150 qualifiers on Day 1G, Rens Buijs chipleader

He had 65,000 chips with 80 minutes to go, and finished in the lead with 591,000. Belgian Rens Buijs had another great time at the Circus Casino Resort in his home town of Namur. Rens topped the biggest flight of the Oktoberfest, beating 149 other survivors from a field of 552 entrants. Enough to pose with his club mates...

With the 197 qualifiers from previous sessions, and pending the results of Day 1H Turbo, a total of 347 players have validated a ticket for Day 2 on Saturday at 2pm. Day 2 will be played over 40-minute levels, and will feature just over €455,000 to share, as the tournament finally attracted 1,578 entrants! 

Among the 150 qualifiers on Day 1G, a number of regulars raised chips. Danny Ummels (583,000), Bayram Guezeli (498,000 - photo), Ludovic Lehaire (400,000), Ken Claessens (413,000), Eric Denizart (332,000), Daniel Dodet (324,000), Gregory Biermans (335,000) and Peter de Bruin (392,000) were all well positioned. 

Paul van Oort, Giuliano Beerensteyn, Muriel Gomez Aragon, Reda Belhou, Mischa Wieten, Patrick Aerts and Mohamed Taabouni (360,000 - photo) are also in the money.

All of them will be on Day 2 on Saturday, chasing the big money once they've entered the money at around 15% of the field.

Full chipcount of this flight to come as soon as possible in the document below and in the Day 2 report... 

Chipcount partial Day 1G

Rens Buijs 591 000
Danny Ummels 583 000
Bayram Guezeli 498 000
Vincent Touil 445 000
Ken Claessens 413 000
Bart van Heugten 407 000
Ludovic Lehaire 400 000
Peter de Bruin 392 000
Mohamed Taabouni 360 000
Antoine Delporte 344 000

Gregory Biermans 335 000
Dieter Vandelle 335 000
Eric Denizart 332 000
Quentin Roussey 325 000
Daniel Dodet 324 000
Mehidi Sahili 313 000
Lavigne 313 000
Giuliano Beerensteyn 307 000
Stéphane Blaser 300 000
Nicolas Kojovic 284 000

Denis Verbruggen 283 000
Cyril Jacquin 255 000
Muriel Gomez Aragon 240 000
Audrey Petitjean 231 000
Paul van Oort 200 000
Mischa Wieten 182 000
Patrick Aerts 175 000
David Ramillon 130 000
Reda Belkhou 103 000

74 qualifiers on the 1H Turbo, Kok Wai Ho finishes strong

The eighth and final day of qualifying stretched over 3 hours 30 of poker and 13 levels... 74 more players cleared the hurdle to secure a ticket for Saturday's 2 p.m. Day 2.

421 players bagged chips for the restart over 40-minute niveaxes, the €350 Mystery Bounty component of the Oktoberfest will come into play at the cash entry, with just under 15% of the field of 1,578 entrants registered at the Circus Casino Resort in Namur.

Attendance smashed the guarantee and players in the money will share just over €455,000... the biggest bonus will be a 5-figure bonus around €20,000!  

In the last-chance Turbo 1H, Kok Wai Ho took the biggest stack with 386,000 chips. He will be joined on Day 2 by the likes of Gaetano Morecci, Lukas Trzcinski, Max Zeroual, JS Denissa, Pascal Groshens and Tim Verheyen... 

Oktoberfest Mystery Bounty €350	Day 1A	1B	1C	1D	1E	1F	1G	1H	Day 2
Qualified	52	20	24	30	60	13	150	74	421
Traffic	223	82	120	123	251	35	552	192	1,578 entries

Partial chipcount Day 1H (full chipcount in doc.below as soon as possible)
Kok Wai Ho 386 000
Willem de Jong 288 000
Geissler 237 000
Max Zeroual 229 000
Pascal Groshens 227 000
JS Denissa 227 000
Wahid Daas 215 000
Stephane Buchs 191 000
Gaetano Morecci 190 000
Tim Verheyen 176 000
Lukas Trzcinski 156 000
Wesley Peinen 87 000
Stephane Meo 68 000

1,578 entries and €455,754 prizepool at Oktoberfest

Registration is now closed for Day 1H Turbo and thus for the €35 Oktoberfest 2024. This Mystery Bounty tournament finally attracted 1,578 entrants over 8 starting days. This resulted in a total prize pool of €455,754.

On Day 1H turbo, it's level 11 and blinds 1000 - 2500 (2500) with 120 players in the running for 192 entrants. The average is 80,000 chips and levels are 20 minutes on this ultimate flight...

Oktoberfest Mystery Bounty €350	Day 1A	1B	1C	1D	1E	1F	1G	1H	Day 2
Qualified	52	20	24	30	60	13 (197)	150 (347)	in progress
Traffic	223	82	120	123	251	35	552	192	1,578 entries

Reprise 14 heures sur 2500 - 5000 (5000). The prize pool is €457,000, including €197,000 in Mystery bonuses. There should be two Max prizes of €25,000, with one of the two saved for Day 3!

421 qualifiers for Day 2, but Oktoberfest is a stack choice event, so there may be fewer people on Day 2, which will be contested over 40-minute levels. 

Chipcount & redraw ASAP