73 Players on Day 2 of the EAPT Bucarest Main Event
The race to the final table is on when Day 2 of the 2023 �560 Eurasian Poker Tour Main Event begins at 2 p.m. local time.
The first four starting flights saw a total of 486 entries take to the felt at 888poker Room in Bucharest. But only 73 players still remain in the hunt for the trophy and for the �36,000 first-place prize, all of whom are now in the money after surviving their opening flight. A �223,560 prize pool was generated on this event, surpassing the �200,000 guarantee, and all the players on Day 2 secured a min cash of �1,375 so far.
Ionut Voinea built up a stack of 826,000 on Day 1c and took the overall tournament chip lead. Day 1d's biggest stack Dumitru Barta (657,000), Stefan Ionita (644,000), and Day 1a chip lead Corneliu Cretu (521,000) also reached the Top 5.
Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ionut Voinea | Romania | 826,000 | 165 |
| 2 | Dumitru Barta | Romania | 657,000 | 131 |
| 3 | Stefan Ionita | Romania | 644,000 | 129 |
| 4 | John Six | Romania | 620,000 | 124 |
| 5 | Corneliu Cretu | Romania | 521,000 | 104 |
| 6 | Doru Horghidan | Romania | 515,000 | 103 |
| 7 | John One | Romania | 480,000 | 96 |
| 8 | Claudiu Spatariu | Romania | 461,000 | 92 |
| 9 | Alexandru Mitracu | Romania | 455,000 | 91 |
| 10 | Marius Kikinezhdi | Canada | 451,000 | 90 |
Levels will now be 45 minutes long and pick up at Level 14 (3,000/5,000 and a 5,000 big blind ante), with 25:00 left on the clock. The plan for today is to approach the final table, with a champion being crowned tomorrow.
2023 �560 EAPT Main Event Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | �36,000* | 9 | �3,785 | 27-31 | �1,200 |
| 2 | �24,705* | 10-11 | �3,275 | 32-35 | �1,100 |
| 3 | �17,200* | 12-13 | �2,900 | 36-44 | �1,025 |
| 4 | �12,750* | 14-15 | �2,540 | 45-53 | �950 |
| 5 | �9,300 | 16-17 | �2,225 | 54-62 | �900 |
| 6 | �7,100 | 18-20 | �1,930 | 63-73 | �850 |
| 7 | �5,700 | 21-23 | �1,650 | ||
| 8 | �4,650 | 24-26 | �1,375 |
* �5,000 EAPT Grand Final Cyprus package added
PokerNews will follow the action the entire way and provide live updates as the field whittles toward the final nine.