2024 888poker LIVE Bucharest

€560 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2024 888poker LIVE Bucharest

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
€37,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€560
Prize Pool
€200,000
Entries
406
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
69
Players Left
27

€560 Main Event Continues to Grow on Day 1b

888 Poker Room Bucharest
888 Poker Room Bucharest

Another busy day of action at 888poker LIVE Bucharest is set to begin, with the second of four opening flights in the €560 Main Event. The tournament carries a guaranteed €200,000 prize pool, with unlimited reentries and late registration open until the start of Day 2 on Saturday.

Day 1a saw a total of 110 entries at 888poker Room Bucharest, with Ran Shahar leading the 34 players who bagged chips after 12 levels of play. His stack of 214 big blinds is what players will be chasing as the field continues to grow in the Romanian capital.

This is the sixth day of the festival, with more poker professionals and online qualifiers joining the action at 5 p.m. local time.

Day 1a Top 10 Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Ran ShaharIsrael427,500214
2Cristian TabacRomania366,000183
3Jack SharpeUnited Kingdom336,000168
4Dumitru BartaRomania335,000168
5Gheorghe AlexutanRomania326,500163
6Andreas PopaRomania281,000141
7Bogdan AngelescuRomania241,500121
8Radu BuicanRomania235,000118
9Marin CoceaRomania213,500107
10Florian ToneRomania193,00097
Ran Shahar
Ran Shahar

The opening day saw eight Romanians sit inside the top ten, while 888poker qualifiers Jack Sharpe and Laurentiu Paunas found a bag to continue their tournament journey.

Day 1b kicks off at 5 p.m. local time, with the opening blind level set at 100/100 and a 100 big blind ante. Players start with 50,000 chips, looking to navigate a total of twelve 45-minute levels with a 15-minute break after every three levels.

Be sure to follow along as the PokerNews live reporting team has everything covered from 888poker Room Bucharest.

Tags: Andreas PopaBogdan AngelescuCristian TabacDumitru BartaFlorian ToneGheorghe AlexutanJack SharpeLaurentiu PaunasMarin CoceaRadu BuicanRan Shahar