button in Safari€1M Guarantee in Focus as EPC Mini Main Event Reaches Day 2
The opening event of the debuting 2026 King's Million European Poker Championship continues today at King's Resort, with Day 2 of the €250 EPC Mini Main Event getting underway at 5 p.m. local time.
A €1 million guarantee has been placed on the tournament, with 3,329 entries recorded across the first six starting flights. That figure currently leaves the event short of the guarantee, although the field is not yet complete. Everyone player in Day 2 has made the money.
As it stands, 345 players have already booked their places on Day 2, with more set to join them before play begins. Day 1g is currently underway, while the final Flip & Go Pineapple flight will provide one last route into the second day.
Official field and prize pool figures will be confirmed once registration and the remaining flights have concluded.
Leading the survivors is Day 1f chip leader Asiaka, who takes 1,324,000 into Day 2. Hayk Manasyan (1,029,000), Libero 5 (995,000) and Jakub Koleckar are among the other flight leaders sitting inside the overall top ten.
Current Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asiaka | Germany | 1,324,000 | 166 |
| 2 | Yasin Karatas | Turkey | 1,149,000 | 144 |
| 3 | KingOfPunts | Germanu | 1,072,000 | 134 |
| 4 | Hayk Manasyan | Armenia | 1,029,000 | 129 |
| 5 | Libero 5 | Germany | 995,000 | 124 |
| 6 | Jakub Koleckar | Czechia | 940,000 | 118 |
| 7 | Aggressiv007 | Germany | 933,000 | 117 |
| 8 | Bogdan Tilica | Romania | 921,000 | 115 |
| 9 | Anonymized | Austria | 850,000 | 106 |
| 10 | Noah Alem | France | 807,000 | 101 |
There are also a couple of familiar bracelet winners returning to King's with healthy stacks. Christopher Campisano brings 289,000 into Day 2, two years after winning the 2024 WSOP Europe Mini Main Event at this venue.
Stepan Budac will return with 207,000. He also knows what it takes to win a bracelet at King's, having captured his first last year in the €350 King's Million.
The exact plan for Day 2 is still to be confirmed, but it is expected that the session will wrap up at the end of Level 30 or when 24 players remain. Play is scheduled to resume on Level 16, with blinds of 4,000/8,000 and an 8,000 big blind ante. Levels will increase to 40 minutes.
Stay with PokerNews throughout the day as the live reporting team brings you all the action from the €250 EPC Mini Main Event, including the confirmed prize pool, payouts and the road towards the first champion of the King's Million European Poker Championship.
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