The allure of a €1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool drew thousands to King’s Resort in Rozvadov chasing dreams of World Series of Poker Europe glory, but only 295 remain when Day 2 of Event #2: €350 No-Limit Hold’em King’s Million begins at 2 p.m. local time.
Idan Nagauker of Israel, with just one recorded cash worth $2,600 on his poker resume, begins as the chip leader with 753,000. WSOP bracelet winner Tjan Tepeh is right behind him with 729,000, while Ovidiu Barna (574,000), Alexander Hepting (565,000), and Peter Hohenleitner (554,000) round out the top five.
Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Idan Nagauker | Israel | 753,000 | 94 |
| 2 | Tjan Tepeh | Slovenia | 729,000 | 91 |
| 3 | Ovidiu Barna | Romania | 574,000 | 72 |
| 4 | Alexander Hepting | Germany | 565,000 | 71 |
| 5 | Peter Hohenleitner | Germany | 554,000 | 69 |
| 6 | Daniel Skipper | United Kingdom | 551,000 | 69 |
| 7 | Presiyan Tsvetanov | Bulgaria | 531,000 | 66 |
| 8 | Andreas Mages | Austria | 531,000 | 66 |
| 9 | Jan Kohl | Germany | 520,000 | 65 |
| 10 | Robin Meyer | Germany | 510,000 | 64 |
Other top stacks include Viorel Gavrila (453,000), Andrei Spataru (424,000), Panagiotis Mavritsakis (422,000), bracelet winner Rifat Palevic (400,000), Event #1 finalist Pablo Heredia (366,000), and “Hollywood” Dave Stann (317,000). The always loquacious Martin Kabrhel is also still in the hunt and begins the day with 292,000.
Further down the leaderboard are Dorian Melchers (259,000), who finished third in Event #1 a few days ago, as well as Mengshi Tian (193,000), 2019 WSOP Europe champion Alexandros Kolonias (160,000), Patrik Jaros (135,000), Helmut Phung (125,000), Pascal Pflock (90,000), Event #1 runner-up Jan Bendik (66,000), and Tobias Peters (32,000).
A total of 3,229 players entered over seven starting flights. The 295 returning players come back on Level 19 with blinds of 4,000/8,000 and an 8,000 big blind ante. The schedule calls for 13 40-minute levels today. The official prize pool and payouts should be announced shortly after the start of play.
Stay tuned as PokerNews covers all the action here in Rozvadov.
