The 2019 Winamax SISMIX is now the largest six-max tournament in poker history, with over 2,000 players entering across the four starting flights.
The figure of 624 on Day 1c also broke the record for biggest starting flight, twelve months after a similarly monster Day 1c helped the 2017 SISMIX break the record for the largest poker tournament ever held in Africa.
Now held at the Gran Casino Costa Brava in Lloret de Mar, the Winamax SISMIX has continued its meteoric rise from just 670 players in 2014, a number that was almost surpassed on Day 1c alone!
Record-Breaking Field
| 1a | 1b | 1c | 1d | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 329 | 341 | N/A | N/A | 670 |
| 2015 | 192 | 269 | 411 | N/A | 872 |
| 2016 | 179 | 294 | 428 | N/A | 901 |
| 2017 | 217 | 369 | 492 | N/A | 1,078 |
| 2018 | 276 | 458 | 518 | N/A | 1,252 |
| 2019 | 402 | 547 | 624 | 462* | 2,035 |
Organizers had already had to adjust the format from a single reentry per flight to a freezeout over the first three starting flights, meaning that the 1,573 entrants that Days 1a, 1b and 1c amassed were unique entries.
This alone would have broken the record, but thanks to the Turbo 1d flight the figure of 2,000 was also surpassed.
Day 1 Chip Leaders and Notables
A total of 132 players survived Day 1c, joining the 201 from Days 1a and 1b. In an unusual occurrence, two players in 1c tied for the flight lead. Both Laurent Verrac and Nicolas D'Agostin bagged 576,000, but they are still a bit behind the 870,000 Day 1b chip leader Vincent Cavailles bagged up yesterday.
Guillaume Diaz (127,000) is the sole Winamax Team Pro advancing, after former champions Davidi Kitai and Ivan Deyra busted during the day. Romain Lewis was holding strong towards the end of the night, but he ran ace-king into kings late on, meaning he will have to make it through Day 1d to continue in the event.
Day 2 starts at midday on Saturday, May 25. There will be 18 35-minute levels with the blinds starting at 3,500/7,000 with a 7,000 ante.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for full chip counts from Day 1d upon its conclusion and continued live updates from the biggest six-max tournament ever!