Day 2 of the First-Ever Patrik Antonius Poker Challenge Main Event Starts at Noon
At 12 p.m. local time, cards will be back in the air for the second of four days of the €1,500 Patrik Antonius Poker Challenge Main Event in the Olympic Park Casino at the Hilton Tallinn in the Baltic country of Estonia. A total of 128 entries were made on the first day, and 58 of them are still in contention when play resumes in level 9 with blinds at 500/1,000.
Late registration will be open for one more level and for those interested to jump in at the last possible second a fresh stack of 30,000, or 30 big blinds awaits. Once the level is over, late registration will close and the full prize pool and payout details will be announced.
The first day saw Dragos Trofimov grab the overall chip lead with 220,700. Trofimov is a well-known Moldovan grinder that travels around the world and made four five-figure cashes this year alone, including cashes in the Bahamas and in Barcelona.
Several other notable grinders found themselves on top of the leaderboard, including Dutch high roller Joris Ruijs (132,200), who just missed out on a cash in the 25K earlier this week, Kasper Mellanen (152,300), Hassan Sey (142,600), and Jari Mahonen (119,500).
Another eight levels of 60 minutes are on tap today, and with no dinner break in sight play for the day will be concluded in time to allow players to unwind at the PAPC Party that kicks off at 9 p.m. More details about the First Land of Poker (FLOP) app, the latest social poker app, will also be unveiled today during the party. After last night's crazy action in the €100/€100/€200 PLO cash game, another promising high-stakes cash game will be live streamed: this time, a €100/€200 No-Limit Hold'em cash game will be hosted to capture the attention of poker fans worldwide.
PokerNews will be on the floor in Tallinn until Sunday, April 7, when the winner of the inaugural PAPC Main Event will be crowned.
The PAPC Main Event Day 2 Blind Structure
| Level | Small blind | Big blind | Ante |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 500 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| 10 | 600 | 1,200 | 1,200 |
| 11 | 800 | 1,600 | 1,600 |
| 12 | 1,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 |
| 13 | 1,200 | 2,400 | 2,400 |
| 14 | 1,500 | 3,000 | 3,000 |
| 15 | 2,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 |
| 16 | 2,500 | 5,000 | 5,000 |