A day of reckoning awaits for Germany today at Euro 2024 in their mouth-watering quarter-final clash with Spain, while the same applies to any poker players hoping to book their spot in Day 2 of the €1,100 Main Event at PokerStars Eureka Hamburg.
Day 1c, the final starting flight, is due to kick off at 4:00 p.m. local time Friday, July 5, at Casino Schenefeld.
Two starting flights have already been completed, attracting a total of 374 entrants, generating a current prize pool of €355,300. With big numbers expected today, the event looks set to be a potential record-breaker.
Axel Junker of Germany (421,500) is the current overall chip leader, having bagged 140 big blinds, and he holds a comfortable lead over his closest challengers, Kent Roed of Norway (279,500) and Mengshi Tian (262,500) of China.
Overall Top Ten Chip Counts Days 1a-1b
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Axel Junker | Germany | 421,500 | 140 | |
| 2 | Kent Roed | Norway | 279,500 | 93 | |
| 3 | Mengshi Tian | China | 262,500 | 87 | |
| 4 | Gregory Kehren | France | 269,500 | 89 | |
| 5 | Andrzej Powalka | Poland | 252,000 | 84 | |
| 6 | Stefan Teckenburg | Germany | 212,000 | 70 | |
| 7 | Mateusz Sikora | Poland | 208,500 | 69 | |
| 8 | Marcin Puczylowski | Poland | 203,500 | 67 | |
| 9 | Andre Hegendorf | Germany | 192,500 | 64 | |
| 10 | Nicola Karl | Germany | 191,500 | 63 |
Young guns and rising European stars Marcin Puczylowski (203,500) of Poland and Nicola Karl (191,500) of Germany also bagged top ten stacks and these are definitely two names to watch out for.
Players will start with 30,000 chips at blind level 100/100 with a 100 big blind ante, and will play 40-minute levels. Play will continue until the end of Level 13, with a single reentry permitted. Late registration is open until the start of Level 11.
Day 2 takes place on Saturday, July 6 at 3:00 p.m., with the final day beginning at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 7. Days 2-3 will feature 60-minute levels.
A stream of the Day 1c action will be on PokerStars Team Pro Felix Schneider's Twitch channel operating on a 30-minute delay, a link to which will be available here as soon as we are able.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for all your coverage of what is guaranteed to be a bumper day of poker action involving plenty of thrills and spills.
