{"id":86101,"date":"2020-05-27T09:44:04","date_gmt":"2020-05-27T09:44:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog?p=86101"},"modified":"2021-09-24T08:14:01","modified_gmt":"2021-09-24T08:14:01","slug":"wpt-online-series-maksim-bukreev-leads-wptdeepstacks-final-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wpt-online-series-maksim-bukreev-leads-wptdeepstacks-final-18.html","title":{"rendered":"WPT Online Series: Maksim Bukreev Leads WPTDeepStacks Final 18"},"content":{"rendered":"

The focus of the WPT Online Series<\/strong> has been on the massive WPTDeepStacks<\/strong> for the past couple days with attempts made to reach the final table. A bumper crowd of 3,554 players have been whittled to a more manageable 18 and it\u2019s Russia\u2019s Maksim Bukreev<\/strong> who is the chip leader right now.<\/p>\n

Bukreev returns to the felt armed with 12,489,620 chips and in pole position for the huge $557,658 first-place prize. Bukreev won\u2019t have matters his own way because there are some very talented poker players<\/a> in the chasing pack. Each of them will have a say in where the title finishes up.<\/p>\n

British star Phil Mighall<\/strong> is the player closest to Bukreev in terms of chips. The Brighton-based grinder is the only other player to return to the action with an eight-figure stack. Mighall has 11,196,277 chips at the restart and has a realistic chance of glory.<\/p>\n

Other household names to bag up a top 10 stack at the conclusion of Day 2 included Luke Martinelli<\/strong> (8,493,085), former MILLIONS Online champion Jon Van Fleet<\/strong><\/a> (8,338,413), Peter Chien<\/strong> (6,883,622), and Jareth East<\/strong> ($5,641,535).<\/p>\n

Two members of Team partypoker are lurking outside the top 10 chip counts and are still in the hunt for the title.<\/p>\n

Joni Jouhkimainen<\/strong><\/a> is the best placed of this duo. Our Finnish star sits back down at 21:00 CET with a 4,847,848 stack. Everyone\u2019s favourite Scotsman Ludovic Geilich<\/strong><\/a> is one place behind Jouhkimainen with 3,957,765 chips in his arsenal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Place<\/th>\nPlayer<\/th>\nCountry<\/th>\nChips<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nMaksim Bukreev<\/td>\nRussia<\/td>\n12,489,620<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nPhil Mighall<\/td>\nUnited Kingdom<\/td>\n11,196,277<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nLuke Martinelli<\/td>\nNew Zealand<\/td>\n8,493,085<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nJon Van Fleet<\/td>\nCanada<\/td>\n8,338,413<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nTimothy Begley<\/td>\nBrazil<\/td>\n7,895,559<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nDimitrios Farmakoulis<\/td>\nUnited Kingdom<\/td>\n7,020,158<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nPeter Chien<\/td>\nCanada<\/td>\n6,883,622<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nRimantas Boguzas<\/td>\nLithuania<\/td>\n6,776,683<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nJareth East<\/td>\nUnited Kingdom<\/td>\n5,641,535<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nMihail Zavoloka<\/td>\nRussia<\/td>\n5,491,227<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Mini WPTDeepStacks To Pay Its Champion $157K!<\/h2>\n

The only thing mini about the Mini WPTDeepStacks<\/strong> is the word in its title because a massive $156,956 awaits the champion. If the tournament ended now it would be Brazilian sensation Murilo Branco Ruiz<\/strong> who would get his hands on this sum as he\u2019s the overnight chip leader.<\/p>\n

Ruiz has 17,158,908 chips in his stack, or a shade of 68 big blinds at the restart. Thirty-eight players remain and there are some legitimate stars among those returning players.<\/p>\n

United Kingdom\u2019s Marc Wright<\/strong> (15,696,899) certainly knows his way around a poker table. As does former Irish Open champion Griffin Benger<\/strong> (12,021,526) and Michael Tureneic<\/strong> (10,448,011).<\/p>\n

Canada\u2019s Shawn Buchanan<\/strong> (10,283,944), Jan-Eric Schwippert<\/strong> (8,543,801), Paul Van Nunes<\/strong> (5,296,742), and Kenneth Hicks<\/strong> (4,218,789) are also among the returning players.<\/p>\n

Play resumed at 21:00 CET on May 27.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Place<\/th>\nPlayer<\/th>\nCountry<\/th>\nChips<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nMurilo Branco Ruiz<\/td>\nBrazil<\/td>\n17,158,908<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nAlessandro Ferrari<\/td>\nUnited Kingdom<\/td>\n16,135,943<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nMarc Wright<\/td>\nUnited Kingdom<\/td>\n15,696,899<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nIgnacio Gaspari<\/td>\nArgentina<\/td>\n15,465,362<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nAnton Yakuba<\/td>\nUkraine<\/td>\n13,545,777<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nPeter Haden<\/td>\nSweden<\/td>\n12,289,309<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nGriffin Benger<\/td>\nCanada<\/td>\n12,021,526<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nIvan Banic<\/td>\nCroatia<\/td>\n11,947,067<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nBernado Soares<\/td>\nBrazil<\/td>\n11,422,496<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nMichael Tureniec<\/td>\nSweden<\/td>\n10,448,011<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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The focus of the WPT Online Series has been on the massive WPTDeepStacks for the past couple days with attempts made to reach the final table. A bumper crowd of 3,554 players have been whittled to a more manageable 18 and it\u2019s Russia\u2019s Maksim Bukreev who is the chip leader right now. Bukreev returns to<\/p>\n

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