Chen, Kabrhel Lead Star-Studded Field Into Day 2 of Event #8: €25,000 NLH GGMillion€
The chase for glory continues today at King’s Resort in Rozvadov, as an impressive group of poker superstars resume their battle at the 2023 World Series of Poker Europe. Day 2 of Event #8: €25,000 NLH GGMillion€ begins at 2 p.m. local time, where James Chen will lead returning players into the hunt for a coveted WSOP gold bracelet.
Chen is followed closely on the leaderboard by Martin Kabrhel, who made the most of a late entry last night to finish second in chips when the clock ran out on Day 1. In all, a total of 75 entries were recorded so far, with 28 players finding a bag at the end of 14 levels.
Tamas Adamszki (2,760,000). Niklas Astedt and Patrik Jaros make up the rest of the top five, all ready to make their mark in Rozvadov today.
They will likely be joined by other superstars, as late registrattion remains open until the start of play today. From there, it will be a race to the bubble of this €25,000 buy-in event.
Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Chen | Taiwan | 3,045,000 | 122 |
| 2 | Martin Kabrhel | Czechia | 2,885,000 | 115 |
| 3 | Tamas Adamszki | Hungary | 2,760,000 | 110 |
| 4 | Niklas Astedt | Sweden | 2,300,000 | 92 |
| 5 | Patrik Jaros | Czechia | 2,300,000 | 92 |
| 6 | Cedric Schwaederle | France | 2,045,000 | 82 |
| 7 | Santhosh Suvarna | India | 1,895,000 | 76 |
| 8 | Jerry Odeen | Sweden | 1,775,000 | 71 |
| 9 | Michael Rocco | United States | 1,695,000 | 68 |
| 10 | Daniel Dvoress | Canada | 1,650,000 | 66 |
The final day of action will begin on Level 15, where blinds will rise to 10,000/25,000 with a 25,000 big blind ante. The tournament will now add 20-second shot clocks, which will be in play to begin the day. Players will receive six time bank cards to use as they please. Levels will continue at 40 minutes in length, with a break after every two hours of play.
Action will be streamed later this afternoon on a one-hour delay on the King’s Resort official YouTube and Twitch channels.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be on hand to catch all of the action as the next WSOP bracelet winner is crowned.