Finito Rapido

Day 1F kicks off with 12 levels lasting from 20 minutes to 9 p.m., with some 15 players competing. On the program: five levels, a 20-minute break, then 5 levels and another break to get the late registration over with... it'll be 1 a.m. by then.

After that, there will be 40 minutes to play to join the 121 qualifiers from the first 4 opening days and the survivors from Day 1E, which will have finished a little earlier... For the moment, it's level 4 and 17 players remain out of the 18 entrants... a timid turnout which nonetheless enables the tournament to pass the 700-entry mark before a huge Friday with two starting days. 

44 qualifiers on Day 1E, 65 minutes of late reg' on Day 1F

What's left 24 players out of 34 on Day 1F, even though it's level 8... and that registration is open until the first deal of level 11, a hand which will take place after a break in 65 minutes. It's all over for Day 1E, however, with 44 players having validated their ticket for Day 2... Among them are Sabrina Senden, Sebastien guidez, Gaetano Moreci, Giuseppe Pollina, Bogdan Petrascu, Tonio Ruggiu and Negming Weng...

Held over 6 hours of poker with 10 levels of 30 minutes and 2 levels of 40 minutes, the fifth of Carnival's eight opening days gathered 186 entrants to bring the provisional €350 Main Event attendance to 672 entrants... A total of 44 players bagged up chips after Day 1E, making a provisional contingent of 165 qualifiers for Day 2 at 2pm on Saturday. Friday's action promises to be massive, with two flights starting at 3pm and 9pm. 

Tan de Wit and Mihai Stinca lost a little ground in the last three hands, and it was finally Simeon aka Kermit, a Belgian who wishes to remain anonymous, who came out on top with 455,000 chips. On the podium of the 2024 edition, which attracted 1,783 entrants, Mihai Stinca built up a nice stack with 438,000 chips!

Ismail Demir, Tony Kiorpes, Mohamed Aissani, Marco Schmidt and Anne Trebitsch also played well, and will have plenty to play for on Saturday, Day 2. Ibrahim Aslan, Taner Ayhan, Daniel Domb, Heni Mokni, Eddy Meyfroot, Tino de Zutter, Harrie Snijders and Peggy Gambetti are also playing well...

Top 10 Day 1E
Simeon Kermit 455,000
Twan e Wit 442,000
Mihai Stinca 438,000
Ingo Paulus 423,000
Marco Schmidt 374,000
Ibrahim Aslan 335,000
Hoe Avo 330,000
Max Stibaner 329,000
Lukas Trzcinski 289,000
Ismail Demir 279,000

39 making 717 entries

Registration is closed for Day 1F, which will be played over 20-minute levels. There are 2 levels left and 16 players battling it out over 1500 - 3000 (3000) with an average of 122,000 chips.

42 blinds average and Steven de Braeckenier setting an impossible pace. Already 440,000 counters for the Belgian... See you there for the chipcount of the lucky players who will join the group of 165 qualifiers for Day 2 at 2pm on Saturday. The Carnival Main Event 2025 has so far attracted 717 entrants, with attendance set to at least double over the last two sessions.

From 3 p.m. on Friday, Day 1G with 10 30-minute levels and 2 40-minute levels (late reg' 10 p.m.) and a final flight contested on 20-minute levels, Day 1H from 9 p.m. (late reg' 1 a.m.). 

10 Men in a hurry who make 175 qualified

Day 1F Turbo drew 39 entrants to qualify 10 more players for Saturday's Day 2. By Friday's final two sessions, 175 players had secured a ticket to the rest of the €350 Carnival Main Event. The guarantee is well on the way to being wiped out with already 717 entries before a massive Friday.

Steven de Braeckenier never lost the lead in the final 40 minutes of play. The final 4 hours of poker were marked by Nengming Wang 's comeback at the expense of Ruben Steenhuis. First an ace-ten hit against ace-valet and two hands later aces to kill Ruben's kings! At the other table, Andrea Caizzi finished off Sebastien Guidez to finish strongly and take 280,000 chips into Day 2...

Full Chipcount Day 1F
Steven de Braeckenier 391,000
Andrea Caizzi 280,000
Nengming Wang 278,000
Van Tran 250,000
Tonio Ruggiu 234,000
Min Sung Lee 175,000
Gilles Guignard 139,000
Weidmann 81,000
Gaetano Moreci 66,000
Stefan Aerts 64,000