Day 1d of the €560 EAPT Bratislava Main Event Starts at 2:00 p.m.
After three flights during the last days, the final two opportunities to qualify for Day 2 of the EAPT Bratislava Main Event are scheduled today, Friday, January 26, at Banco Casino.
On Day 1d and Day 1e Turbo, players will try to join the 25 runners who have already secured a spot on Day 2 and in the money. Among them, 13 players out of a field of 84 entrants qualified through Day 1b last night. They are led by Romania's Adrian Filip with his 630,000 chip-stack. He is closely followed by Benjamin Lakatos (602,000), while Christoph Hillinger takes the third place (546,000).
Day 1b Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Counts | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adrian Filip | Romania | 630,000 | 79 |
| 2 | Benjamin Lakatos | Hungary | 602,000 | 75 |
| 3 | Christoph Hillinger | Austria | 546,000 | 68 |
| 4 | Konstantinos Giannoutas | Greece | 424,000 | 53 |
| 5 | Antal Mezei | Hungary | 207,000 | 26 |
| 6 | Yurii Savin | Ukraine | 207,000 | 26 |
| 7 | Mody Rubinstein | Israel | 192,000 | 24 |
| 8 | Vili Päivärinta | Finland | 185,000 | 23 |
| 9 | Imre Lascsik | Hungary | 136,000 | 17 |
| 10 | Richard Turoczi | Hungary | 119,000 | 15 |
| 11 | Mario Eder | Austria | 107,000 | 13 |
| 12 | Christian Horvath | Austria | 89,000 | 11 |
| 13 | Gani Weiss | Israel | 87,000 | 11 |
At the same time, Ruslan Volkov bagged a massive chip lead on Day 1c (332,000), as he was one of the two players who survived out of a small field of 10 players. Benjamin Svetina also made it to the money on this Turbo flight, ending the day with 68,000 chips.
The last two opportunities to join them on Day 2 are Day 1d and Day 1e Turbo today. The first one, Day 1d, starts at 2:00 p.m. local time with 40,000 chip-starting stacks and 40-minute levels starting on blinds of 100/200 and a 200 big blind ante. Then Day 1e Turbo kicks off at 8:00 p.m. with levels reduced to 20 minutes. Only one reentry per flight is allowed during the nine levels of late registration, and both days will end when 15% of the field remains.
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