Lemardeley Bags the Chip Lead in Day 1d of the Winamax Poker Open’s €500 Main Event in Bratislava
The Winamax Poker Open (WPO) at Banco Casino in Bratislava continued today with two more Day 1 flights of the €500 Main Event; Day 1d and turbo flight Day 1e. With this being the last chance for players to progress to the next stage of the tournament, they came out in masses as each field attracted 666 and 126 entries respectively
The bursting of the bubble marked the end of both Day 1 flights, ensuring all players who managed to secure a stack for Day 2 have also secured a minimum cash of €1,000.
As the dust settled Camille Lemardeley bagged the overall chip lead, taking through a total of 1,052,000 for the Day 2 restart. With just $531 in recorded live tournament earnings, this grand stack proves to be an exciting development in Lemardeley’s poker career.
Day 1d Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Camille Lemardeley | France | 1,052,000 | 132 |
| 2 | Bruno Lopes | France | 994,000 | 124 |
| 3 | Roland Pardoux | France | 994,000 | 124 |
| 4 | Mickael Lacaze | France | 900,000 | 113 |
| 5 | Davidi Kitai | Belgium | 897,000 | 112 |
| 6 | Adrian Ivasiuc | Moldova | 877,000 | 110 |
| 7 | Gaelle Baumann | France | 857,000 | 107 |
| 8 | Pierre Neuville | Belgium | 837,000 | 105 |
| 9 | Martin Gavrilov | Latvia | 710,000 | 89 |
| 10 | Robert Claraz | France | 702,000 | 88 |
Winamax Team Pro had their most impressive showing this series as five members of Team Pro bagged monster stacks; Bruno Lopes (994,000), Davidi Kitai (897,000), Gaelle Baumann (857,000), Leo Margets (629,000) and Mehdi Chaoui (361,000).
In addition, Winamax WIP member Almira Skripchenko will also be taking through a stack of 104,000.
Unfortunately, both Estelle Cohuet and Mustapha Kanit missed their last chance to progress, falling short on their final bullets of the Main Event.
The Day 1e turbo also concluded tonight with Mohammad Kashi taking through the chip lead within that respective flight with a stack of 958,000.
Alongside Kashi, 22 other players found a bag and will progress to the next stage of the tournament. Of those, Martin Kabrhel ranked second in chips and will be taking through a stack of 844,000.
In addition to Day 2 of the Main Event, those who enjoyed today’s cocktail dinner and the Blind Test can look forward to the Chess Master challenge tomorrow between 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. as well as the popular Bongo Loco that kicks off at 8:30 p.m.
Players that have progressed to Day 2 are expected to take their seats at 12 p.m. tomorrow, Saturday 23, and will start play on the level after the earliest Day 1 finished.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be back tomorrow to bring you more coverage of the Winamax Poker Open here at Banco Casino in Bratislava, so stay tuned.