Anthony Barrera Leads 938 Remaining Players Into Day 2
It is time for Day 2 of the highty anticipated €1,100 Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event, which is part of the PokerStars and Barcelona©Casino European Poker Tour and has proven to be the largest version of this tournament ever. After six starting flights of play that drew a total of 6,313 entries to generate a prizepool of €6,060,480, just 938 players remain, all of which are now guaranteed a min-cash.
Day 2 will play 60-minute levels after playing the final five minutes of Level 17, where the blinds will start at 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 big blind ante. There will be 25-minute breaks every two levels and a 75-minute dinner break after Level 25.
Anthony Barrera of France leads the whole pack of players to start the day as he has 860,000 and was the Day 1e chip leader. Right on his heels in second place is David Urban with 833,000. They are the only two players with more than the 800,000 mark as third place Xvahit Berisha is some distance behind with 761,000.
Top 10 Day 2 Chip Counts
| Rank | Name | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Barrera | France | 860,000 | 143 |
| 2 | David Urban | Slovakia | 833,000 | 139 |
| 3 | Xvavit Berisha | Switzerland | 761,000 | 127 |
| 4 | Matias Ruzzi | Argentina | 737,000 | 123 |
| 5 | Eliran Angelazi | Israel | 726,000 | 121 |
| 6 | Pierre Mounic | France | 719,000 | 120 |
| 7 | Tomasz Wrobel | Poland | 686,000 | 114 |
| 8 | Yannick Autaa | France | 670,000 | 112 |
| 9 | Stefan Fabian | Romania | 666,000 | 111 |
| 10 | Ailyran de Souza Lisboa | Brazil | 666,000 | 111 |
Some of the notable players among the large remaining field include Mateusz Moolhuizen who has a large stack of 644,000, Sergiu Covrig (385,000), Kenny Hallaert (359,000), Alex Kulev (355,000), Tamon Nakamura (327,000), Spain's Own Ramon Colillas (326,000) and Chino Rheem (301,000).
PokerNews will be bringing the live updates all throughout Day 2 as the field will wind down after what promises to be a huge day of action here in Barcelona.
for no help to Marquez. The turn was the 
and the river came the 
to end the day for her.
and Lipien bet 10,000. Lappin called. Lappin checked again on the 
river and Lipien also checked back, only to muck when the Irishman showed 
for trips.
. The turn was the 
on the river gave him a useless two pair and he was eliminated.
on the turn. From the button, Gianny Morano bet 25,000. Paul Tedeschi raised to 85,000 from under the gun. Morano waited a bit before three-betting all in.
and just like that the French pro was gone
. From the big blind, Robin Ylitalo bet 120,000. Philip Joyce was under the gun and waited a bit before he moved all in and Yitalo snap-called.
for the nut straight which was dominating the 
which put Tkaczyk in a good position to score the double knockout. The double knockout came as the 