Welcome to Day 3 of the Main Event
Welcome to Day 3 of the Golden Million Cyprus Main Event. The tournament attracted a huge field of 1,178 entrants. Yesterday witnessed opening flight survivors whittle down to just 50 players by the end of Day 2.
Today's Day 3 will play for seven 90-minute blind levels or down to a final table, whichever comes first with tomorrow scheduled to be the final day.
Russia's Alexey Romanov heads into the day with the chip lead with a stack of 5,475,000 followed by Dan Dumitru Apostol (5,115,000), Shlomi Shimoni (5,015,000), Ioannis Chorianopoulos (4,980,000), and Seref Dursun Anar (4,890,000).
| Place | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexey Romanov | Russia | 5,475,000 | 102 |
| 2 | Dan Dumitru Apostol | Romania | 5,115,000 | 110 |
| 3 | Shlomi Shimoni | Israel | 5,015,000 | 100 |
| 4 | Ioannis Chorianopoulos | Greece | 4,980,000 | 100 |
| 5 | Seref Dursun Anar | Turkey | 4,890,000 | 98 |
Blinds start today at 25,000/50,000 with a big blind ante of 50,000 and increase every 90 minutes. Breaks will take place after every blind level. Here is a look at today's structure.
| Level | Small Blind | Big Blind | Big Blind Ante |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 25,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| 23 | 30,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| 24 | 40,000 | 80,000 | 80,000 |
| 25 | 50,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 |
| 26 | 60,000 | 120,000 | 120,000 |
| 27 | 80,000 | 160,000 | 160,000 |
| 28 | 100,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 |
Cards will be in the air at 3 p.m. EET. Stay tuned at PokerNews for coverage of Day 3 of the Main Event.