2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

$5,300 EPT Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k8
Prize
$1,042,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,300
Prize Pool
$6,402,000
Entries
1,320
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
442
Players Left
155

Carl Shaw Gets Another Crack at EPT Glory as 155 Chase Gary Miller After Day 2 of EPT Cyprus

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Carl Shaw
Carl Shaw

Among the 155 players still with a chance at becoming the champion of the inaugural PokerStars European Poker Tour Cyprus after Day 2 are a select few who have been this far before.

Among the 155 players still with a chance at becoming the champion of the inaugural PokerStars European Poker Tour Cyprus after Day 2 are a select few who have been this far before.

Just over a month ago, Carl Shaw made a run to the final table of the massive EPT Barcelona field. He ended up in third place, and while the title narrowly eluded his grasp that time, he��s back at another shot at a title.

Shaw ended Day 2 in fifth place with 628,000 and he tries to make it back-to-back deep runs on the EPT. Gary Miller is the chip leader with 718,000, while Francisco Benitez (690,000) and Andreas Tomazou (648,000) are also in the top-five heading into Day 3.

Gary Miller
Gary Miller

Day 2 Top 10 Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds 
1Gary MillerUnited Kingdom718,000144 
2Francisco BenitezUruguay690,000138 
3Andreas TomazouCyprus648,000130 
4Carl ShawUnited Kingdom628,000126 
5Anton WiggSweden614,000123 
6Gerard CarboSpain568,000114 
7Angelos MichaelCyprus549,000110 
8Viliyan PetleshkovBulgaria534,000107 
9Parker TalbotCanada532,000106 
10Kenny HallaertBelgium509,000102 

Other notable big stacks include 2010 EPT Copenhagen champion Anton Wigg (614,000), Team PokerStars Pro Parker Talbot (532,000), Kenny Hallaert (509,000), Fabrice Bigot (463,000), Kayhan Mokri (403,000), Teun Mulder (376,000), $50,000 Super High Roller champion Juan Pardo (360,000), and 2013 EPT Monte Carlo champion Steve O��Dwyer (304,000). Start-of-day chip leader Milos Skrbic fell back to the pack and ended up with 174,000, while Joao Vieira (200,000), EPT Barcelona champion Simon Wiciak (191,000), and Paul Newey (91,000) are also returning tomorrow on short stacks.

Fabrice Bigot_Simon Wiciak
Fabrice Bigot_Simon Wiciak

Day 2 Action

Day 2 began with 408 players from a total of 1,286 entries from the two Day 1 flights being joined by 34 new arrivals to create a field of 1,320 in the EPT��s first-ever trip to this Mediterranean island resort. Notables who busted early included Benny Glaser, Sam Greenwood, Jen Shahade, and Japanese vlogging star Masato Yokosawa. Streamer and PokerNews' own Lukas Robinson was the victim of a brutal cooler as he and Mokri both flopped two pair, but Mokri made a full house on the turn to bust Robinson short of the money. Team PokerStars Pro Alejandro Lococo was eliminated less than 10 spots off the money after shoving with king-10 but ran into Wigg��s queens.

Only 199 players would finish in the money, and a lengthy bubble finally ended when Andras Vaczo was all in for 46,000 with ace-king but missed a flush draw against the kings of Kim Wittendorff.

Andras Vaczo
Andras Vaczo

Once the bubble burst, Alexandre Vuilleumier (193rd), Albert Daher (185th), 2019 EPT Sochi champion Uri Gilboa (173rd), and Conor Beresford (164th) made their way to the payout desk. The remaining 155 players are guaranteed $9,275 out of the $6,402,000 prize pool, with the eventual champion taking away $1,042,000, the gold-plated trophy, and the title of EPT champion.

The action on Day 3 kicks off at noon local time on Level 16 with blinds of 2,500-5,000 and a 5,000 big blind ante. The plan is to play an additional five levels as the field continues to whittle down towards the final table here at the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel and Spa.

PokerNews will be back tomorrow providing live updates from what has already been an historic event here in Cyprus.

Tags: Albert DaherAlejandro LococoAlexandre VuilleumierAndras VaczoAndreas TomazouAnton WiggBenny GlaserCarl ShawConor BeresfordDmitry ZakharovFabrice BigotFrancisco BenitezGary MillerJen ShahadeJoao VieiraJuan PardoKayhan MokriKim WittendorffLukas RobinsonMasato YokosawaMilos SkrbicNicolas ChouityParker TalbotPaul NeweySam GreenwoodSimon WiciakSteve O��DwyerTeun MulderUri GilboaViliyan Petleshkov