Day 1c of the €700,000 Guaranteed Irish Poker Festival Begins at Noon

So far, two of the four opening flights for the €700,000 guaranteed Irish Poker Festival Main Event have wrapped up here at the Intercontinental Hotel in Dublin, Ireland. The final two flights are scheduled for today, leading into Day 2 on Saturday, November 2.

A total of 59 entries have been registered so far with only 29 securing their spot on Day 2. Last Night, Germany's Niels Buch positioned himself in pole position with a stack of 290,600. However, Day 1c is upon us today at noon local time and is anticipated to be the biggest field yet.

Combines Day 1a + 1b Top Ten Chip Counts 

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Niels Buch	Germany	290,600	182
2	Alec Torelli	United States	268,000	168
3	Simon Wilson	Ireland	165,200	103
4	Cedric Danneker	France	160,500	100
5	Keith Cummins	Ireland	160,400	100
6	Conor O'Driscoll	Ireland	147,700	92
7	Marc MacDonnell	Ireland	140,900	88
8	Simeon Tsonev	Bulgaria	134,000	84
9	Michael Dwyer	Ireland	113,000	71
10	Panagiotis Mavritsakis	Greece	107,300	67

Day 1c of the €3,000 buy-in Main Event, which is the third of four starting flights, is set to begin at noon. Each player will start with 50,000 chips, and the levels will last 60 minutes each. The plan again is to play through 10 levels, with late registration open throughout the entire day, and until the end of level 11, which happens on Day 2. Players also have the option for one reentry per flight if needed. 

Today will also mark the first turbo flight, as Day 1d offers an 8:00 p.m. start with shorter 30-minute levels for a faster way to find a bag for Day 2. 

Once Day 1d concludes, the players who make it through will join those who advanced from the other four flights and the late arrivals for Day 2, which is scheduled to kick off at noon on Saturday, November 2.