€560 Main Event
Day 2 Completed
€560 Main Event
Day 2 Completed
Day 2 of the EAPT Bratislava Main Event was a bit shorter than expected, at Banco Casino. But 16 players are not going to complain, as they qualified for the final day of the tournament.
They are the remaining players out of a field of 389 entrants. But find a spot on the two last tables wasn't an easy task, as 59 players had the same goal at the beginning of the day. The only one who had an easy day was Mario Alina, thanks to "a crazy run" during the last levels. In 20 minutes, he cracked aces and won a massive pot, then eliminated two players to become the undisputed chip leader of Day 2 with 2,435,000 chips.
In first place at the beginning of the day, Miklos Zsuffa (1,760,000) almost has one million chips less than Alina, and the same goes for Avraham Sisso (1,330,000). Antal Mezei (1,145,000), Ivo Zeravica (1,060,000), and Day 1a chip leader Rostyslav Sabishchenko (1,050,000) also reached the million.
Rank | Player | Country | Chip Counts | Big Blinds |
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1 | Mario Alina | Slovakia | 2,435,000 | 122 |
2 | Miklos Zsuffa | Hungary | 1,760,000 | 88 |
3 | Avraham Sisso | Israel | 1,330,000 | 67 |
4 | Antal Mezei | Hungary | 1,145,000 | 57 |
5 | Ivo Zeravica | Croatia | 1,060,000 | 53 |
6 | Rostyslav Sabishchenko | Ukraine | 1,050,000 | 53 |
7 | Laszlo Vaczy | Hungary | 945,000 | 47 |
8 | Lukas Stopka | Slovakia | 825,000 | 41 |
9 | Vili Päivärinta | Finland | 820,000 | 41 |
10 | Ioannis Giannakopoulos | Greece | 820,000 | 41 |
From Lukas Stopk (825,000) to Pelacho (730,000), a group of six players will start Day 3 with a three blinds difference. And the gap is even smaller between Vili Päivärinta and Ioannis Giannakopoulos, who bagged the exact same stack (820,000). Same close situation with Lukasz Fraczek (355,000) and Day 1b chip leader Adrian Filip (345,000), who are the two shortest stacks of the field.
Play will resume at 2:00 p.m. local time with 35 minutes remaining on Level 20 (blinds of 10,000/20,000 and a 20,000 big blind ante). Then, the clock will keep running on 60-minute levels until the final table where levels will increase every 20 hands.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be covering all of the action on the way to crowning an EAPT champion.
Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
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1 | 1 | Antal Mezei | Hungary | 1,145,000 | 57 |
1 | 2 | Ivo Zeravica | Croatia | 1,060,000 | 53 |
1 | 3 | Christoph Hillinger | Austria | 455,000 | 23 |
1 | 4 | Lukas Stopka | Slovakia | 825,000 | 41 |
1 | 5 | Pelacho | Spain | 730,000 | 37 |
1 | 6 | Vili Päivärinta | Finland | 820,000 | 41 |
1 | 7 | Miklos Zsuffa | Hungary | 1,760,000 | 88 |
1 | 8 | Rostyslav Sabishchenko | Ukraine | 1,050,000 | 53 |
23 | 1 | Lukasz Fraczek | Poland | 355,000 | 18 |
23 | 2 | Ioannis Giannakopoulos | Greece | 820,000 | 41 |
23 | 3 | Avraham Sisso | Israel | 1,330,000 | 67 |
23 | 4 | Zsolt Szabo | Hungary | 800,000 | 40 |
23 | 5 | Laszlo Vaczy | Hungary | 945,000 | 47 |
23 | 6 | Mario Alina | Slovakia | 2,435,000 | 122 |
23 | 7 | Christoforos Chrysochoidis | Greece | 750,000 | 38 |
23 | 8 | Adrian Filip | Romania | 345,000 | 17 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
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2,435,000
265,000
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265,000 |
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1,760,000 | |
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1,330,000
45,000
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45,000 |
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1,145,000 | |
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1,060,000 | |
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1,050,000
170,000
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170,000 |
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945,000
165,000
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165,000 |
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825,000
160,000
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160,000 |
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820,000
120,000
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120,000 |
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820,000
415,000
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415,000 |
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800,000
320,000
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320,000 |
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750,000
75,000
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75,000 |
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730,000
70,000
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70,000 |
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455,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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355,000
205,000
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205,000 |
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345,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
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There are now 16 players left, so Day 2 is now over. The remaining players will come back tomorrow for Day 3.
Stay tuned for chip counts and a recap of the day's action.
Shortest stack of the tournament after the last break, Vitali Mahileuski shoved for 80,000 under the gun, and he faced Antal Mezei in the big blind.
Vitali Mahileuski: K♦4♠
Antal Mezei: 8♥8♦
The board of 9♠7♦5♥A♠9♦ was no help for Mahileuski, who was eliminated. While he was going to the cashier, the tournament director stopped the clock.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,145,000
365,000
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365,000 |
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Busted |
Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
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62 | 2 | Lukas Stopka | Slovakia | 985,000 | 49 |
62 | 4 | Christoforos Chrysochoidis | Greece | 675,000 | 34 |
62 | 5 | Christoph Hillinger | Austria | 485,000 | 24 |
62 | 6 | Lukasz Fraczek | Poland | 560,000 | 28 |
62 | 7 | Ioannis Giannakopoulos | Greece | 405,000 | 20 |
62 | 8 | Avraham Sisso | Israel | 1,375,000 | 69 |
63 | 1 | Pelacho | Spain | 660,000 | 33 |
63 | 2 | Adrian Filip | Romania | 395,000 | 20 |
63 | 3 | Miklos Zsuffa | Hungary | 1,760,000 | 88 |
63 | 4 | Laszlo Vaczy | Hungary | 780,000 | 39 |
63 | 5 | Ivo Zeravica | Croatia | 1,060,000 | 53 |
63 | 6 | Vili Päivärinta | Finland | 940,000 | 47 |
72 | 2 | Mario Alina | Slovakia | 2,700,000 | 135 |
72 | 3 | Zsolt Szabo | Hungary | 1,120,000 | 56 |
72 | 4 | Antal Mezei | Hungary | 780,000 | 39 |
72 | 5 | Vitali Mahileuski | Belarus | 130,000 | 7 |
72 | 8 | Rostyslav Sabishchenko | Ukraine | 880,000 | 44 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
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2,700,000
900,000
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900,000 |
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1,760,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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1,375,000
525,000
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525,000 |
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1,120,000
135,000
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135,000 |
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1,060,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
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985,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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940,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
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880,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
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780,000
405,000
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405,000 |
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780,000
530,000
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530,000 |
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675,000
60,000
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60,000 |
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660,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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560,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
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485,000
235,000
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235,000 |
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405,000
205,000
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205,000 |
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395,000
65,000
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65,000 |
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130,000
225,000
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225,000 |
Level: 20
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
While the other players were going on a break, Steinn Karlsson and Mario Alina were still involved in a hand.
On a board of J♥8♠3♥Q♠ with approximately 250,000 in the pot, Alina on the button raised to 200,000. Karlsson moved all-in for approximately 500,000 chips, and Alina called.
Steinn Karlsson: J♣J♦
Mario Alina: 10♦9♦
Karlsson flopped a set, but Alina hit a straight on the turn. "What a crazy run," he said after the river K♥, while Karlsson was leaving in 18th place for €1,600.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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2,800,000
1,000,000
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1,000,000 |
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Busted |
The remaining players of the Main Event are on a 15-minute break.