€1,000 Main Event
Day 2 Started
2015 Tonybet OFC World Championship
€1,000 Main Event
Day: 2
Welcome to Day 2 of the 2015 TonyBet OFC World Championship Main Event
The second and final day of the 2015 TonyBet OFC World Championship Main Event is about to kick off in about 30 minutes when the final 12 players out of a total of 116 entrants will be battling it out until a winner is declared. All returning players are guaranteed a €2,009 payday.
The excitement at the Corinthia Hotel in Prague is growing as everyone is anxious to see who the second Main Event champion in history will be. What's on the line isn't just a place in history, but also the top prize of €30,007 and a coveted championship belt.
The Russian duo of Sergey Bagirov and Sergei Illarionov start the day in the best position. Not only because they are number one and number two in chips with 552,000 and 472,000 respectfully, but that they also will be able to battle each other along with fellow country-mate Yury Gulyy on the same table and not be capped on chips per points with all-ins.
These aren't the only Russian players left in contention as six players in total or half the remaining field are from the largest country in the world. The other three Russian players are Ilia Karasin (282,000 chips), Alexandra Usoltseva (270,000 chips), and Evgeniy Taranyuk (155,000 chips).
Canada has the next most representatives left in the tournament with Jean-Philippe Piquette (231,000 chips) and Beniot Jean (170,000 chips). The other four players are each representing different European countries including Roman Pavliuk (Ukraine - 393,000 chips), Tomas Ksenevicius (Lithuania - 392,000 chips), Kisel Dziayis (293,000 chips), and Johnny Johansen (117,000 chips).
Play will resume with points worth 3,000 chips each with chip levels increasing every 45 minutes. We expect a ton of action with the average stack of 295,000 almost at 100 points per player.
Stay tuned at PokerNews as we follow the TonyBet OFC Championship Main Event until a champion is declared.
Day 2 Table Draw
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Tomas Ksenevicius | Lithuania | 392000 |
| 1 | 2 | Alexandra Usoltseva | Russia | 270000 |
| 1 | 3 | Evgeniy Taranyuk | Russia | 155000 |
| 2 | 1 | Ilia Karasin | Russia | 282000 |
| 2 | 2 | Beniot Jean | Canada | 170000 |
| 2 | 3 | Jean-Philippe Piquette | Canada | 231000 |
| 3 | 1 | Johnny Johansen | Norway | 117000 |
| 3 | 2 | Dzianis Kisel | Belarus | 293000 |
| 3 | 3 | Roman Pavliuk | Ukraine | 393000 |
| 4 | 1 | Sergei Illarionov | Russia | 472000 |
| 4 | 2 | Sergey Bagirov | Russia | 552000 |
| 4 | 3 | Yury Gulyy | Russia | 214000 |
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Players have unbagged their chips and the tournament director announced to dealers to shuffle up and deal.
Level: 13
Blinds: 3,000/3,000
Ante: 0
Table Two Pictures - Canadian Friends Battle
Russia's Ilia Karasin is battling it out with Canada's Beniot Jean and Jean-Philippe Piquette on table two.
Beniot and Piquette actually traveled to Prague together and are sharing the same room. The two are often battling it out on an OFC app and now are facing off against each other for a chance at over €30,000 and the championship belt.
Feature Table Pictures - Russia vs. Lithuania
Russia's Alexandra Usoltseva and Evgeniy Taranyuk and Lithania's Tomas Ksenevicius are all battling it out on the featuring table.
Table Three Pictures
Norway's Johnny Johansen, Ukraine's Roman Pavliuk, and Belarus' Kisel Dziayis battle it out on table #3.
Johnny Johansen Eliminated in 12th Place (€2,007)
Level 13
: 3,000/3,000, 0 ante
Norway's Johnny Johansen was the first casualty of the day. It took almost 40 minutes of play before Roman Pavliuk was able to get his chips. Pavliuk in the process was also able to grab some of the chip stack from Belarus' Dzianis Kisel.
Johansen was the short-stack heading into today and collected €2,007 for his 12th place finish. This represented his third largest cash in a live tournament after his seventh place finish in the €750 JP Poker Masters event in March 2012 for €2,510 and his 14th place finish in the € 800+80 NM Omaha Pot Limit - Triple Chance event for €2,410 .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
603,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
200,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 14
Blinds: 4,000/4,000
Ante: 0