The King of Balkan continues at Apollonia Hotel & Casino, and the opening event of the festival has already reached its first major milestone.

The €50,000 GTD Mystery Bounty has officially surpassed its guarantee, following another strong turnout across Day 1C and Day 1D Turbo.

The two latest flights recorded a combined 157 entries and re-entries, with another 20 players securing their seats in Day 2 and a place in the money.

The Day 1C field attracted 88 entries and 30 re-entries, with 15 players surviving the flight and booking their spots in Day 2.

Later in the day, the Day 1D Turbo added another 34 entries and 5 re-entries, with five players making it through to the next stage.

The 20 Players Through to Day 2

Day 1C qualifiers:

Dimitrios Liappis
Konstantinos Filippidis
Ioannis Lazaridis
Achilleas Topalidis
Georgios Roidos
Georgios Diamantis
Dimche Gjurov
Nikolaos Sofiolakis
Zhaklina Manevska
Dimitrios Kilintaris
Emmanouil Zacharakis
Andreas Mavromoustakis
Jean Philippe Goncalves
Lieuwe Jan Zevenhuizen
Nikolaos Perrakis

Day 1D Turbo qualifiers:

Simon Bozhinoski
Todor Ivkovikj
Filip Keckaroski
Igor Kjetkovikj
Ioannis Souroukidis

All 20 players have not only secured their place in Day 2, but are also already in the money.

Main Event Tickets for the Bubble Players

Just like in the opening flights, the two players who came agonisingly close to qualifying did not leave empty-handed.

Koula Chasan, the Day 1C bubble player, and Avraam Chrysalidis, who finished on the bubble of Day 1D Turbo, each received a ticket to the next Balkan Poker Championship Main Event.

Last Chance to Join the Mystery Bounty Final Day!

The €50,000 GTD Mystery Bounty has already smashed its guarantee, but there are still two final chances to join the action today.

At 11:00, the Day 1E Hyper gets underway, featuring 10-minute blind levels and a €220 buy-in.

Then, at 16:30, comes the Bomb All-In Qualifier — the very last opportunity to secure a seat in the Mystery Bounty Final Day.