Day 2 of the Winamax Poker Open‘s much-anticipated €500 Main Event, here in Bratislava, is set to get underway at noon local time.
Across four starting flights, over three days, a total of 1,516 players made their way through the doors of the Banco Casino, generating a prize pool of €667,040. All 252 survivors to progress to Day 2 have secured a minimum cash of €1,000, but the attention of the room will certainly be placed on the first-place prize of €90,000.
Coming into Day 2 with the overall chip lead is Ludovic Palain with a total of 1,369,000; Palain amassed his monster stack by the conclusion of Day 1b, having burst the bubble in the process.
With France dominating eight of the top ten stacks, Palain is followed by fellow countrymen Robin Gerard and Nicolas Malbrec who accumulated stacks of 1,133,000 and 1,080,000 respectively.
2024 WPO Bratislava Main Event Day 2 Top 10
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ludovic Palain | France | 1,369,000 | 196 |
| 2 | Robin Gerard | France | 1,133,000 | 162 |
| 3 | Nicolas Malbrec | France | 1,080,000 | 154 |
| 4 | Gino Cardenia | France | 943,000 | 135 |
| 5 | Eugenio Sanchioni | Italy | 932,000 | 133 |
| 6 | Kevin Quillere | France | 887,000 | 127 |
| 7 | Benoit Kozubski | France | 854,000 | 122 |
| 8 | Jordan Dumas | France | 851,000 | 122 |
| 9 | Dylan Patanchon | France | 849,000 | 121 |
| 10 | Ion Juravliov | Moldova | 840,000 | 120 |
Winamax Team Pro has had a strong showing with seven members returning to the felt for Day 2. Leading the way is Mustapha Kanit with a stack of 309,000. Kanit is far out in front of his fellow professionals as the rest of the team bagged the following; Romain Lewis (130,000), Leo Margets (127,000), Julien Sitbon (121,000), Alexane Najchaus (105,000), Gaelle Baumann (69,000) and Adrian Mateos (34,000).
In addition, the reigning champion hailing from Slovakia, Martin Bartos, is still in contention for back-to-back trophies with a stack of 173,000.
Play will recommence with one minute left on Level 19; the blinds will be 3,000/7,000 with a 7,000 big blind ante. The remaining players will benefit from a slightly longer clock of 35 minutes.
But it’s not just poker that the players can sink their teeth into; today’s schedule also boats the infamous Blind Test at 9 p.m., as well as the ever popular €10 buy-in Deglingo happening at midnight.
PokerNews will have boots on the ground for the entirety of the Main Event, so be sure to stick with the live updates to keep up with all the action.