After fourteen 30-minute levels of play at Grand Casino, Liechtenstein, 15 players out of a field of 52 entries have progressed to Day 2 of the Main Event.
Leading the way is John Sixteen on 385,000, followed by Kevin Roethlisberger (259,000) and Urs Theiler (248,000). However they remain quite some way behind the current overall chip leaders, Nicola Diaco (1,045,000) and Stefan Fink (702,000).
THMC Main Event Day 1c Qualifiers
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Sixteen | N/A | 385,000 | 64 | |
| 2 | Kevin Roethlisberger | Switzerland | 259,000 | 43 | |
| 3 | Urs Theiler | Switzerland | 248,000 | 41 | |
| 4 | John Ten | N/A | 227,000 | 37 | |
| 5 | Mario Scalia | Italy | 223,000 | 37 | |
| 6 | Daniel Schwitter | Switzerland | 206,000 | 34 | |
| 7 | John Six | N/A | 169,000 | 28 | |
| 8 | John Eight | N/A | 137,000 | 22 | |
| 9 | Jane One | N/A | 137,000 | 22 | |
| 10 | John Five | N/A | 135,000 | 22 | |
| 11 | John Twenty | N/A | 131,000 | 21 | |
| 12 | Gianni Di Renzo | Italy | 118,000 | 19 | |
| 13 | Stefan Vieli | Switzerland | 97,000 | 16 | |
| 14 | John 21 | N/A | 94,000 | 15 | |
| 15 | John Seventeen | N/A | 85,000 | 14 |
Players such as Ramon Lampert, Christoph Spoerri and Giuseppe Ditaranto all narrowly missed progressing, but will still have plenty of further opportunities to find a bag for Day 2.
Days 1d, 1e, 1f and 1g are due to take place at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. local time Friday, February 2 and Saturday, February 3 respectively. These flights will follow the same structure as previous flights.
Day 1h, the final flight, is a turbo flight and will take place at noon on Sunday, February 4 featuring 15-minute blind levels, but otherwise following the same structure as previous flights. Days 2 and 3 will feature 45-minute levels.
PokerNews will be providing full coverage of the 6 p.m. flights, and from Day 2 onwards, so stay tuned to the action from The Hendon Mob Winter Championships Main Event.
