In a three-way pot on a board of 5♥K♦6♥5♦, Dennys Luis Ramos checked and Leon Sturm bet 120,000. Jan Strazisar called before Ramos check-raised to 450,000. Only Sturm called.
The 4♠ river completed the board and Ramos took some time before betting 400,000. Sturm quickly folded.
Welcome to Day 2 of Event #2: Millionaire Maker in Paradise in the brand new World Series of Poker Paradise at Atlantis Resort in The Bahamas. Cards go in the air at 1 p.m. local time for the exciting conclusion of this hybrid event. Players qualified for this unique format in Day 1 action that was played on GGPoker.
Shai Zurr leads the way with just over 5,000,000, while Ermo Kosk and Oscar Barriga Cueva follow in second and third. Ivan Deyra and Jan Strazisar round out the top five returning players.
Top Ten Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
Day 2 Big Blinds
1
Shai Zurr
Israel
5,145,000
103
2
Ermo Kosk
Estonia
4,965,000
99
3
Oscar Barriga Cueva
Peru
4,295,000
86
4
Ivan Deyra
France
4,280,000
86
5
Jan Strazisar
Slovenia
4,270,000
85
6
Oleksandr Turych
Ukraine
4,035,000
81
7
Franco Spitale
Argentina
3,725,000
75
8
Maxime Parys
France
3,670,000
73
9
Lukas Hafner
Austria
3,610,000
72
10
Caio Teixeira
Brazil
3,570,000
71
Other notable players that claimed a seat in the top 100 include Tom Orpaz, Leon Sturm, Josh Arieh, Roland Israelashvili, and Rodrigo Seiji.
Players will sit down with the stacks they built in the online portion and blinds are expected to start at 25,000/50,000/50,000. The plan calls for blind levels to be rolled back to 40x the average stack, with that final number yet to be determined. Payouts and prize pool information will also become available when the official numbers are settled. The tournament is set to pay out at least $5,000,000 as a guarantee.
Be sure to keep it with the PokerNews team for live updates from the floor of the Millionaire Maker in Paradise here at Atlantis Resort in The Bahamas.
