€10,200 Championship Event
Day 1 Started
2019 The Patrik Antonius Poker Challenge
€10,200 Championship Event
Day: 1
Get Ready for the PAPC €10,200 Championship Event
It's another huge day for the Patrik Antonius Poker Challenge (PAPC) at the Olympic Park Casino and the Hilton Tallinn Park. Not only will the PAPC €1,500 Main Event play down to an eight-man final table but the two-day PAPC €10,200 Championship Event is scheduled to kick off at 2 p.m. EEST.
The Championship Event will be just the third five-figure buy-in event in Estonian history with the second one taking place earlier this week after Pauli Ayras won the PAPC €25,000 High Roller for €163,300. After his win, Ayras shared he would likely be one of the players also participating in the Championship Event.
There are many high stakes players in attendance at the PAPC. However, due to the two player's parties last night and the plethora of high-stakes cash games running into the morning, it remains to be seen which of them enter today's big event.
The tournament features an eight-max structure until there are twelve players remaining when the tournament transforms to a six-max structure. Players start off with a healthy stack of 40,000 in chips. Unlimited re-entries are allowed during the late registration period, which will close after the seventh blind level.
Blind levels will be 20-minutes for the first seven levels. The structure becomes deeper after late-registration is closed with blind levels increasing every 30 minutes.
| Level | Small blind | Big blind | Ante |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100 | 200 | |
| 2 | 100 | 200 | 200 |
| 3 | 150 | 300 | 300 |
| 4 | 200 | 400 | 400 |
| 5 | 300 | 600 | 600 |
| 6 | 400 | 800 | 800 |
| 7 | 500 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| 8 | 600 | 1,200 | 1,200 |
| 9 | 800 | 1,600 | 1,600 |
| 10 | 1,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 |
| 11 | 1,200 | 2,400 | 2,400 |
| 12 | 1,500 | 3,000 | 3,000 |
| 13 | 2,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 |
| 14 | 2,500 | 5,000 | 5,000 |
PokerNews will be on the floor to cover the PAPC Championship Event from beginning to end. Stay tuned to follow the action.
Starting Time Delayed
Many of the high stakes players are waking up late after a late night of partying and nosebleed cash games. The starting time of the PAPC Championship Event has been pushed back until at least 4:15 p.m.
One Day Event
The PAPC €10,200 Championship Event will be a one-day affair to accommodate players that are in other events, especially PAPC Main Event chip leader Joris Ruijs.
The tournament is expected to start at around 4:45 p.m. EEST.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 1
: 100/200, 0 ante
The action has just begun. So far in the field are Joni Jouhkimainen, James Romero, Teun Mulder, and Main Event chip leader Joris Ruijs.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000 | |
|
40,000 | |
|
40,000 | |
|
||
|
40,000 | |
|
||
Romero Takes an Early Pot
Level 1
: 100/200, 0 ante
James Romero check-called a bet from Joris Ruijs with about 4,000 in the pot with the 
on the board.
Romero checked again after the 
completed the board on the river. Ruijs fired out for 10,000 after a minute in the tank. Romero tanked for three minutes before he raised to 25,000 and Ruijs quickly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
55,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
25,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
Antonius and Adams Make it Six
Level 1
: 100/200, 0 ante
Patrik Antonius and Timothy Adams just joined the action to increase the field size to six entrants.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
||
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
||
Aldemir and Byrraju Enter
Level 1
: 100/200, 0 ante
Two more players just took their seats with Koray Aldemir and Rahul Byrraju both joining the action.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000 | |
|
40,000 | |
|
||
Antonius Chips Up
Level 1
: 100/200, 0 ante
Patrik Antonius check-raised a bet of 1,000 from Koray Aldemir to 5,000 after the turn with the 
on the board with about 3,000 already in the pot.
Antonius tanked for a minute after the 
completed the board on the river before he jammed for 34,500. Aldemir paused for 15 seconds before he folded to give Antonius an early pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
47,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
33,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
|
|
||