button in Safari$3k NLH Quest Features Unique Format
The penultimate event of the day, Event #18: $3k NLH Quest, features a unique "cashout" format, that is normally only seen in satellite events.
The tournament, which has attracted at present 42 entries, begins with a starting stack of 150,000 chips, but does not play out a certain number of levels on day one, nor does it go on until a specified percentage of the field remains.
Instead, players must reach a stack of 1,000,000 chips to qualify for Day 2, and they bring their stack forward to the second day of competition, which takes place at 12 p.m. local time on November 12.
At present, Oleg Silin leads the way with 428,000 chips, good for 171 big blinds. Further down in the standings are Benjamin Winsor, Alex Anton, who won his first Triton title earlier this year in Jeju, and Congya Zhang, who is very familiar with success in Cyprus following a victory at Merit mere months ago.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oleg Silin | Russian Federation | 428,000 | 171 |
| 2 | Ivan Vasilev | Russian Federation | 330,000 | 132 |
| 3 | Ivan Kozlov | Russian Federation | 318,000 | 127 |
| 4 | Nang Quang Nguyen | Vietnam | 317,000 | 127 |
| 5 | Jakub Sterba | Czechia | 288,000 | 115 |
| 6 | Renchenhao Liu | China | 260,000 | 104 |
| 7-8 | Yixi Tang | China | 226,000 | 90 |
| 7-8 | Arman Bezhanian | Russian Federation | 226,000 | 90 |
| 9 | Feras Elnatsha | Jordan | 210,000 | 84 |
| 10 | Athanasios Kefalas | Greece | 208,000 | 83 |