With two starting flights already wrapped up at 888poker LIVE Bucharest, players have one last day to collect a stack in the €560 Main Event. That day begins at 3 p.m. local time, as players will assemble inside 888poker Room Bucharest for Day 1c of this €200,000 guaranteed tournament.
There have already been 179 entries, with 61 players bagging chips for Day 2. The seventh day of the 888poker festival will be a long one, as the turbo Day 1d flight featuring 20-minute levels gets underway at 9 p.m. local time tonight.
The overall chip leader to this point is Ran Shahar, who bagged an impressive 214 big blinds on Day 1a. That’s followed by Stefan Toderita, who leads a strong contingent of Romanians with 185 big blinds at the end of Day 1b.
Overall Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ran Shahar | Israel | 427,500 | 214 |
| 2 | Stefan Toderita | Romania | 369,000 | 185 |
| 3 | Cristian Tabac | Romania | 366,000 | 183 |
| 4 | Jack Sharpe | United Kingdom | 336,000 | 168 |
| 5 | Dumitru Barta | Romania | 335,000 | 168 |
| 6 | Gheorghe Alexutan | Romania | 326,500 | 163 |
| 7 | Andreas Popa | Romania | 281,000 | 141 |
| 8 | Andrei Miron | Romania | 263,000 | 132 |
| 9 | Bogdan Angelescu | Romania | 241,500 | 121 |
| 10 | Radu Buican | Romania | 235,000 | 118 |
Popular 888poker Ambassadors Lucia Navarro and Vivian Saliba have already secured their spot in the field for Day 2. Fellow Ambassador Ian Simpson will be back for a second shot at building a stack after hitting the rail in the latter stages of Thursday’s action. 888poker Stream Team members Nick Eastwood and Andrei Cosmin are also expected to test their fortunes on Day 1c.
Action gets underway at at 3 p.m. local time at blinds of 100/100 and a 100 big blind ante. Players begin play with 50,000 chips, with a total of twelve scheduled 45-minute levels and a 15-minute break after every three levels. The tournament continues to feature unlimited reentries, and late registration is open until the start of Day 2.
Friday is expected to be busy here in Bucharest, so stay tuned as the PokerNews team will have you covered from the opening shuffle to the final hand of the night.