EPT Online 16: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max, Main Event]
Day 2 Started
EPT Online 16: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max, Main Event]
Day 2 Started
The final countdown is underway for all players interested to take a shot at the seven-figure prize pool in the inaugural 2020 PokerStars EPT Online $5,200 Main Event and several dozen have already opted to buy in, boosting the field of 371 Day 1 survivors out of a field of 1,182 entries.
None of the late entries until 1.05 p.m. EST will be even remotely close to the monster stack that belongs to PokerStars ambassador Fintan "easywithaces" Hand, who sits at the top of the leaderboard with 2,899,772. Estonia's "DingeBrinker" is close behing with 2,835,654 followed by "P0KERPR02.0" (2,784,244), and other notables in the overnight top 10 include Jakob "Succeeed" Miegel (2,498,678.
Further big stacks belong to the likes of Benjamin "bencb789" Rolle (2,362,038), Will "hellzito" Arruda (2,360,143), PokerStars ambassador Ramon "RamonColillas" Colillas (2,175,079) and Claas "ssicK_OnE" Segebrecht (2,165,596).
Position | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds Day 2 |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Fintan "easywithaces" Hand | Ireland | 2,899,772 | 242 |
2 | DingeBrinker | Estonia | 2,835,654 | 236 |
3 | P0KERPR02.0 | Germany | 2,784,244 | 232 |
4 | Jakob "Succeeed" Miegel | Germany | 2,498,678 | 208 |
5 | Fernando "fapk2212" Karam | Brazil | 2,402,866 | 200 |
6 | Benjamin "bencb789" Rolle | Germany | 2,362,038 | 197 |
7 | Will "hellzito" Arruda | Brazil | 2,360,143 | 197 |
8 | Ebaaa11 | Russia | 2,224,908 | 185 |
9 | Ramon "RamonColillas" Colillas | Spain | 2,175,079 | 181 |
10 | Claas "ssicK_OnE" Segebrecht | Germany | 2,165,596 | 180 |
Also in contention are the PokerStars ambassadors Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis (941,880), Kalidou "KalidouSow" Sow (596,860), Felix "xflixx" Schneiders (235,224), and Ben "Spraggy" Spragg (186,500). Furthermore, in a field filled with the biggest names in the international poker scene, PokerNews EPT4Charity competition winner Jay "Blackoid" Kennedy returns with a stack of 267,334 and will donate 10% of his winnings to CLIC Sargent UK.
The registration closes at 1.05 p.m. Eastern Standard Time and the action then recommences five minutes later with blinds of 6,000-12,000 and a running ante of 1,500. Day 2 will burst the money bubble and then carry on to play down to the final 72 contenders with levels lasting 30 minutes each.
As of Day 2 and until the end of the $5,200 Main Event, the action will also be broadcasted on the PokerStars YouTube and Twitch channels with cards-up coverage and commentary on a delay of 30 minutes. As a result, all PokerNews updates for the remainder of the tournament will be published on the same delay.
