 18
: 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
It's been a relatively quiet few years for Dzmitry Urbanovich since he broke out in incredible fashion with a $4 million year and a slew of titles at EPT Malta in 2015. That could be about to change if his run in the early stages of the partypoker 2018 Caribbean Poker Party $5,300 Main Event at Baha Mar Resort is any indication.
Urbanovich finished atop the counts among the 170 players who bagged with 19,550,000. The Polish prodigy ran up a stack in the middle stages and then played a huge hand against Ioannis Angelou-Konstas late that propelled him to the top.
As the early streets were related to PokerNews, there was an open and a three-bet from Urbanovich before Angelou-Konstas put in a cold four-bet from the blinds. They went heads up to seven-seven-eight with two spades and a diamond and Urbanovich called a bet of 900,000 at 50,000/100,000/100,000. With the pot swollen to nearly 6 million, Angelou-Konstas checked the ace of diamonds turn and went deep into the tank when Urbanovich shoved for about the size of the pot. Angelou-Konstas went deep into the tank and ultimately folded after someone called the clock several minutes later.
One other player also clear 19 million to challenge Urbanovich's supremacy. That was Emmanouil Fountoulakis, who wound up with 19.1 million. Senthuran Vijayaratnam (16,380,000) and Mikhail Vilkov (16 million) also bagged monstrous stacks.
More well-known names with piles included Eric Baldwin (13,880,000), Cliff Josephy (11,710,000), Simon Deadman (11,300,000), Johannes Becker (11,150,000), Chance Kornuth (11,120,000) and Urbanovich's partypoker teammate Joao Simao (10,500,000).
A few hundred entries were logged over the course of the first four levels, when registration remained open, pushing the event past the 1,200 mark, still some way to go to meet the incredible $10 million guarantee. Making that number will still be an incredibly tall task with less than 24 hours of open registration remaining, but word has evidently spread in the poker world as players like Johnny Chan who hadn't made their presence known yet at the festival showed up.
Undoubtedly, more fresh faces will surface for Day 2b on Wednesday, and PokerNews will keep track of them throughout another day of partypoker-style live updates here at Baha Mar.
End of Day 2a Counts (full)
Level 18
: 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
19,550,000
2,550,000
|
2,550,000 |
|
||
|
19,100,000
900,000
|
900,000 |
|
16,380,000
380,000
|
380,000 |
|
16,000,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
13,880,000
6,280,000
|
6,280,000 |
|
||
|
13,480,000
10,740,000
|
10,740,000 |
|
13,425,000
12,825,000
|
12,825,000 |
|
13,085,000
10,625,000
|
10,625,000 |
|
13,040,000 | |
|
12,475,000
11,755,000
|
11,755,000 |
|
12,375,000 | |
|
12,100,000
9,660,000
|
9,660,000 |
|
12,030,000
9,695,000
|
9,695,000 |
|
||
|
11,710,000
7,310,000
|
7,310,000 |
|
|
||
|
11,550,000
-450,000
|
-450,000 |
|
11,380,000
9,980,000
|
9,980,000 |
|
11,300,000
-2,300,000
|
-2,300,000 |
|
11,200,000
7,720,000
|
7,720,000 |
|
|
11,160,000
9,540,000
|
9,540,000 |
|
11,150,000
4,050,000
|
4,050,000 |
|
|
||
|
11,120,000
5,620,000
|
5,620,000 |
|
||
|
11,095,000 | |
|
10,965,000
10,555,000
|
10,555,000 |
|
10,905,000
-595,000
|
-595,000 |
|
10,540,000
9,730,000
|
9,730,000 |
Urbanovich Pushing for Lead
Level 18
: 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Dzmitry Urbanovich just played a massive pot against Ioannis Angelou-Konstas and the partypoker pro came out on the better end of it to put himself in position to possibly bag the lead.
According to a player who witnessed the early action, there was a raise and a three-bet from Urbanovich preflop before Angelou-Konstas four-bet from the blinds. The two went heads up to 
and Angelou-Konstas bet 900,000. Urbanovich peeled, bringing the 
. Angelou-Konstas checked and Urbanovich shoved all in for about 5.7 million effective, which looked to be about the size of the pot.
