After four starting flights, it was confirmed that the Winamax Poker Open Bratislava €500 Main Event has broken the attendance record for a six-max live tournament with the final total being confirmed at 2,221 entries, eclipsing the WPO Madrid Main Event's total of 2,182. Those players generated a bumper €977,240 prize pool, also surpassing WPO Madrid's €960,080 purse.
Just a little over 16% of the field remain, with 371 players returning for day 2 which gets underway at 12 p.m. CEST. at the fantastic Banco Casino, Bratislava. Each of those players have locked up the min-cash, however payouts have yet to be determined.
Just two player have over 100 big blinds. The first is Georgi Abdulaze (1,105,000) and the second is hometown hero Patrik Ciklamini, who resides in Slovakia's capital city. He bagged a stack of 1,065,000 from Day 1c.
For Day 2, the level duration increases to 35 minutes each and three levels at a time will be played. Play restarts in Level 21, with the blinds set at 5,000/10,000/10,000 ante.
Top Ten Chip Counts Going into Day 2
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | CHIP COUNT | BIG BLINDS |
|---|
| 1 | Georgi Abdulaze | Estonia | 1,105,000 | 111 |
| 2 | Patrik Ciklamini | Slovakia | 1,065,000 | 107 |
| 3 | Maxime Large | France | 981,000 | 98 |
| 4 | Paul Haquin | France | 959,000 | 96 |
| 5 | Marian Flesar | Slovakia | 950,000 | 95 |
| 6 | Romain Semler | France | 928,000 | 93 |
| 7 | Daniel Koloszar | Hungary | 915,000 | 92 |
| 8 | Deividas Daubaris | Lithuania | 885,000 | 89 |
| 9 | Loic Debregeas | France | 854,000 | 85 |
| 10 | Romain David | France | 849,000 | 85 |
Winamax Team Pro Loic Debregeas (854,000) also found himself in the top ten chip counts. He qualified from Day 1d as the chip leader. He is joined by eight other Team Winamax Pro members such as Alejandro Romero, Romain Lewis, Pierre Calamusa, Davidi Kitai, Bruno Lopes, Mustapha Kanit, Leo Margets and Guillaume Diaz.
Winamax Team Pros Day 1 Stats
| PLAYER | COUNTRY | CHIP STACK | QUALIFIED FROM (RANK) |
|---|
| Loic Debreagas | France | 854,000 | Day 1d (1st) |
| Alejandro Romero | Spain | 553,000 | Day 1b (12th) |
| Romain Lewis | France | 460,000 | Day 1b (22nd) |
| Pierre Calamusa | France | 270,000 | Day 1a (37th) |
| Davidi Kitai | Belgium | 219,000 | Day 1b (62nd) |
| Bruno Lopes | France | 206,000 | Day 1d (1st) |
| Mustapha Kanit | Italy | 154,000 | Day 1d (29th) |
| Leo Margets | Spain | 137,000 | Day 1b (75th) |
| Guillaume Diaz | France | 103,000 | Day 1b (88th) |
Play is expected to end when the final 18 players remain and PokerNews will have boots on the ground for entirety of the Main Event, so be sure to stick with the live updates to keep up with all the action.
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