| Level 13: | 4,000/8,000/8,000 |
| Entries: | 30/110 |
| Prizes: | €216,900 |
It was another day of fast and furious poker action in the Vergina Theatro at Regency Casino, Thessaloniki, as a Day 1b field of 110 entrants in the 2026 Novibet Greek Poker Odyssea €1,000 Main Event was reduced to 30 Day 2 qualifiers, after 13 levels of combat.
They are led by Traianos-Alexandros Ntavoutis of Greece (955,000), who also takes the overall chip lead, after surpassing Day 1a chip leader Lorezno Arduini (922,000).
Ntavoutis is followed by fellow countryman Fotios Ntamaris (919,000), both of whom stretched well ahead of Vasyl Vorynka of Russia (657,000) in third.
Ntavoutis is a Regency Casino regular, and will be hoping to surpass his current career-best recorded tournament score of $3,347 in the coming days.
Ntamaris is a seasoned professional with almost $400,000 in recorded career earnings, while the bulk of Vorynka’s recorded results come from a win in an EAPT Main Event in 2024 for €52,350.
Plenty of other quality players found a bag, including Ivan Popov of Bulgaria (381,000) and David Kozma of Hungary (377,000), with the full counts below.
End of Day 1b Chip Counts
| Position | Player | Country | Chip Count | Blinds |
| 1 |  Traianos-Alexandros Ntavoutis | Greece | 955,000 | 119 |
| 2 | Fotios Ntamaris | Greece | 919,000 | 114 |
| 3 |  Vasyl Vorynka | Ukraine | 657,000 | 82 |
| 4 | Pierros Pantos | Greece | 629,000 | 78 |
| 5 | Alexandros Michas | Greece | 587,000 | 73 |
| 6 | Andreas Paliogiannis | Greece | 576,000 | 72 |
| 7 |  Hristina Nikolova | Bulgaria | 572,000 | 71 |
| 8 | Vasileios Mirisiotis | Greece | 530,000 | 66 |
| 9 | Michail Tastanis | Greece | 517,000 | 64 |
| 10 | Athanasios Syntikos | Greece | 478,000 | 59 |
| 11 |  David Pitule | Czech Republic | 475,000 | 59 |
| 12 | Simon Hajek | Czech Republic | 457,000 | 57 |
| 13 | Ivan Popov | Bulgaria | 381,000 | 47 |
| 14 | Christos Lazopoulos | Greece | 380,000 | 47 |
| 15 |  David Kozma | Hungary | 377,000 | 47 |
| 16 | Venelin Pashev | Bulgaria | 344,000 | 43 |
| 17 |  Vladimir Shushkovsky | Russia | 322,000 | 40 |
| 18 |  Arda Kilinc | Turkey | 300,000 | 37 |
| 19 | Nikolaos Tsinas | Greece | 299,000 | 37 |
| 20 | Georgios Varkaris | Greece | 282,000 | 35 |
| 21 | Konstantinos Kertikidis | Greece | 244,000 | 30 |
| 22 |  Denis Simionel | Moldova | 233,000 | 29 |
| 23 | Panagiotis Marizas | Greece | 223,000 | 27 |
| 24 | Theofanis Poziopoulos | Greece | 212,000 | 26 |
| 25 | Ioannis Souroukidis | Greece | 205,000 | 25 |
| 26 | Georgios Sourlas | Greece | 154,000 | 19 |
| 27 |  Michailas Bedulskis | Lithuania | 126,000 | 15 |
| 28 | Marek Ohnisko | Czech Republic | 102,000 | 12 |
| 29 | Aggelos Valilis | Greece | 93,000 | 11 |
| 30 | Ioannis Lazaridis | Greece | 92,000 | 11 |
The final opportunities for players to qualify for Day 2 are on June 16, with Day 1c and Day 1d kicking off at 2 p.m and 7 p.m, and featuring 40 and 30-minute blinds respectively.
At present 55 players have qualified from 210 entrants, with the prize pool sitting at €216,900, and expected to grow significantly with the final starting flights, with the full remaining schedule detailed below.
2026 Novibet Greek Poker Odyessa Remaining Schedule
| Date | Time | Event | Buy-In | Chips | Re-Entry | Blinds | Late Reg |
| June 16 | 14:00 | Main Event Day 1C (8 Max) | €1,000 | 100,000 | Unlimited | 40 mins | 11 Levels |
| June 16 | 19:00 | Main Event Day 1D (8 Max) | €1,000 | 100,000 | Unlimited | 30 mins | 11 Levels |
| June 16 | 20:30 | MIX NLH/PLO Side Event (Hyper Turbo–8 Max) | €150 | 50,000 | Unlimited | 15 mins | 10 Levels |
| June 17 | 15:00 | Main Event Day 2 (8 Max) | – | – | – | 60 mins | – |
| June 17 | 17:00 | High Roller Satellite | €280 | 30,000 | Up to 1 | 15 mins | 8 Levels |
| June 17 | 19:00 | Ladies Event (2K Added Prize) | €115 | 20,000 | Unlimited | 20 mins | 8 Levels |
| June 17 | 20:00 | High Roller Day 1 | €2,000 | 250,000 | Unlimited | 45 mins | 11 Levels |
| June 18 | 14:00 | Main Event Day 3 (8 Max) | – | – | – | 60 mins | – |
| June 18 | 15:30 | High Roller Day 2 | – | – | – | 60 mins | – |
| June 18 | 17:00 | PKO Day 1 (Cuatro KO) | €230 | 100,000 | Unlimited | 30 mins | 11 Levels |
| June 18 | 20:00 | PLO5 Side Event (Hyper Turbo–7 Max) | €115 | 50,000 | Unlimited | 15 mins | 10 Levels |
| June 19 | 15:00 | Main Event Final Day | – | – | – | 75 mins | – |
| June 19 | 15:30 | High Roller Final Day | – | – | – | 60 mins | – |
| June 19 | 17:00 | PKO Day 2 (Cuatro KO) | – | – | – | 30 mins | – |
| June 19 | 20:30 | PLO 4/5 Side Event (Buttons Choice–7 Max) | €150 | 50,000 | Unlimited | 30 mins | 10 Levels |
| June 19 | 21:00 | NLH Close Side Event (Deepstack Hyper) | €150 | 100,000 | Unlimited | 15 mins | 11 Levels |
poker.pro will be on the floor from the start of Day 1c of the Main Event at 2 p.m., so stay tuned for all your coverage of the 2026 Novibet Greek Poker Odyssea Main Event.
