In addition to the €170 Banco Casino Masters (€250,000 GTD) at
Banco Bratislava, the €225 + 25 PLO Masters (€15,000 GTD) and the €500 + 50 SPT Challenger High Roller (€20,000 GTD) also provided some variety. Both tournaments are going to their finals today, with late registration still open for the PLO.The €225 + 25 PLO Masters had two starting days, each playing with 50,000 chips and 30-minute levels. A total of 33 and 41 entries were recorded, thus surpassing the €15,000 prize pool guarantee. Late registration is also available today (Blinds 700/1,400/1,400).27 players survived the flights, with Zsolt Sörös leading, followed by Marcus Keimer (257,000) and Andreas Leitner (223,000).
€225 + 25 PLO Masters
Entries: 33 (1a)/ 41 (1b) – tba
Prize pool: €15,000 GTD (+)
| Rank | Name | Country | Chip Count | Flight |
| 1 | SOEROES ZSOLT | Hungary | 426,800 | 1B |
| 2 | KEIMER MARCUS OLIVER HEINRICH | Germany | 257,000 | 1A |
| 3 | LEITNER ANDREAS | Austria | 223,000 | 1B |
| 4 | BONFIL RONI | Israel | 219,600 | 1A |
| 5 | ERDEI GABOR | Hungary | 184,300 | 1A |
| 6 | ZEEVI GUY | Israel | 173,100 | 1B |
| 7 | BENISHO OREN | Israel | 167,400 | 1B |
| 8 | ERHART ROMAN | Austria | 155,900 | 1A |
| 9 | THORVALDSEN ANDREAS | Norway | 149,500 | 1A |
| 10 | GILADI MORDECHAI | Israel | 149,300 | 1B |
| 11 | MALSINER RODOLFO | Italy | 144,000 | 1A |
| 12 | SAJDAK PAVOL | Slovakia | 141,000 | 1A |
| 13 | ALIOTO DARIO | Italy | 131,600 | 1A |
| 14 | TIMOTHEOU TIMOTHEOS | England | 130,000 | 1A |
| 15 | BASTL | Austria | 125,900 | 1B |
| 16 | HILLINGER CHRISTOPH | Austria | 115,000 | 1A |
| 17 | COLLINS WILLIAM | Ireland | 106,600 | 1A |
| 18 | CAMPBELL GRANT CHARLES | England | 105,900 | 1B |
| 19 | BLAIMAN KOBY | Israel | 105,300 | 1B |
| 20 | SIMONITZ ESHEL | Israel | 104,300 | 1B |
| 21 | KECHAGIAS ATHANASIOS | Greece | 91,300 | 1A |
| 22 | LIND MARCUS VINCENT | Denmark | 75,300 | 1B |
| 23 | BORON STANISLAV | Slovakia | 51,900 | 1A |
| 24 | MATA LUIS ALEJANDRO | Venezuela | 50,000 | 1A |
| 25 | PAPADAIS ANDREAS | Greece | 48,200 | 1A |
| 26 | DESSET ANDREJ | Slovakia | 42,000 | 1A |
| 27 | VARDIJAN DAVORIN | Croatia | 42,000 | 1A |
No more late registration is available for the €500 + 50 SPT Challenger High Roller. Yesterday, 41 players started with 100,000 chips and 30-minute levels, and they narrowly surpassed the €20,000 prize pool guarantee. Nine players are seated at the final table today at 5 PM, with Radoslaw Jan Wielewicki in the lead with 889,000 chips, closely followed by Rudolf Kosa (834,000). Also in the running are Josef Ahmed (570k) and Philipp Taborsky (203k), along with Banco’s chief blogger Denis Dox (262k). The final will also be streamed live.Today, the spotlight is on the flights at the
€175 Banco Casino Masters (€250,000 GTD). There are two regular heats (40k/30′) and one turbo (15′) on offer. Cash games are available daily starting at blinds of €1/3 NLH or €2/2 PLO. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to Marketing Manager
Jan Packa (English), and you can find everything else at
bancocasino.sk.
€500 + 50 SPT Challenger
Entries: 41
Prize pool: €20,500
| Rank | Name | Country | Chip Count | Seat |
| 1 | WIELEWICKI RADOSLAW JAN | Poland | 889,000 | 6 |
| 2 | KOSA RUDOLF ADOLF | Austria | 834,000 | 5 |
| 3 | AHMED JOSEF | Austria | 570,000 | 4 |
| 4 | ILAVSKY MARTIN | Slovakia | 409,000 | 6 |
| 5 | BOSKO JAKUB | Slovakia | 374,000 | 3 |
| 6 | CEGLIA DAVIDE | Italy | 318,000 | 7 |
| 7 | DOX DENIS | Slovakia | 262,000 | 8 |
| 8 | YERMOLAIEV DANYLO | Ukraine | 252,000 | 8 |
| 9 | TABORSKY PHILIPP | Austria | 203,000 | 3 |
Coming up:Prize pools minus 10% fee (unless otherwise specified) and 6% staff
€500 + 50 SPT Challenger
Entries: 41
Prize pool: €20,500
