The average currently is hovering around the 70,000 mark, but there are already several players well over that, and some closing in on the 200,000 mark including Mathieu Carrere and Jude Ainsworth.
The number to beat is the 803,000 of Team Winamax Pro Bruno Lopes who is our current Day 1A chip leader.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
195,000 | |
|
172,000 |
Half the field are going on dinner break, and the live reporting team will be taking a dinner break along with tables 10-54.
Please see the table below for all dinner break timings.
| Start Time | Finish Time | Tables 10-54 | Tables 55-99 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18.40 | 19.20 | Play Level 9 | Dinner Break |
| 19.20 | 19.55 | Dinner Break | Dinner Break |
| 19.55 | 20.35 | Dinner Break | Play Level 9 |
| 20.35 | 21.15 | Play Level 10 | Play Level 10 |
Niveau: 9
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
233,000 | |
|
219,000 | |
|
210,000 | |
|
|
207,000
207,000
|
207,000 |
Emilien Dam raised and Dara O'Kearney defended out of the blinds. The flop came 
and O'Kearney check-called a bet of 3,300.
The turn was the 
and O'Kearney checked again. Dam bet 6,500 and O'Kearney moved all in. Dam called.
Emilien Dam: 
O'Kearney: 
The river was a brick and O'Kearney doubled up.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000
4,500
|
4,500 |
|
|
25,000
-24,000
|
-24,000 |
The remaining players are all going on a dinner break. They will return for the start of Level 10 at 20.35.
Niveau: 10
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
As the players return from their dinner break, reunited in playing Level 10 together, the tournament clock shows 702 entrants for Day 1B, with 385 remaining.
This, coupled with the 373 players from yesterday's Day 1A, means that there are a total of 1,075 players, almost beating the record of the largest Winamax Poker Open from four years ago. And with half an hour left on the clock, that number could grow even further!
| Year | Players | Winner | Country | First Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1,086 | Jerome Guermeur | France | €75,000 |
| 2014 | 994 | Tom Kitt | Ireland | €75,000 |
| 2015 | 959 | Pierre Calamusa | France | €70,000 |
| 2016 | 987 | Antonin Teisseire | France | €72,000 |
| 2017 | 1,075* |
*as of the start of Level 10
With yesterday's figure of 803,000 in mind, players are continuing to hone in on Team Winamax Pro's Day 1A chip leading stack, including Paul Patouilliart who tweeted to say that he was up to 300,000 with the average around 80,000. He also remarked on how friendly the table is, which is always a plus!
Début de day1B assez cool sur le #WPODublin ! 300k en 1k/2k avg 80k, nouvelle table sympathique avec @gerarmendujeu https://t.co/XVepzMEhjt
— Paul Pat. (@lapatouille)
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
300,000 |
