Get Ready for Day 2 of the PokerNews Cup Kulata Main Event
Welcome to Day 2 of the PokerNews Cup Kulata �550 Main Event at Finix Casino.
The first four opening flights attracted a field of 141 entrants. The field has been trimmed down to just 24 hopefuls battling it to become the 13th Main Event champion in PokerNews Cup history.
The remaining two dozen, who are all from Bulgaria and Greece, will begin the day armed with the knowledge they are already in the money. The payouts and of course the big top prize will be announced at the beginning part of the day.
Day 1b chip leader Rosen Simeonov with 640,000 and Day 1c chip leader Panagiotis Panagiotidis with 636,000 head into Day 2 neck and neck in the lead. Other players with big stacks include Day 1a chip leader Marian Ivanov with 580,000, Day 1d and PokerNews Cup High Roller winner Dimitrios Michailidis with 510,000 and his brother Spyridon Michailidis with 474,000.
As an interesting twist, the Michailidis brothers are sitting side by side at Table 3 after the random seat draw took place at the end of the final opening flight last night.
| Player | County | Day Qualified | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosen Simeonov | Bulgaria | Day 1b | 640,000 | 160 |
| Panagiotis Panagiotidis | Greece | Day 1c | 636,000 | 159 |
| Marian Ivanov | Bulgaria | Day 1a | 580,000 | 145 |
| Dimitrios Michailidis | Greece | Day 1d | 510,000 | 128 |
| Spyridon Michailidis | Greece | Day 1c | 474,000 | 119 |
It is anyone's game with blind rolled back to 2,000/4,000 with a big blind ante of 4,000 and an average stack to start the day more than 73 big blinds deep. The structure is also deeper than the opening days with longer 40-minute blind levels.
| Level | Small Blind | Big Blind | Big Blind Ante |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 2,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 |
| 16 | 2,500 | 5,000 | 5,000 |
| 17 | 3,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 |
| 18 | 4,000 | 8,000 | 8,000 |
| 19 | 5,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 |
| 20 | 6,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 |
| 21 | 8,000 | 16,000 | 16,000 |
| 22 | 10,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 |
| 23 | 10,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 |
| 24 | 15,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 |
| 25 | 20,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| 26 | 25,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 |
The action kicks off at 1 p.m. EEST and will continue until the field is trimmed down to a final table. Stay tuned at PokerNews as we bring you all the highlights of the PokerNews Cup Kulata �550 Main Event.
Images courtesy of Katerina Lukina.