€800 Main Event - 1M Gtd.
Day 2 Completed
2019 Golden Poker Million
€800 Main Event - 1M Gtd.
Day: 2
Alexey Romanov Bags Big on Day 2 of the Main Event
Level 21
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
The Golden Poker Million Cyprus Main Event has been a resounding success. After today's Day 1f flight was completed, a total of 1,178 entrants participated with 120 players surviving.
The 120 players were whittled down to just 50 players after Day 2 which featured hour-long blind levels. Russia's Alexey Romanov ended the day on the top of the charts with a massive stack of 5,475,000 in chips.
Romanov's lead isn't huge as there are several players just on his tail including Dan Dumitru Apostol (5,115,000), Shlomi Shimoni (5,015,000), Ioannis Chorianopoulos (4,980,000), and Josef Gulas (4,845,000).
| 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 | Josef Gulas | Czech Republic | 4,845,000 | 97 |
Day 3 kicks off tomorrow at 3 p.m. EET with blinds at 25,000/50,000 and a big blind ante of 50,000. Stay tuned as PokerNews will be on hand to cover all of the action.
Chip Counts (full)
Level 21
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
These are the unofficial chip counts. The tournament staff will provide a full listing in the morning along with a seat draw.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,475,000 | 3,575,000 |
|
5,115,000 | 2,815,000 |
|
5,015,000 | 4,267,000 |
|
4,980,000 | -1,020,000 |
|
4,890,000 | 4,445,000 |
|
4,845,000 | 3,055,000 |
|
4,455,000 | 3,792,000 |
|
4,300,000 | 2,000,000 |
|
4,105,000 | 3,206,000 |
|
|
3,525,000 | 2,405,000 |
|
3,445,000 | -1,655,000 |
|
|
3,400,000 | 2,584,000 |
|
3,340,000 | 2,505,000 |
|
3,005,000 | -45,000 |
|
|
2,955,000 | 2,955,000 |
|
2,850,000 | 2,149,000 |
|
|
2,535,000 | -285,000 |
|
2,515,000 | |
|
|
2,500,000 | -500,000 |
|
|
2,470,000 | 2,470,000 |
|
2,450,000 | 292,000 |
|
2,265,000 | -1,235,000 |
|
2,260,000 | 2,260,000 |
|
1,995,000 | 1,355,000 |
|
1,800,000 | 1,221,000 |
Final Four Hands
Level 21
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
The tournament director announced the final four hands of Day 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Enriquez Ousts Rodriguez
Level 21
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Norberto Lopez Rodriguez three-bet jammed for about 450,000 with 
and was called by Kim Enriquez with 
.
It looked like Rodriguez would double after he paired the 
flop. But the 
came on the turn to give his opponent a set.
The 
completed the board on the river and Rodriguez was eliminated.
Also recently eliminated were Ali Hassan and Patricia Figueira.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,500,000 | 530,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
No More Americans
Level 21
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Joseph Bray has been eliminated in the Main Event, meaning there are no more players from the United States remaining.
He had about 30 big blinds in his stack when he got them into the pot with 
and was up against the 
held by Ioannis Chorianopoulos.
The 
ran out on the board and Chorianopoulos was up to around 7 million in chips after the hand.
Mounim Kaddouri also hit the rail around the same time.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,000,000 | 800,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Final Blind Level of Day 2
Level 21
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
The blinds have just increased to 20,000/40,000 with a big blind ante of 60,000. This will be the final blind level of the day with the action resuming tomorrow at 3 p.m.
There are now 59 players remaining after the eliminations of Justinas Fiseris, Ganbold Erdenebulag, Jae Wook "Justin" Shin, and Connor Allisen.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 21
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
Quads on the Board
Level 20
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Ali Hassan opened the button for 70,000 and Patrick Beuter called. Beuter check-jammed the 
flop from 50,000 to 320,000 and Hassan called.
Patrick Beuter: 
Ali Hassan:
Ali was ahead and had a flush draw, while Beuter had an open-ended straight draw. The 
came on the turn followed by the on the river to put quads on the board. Hassan had the ace-kicker and Beuter was eliminated.
Also recently ousted were David Algarra and Marius Brinceanu.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,900,000 | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
Recent Eliminations
Level 20
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |