Day 1d, the final starting flight of the €1,100 FPS Main Event, running as part of PokerStars EPT presented by Monte-Carlo Casino®, has now concluded.
Of the 473 entrants, 71 players made it through to join the rest of the pack for Day 2. Francesco Zappala busted on the bubble after shoving a short stack and losing out to Tahar Said, who had a pair of aces with a higher kicker.
At the conclusion of Day 1d, Milos Petakovic of Serbia bagged up 926,000 chips, putting him far out in front as the chip leader across all flights.
Dalibor Dula was second in chips with 557,000 and Lucas Silva Rocha bagged the third place stack. Simone Demasi finished the flight in fourth and Moritz Bleiker rounds out the top five.
| Rank | Name | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milos Petakovic | Serbia | 926,000 | 185 |
| 2 | Dalibor Dula | Czech Republic | 557,000 | 111 |
| 3 | Lucas Silva Rocha | Brazil | 544,000 | 108 |
| 4 | Simone Demasi | Italy | 524,000 | 104 |
| 5 | Moritz Bleiker | Switzerland | 522,000 | 104 |
| 6 | Ken Demlakian | Australia | 506,000 | 101 |
| 7 | Arnaud Enselme | France | 500,000 | 100 |
| 8 | Alfonso Simone | Italy | 432,000 | 86 |
| 9 | Samiyel Duzgun | Switzerland | 385,000 | 77 |
| 10 | Joshua Zimmerman | Hong Kong | 371,000 | 74 |
There were 2,138 entries across all four starting flights, making for a prize pool of €2,052,480. A total of 321 players made it through to Day 2 and they have all made the money.
Those who made it through Day 1d will join Day 1a chip leader Adrian Chabbi, Day 1b chip leader Recep Aydemir, and Day 1c chip leader Inigo Naveiro. Other notables who made it through earlier flights include Maria Konnikova, 2023 PSPC champion Aliaksandr Shylko, Dinesh Alt and Boris Kolev, among others.
Day 2 kicks off at noon local time. Blinds will start at 2,000/5,000 with a 5,000 big blind ante, and payouts will be announced at the start of the day.
Stay tuned to for live updates as the PokerNews live reporting team follow the action for Day 2 and beyond.
