Day 1b of Event #1: €1,100 Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event has been played to its conclusion here at Casino Barcelona half way through Level 16 with Frederik Johansen emerging as the chip leader after bagging up 423,000 in chips.
Johansen has $81,592 in live-tournament earnings — the bulk of which came from winning a Munkebjerg Poker Tour event back in 2022 for 538,340kr. Johansen was the only player to bag over 400,000 in Day 1b and is in prime position to make a deep run in the event.
Not far behind is Iliodoros Kamatakis, who managed to crack Andreas Samuelsson's pocket queens with pocket jacks toward the end of the day to score a large pot and end with 395,000.
€1,100 Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event Day 1b Top Ten Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frederik Johansen | Denmark | 423,000 |
| 2 | Iliodoros Kamatakis | Greece | 395,000 |
| 3 | Johny Mendes | Brazil | 321,000 |
| 4 | Oskar Massesson | Denmark | 312,000 |
| 5 | David Ceranic | Croatia | 309,000 |
| 6 | Sergi Miralles | Spain | 308,000 |
| 7 | Yves Sanchez | France | 227,000 |
| 8 | Victor Pertile | Brazil | 225,000 |
| 9 | Esteban Garcia | Argentina | 220,000 |
| 10 | Alexandre Mitjavila | Spain | 219,000 |
Day 1b began with 27 players and that number steadily rose throughout the day until reaching a total of 155 players by the time late registration ended. With just 15 percent of the field making Day 2, that meant play concluded when the field got down to 23 players. The Day 2 bubble burst after Anh Do lost back-to-back hands against Welker Johny Mendes De Medeiros. All 23 players have made the money for securing a Day 2 berth and the amount won (so far) will depend on how many players register through all starting flights.
Some notables who entered but busted short of Day 2 include Philip Joyce, Marcello Miniucchi, Antoine Labat, and Dan Heimiller, who also entered Day 1a but has been unable to gain any lasting momentum thus far.
Any players who didn't make it to Day 2 still have multiple chances as Event #1: €1,100 Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event still has six starting flights left. The next starting flight is Day 1c, which will begin at 12:00 p.m. local time on Tuesday, August 22. Day 2 will commence on August 25.
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