Players Ready for Start of PokerStars Festival Bucharest Main Event Day 2
Today the 326 surviving players from the starting flights in the PokerStars Festival Bucharest Main Event will return at 1 p.m. local time to continue their quest to take down the title and prize money.
The blinds will start at 800/1,600 with a running ante of 200. The overall chipleader is Stefan Fabian, who bagged up 279,400 at the end of Day 1b. Joining him will be Day 1a chipleader Tamas Kabatnic (236,300) and Day 1c chipleader Okan Gursan (127,500).
Levels today will be extended to 60 minutes for the remainder of the tournament. The payout and Day 2 seating will be announced on Friday before the start of Day 2.
| Level | Small Blind | Big Blind | Ante |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 800 | 1,600 | 200 |
| 12 | 1,000 | 2,000 | 300 |
| Break | |||
| 13 | 1,200 | 2,400 | 400 |
| 14 | 1,500 | 3,000 | 500 |
| Break | |||
| 15 | 2,000 | 4,000 | 500 |
| 16 | 2,500 | 5,000 | 500 |
| Break | |||
| 17 | 3,000 | 6,000 | 1,000 |
| 18 | 4,000 | 8,000 | 1,000 |
Join PokerNews on Friday from 1 p.m. local time to follow the live updates and catch up with all the excitement from the JW Marriot Grand Hotel as we get closer to crowning the latest PokerStars Festival champion. At 8 p.m. local time, the €2,200 High Roller will start, which will also be covered by the PokerNews team on the floor.