Event #5: €2,500 8-Game Mix Day 1 | 2019 World Series of Poker Europe

Player	Chips	Progress
Arto Loikkanen	150,000 120,000	120,000
Tomasz Gluszko	46,000 -36,000	-36,000

Player

Chips

Progress

Arto Loikkanen

150,000

120,000

Tomasz Gluszko

46,000

-36,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeff Madsen	336,500 131,500	131,500

Viktor Blom	302,000 12,000	12,000
Eli Elezra	252,000 92,000	92,000

Bruno Stefanelli	237,500 107,500	107,500
Joao Vieira	230,000 -75,000	-75,000

Roland Israelashvili	207,000 -3,000	-3,000
Kahle Burns	179,000 29,000	29,000

David "ODB" Baker	160,000 5,000	5,000

Didier Rabl	156,500 109,500	109,500
Natascha Stamm	146,000 11,000	11,000
Phil Hellmuth	145,000 15,000	15,000

Arto Loikkanen	137,000 -13,000	-13,000
Espen Sandvik	135,000 -35,000	-35,000

Jochen Kaiser	110,500 -62,500	-62,500
Sebastian Pauli	104,500 42,500	42,500

Ville Haavisto	97,500 -27,500	-27,500
Thomer Pidun	84,500 -35,500	-35,500

Daniel Negreanu	84,500 16,500	16,500

Julien Martini	79,000 49,000	49,000

Robert Campbell	45,500 -94,500	-94,500

Jeff Lisandro	44,500 -65,500	-65,500

Christopher Back	39,000 -4,500	-4,500
Robert Kaggerud	34,500 -17,500	-17,500
Manig Loeser	33,000 -62,000	-62,000

Allen Kessler	27,500 3,500	3,500

Player

Chips

Progress

Jeff Madsen

336,500

131,500

Viktor Blom

302,000

12,000

Eli Elezra

252,000

92,000

Bruno Stefanelli

237,500

107,500

Joao Vieira

230,000

-75,000

Roland Israelashvili

207,000

-3,000

Kahle Burns

179,000

29,000

David "ODB" Baker

160,000

5,000

Didier Rabl

156,500

109,500

Natascha Stamm

146,000

11,000

Phil Hellmuth

145,000

15,000

Arto Loikkanen

137,000

-13,000

Espen Sandvik

135,000

-35,000

Jochen Kaiser

110,500

-62,500

Sebastian Pauli

104,500

42,500

Ville Haavisto

97,500

-27,500

Thomer Pidun

84,500

-35,500

Daniel Negreanu

84,500

16,500

Julien Martini

79,000

49,000

Robert Campbell

45,500

-94,500

Jeff Lisandro

44,500

-65,500

Christopher Back

39,000

-4,500

Robert Kaggerud

34,500

-17,500

Manig Loeser

33,000

-62,000

Allen Kessler

27,500

3,500

The first of two days of Event #5: €2,500 8-Game Mix at the 2019 World Series of Poker Europe — the first-ever eight-game mix bracelet event since the WSOPE moved to King's Resort — delivered a 71-player field with the elite of the poker world present to shoot for WSOP glory. 26 of them made their way to the second day, which will resume at 3 p.m. local time on Friday, October 18.

Four-time bracelet winner Jeff Madsen headlines a star-studded field with 336,500 in chips. None other than online legend "Isildur1", Viktor Blom, is hot on Madsen's coattails with 302,000. Another four-time bracelet winner, Eli Elezra, rounds out the top three with 252,000. Phil Hellmuth (145,000), Daniel Negreanu (84,500), and Jeff Lisandro (44,500) also made their way through to the final day. Robert Campbell, who's leading the hotly-contested WSOP Player of the Year race, also advanced to Day 2 with a stack of 45,500.

With 71 players, the event fell short of the €250,000 guarantee, providing a sweet overlay for those that showed up for this event. With unlimited re-entries allowed for the duration of nine levels, plenty of players fired multiple shells in order to spin up a stack, but the likes of Shaun Deeb, Chris Ferguson, Alex Livingston, Anthony Zinno, Benny Glaser, and Phil Hui all saw one or more attempts come up short.

The 26 remaining players will be back in King's Resort at 3 p.m. local time and play down until a winner is crowned. Levels remain 40 minutes throughout the tournament and PokerNews will be right back on the floor to cover the who's who of the poker world in their quest for WSOP gold. Don't miss anything as a new bracelet winner at the WSOPE will be crowned!