Ticket to Day 2 Awaits A New Group of Players on Day 1b of the 888poker LIVE Bucharest Main Event
A total of 23 players have already secured their spots into Day 2. Now another crop of hopefuls will try to join them when Day 1b of the €888 888poker LIVE Bucharest Main Event begins at 5 p.m. local time.
Those who take to the felt during today’s second opening flight will be chasing local Vasile Zagon, who bagged a chip-leading stack of 427,500. Gregory Telman (410,000), Viorel Gavrila (337,500), and EPT Paris champion Razvan Belea (291,000) are also big stacks awaiting to see who will join them when the field combines on Day 2.
Day 1a Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vasile Zagon | Romania | 427,500 | 107 |
| 2 | Gregory Telman | Israel | 410,000 | 103 |
| 3 | Viorel Gavrila | Romania | 337,500 | 84 |
| 4 | Razvan Belea | Romania | 291,000 | 73 |
| 5 | Andrei Ciuca | Romania | 280,500 | 70 |
| 6 | Konstantinos Vatseris | Greece | 260,500 | 65 |
| 7 | Rares Cosmin Popa | Romania | 258,000 | 65 |
| 8 | Toni Ravnak | Serbia | 256,000 | 64 |
| 9 | Timothy Friese | United States | 232,500 | 58 |
| 10 | Gani Weiss | Israel | 225,000 | 56 |
Day 1b consists of 11 45-minute levels, with a 15-minute break after every three levels. Players begin with 88,000 chips. Unlimited reentries are available until Day 2.
There is still another opening Day 1c flight tomorrow, followed by a turbo Day 1d flight until the surviving players resume play on August 13 for Day 2. The first opening flight saw 52 players take their shot inside the Poker Room Bucharest in the heart of the Romanian capital.
It’s now the turn of another batch of players who will try to survive the day. PokerNews will be following along the entire way providing live updates.