| Place | Prize (USD) |
| 1 | $50,000 |
| 2 | $30,000 |
| 3 | $20,250 |
| 4 | $15,000 |
| 5 | $11,000 |
| 6 | $9,000 |
| 7 | $7,500 |
| 8 | $6,250 |
| 9 | $5,000 |
| 10-11 | $3,750 |
| 12-13 | $3,000 |
| 14-15 | $2,500 |
| 16-24 | $2,000 |
| 25-32 | $1,750 |
| 33-40 | $1,500 |
| 41-48 | $1,375 |
| 49-50 | $1,250 |
Stefan Drusca opened to 11,000 in the hijack and was called by Dmitry Gromov on the button before Ercan Hasan defended his big blind.
The flop came 
and Hasan took 20 seconds before leading out for 20,000. Drusca took his time before taking the call and Gromov got out of the way.
The turn brought the 
and Hasan fired a second barrel for 25,000. Drusca would need to use a time-bank card before making the call.
The river brought the 
and both players tapped the table. Hasan flipped over 
for a pair of fives and Drusca produced 
for the win.
However, about two minutes later, Drusca could be seen walking out of the tournament area after being felted by Hasan.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
476,000
138,000
|
138,000 |
|
262,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
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|
Busted | |
The final 49 players will return for Day 2 of the$500 PokerNews Cup at the Luxon Pay Mediterranean Poker Party in North Cyprus at the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel and Casino.
They will battle for the$250,000 prizepool where all 49 players are already guaranteed a share of it as players played down to the money on each of the three flights. Action will continue from where play ended on the previous flights with 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 big blind ante.
Sakis Adrianopoulos leads the pack having bagged 500,000 in the turbo flight of Day 1c. He will be closely followed by the Day 1b chip leader Elena Yasyuchenya (485,000) as they will look towards the grand first place prize and trophy.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sakis Adrianopoulos | Greece | 500,000 |
| 2 | Elena Yasyuchenya | Russia | 485,000 |
| 3 | Dmitry Bodrov | Russia | 383,000 |
| 4 | Ozcan Barut | Turkey | 382,000 |
| 5 | Celine Zimmermann | Spain | 376,000 |
| 6 | Mohamad El-Sayed | Lebanon | 370,000 |
| 7 | Vladislav Fedoseev | Russia | 365,000 |
| 8 | Vittorio Maugini | Italy | 348,000 |
| 9 | Ercan Hasan | Turkey | 338,000 |
| 10 | Ismail Kalkan | Germany | 326,000 |
Other notables who secured made it to Day 2 include Mehdi Chaoui (272,00); Arnaud Enselme (222,000) and Konstantinos Nanos (262,000).
Cards will be in the air from 12:00 p.m. local time where players will play down to the final table before concluding the day.
As always, PokerNews will be on site providing all of the latest updates and high-flying drama here at the Luxon Pay Mediterranean Poker Party at the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel and Casino. Stay tuned for all the PokerNews Cup coverage until the final hand is dealt and a champion is crowned on Thursday.
