Another Race to the Money Begins on Day 1b of EAPT Bucharest Main Event
The 2023 Eurasian Poker Tour €560 EAPT Main Event continues at 888poker Room in Bucharest, as Day 1b is about to begin at 5 p.m. local time.
Yesterday, Wednesday, November 8, the first starting flight saw 15 players out of 97 total entries survive to make Day 2. The man everyone is chasing is Corneliu Cretu, who built up a stack of 521,000, just five blinds more than his closest challenger (480,000). Greece's Aristeidis Ktenioudakis (398,000), Bogdan Trifanescu (361,000) and Adrian Constantin (197,000) also qualified and secured the min-cash.
Day 1a Top 10
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corneliu Cretu | Romania | 521,000 | 65 |
| 2 | John One | Romania | 480,000 | 60 |
| 3 | Aristeidis Ktenioudakis | Greece | 398,000 | 50 |
| 4 | Bogdan Trifanescu | Romania | 361,000 | 45 |
| 5 | Cristian Rajala | Romania | 311,000 | 39 |
| 6 | John Two | Romania | 308,000 | 39 |
| 7 | Gheorghe Bilea | Romania | 263,000 | 33 |
| 8 | Stefan Hurjui | Romania | 250,000 | 31 |
| 9 | Cosmin Lupu | Romania | 227,000 | 28 |
| 10 | Adrian Constantin | Romania | 197,000 | 25 |
Everything on Day 1b will be the same as on Day 1a, with 40,000 chip-starting stacks on 40-minute levels, starting on blinds of 100-200 and a 200 big blind ante. There will also be a 15-minute break every three levels.
Late registration will close at the end of Level 9, with a single reentry allowed per flight. Play will conclude for the night once 15 percent of the field remains, which yesterday took until Level 16. All the players who'll fill chips in their bags will qualify for Day 2 and be in the money.
PokerNews will be providing live updates as the action continues here at 888poker Room in Bucharest.