Clement Bonnant Leads Final 14 Players in WPO Bratislava Main Event
After another 19 Levels of play, the Day 2 field of 371 players has been whittled down to 14 in the Winamax Poker Open Bratislava Main Event at the fantastic Casino Banco. All of them are vying to become the winner of the biggest six-max live poker tournament in the history of the French online poker and sports betting giant.
France's Clement Bonnant is the player in pole position to get the lion's share of the biggest prize pool to take place in Slovakia. He'll be doing everything he can to capture the title and €120,000 of the €977,240 purse.
However, just ten big blinds separate the top four biggest chip stacks, with the likes of Adrien Guyon, Vincent Malet and Romain Semler just one big pot away of taking the chip lead.
All of the players who returned to the felt today locked up the €1,000 min-cash, however when all was said and done on Day 2, just three tables remained. The players who are still in contention have all secured a minimum payday of €7,500.
Of those still in with of a shot of achieving WPO glory, Nacho Barbero is the most notable name. The Argentinian poker player won his first gold bracelet this summer at the 2022 World Series of Poker. He took down the $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty event and the $587,520 first-place prize.
Chip Counts Heading into Day 3
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clement Bonnant | France | 14,725,000 | 49 |
| 2 | Adrien Guyon | France | 12,075,000 | 40 |
| 3 | Vincent Malet | France | 11,625,000 | 39 |
| 4 | Romain Semler | France | 11,575,000 | 39 |
| 5 | Igor Mataruga | Serbia | 9,350,000 | 31 |
| 6 | Maxime Large | France | 8,675,000 | 29 |
| 7 | Nicolas Tytgat | France | 7,350,000 | 25 |
| 8 | Edvin Makic | Austria | 7,250,000 | 24 |
| 9 | Deividas Daubaris | Lithuania | 6,925,000 | 23 |
| 10 | Lionel Muggeo | France | 6,525,000 | 22 |
| 11 | Nacho Barbero | Argentina | 4,950,000 | 17 |
| 12 | Stefan Baczynskyj | France | 4,500,000 | 15 |
| 13 | Raphael Blouet | France | 3,300,000 | 11 |
| 14 | Arturo Carnicer | Spain | 2,925,000 | 10 |
Winamax Team Pro Members Bow Out on Day 2
Nine members of the world famous Winamax Team Pro made it through to Day 2, with Romain Lewis going the furthest. Loic Debregeas had bagged the chip lead from Day 1d and was a top ten stack coming into today's play however, it soon evaporated in the fast and furious action that Day 2 saw.
Pierre Calamusa, Alejandro Romero, Leo Margets, Mustapha Kanit, Davidi Kitai, Bruno Lopes and Guillaume Diaz were the other stablemates to walk away with WPO Main Event cash.
| Player | Country | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romain Lewis | France | 89th | €1,600 |
| Pierre Calamusa | France | 100th | €1,450 |
| Loic Debregeas | France | 112th | €1,450 |
| Alejandro Romero | Spain | 185th | €1,200 |
| Leo Margets | Spain | 189th | €1,200 |
| Mustapha Kanit | Italy | 200th | €1,100 |
| Davidi Kitai | Belgium | 271th | €1,000 |
| Bruno Lopes | France | 288th | €1,000 |
| Guillaume Diaz | France | 331st | €1,000 |
PokerNews will cover all the action from the final day of proceedings, which gets underway at 12:30 p.m. CEST on Sunday, October 2. Be sure to stick around to find out who wins this record-breaking event.