The King of Balkan is officially underway at Apollonia Hotel & Casino, with the €50,000 GTD Mystery Bounty kicking off the action.

The first two starting flights are now in the books, recording a combined 112 entries and re-entries, while 14 players have already secured their seats in Day 2 and a place in the money.

The Day 1A field attracted 65 entries and 22 re-entries, with 11 players surviving the flight and booking their spots in Day 2.

Later in the day, the Day 1B Turbo added another 20 entries and 5 re-entries, with just three players making it through to the next stage.

The 14 Players Through to Day 2

Day 1A qualifiers:

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Konstantinos Meliopoulos
Pepi Simovski
Sime Nakikj
Georgios Bouzoukis
Kagan Aydemir
Andreas Vlachos
Dimitrios Vasileiadis
Nikolaos Chatzivertas
Anastasios Perperidis
Georgios Efthymiadis

Day 1B Turbo qualifiers:

Nikolaos Aslanidis
Pavlos Konstantinou
Stelios Orphanides

All 14 players have not only secured their place in Day 2, but are also already in the money. From here, the focus shifts to making a deep run and, of course, hunting down the valuable Mystery Bounties.

Main Event Tickets for the Bubble Players

Two players came agonisingly close to qualifying, but their efforts did not go unrewarded.

Nektarios Eleutheriadis, the Day 1A bubble player, and Nikolaos Grigoriadis, who finished on the bubble of Day 1B Turbo, each received a ticket to the next Balkan Poker Championship Main Event.

The Mystery Bounty Continues Today!

The €50,000 GTD Mystery Bounty continues today with two more starting flights, giving players another chance to secure their place in Day 2.