Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier is already in the action. He raised to 2,200 from the cutoff and only Michael Kane called in the small blind.
The flop of saw Kane check to Mercier, who continued for 2,300. Kane called to see a turn of , which both players were happy to check.
The river of saw Kane check to Mercier again, but this time the former EPT San Remo champion bet 8,300. Kane thought about it, but eventually let his hand go. Mercier and Kane are now almost level in chips.
With the cards now underway, the registration for the Main Event is officially closed. The below players are confirmed to have entered with a fresh stack, including Andrey Shatilov and Dmitry Yurasov who final-tabled the €25,000 Single-Day High Roller last night.
There may be even more players in, though, and the official numbers for the record-breaking festival are yet to be confirmed.
Before Day 2 got underway, Neil Johnson made an announcement about PokerStars and their expansion plans with the PokerStars Championship and Festival: More days, more events and more games. Destinations will be Barcelona, Macau and Panama, with further stops to be announced, and a video will be available throughout the day.
Welcome to Day 2 of the 2016 EPT Barcelona Main Event! A record-shattering field of 1,759 players already registered for this event, of which 902 have survived the first day. The final number of contestants is not in yet, as players can still late register until the start of day 2. Expect a few more familiar faces to pop in and take a shot at the already massive prize pool.
Today will be a relatively short day, with just six 75-minutes levels to be played until the end is reached. Play will start at 12 p.m. local time, and with no dinner break scheduled, play should halt around 8:30 p.m. The bubble is expected to burst in the last levels of the day.
Russia's Andrey Sharonov is the overall chipleader after Day 1, having amassed 278,600 chips in total. Marco Caza of Canada is in close second with 262,000, and Van Hiep Tran of Germany rounds out the top three with 227,200. EPT 6 Grand Final winner Nicolas Chouity (207,100) is currently in fifth place, looking to add a second EPT-title to his already impressive poker resumé.
The official prize pool and payouts will be announced shortly after the start of Day 2. Follow PokerNews.com for live updates of this record breaking European Poker Tour throughout the day.