button in SafariWPO Main Event Set to Break Record with Final Two Flights
With a total of 1,149 entries recorded after the first two flights of the €500 Winamax Poker Open Aix-les-Bains at Casino Grand Cercle, this year's Main Event is on its way to surpass last year's 2,566 entries.
Just like Day 1a, Day 1b was bigger than last year's Day 1b, with 763 entries recorded. Only 127 players, however, qualified for Day 2, led by none other than Adrian Mateos (906,000), who is the only Winamax Team Pro to have reached the money so far. Antoine Crepeau, who was seated to his right, bagged the second-biggest stack with 894,000, while Azzedine Khairani was third in chips by the end of the night with 842,000.
Day 1b Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adrian Mateos | Spain | 906,000 | 113 |
| 2 | Antoine Crepeau | France | 894,000 | 112 |
| 3 | Azzedine Khairani | France | 842,000 | 105 |
| 4 | Vincent Tuet | France | 802,000 | 100 |
| 5 | Benjamin Legrusley | France | 801,000 | 100 |
| 6 | Nordine Afalah | France | 764,000 | 96 |
| 7 | Florent Claude | France | 701,000 | 88 |
| 8 | Thomas Bus | France | 691,000 | 86 |
| 9 | Maxime Large | France | 640,000 | 80 |
| 10 | Baptiste Billon-Grand | France | 640,000 | 80 |
Florent Claude (701,000), Thomas Bus (691,000) and Maxime Large (640,000) followed in their footsteps and also made the Top 10. Streamer Mathieu Pontin (487,000), 2024 champion Aliosha Staes (480,000), Andrea Binotto (437,000), Louis Bouillon-Vassard (374,000), who doubled up on the bubble, Marine Khamvongsa (326,000), Heni Mokni (268,000), Matthieu Lamagnere (266,000) and Jose Quintas (215,000) are among the other notable players who qualified for Day 2, with Winamax streamer Hadrien Gallois second-to-last in chips with 21,000.
Now, where will the numbers stop? The answer will be known from noon local time with the beginning of Day 1c, featuring 30-minute levels, 13 levels of late registration, and an end of the day in the money once 16.67% of the field remains. Day 1d Turbo will kick off a bit later, at 7 p.m., with 20-minute levels.
One hour later, another Main Event will start with the Winamax Darts Open, where the atmosphere should be just as lively as it was at the Beer Pong Open last night.
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