€10,000 Diamond High Roller
Day 1 Completed
2023 The Grand Big Wrap
€10,000 Diamond High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2023 The Grand Big Wrap
Buy-in
€10,000
Prize Pool
€2,036,515
Entries
221
Level
30
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Entries
164
Players Left
80
Alex Livingston, Hossein Ensan Thrive on Day 1 of the €10,000 Diamond High Roller
Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
More than 4,000 miles separate Alex Livingston’s home in Canada from King’s Resort in Rozvadov, but not nearly the same distance keeps Livingston from the chip lead after Day 1 of the €10,000 Diamond High Roller at the Grand Big Wrap festival.
Livingston busted Michael Rohde with a flopped set of fives that turned into a full house on the river on his way to bagging up 414,000 and comfortably in the top 10 among the 80 surviving players from a starting field of 164. Hossein Ensan, the 2019 WSOP champion who shared that final table with Livingston, is also in the top-10 with 380,000 after building up his stack on his second bullet of the day.
They and the rest of the field are looking up at Russian Viacheslav Osipov, who finished the day with a massive stack of 565,000. Mahmoud Khatib is in second place with 452,000, while Tom-Aksel Bedell (430,000), Eelis Parssinen (334,000), and Gergo Nagy (304,000) are also big stacks. Joni Jouhkimainen jumped right into this tournament after winning the 5K PLO Master tournament and picked up where he left off, finishing with 331,000.
Day 1 Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viacheslav Osipov | Russia | 565,000 | 188 |
| 2 | Mahmoud Khatib | Germany | 452,000 | 151 |
| 3 | Tom-Aksel Bedell | Norway | 430,000 | 143 |
| 4 | Petr Svoboda | Czech Republic | 429,500 | 143 |
| 5 | Sebahattin Degermenci | Germany | 428,000 | 143 |
| 6 | Alex Livingston | Canada | 414,000 | 138 |
| 7 | Daniel Smuskovics | Germany | 400,000 | 133 |
| 8 | Bernd Gleissner | Germany | 395,500 | 132 |
| 9 | Hossein Ensan | Germany | 380,000 | 127 |
| 10 | Samuli Sipila | Finland | 345,000 | 115 |
Players who couldn’t survive the day included King’s Resort owner Leon Tsoukernik, Tony G, Jonas Kronwitter, Quan Zhou, and Damjan Radanov, who busted three times during the day including on a brutal river suckout against Daniel Smuskovics on the last level. They and any other aspiring hopefuls will have to try again tomorrow if they want to grab a part of the €2,000,000 guaranteed prize pool.
Day 2 begins tomorrow at 3 p.m. local time. Late registration remains open until the end of Level 11, with players allowed unlimited reentries. The plan is to play down to a winner, but with 80 players still remaining and the average stack nearly 70 big blinds, it is sure to be a long, grueling road to crowning a champion.
PokerNews will be back following all the action tomorrow until only one player is left standing from this star-studded field.
End-of-Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
565,000
565,000
|
565,000 |
|
||
|
452,000
172,000
|
172,000 |
|
430,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
429,500
179,500
|
179,500 |
|
428,000
378,000
|
378,000 |
|
414,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
|
||
|
400,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
395,500
315,500
|
315,500 |
|
|
||
|
380,000
280,000
|
280,000 |
|
||
|
345,000
245,000
|
245,000 |
|
339,000
339,000
|
339,000 |
|
334,000
149,000
|
149,000 |
|
|
||
|
333,500
248,500
|
248,500 |
|
331,000
231,000
|
231,000 |
|
|
||
|
304,000
94,000
|
94,000 |
|
|
299,000
299,000
|
299,000 |
|
292,500
232,500
|
232,500 |
|
290,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
289,000
89,000
|
89,000 |
|
267,500
267,500
|
267,500 |
|
259,000
149,000
|
149,000 |
|
252,000
252,000
|
252,000 |
|
252,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
251,000
-99,000
|
-99,000 |
|
251,000
251,000
|
251,000 |
Play Has Ended
Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Day 1 has come to an end with 80 players remaining out of 164 total entries.
Stay tuned for full chip counts and a recap of the day's action.
Four More Hands
Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Tournament officials announced that players will see four more hands before bagging up for the night.
Smuskovics Hits the River on Radanov
Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Daniel Smuskovics raised to 6,000 from middle positon before Damjan Radanov, who had only just reentered the tournament, three-bet to 30,000 in the hijack.
Smuskovics called to the 6♥K♣6♠ flop, where Radanov moved all in for 47,000. Smuskovics used a time bank before calling.
Damjan Radanov: A♦A♠10♠5♦
Daniel Smuskovics: K♦J♦J♥10♣
Radanov was poised for a double up as the 4♠ fell on the turn, but the J♣ river gave Smuskovics two pair and Radanov shot out of his seat muttering to himself as he was sent to the rail for the third time today.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
420,000 | |
|
Busted |
Dawoud Picks Off Capitan
Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Bogdan Capitan bet 31,000 from the small blind on a flop of 8♦4♠9♠ and John Dawoud called in the hijack, while button Dorel Eldabach got out of the way.
The turn came the 3♣ and Capitan moved all in for 69,500. Dawoud used up two time banks before he called.
Capitan turned over A♠10♠6♣4♣ for a flush draw, while Dawoud had J♥10♥10♣4♦ for a pair of tens and straight draw.
The river came the 2♦ and Dawoud slammed the table in celebration as he held up to send Capitan to the rail.
Alex Livingston is also at this table and currently in contention for the chip lead with more than 400,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
420,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
|
||
|
220,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
95,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
Busted | |
Radanov Busts Again
Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Damjan Radanov was all in for around 30,000 from the button and up against Joao De Almeida in the hijack.
Damjan Radanov: A♥Q♦10♦9♥
Joao De Almeida: A♠K♠Q♠J♠
The board ran out 7♣5♣2♣4♦K♣ and De Almeida finished with a pair of kings to send Radanov to the rail for the second time today.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000 | |
|
|
Busted |
Khatib Rivers the Nuts, Schlott Takes Two Hits
Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Felix Schlott bet 20,000 from under the gun on a board of 6♥Q♣10♥4♠ and received three calls, including from Mahmoud Khatib in the hijack and small blind Anton Johansson.
The river came the K♦ and action checked to Khatib who bet 55,000. Only Johansson called as Schlott gave up his hand. Khatib then turned over A♣J♦9♦7♣ for the rivered straight and Johansson mucked.
The next hand, Schlott bet enough on the A♣7♥5♦ flop to put Michail Karapanos all in, and Karapanos called for his last 30,000.
Michail Karapanos: A♥A♠J♥8♣
Felix Schlott: 8♠8♥7♣6♥.
Schlott was trailing the aces of Karapanos and improved no further on the Q♣ turn or 5♣ river as Karapanos doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
350,000
-180,000
|
-180,000 |
|
|
280,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
10,000
-75,000
|
-75,000 |
|
6,000 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500