Guyon Bags Huge Chip Lead in Day 1b of the Winamax Poker Open��s �500 Main Event in Bratislava
The Winamax Poker Open (WPO) at Banco Casino in Bratislava continued today with two more Day 1 flights of the �500 Main Event; Day 1b and turbo flight Day 1c. Each attracted fields of 483 and 63 entries respectively.
In Day 1b, 83 players bagged and tagged for the Day 2 restart on Saturday, September 23, upon completion of the remaining two starting flights tomorrow. Every player who managed to survive the ten hours of play is now in the money, having secured a minimum cash of �1,000.
By the end of proceedings, it was Adrien Guyon who claimed the all-important title of chip leader taking through a more than an impressive stack of 1,048,000; the first player to accumulate over one million chips. Guyon is no stranger to Winamax success having come second place in this very tournament for �88,000 in 2022.
Day 1b Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adrien Guyon | France | 1,048,000 | 131 |
| 2 | Romain Lewis | France | 815,000 | 102 |
| 3 | Toma Von Bergen | Switzerland | 729,000 | 91 |
| 4 | Aliaksandr Abadouski | Belarus | 665,000 | 83 |
| 5 | David Sayago Trueba | Spain | 654,000 | 82 |
| 6 | Dominik Desset | Slovakia | 635,000 | 79 |
| 7 | Thomas Sacquet | France | 606,000 | 76 |
| 8 | J��r��my Chemarin | France | 597,000 | 75 |
| 9 | Anton Sonora Mendez | 561,000 | 70 | |
| 10 | Cl��ment Muller | France | 536,000 | 67 |
Winamax Team Pro had an impressive showing as both Romain Lewis and Alexane Najchaus progressed to Day 2, taking through 815,000 and 235,000 chips respectively.
Notable names to hit the rail included Bruno Lopes, Estelle Cohuet and Mehdi Chaoui. However, it is highly anticipated that all three players will try their luck once last time in the remaining two flights.
The Day 1c turbo also concluded tonight with Andrii Nikitin taking through the chip lead within that respective flight with a stack of 557,000.
Alongside Nikitin, ten other players found a bag and will progress to the next stage of the tournament, like french streamers Hadrien "zChance44" Gallois (375 000) and Sacha "PyroSC" Cohen (315 000).
Players yet to progress to Day 2 can brave another bullet tomorrow, Friday, September 22, for Day 1d which starts at 12 p.m. or Day 1e, a turbo flight, which starts at 7 p.m.
In addition, those who enjoyed today��s beer pong tournament can look forward to a cocktail dinner for guests between 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. as well as the Blind Test which kicks off at 9 p.m. tomorrow.
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.