| Level 12: | 1,500/3,000/3,000 |
| Entries: | 11/36 |
| Prizes: | €64,602 |
After 12 levels of play in Day 1 of the OlyBet Kings of Vilnius €2,000 High Roller here at Olympic Casino Lieutva, only 11 players out of 36 entries managed to bag and tag for Day 2.
Marius Kudzmanas of Lithuania (367,000) rose to the top of the standings after winning a crucial classic ace-king versus queens race in the last level. He is closely followed by Jae Kim of Norway (319,000), while Rokas Asipauskas (233,000), also of Lithuania, completes the podium places.
Kudzmanas and Asipauskas appear to be hunting their first recorded live tournament score, while Kim is fresh off a final table at a tournament in Estonia for a career-best tournament cash of €8,750.
The full chip counts of the Day 1 qualifiers are as follows:-
| Position | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marius Kudzmanas | Lithuania | 367,000 | 91 |
| 2 | Jae Kim | Norway | 319,000 | 79 |
| 3 | Rokas Asipauskas | Lithuania | 233,000 | 58 |
| 4 | Vidar Assersen | Norway | 172,000 | 43 |
| 5 | Deividas Daubaris | Lithuania | 160,000 | 40 |
| 6 | Edgars Hauks | Latvia | 138,000 | 34 |
| 7 | Ricardas Lukauskas | Lithuania | 121,000 | 30 |
| 8 | Evaldas Narmontas | Norway | 106,000 | 26 |
| 9 | Josh Mitchell | Australia | 86,000 | 21 |
| 10 | Tomas Bulksas | Lithuania | 64,000 | 16 |
| 11 | Timmy Reinhardt | Sweden | 44,000 | 11 |
Late registration remains open until the start of Level 14 in Day 2, which is scheduled to commence at 1 p.m. local time on November 20, with the clock set to 40-minute levels.
Players taking advantage of Day 2 registration will sit down with a 50,000 starting stack at blind level 2,000/4,000, with a 4,000 big blind ante, with the €64,602 prize pool expected to swell further.
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