2024 WSOP-C Sanremo

�1,000 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2024 WSOP-C Sanremo

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
98
Event Info
Buy-in
€1,000
Prize Pool
€888,300
Entries
1,050
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
172
Players Left
43

Mateusz Sikora Chip Leader; Pierre Basile Among Big Stacks After Day 1a of WSOP-C Sanremo Main Event

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Pierre Basile
Pierre Basile

Another WSOP ring chase started today at the Casino Sanremo with Day 1a of the 2024 World Series of Poker Circuit �1,000 Main Event.

A total of 172 entrants joined this first flight of the tournament, and the day ended with 43 remaining players who qualified for Day 2. Among these players, Mateusz Sikora leads with a stack of 498,000 chips. Dominating the chip count almost from start to finish, Sikora aims to capture his second WSOP ring, having won his first in May in the Netherlands.

Second in chips is Manuel Valduga (406,000), followed by experienced Swedish player Peter Kvisthammar with 394,500.

WSOP-C Sanremo Main Event Day 1a Top 10

RankPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Mateusz SikoraPoland498,000166
2Manuel ValdugaItaly406,000135
3Peter KvisthammarSweden394,500132
4Pierre BasileFrance371,500124
5Michael PerezFrance370,000123
6Brice GuidoFrance363,000121
7Stephano S-300,000100
8Maciel De OliveiraFrance292,00097
9Juuso OksanenFinland289,00096
10Herve GouzilFrance280,00093

Thanks to a hand where he eliminated two players at once, Pierre Basile amassed a stack of 371,500, while Brice Guido (363,000) built his stack steadily. In the same time, Herve Gouzil secured a big double-up in the last level of the day to finish in the top ten with 280,000.

EPT champion Arnaud Mattern made it to Day 2 with 262,000 chips, unlike another EPT winner, Giuliano Bendinelli, who was among the last players eliminated.

Blaise Bourgeois was pleased to qualify on Day 1a, giving him a few days off before returning on Day 2 with 229,000 chips, around 75 big blinds. Alban Beysson (161,000) also qualified, along with Fabio Damaso and Bruno Fitoussi (142,500), who eliminated the last player of the day. Finally, Nils Mallon sits at the bottom of the chip count with 37,500, slightly over 10 big blinds.

The WSOP-C Main Event continues tomorrow, Friday, November 8 at 1.p.m. and follows the same structure as today.

Be sure to tune back in tomorrow to catch all the action from the second of four opening flights!

Tags: Alban BeyssonArnaud MatternBlaise BourgeoisBrice GuidoBruno FitoussiFabio DamasoGiuliano BendinelliHerve GouzilJuuso OksanenManuel ValdugaMateusz SikoraMichael PerezNils MallonPeter KvisthammarPierre BasileStephano S