It's Now or Never as the Final Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event Flight Starts at 6 p.m.
The final flight in what is already a record-breaking field in the PokerStars and Barcelona?Casino European Poker Tour �1,100 Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event kicks off at 6 p.m. local time.
The previous record was set in 2019 at the �1,100 EPT National, which drew a massive field of 4,682. At the time of writing, the first five flights have accumulated over 5,000 entries, with 523 players already having advanced to Day 2 from the first four flights.
Slovakia's David Urban continues to lead the way after he secured a bag of 833,000 chips in flight 1a. Day 1c chip leader and 2014 champion of this very event Matias Ruzzi is not far behind, having earned a nice total of 737,000 thus far. Eliran Argelazi (726,000), Tomasz Wrobel (686,000) round out the top-four. Aliyran De Souza and Stefan Fabian are each tied for fifth with (666,000).
Top 10 Stacks From First Four Starting Flights
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
| 1 | David Urban | Slovakia | 833,000 |
| 2 | Matias Ruzzi | Argentina | 737,000 |
| 3 | Eliran Argelazi | Israel | 726,000 |
| 4 | Tomasz Wrobel | Poland | 686,000 |
| 5 | Aliyran De Souza | Brazil | 666,000 |
| 5 | Stefan Fabian | Romania | 666,000 |
| 7 | Ahmad Rehamie | Canada | 638,000 |
| 8 | Jari Mahonen | Finland | 634,000 |
| 9 | Adrian Tkaczyk | Poland | 615,000 |
| 10 | Ori Elul | Israel | 558,000 |
Unlike the other flights, Day 1f will use 20-minute levels, though players will continue to start with 30,000 chips. There is one reentry allowed, with late registration shutting down at the conclusion of Level 10, which should come around 9:40 p.m. local time. There is a scheduled 20-minute break at the end of Level 7 and again after Level 14. The flight will end when there is 15 percent of the field is remaining, with Day 2 picking up at the earliest finishing time from the six starting flights.
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