2023 Winamax Poker Open Bratislava

€500 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2023 Winamax Poker Open Bratislava

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j10
Prize
€100,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€500
Prize Pool
€693,880
Entries
1,577
Level Info
Level
48
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
1,200,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
239
Players Left
41

41 Players Advance in Day 1a of the Winamax Poker Open €500 Main Event in Bratislava

Level 20 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Dominykas Ruskys
Dominykas Ruskys

The Winamax Poker Open (WPO) at Banco Casino in Bratislava kicked off today with its first Day 1 flight of the €500 Main Event; 239 entries amassed over the 13 levels of registration, giving hope for a big prize pool to form in the coming days. At the end of the night, 41 players bagged and tagged and will be returning for Day 2 after the completion of the other four starting fights in the coming days.

The bursting of the bubble marked the end of this Day 1 flight, ensuring all players who managed to secure a stack for Day 2 have also secured a minimum cash of €1,000.

As the dust settled, Dominykas Ruskys bagged the overall chip lead, taking through a total of 856,000 for the Day 2 restart. Ruskys wasn't alone in accumulating a plentiful stack as Tom Niveaud also amassed over 100 big blinds as he will take through 822,000 on Saturday, September 23.

Day 1a Top 10 Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChip CountBlinds
1Dominykas RuskysLithuania856 000107
2Tom NiveaudFrance822 000103
3Nicolas CasalPortugal700 00088
4Michel ColomberoFrance635 00079
5Pierre CalamusaFrance630 00079
6Abel PruchonFrance513 00064
7Clément BonnantFrance463 00058
8Aliosha StaesBelgium419 00052
9Sasa KalacCroatia415 00052
10Dario BerisaSerbia390 00049

Winamax Team Pro had an impressive showing as Maxime Manzone and Pierre Calamusa both progressed to Day 2, taking through 210,000 and 630,000 chips respectively.

More notable deep runs included Winamax Team Pro member Mehdi Chaoui who was eliminated just shy of the money bubble..
In addition, Vincent Malet, who is a member of Winamax WIP, also made his way to the rail late into Day 1a.

Both Chaoui and Malet are expected to be seen again in one of the many Day 1 flights still to come.
Players yet to progress to Day 2 can try their luck again tomorrow, Thursday, September 21, for Day 1b which starts at 12 p.m. or Day 1c, a turbo flight, which starts at 7 p.m. In addition, Friday, September 22, boasts two more flights, Day 1d and e, of the same format.

The PokerNews live reporting team will be back tomorrow to bring you more coverage of the Winamax Poker Open here at Banco Casino in Bratislava, so stay tuned.

Tags: Dominykas RuskysMaxime ManzoneMehdi ChaouiPierre CalamusaTom NiveaudVincent MaletAbel PruchonAliosha StaesClément BonnantDario BerisaMichel ColomberoNicolas CasalSasa Kalac