Day 1A of the €165 King of Balkan is in the books at Apollonia Hotel & Casino, attracting 137 total registrations (105 entries + 32 re-entries) and generating €20,550 for the prize pool.
With 13% of the field advancing, 18 players secured their seats in Day 2, with all 18 qualifiers already in the money (ITM) and guaranteed a mini cash.
Leading the way is Vasilis Zisis, the only player to finish the flight with a seven-figure stack, bagging an impressive 1,023,000 chips. Dimitris Amplianitis follows with 841,000, while Giorgos Dallas rounds out the top three with 797,000.
Day 1A Chip Counts
- Vasilis Zisis – 1,023,000
- Dimitris Amplianitis – 841,000
- Giorgos Dallas – 797,000
- Giannis Lazaridis – 699,000
- Rafail Neofytou – 635,000
- Pantelis Patralis – 540,000
- Spyros Giamouzis – 430,000
- Apostolos Vlachos – 304,000
- Vasilis Liagkas – 286,000
- Ermogenis Asprogenous – 263,000 (Special Bounty)
- Andreas Vlachos – 221,000
- Stefan Shtrkov – 196,000
- Petros Lymperopoulos – 192,000
- Ilias Tsenopoulos – 166,000
- N.S. – 113,000
- Todor Ivkovikj – 81,000
- Anestis Kostakidis – 75,000
- Philip Goncalves – 41,000
Giorgos Garnelis finished on the bubble and was awarded a ticket to the next BPC Main Event.
Eight Special Bounties Fall – Eight Main Event Tickets Awarded
There was an extra incentive at the tables during Day 1A, with nine Special Bounty players entering the field.
Eight of them were eliminated during the flight, with each player responsible for their elimination earning a ticket to the BPC Main Event.
The Special Bounty eliminations were:
Dimitris Amplianitis eliminated Zacharias Toulis
Simon Bozhinoski eliminated Michalis Basmaris
Lebouzou eliminated Manolis Zacharakis
Dalibor Dumanikj eliminated Andreas Vlachos
John Taramas eliminated S.T.
Konstantinos Meliopoulos eliminated Spase Stojanovski
Andreas Mavromoustakis eliminated Spyros Nikolaou
L. Georgopoulos eliminated Thanasis Sintikos
The only Special Bounty player to survive Day 1A was Ermogenis Asprogenous, who bagged 263,000 chips and will return for Day 2 with the Special Bounty still on his head.
Tuesday’s Schedule
The King of Balkan action continues on Tuesday with another full day of poker at Apollonia Hotel & Casino:
14:00 local / 15:00 Greece time – €30 King of Balkan Satellite — 4 tickets GTD
16:00 local / 17:00 Greece time – Day 1B of the €165 King of Balkan (€30,000 GTD)
20:00 local / 21:00 Greece time – €55 Main Event Super Satellite — 10 tickets GTD
With €20,550 already in the prize pool after Day 1A, the €30,000 guarantee is getting closer as the King of Balkan action continues.
