Panagiotis Panagiotidis Bags Day 1c Chip Lead
After 18 levels of 30 minutes each, Greece's Panagiotis Panagiotidis bagged a chip leading stack of 636,000 on Day 1c of the PokerNews Cup Kulata �550 Main Event. This is just behind the 640,000 bagged on Day 1b by Bulgaria's Rosen Simeonov.
The flight attracted 61 entrants or more than the 52 that battled it out in Day 1a and Day 1b combined. The final turbo opening flight is still in progress. When taking into account the 28 entrants in that flight, the Main Event attracted 141 entrants.
A total of ten players advanced from the Day 1c field, which means there will be 24 players battling it out tomorrow down to a final table when taking into account the four players that bagged on Day 1a, the five players that bagged on Day 1b, and the five players that will eventually bag chips on Day 1d.
Bulgaria's Alexander Milanov and Greece's Spyridon Michailidis also bagged big stacks on Day 1c. Here is a look at the final chip counts of the day.
| Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| Panagiotis Panagiotidis | Greece | 636,000 |
| Alexander Milanov | Bulgaria | 487,000 |
| Spyridon Michailidis | Greece | 474,000 |
| Achilleas Nomidis | Greece | 315,000 |
| Dimitrios Barmpathanasis | Greece | 278,000 |
| Loukas Kioutsoukis | Greece | 260,000 |
| Symeon Alexandridis | Greece | 188,000 |
| Antonios Kandilas | Greece | 171,000 |
| Hristo Bogdanov | Bulgaria | 124,000 |
| Damyan Botsev | Greece | 117,000 |
Stay tuned for the final recap of the day which will come after the conclusion of Day 1d.