Han Feng on Track for Another Triumph
The €1,650 PSO Main Event has become the centerpiece of the festival's early stages. Day 2 kicked off with 648 players out of a total 4,333 entries, all guaranteed a minimum payout of €2,520. After intense action, the field has been whittled down to the final 80 players, each now assured at least €10,200.
Leading the elite pack is American pro Han Feng, fresh off a fifth-place finish in the WSOP Main Event this year, bagging $2,250,000. Feng has amassed a commanding stack of 5,125,000 chips.
The advancing group also includes stars like Brazilian icon Felipe Boianovsky, bracelet holder Jamie Dwan, Dominik Panka, and Brock Wilson. The winner will claim a staggering €731,000 on Saturday.
Current Top 10 Standings After Day 2 in Event #1: €1,650 PokerStars Open Main Event
|
Rank |
Player |
Country |
Stack |
|
1. |
Han Feng |
USA |
5,125,000 |
|
2. |
Alexander Ivarsson |
Sweden |
4,580,000 |
|
3. |
Felipe Boianovsky |
Brazil |
3,495,000 |
|
4. |
Gregoire Jarry |
France |
3,390,000 |
|
5. |
Jason Wheeler |
USA |
3,375,000 |
|
6. |
Bogdan Petrascu |
Romania |
3,330,000 |
|
7. |
Marcel Novick |
Uruguay |
3,240,000 |
|
8. |
Julian Pineda Lozano |
Mexico |
3,165,000 |
|
9. |
Siebe den Hartog |
Netherlands |
3,135,000 |
|
10. |
Spyros Karathanos |
Greece |
3,105,000 |
Lingham Clinches Title in €30K High Roller
The exclusive one-day €30K Super High Roller Warm Up drew the world’s top elite players. With a modest field of 21 entries, the quality of play was top-notch, and the total prize pool reached €613,305. Only the top three finishers claimed a prize, leading to a tense bubble.
The unluckiest player of the day was legendary footballer Gerard Piqué, who crashed out in fourth place with no payout. American Vinny Lingham took the title and the top prize of €306,600 after a heads-up victory over Finnish pro Eelis Parssinen.
Results of Event #23: €30,000 Super High Roller Warm Up:
|
Rank |
Player |
Country |
Prize |
|
1. |
Vinny Lingham |
USA |
€306,600 |
|
2. |
Eelis Parssinen |
Finland |
€184,000 |
|
3. |
Enrico Camosci |
Italy |
€122,705 |
Massive Finale in PS Open Cup
Another highly popular event at the start of the festival was the €825 PokerStars Open Cup. This event attracted a huge crowd, culminating in 2,004 entries. Thanks to this impressive turnout, the prize pool soared to a fantastic €1,442,880, with the winner set to take home €208,970.
302 players advanced to the final day, all guaranteed a payout. Dutchman Yair van Ruiten leads the pack, yet he faces a challenging path to claim his first EPT title.
Current Top 10 Standings Ahead of the PS Open Cup Final Day:
|
Rank |
Player |
Country |
Stack |
|
1. |
Yair van Ruiten |
Netherlands |
811,000 |
|
2. |
Luca Delrio |
Italy |
766,000 |
|
3. |
Emmanuel Lopez |
Argentina |
665,000 |
|
4. |
Xavier Trallero |
Spain |
659,000 |
|
5. |
Aivar Akhmedov |
Kazakhstan |
592,000 |
|
6. |
Jose Barbosa |
Brazil |
589,000 |
|
7. |
Roland Bachmann |
Switzerland |
540,000 |
|
8. |
Rune Hauger |
Denmark |
534,000 |
|
9. |
Vasyl Zabrodskyy |
Ukraine |
529,000 |
|
10. |
Sigge van der Veek |
Netherlands |
524,000 |
Sources: PS Live, Flickr