There were no champion crowned on day 8 of the 2011 PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker, but a pair of two-day no-limit hold'em events in motion series and two of the largest prize pools created so far. Several of the world's top online players will take their photos on Monday return to massive paydays, including Athanasios "Athanasios Polychronopoulos" 9, mement_mori Mickey "Petersen", Karamalikis "MONSTER_DONG" Jonathanand Steve "gboro780" gross.
Day 1 of Event # 22, the $ 215 No-Limit Hold'em, players compete for a prize pool of 8,484 began with nearly $ 1.7 million. After 13 hours of play, were less than 60 players left in contention for a first-place prize of $ 254,524.
Among the chip leaders Athanasios Polychronopouloswas closed like playing, who plays under the name "Athanasios 9." The talented online superstar made waves 2011 World Series of Poker on by winning his first bracelet, and he has a chance to win a bracelet of another variety on Monday.
Polychronopoulos won a huge pot at the end of day 1 chip to take the lead with less than 100 remaining players. With the blinds at 25,000/50,000 "Angelos Nor" from Norway 's, early "ReifesEisen" attracted to position Germany's 50,000 called from middle position. Polychronopoulos than three-bet to 150,209 directly behind, asking a fold of the Norwegian player when action made her way back around. "ReifesEisen" was not finished with the hand, though, and four-bet all-in for just under 900,000. Polychronopoulos directly, and the cards went on their backs.
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are increased to more than 3 million Polychronopoulos stack. He ended the day third in chips with almost 4 million "BlockedWinner" entered as Russia's day 2 with the overall chip lead.
Other notables in the field such as day 2 still included Andy "andyh26" Holmanbegan, former spring Championship of Online Poker "mullex84" of Germany, champ and former winner of the PokerStars "Levan1971" Sunday warm-up of Georgia.
Chairs were redrawn prior to day 2 and play resumed to 1000 ET (1500 BST) on Monday.
A first-place prize of $293, 512.31 is up for grabs in Event # 22, the affair of the No-Limit Hold'em $ 500. A field of 3,739 came to play and after 23 levels on day 1, only 131. In the lead "TheUrsaraie" with day 2 is 1, 323, 355. The plateau of million-chip crossed already found "TheUrsaraie" a bit of luck after getting outflopped even to get more chips.
The blinds and antes were at 2,000/4000/500 level when the "TheUrsaraie" under the gun to 8,520. Both players in the blinds 
called to see 
the flop fall. Action was checked to "TheUrsaraie" that 17,000 betting. The player in the small blind folded "GODofHU" , but in the big blind pushed for 96,619. 
TheUrsaraie "with", but had been 
outflopped GODofHU by "the". The hit the turn, however, and imprisoned the pot "TheUrsaraie."
Among those who remain still Marius danskemann "Mickey" mement_mori "," Petersen Olsvik, Kenny LoneHixx "MONSTER_DONG Karamalikis", "Hicks, Jonathan" Lea ", Jeremy" Mike "Fitzpatrick goleafsgoeh 00psiedaisy" and Steve "gboro780" gross.
Here are the top ten chip counts heading into day 2:
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