73 Players on Day 2 of the EAPT Bucarest Main Event

The race to the final table is on when Day 2 of the 2023 €560 Eurasian Poker Tour Main Event begins at 2 p.m. local time.

The first four starting flights saw a total of 486 entries take to the felt at 888poker Room in Bucharest. But only 73 players still remain in the hunt for the trophy and for the €36,000 first-place prize, all of whom are now in the money after surviving their opening flight. A €223,560 prize pool was generated on this event, surpassing the €200,000 guarantee, and all the players on Day 2 secured a min cash of €1,375 so far.

Ionut Voinea built up a stack of 826,000 on Day 1c and took the overall tournament chip lead. Day 1d's biggest stack Dumitru Barta (657,000), Stefan Ionita (644,000), and Day 1a chip lead Corneliu Cretu (521,000) also reached the Top 5.

Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Ionut Voinea	Romania	826,000	165
2	Dumitru Barta	Romania	657,000	131
3	Stefan Ionita	Romania	644,000	129
4	John Six	Romania	620,000	124
5	Corneliu Cretu	Romania	521,000	104
6	Doru Horghidan	Romania	515,000	103
7	John One	Romania	480,000	96
8	Claudiu Spatariu	Romania	461,000	92
9	Alexandru Mitracu	Romania	455,000	91
10	Marius Kikinezhdi	Canada	451,000	90

Levels will now be 45 minutes long and pick up at Level 14 (3,000/5,000 and a 5,000 big blind ante), with 25:00 left on the clock. The plan for today is to approach the final table, with a champion being crowned tomorrow.

2023 €560 EAPT Main Event Payouts

Place	Prize	Place	Prize	Place	Prize
1	€36,000*	9	€3,785	27-31	€1,200
2	€24,705*	10-11	€3,275	32-35	€1,100
3	€17,200*	12-13	€2,900	36-44	€1,025
4	€12,750*	14-15	€2,540	45-53	€950
5	€9,300	16-17	€2,225	54-62	€900
6	€7,100	18-20	€1,930	63-73	€850
7	€5,700	21-23	€1,650
8	€4,650	24-26	€1,375