Day 2 of the First-Ever Patrik Antonius Poker Challenge Main Event Starts at Noon
At 12 p.m. local time, cards will be back in the air for the second of four days of the €1,500 Patrik Antonius Poker Challenge Main Event in the Olympic Park Casino at the Hilton Tallinn in the Baltic country of Estonia. A total of 128 entries were made on the first day, and 58 of them are still in contention when play resumes in level 9 with blinds at 500/1,000.
Late registration will be open for one more level and for those interested to jump in at the last possible second a fresh stack of 30,000, or 30 big blinds awaits. Once the level is over, late registration will close and the full prize pool and payout details will be announced.
The first day saw Dragos Trofimov grab the overall chip lead with 220,700. Trofimov is a well-known Moldovan grinder that travels around the world and made four five-figure cashes this year alone, including cashes in the Bahamas and in Barcelona.
Several other notable grinders found themselves on top of the leaderboard, including Dutch high roller Joris Ruijs (132,200), who just missed out on a cash in the 25K earlier this week, Kasper Mellanen (152,300), Hassan Sey (142,600), and Jari Mahonen (119,500).
Another eight levels of 60 minutes are on tap today, and with no dinner break in sight play for the day will be concluded in time to allow players to unwind at the PAPC Party that kicks off at 9 p.m. More details about the First Land of Poker (FLOP) app, the latest social poker app, will also be unveiled today during the party. After last night's crazy action in the €100/€100/€200 PLO cash game, another promising high-stakes cash game will be live streamed: this time, a €100/€200 No-Limit Hold'em cash game will be hosted to capture the attention of poker fans worldwide.
PokerNews will be on the floor in Tallinn until Sunday, April 7, when the winner of the inaugural PAPC Main Event will be crowned.
The PAPC Main Event Day 2 Blind Structure
| Level | Small blind | Big blind | Ante |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 500 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| 10 | 600 | 1,200 | 1,200 |
| 11 | 800 | 1,600 | 1,600 |
| 12 | 1,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 |
| 13 | 1,200 | 2,400 | 2,400 |
| 14 | 1,500 | 3,000 | 3,000 |
| 15 | 2,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 |
| 16 | 2,500 | 5,000 | 5,000 |
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out there, Henri Schalin checked from the blinds to Chino Rheem in middle position. The latter fired 11,900, only to be countered with a small check-raise from Schalin to 25,000.
high enough for several neighbors to see the hand already.
for a hidden bottom-pair-turned-backdoor-flush.
turn, Romero checked to Leinonen, who bet 8,000. Romero check-raised all in for 33,000 and Leinonen snap-called.
on the turn was a safe one for him. He got back into his seat with a smile after the 
and Polgar got it all in for her remaining stack of around 30,000.
on the turn was the final nail in the coffin, improving Koplimaa's straight to a genuine straight flush. The 
was merely one for the statistics and Polgar made her way to the exit.
came on the flop. Ruijs then put his opponent to the test with a jam that more than covered the approximately 110,000 Mellanen had in his hand after the 
came on the turn. Mellanen was in the tank for about 90 seconds before he opted to fold.