Angelou-Konstas tanked for several minutes until a clock was called. Eventually, he gave it up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
18,200,000
4,200,000
|
4,200,000 |
|
|
17,000,000
9,200,000
|
9,200,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
16,000,000
14,695,000
|
14,695,000 |
|
|
15,200,000
13,475,000
|
13,475,000 |
|
12,500,000
7,200,000
|
7,200,000 |
|
|
12,000,000
730,000
|
730,000 |
|
10,000,000
2,530,000
|
2,530,000 |
|
8,700,000
-500,000
|
-500,000 |
|
|
||
|
8,000,000
1,400,000
|
1,400,000 |
|
8,000,000
2,425,000
|
2,425,000 |
|
7,000,000
3,800,000
|
3,800,000 |
|
6,600,000
1,100,000
|
1,100,000 |
|
|
||
|
6,000,000
3,000,000
|
3,000,000 |
|
5,700,000
4,840,000
|
4,840,000 |
|
5,500,000
1,340,000
|
1,340,000 |
|
5,350,000
2,110,000
|
2,110,000 |
|
3,000,000
-2,800,000
|
-2,800,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
Level: 18
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 100,000
Eldridge Picks Off a Bluff Shove
Level 17
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
David Eldridge bet 450,000 from middle position on a completed board of 
. His opponent under the gun wasted little time before shoving all in for 1,050,000. Eldridge got a count and then called without much delay. His 
was good against 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
11,500,000
8,460,000
|
8,460,000 |
|
|
11,270,000
9,095,000
|
9,095,000 |
|
8,300,000
8,300,000
|
8,300,000 |
|
7,000,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
||
|
6,580,000
2,080,000
|
2,080,000 |
|
||
|
6,000,000
1,950,000
|
1,950,000 |
|
6,000,000
3,000,000
|
3,000,000 |
|
5,700,000
-950,000
|
-950,000 |
|
||
|
5,470,000
1,760,000
|
1,760,000 |
|
|
||
|
5,000,000
-1,925,000
|
-1,925,000 |
|
4,750,000
4,000,000
|
4,000,000 |
|
|
||
|
3,850,000
1,150,000
|
1,150,000 |
|
|
||
|
3,500,000
-750,000
|
-750,000 |
|
3,130,000
-1,070,000
|
-1,070,000 |
|
2,615,000
-1,385,000
|
-1,385,000 |
|
1,800,000
-2,100,000
|
-2,100,000 |
|
|
||
Level: 17
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
Into the Eight Figures
Level 16
: 35,000/70,000, 70,000 ante
Players are on their final break of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
14,000,000
11,540,000
|
11,540,000 |
|
|
13,600,000
5,400,000
|
5,400,000 |
|
10,250,000
8,810,000
|
8,810,000 |
|
|
9,200,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
|
|
||
|
8,800,000
-400,000
|
-400,000 |
|
8,575,000
7,610,000
|
7,610,000 |
|
8,400,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
7,800,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
7,600,000
2,200,000
|
2,200,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
7,470,000
2,870,000
|
2,870,000 |
|
|
6,600,000
2,200,000
|
2,200,000 |
|
6,500,000
1,100,000
|
1,100,000 |
|
|
||
|
6,100,000
-1,475,000
|
-1,475,000 |
|
5,840,000
1,465,000
|
1,465,000 |
|
|
5,800,000
3,000,000
|
3,000,000 |
|
5,650,000
850,000
|
850,000 |
|
|
5,575,000
2,485,000
|
2,485,000 |
|
|
5,500,000
1,240,000
|
1,240,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
5,500,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
||
|
5,000,000
1,800,000
|
1,800,000 |
|
|
||
|
5,000,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
|
4,700,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
|
||
|
4,300,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
4,160,000
1,530,000
|
1,530,000 |
|
4,100,000
1,100,000
|
1,100,000 |
Level: 16
Blinds: 35,000/70,000
Ante: 70,000
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