Nearly 50 players have already entered or re-entered to push the prize pool above $6 million and the regustration remains open until 1.05 p.m. EST.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Hannes "SuchADegen" Speiser
|
250,000 | 250,000 |
Dante "dantegoyaF" Goya | 250,000 | 250,000 |
Rui "sousinha23" Sousa | 250,000 | 250,000 |
Igor "Garrin4e" Yaroshevskyy | 250,000 | 250,000 |
Joep "Pappe_Ruk" van den Bijgaart | 250,000 | 250,000 |
Thiago "KKremate" Crema | 250,000 | 250,000 |
Christopher "Apotheosis92" Kruk | 250,000 | 250,000 |
Andrey "ThePateychuk" Pateychuk
|
250,000 | 250,000 |
KoningGilze
|
250,000 | 250,000 |
Jens "Jeans89" Kyllonen
|
250,000 | 250,000 |
Bernardo "bedias" Dias | 250,000 | 250,000 |
Jens "Knossi" Knossalla | 250,000 | 250,000 |
Aliaksandr "Alexgirs" Hirs
|
250,000 | 250,000 |
Luuk "pokerkluka" Gieles | 250,000 | 250,000 |
Matas "NoTilit" Cikinas | 250,000 | 250,000 |
Philipp "philbort" Gruissem | 250,000 | 250,000 |
The late registration has officially closed with 1,304 entries and 473 players remain with more than 130 hopefuls jumping in prior to the start of Day 2.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Julien "Stroposoz" Achard-Stropoli
|
250,000 | 250,000 |
Preben "prebz" Stokkan | 250,000 | 250,000 |
Marty "TheLipoFund" Mathis | 250,000 | 250,000 |
Andriy "Andre_Hansen" Lyubovetskiy | 250,000 | 250,000 |
Luke "Bit2easy" Reeves | 250,000 | 250,000 |
Ariel "ArielBahia" Celestino | 250,000 | 250,000 |
Gary "GaryT20" Thompson
|
250,000 | 250,000 |
Sami "Lrslzk" Kelopuro | 250,000 | 250,000 |
Alberto "alberto.m7" Meran | 250,000 | 250,000 |
Fabian "fabstinho" Quoss | 250,000 | 250,000 |
Henrik "hhecklen" Hecklen | 250,000 | 250,000 |
Christopher "lissi stinkt" Frank
|
250,000 | 250,000 |
Simon "ministerborg" Ravnsbaek | 250,000 | 250,000 |
Manig "swordfish007" Loeser
|
250,000 | 250,000 |
Parker "tonkaaaa" Talbot
|
250,000 | 250,000 |
A total of 1,304 entries including 924 unique players and 380 re-entries created a prize pool of $6,520,000 and the top 159 spots will get paid as follows.
Place | Payout (in USD) | Place | Payout (in USD) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $1,019,082 | 10-12 | $63,784 |
2 | $728,633 | 13-15 | $51,631 |
3 | $520,966 | 16-23 | $41,794 |
4 | $372,485 | 24-31 | $33,830 |
5 | $266,323 | 32-47 | $27,385 |
6 | $190,419 | 48-63 | $22,167 |
7 | $136,147 | 64-87 | $17,944 |
8 | $97,344 | 88-119 | $14,525 |
9 | $78,797 | 120-159 | $11,758 |
Level: 16
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 1,500
The first PokerStars ambassador to get their short stack in was Felix "xflixx" Schneiders via three-bet jam on the button and he was called by cutoff raiser Jerry "Perrymejsen" Odeen.
Felix "xflixx" Schneiders:
Jerry "Perrymejsen" Odeen:
The board ran out and that spelled the end for Schneiders.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jerry "Perrymejsen" Odeen | 967,402 | 253,224 |
Felix "xflixx" Schneiders
|
Busted |
Jay "Blackoid" Kennedy had increased his short stack in the first couple of hands and three-bet jammed out of the big blind for 302,734, which initial raiser "zoleykgb" called with the slightly superior stack in the cutoff.
Jay "Blackoid" Kennedy:
"zoleykgb":
Kennedy was unable to solve the kicker problem on a board of and was sent to the rail.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
zoleykgb | 721,196 | 721,196 |
Jay "Blackoid" Kennedy
|
Busted |
In a preflop raising war, Brazil's Lorenzo "charlie580" Bazei got their chips in from the button when he three-bet to 76,234 and called the four-bet shove by Andras "probirs" Nemeth.
Lorenzo "charlie580" Bazei:
Andras "probirs" Nemeth:
The board ran out and the aces held to eliminate Bazei.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Andras "probirs" Nemeth
|
2,542,931 | 440,070 |
Lorenzo "charlie580" Bazei | Busted |
In a battle button versus small blind, Scott "Aggro Santos" Margereson opened to 26,400 and called the shove of Rachid "SkaiWalkurrr" Ben Cherif for 334,300 total.
Rachid "SkaiWalkurrr" Ben Cherif:
Scott "Aggro Santos" Margereson:
Margereson had one overcard which he hit right away on the flop of a board.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Scott "Aggro Santos" Margereson
|
2,251,529 | 296,740 |
Rachid "SkaiWalkurrr" Ben Cherif | Busted |