On a 
flop Mark Buckley was facing a shove from his opponent for around 38,000 with less than 15,000 in the middle. Buckley eventually called and was shown 
Buckley quickly turned over 
and the board ran out 
sending his opponent to the rail and moving up over 225,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
240,000 | 40,000 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Some Team Pros go above and beyond to give a good impression to players. Romain Lewis is one of those pros as the Winamax Team Pro got his last chips in with 
against the 
of his opponent. The board was 
and Lewis's pair lost out to the set of his opponent.
Lewis handed over a commemorative button and voucher to his opponent who asked Lewis for a selfie and to sign his shirt. Just like all good Team Pros should, Lewis stuck around and signed the man's shirt before vacating the tournament area.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
270,000 | 160,000 |
|
250,000 | -20,000 |
|
180,000 | 5,000 |
|
151,000 | 46,000 |
|
125,000 | -30,000 |
|
90,000 | |
|
85,000 | 4,000 |
|
40,000 | -10,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Coming into today the 2018 Winamax Poker Open Main Event needed 643 players to break last year's record of 1,069.
According to the tournament screens, today there have been a grand total of 767 entrants. Officials have said that some of these may be online qualifiers that have not played, but they expect them to number 40-50.
Nevertheless, the tournament looks to be one of the biggest, if not the biggest 6-Max tournament held outside of the World Series of Poker.
Level: 13
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 1,600
Owing to the size of the field, the players are going on an extended 80-minute dinner break. There are still well over 450 players remaining in Day 1c of the Main Event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
270,000 | 130,000 |
|
|
175,000 | 85,000 |
|
|
145,000 | 45,000 |
|
|
105,000 | -75,000 |
|
|
81,000 | 31,000 |
|
69,000 | 19,000 |
|
|
50,000 | -6,000 |
|
|
50,000 | 2,000 |
|
43,000 | -7,000 |
A player opened to 2,800 from the button and the small blind three-bet to 11,100. Mark Buckley was playing around 140,000 in the big blind and tanked before plonking a huge stack in the middle.
The initial raiser folded and the other player called.
All-in Player: 
Mark Buckley: 
The board ran out 
which left the all-in player shaking his head as he was eliminated while Buckley increased his stack to around 200,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
200,000 | 200,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 700/1,400
Ante: 1,400
Joining the ranks of Winamax Team Pro in January 2018, Adrien Delmas is just 22 and it seems that his fellow Team Pros have finally got around to welcoming him to the team.
Sporting a helmet, and carrying a sword and shield, Delmas looks every bit the dashing knight.
"It's hazing," said Delmas. "For joining the Team Pro! They're just a bit late."
Whatever the reason it seems to be doing the trick, with Delmas sitting on just over 150,000 after eliminating a player all-in pre-flop when his 
held against his opponent's 
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
155,000 | 30,000 |
