Only eight players remain to battle for the title of the 2015 Mega Poker Series Barcelona Main Event champion and the shortest stack has 25 big blinds remaining while the highest stack counts 71 big blinds. The far-and-away most accomplished player among the finalists most definitely is Vladimir Troyanovskiy with impressive $3,617,817 in live tournament cashes according to his Hendon Mob profile.
The Russian is second in chips and second in the money order is Josep Maria Galindo Lopez (4,315,000) with $323,011 in cashes. Leading the field into the final day however is local hero Antonio Guimaraens with 7,140,000 in chips. Also still in is day 1a chip leader Sviatoslav Shturyn from Ukraine with 3,900,000 in chips.
Below are the official seat assignments with 11:17 left in level 26 at blinds of 50,000-100,000 with a running ante of 10,000. The action resumes in about half an hour from now at 16:00 local time, however the respective live stream for it runs on a security delay of 30 minutes and can be watched here.
Seat | First Name | Last Name | Nationality | Chips |
1 | Vladimir | Troyanovskiy | Russia | 6,250,000 |
2 | Guillem | Cusco Bach | Spain | 2,470,000 |
3 | Antonio | Guimaraens | Spain | 7,140,000 |
4 | Jean-Francois | Regis | France | 3,340,000 |
5 | Denis | Vladimirov | Russia | 4,515,000 |
6 | Josep Maria | Galindo Lopez | Spain | 4,315,000 |
7 | Sviatoslav | Shturyn | Ukraine | 3,900,000 |
8 | Ba Minh | Pham | Poland | 3,265,000 |
All eight finalists have €7,000 locked up for their efforts while the winner can look forward to a payday of €60,000:
Position | First Name | Last Name | Nationality | Payout |
1 | €60,000 | |||
2 | €42,000 | |||
3 | €31,000 | |||
4 | €22,000 | |||
5 | €16,000 | |||
6 | €12,000 | |||
7 | €9,000 | |||
8 | €7,000 |
Besides the Main Event, two other tournaments of the Deep Stack Festival conclude today as well. As of 18:00 local time, Day 2 of the €400+40 Freezeout restarts with 38 out of 122 players remaining and the top 12 spots will get paid. Last but not least, a €50+50+10 Bounty Side Event with 15,000 chips and 20-minute levels gets underway at 20:00 local time.