€1,000 High Roller
Day 1 Completed
2019 Winamax Poker Open Dublin
€1,000 High Roller
Day: 1
Lamagnere Leads Winamax Poker Open High Roller; Silver Bubbles Late on Day 1
Level 20
: 7,000/14,000, 14,000 ante
From the 194 players who entered the €1,000 Winamax Poker Open High Roller, just 29 players remain, all in the money after almost 20 levels on Day 1.
With just nine minutes remaining in the last level of the day, Max Silver bricked his flush draw after running into the trips of Mike Alonso, and he was eliminated, guaranteeing the remaining players a min-cash of €1,460.
The chip leader Matthieu Lamagnere (1,216,000) finished third in last year's Main Event for €59,300. The Frenchman also has previous in the Winamax Poker Open High Roller, finishing tenth in 2016 for €2,500.
Close behind him is Belgian Maxim Buyl (1,192,000) and fellow Frenchman Mike Alonso (1,183,000). Alonso is one of seven players who made it through to Day 2 after playing in one of the Day 0 flights to this High Roller, and he is joined by Day 0 chip leader Philippe Guillou (820,000) and Winamax Team Pro Adrien Delmas (880,000).
Delmas sits tenth in the chip counts, slightly behind fellow Team Pro Aladin Reskallah (1,040,000), who sent Leo Margets to the rail late on Day 1 to become one of the first players above a million in chips.
The duo are joined by Ivan Deyra (138,000) who will be the shortest stack coming into Day 2, but already guaranteed a payout. Here are the remaining payouts now that the High Roller players are all in the money.
Remaining Payouts
| Position | Payout (EUR) |
| 1 | € 40,640 |
| 2 | € 29,020 |
| 3 | € 20,730 |
| 4 | € 14,810 |
| 5 | € 10,580 |
| 6 | € 7,550 |
| 7 | € 5,400 |
| 8-9 | € 3,850 |
| 10-11 | € 2,850 |
| 12-14 | € 2,220 |
| 15-17 | € 1,830 |
| 18-23 | € 1,610 |
| 24-29 | € 1,460 |
Day 1 Recap
A big field was always expected for the 2019 edition of the Winamax Poker Open High Roller. Defending champion Peter Jaksland was joined by Irish regulars Patrick Clarke, Marc Macdonnell, Jason Tompkins and Dara O'Kearney but none of them would make the money.
The first major chip leader looked like being Martin Ilavsky who moved up to 500,000 and then beyond just before the dinner break. Bassel Zebib joined him at that mark before Sven McDermott, who finished fifth in the 2016 WPO Main Event eclipsed the 700,000 mark.
Several Winamax Team Pros joined the field, but were unsuccessful in their attempts to make it through to Day 2. Davidi Kitai and Pierre Calamusa were both unsuccessful, with Adrian Mateos, Romain Lewis and Adrien Delmas enjoying a spell at the same table, with only Delmas making the money.
In the blink of an eye, the chip leaders were at a million, with Reskallah among the first after the elimination of Margets. By the end of the day, seven players would bag seven-figure stacks, and all would be looking ever upwards towards the final table and the first prize of €40,640.
Stay tuned to PokerNews as we crown a High Roller winner when the tournament resumes on Thursday 26th September at 12:30 p.m. We will also be starting coverage of the Main Event which also gets underway tomorrow.
End of Day 1 Chip Counts (full)
Level 20
: 7,000/14,000, 14,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,216,000
316,000
|
316,000 |
|
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|
1,192,000
942,000
|
942,000 |
|
1,183,000
608,000
|
608,000 |
|
1,173,000
323,000
|
323,000 |
|
1,080,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
1,040,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
1,038,000
-62,000
|
-62,000 |
|
994,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
954,000 | |
|
880,000
480,000
|
480,000 |
|
820,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
671,000
-169,000
|
-169,000 |
|
|
667,000
267,000
|
267,000 |
|
|
644,000
344,000
|
344,000 |
|
|
630,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
620,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
||
|
619,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
|
527,000
277,000
|
277,000 |
|
448,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
392,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
388,000
-102,000
|
-102,000 |
|
|
366,000
76,000
|
76,000 |
|
354,000
-176,000
|
-176,000 |
|
|
296,000
-629,000
|
-629,000 |
|
|
295,000
-65,000
|
-65,000 |
Max Silver Bubbles Winamax Poker Open High Roller
Level 20
: 7,000/14,000, 14,000 ante
With the elimination of Nicolas Compingt in 31st place the tournament was on the direct money bubble.
On the very first hand of hand-for-hand play, there was an all in on the feature table.
Action was on the turn of a 
board with Max Silver all in for around 300,000 against Mike Alonso.
Silver held 
for a flush draw and over cards against the 
trips of Alonso. The river 
improved Alonsoto a full house and Silver was eliminated.
Stay tuned for a full recap of the day's action.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
925,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
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Bubble Approaches
Level 20
: 7,000/14,000, 14,000 ante
With half of what is supposed to be the final level of the day left, and the tournament just two places off of the money, tournament officials have announced a minor change to the structure.
The tournament will play a maximum of one extra level (the end of Level 21) or until the bubble bursts, whichever happens first.
McDermott Doubles Through Ilavsky
Level 20
: 7,000/14,000, 14,000 ante
Sven McDermott used to be the chip leader, but had fallen down to around 280,000 which is around twenty big blinds. After Martin Ilavsky opened to 32,000, McDermott three-bet all in and Ilavsky called.
"Why can't you have sevens one time?" said McDermott showing 
against his opponent's 
The board ran out 
with the jack on the river no problem, with McDermott having already secured a double with a turned straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
850,000
-350,000
|
-350,000 |
|
|
600,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
|
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Recent Eliminations
Level 20
: 7,000/14,000, 14,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
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|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
Level: 20
Blinds: 7,000/14,000
Ante: 14,000
Updated Chip Counts
Level 19
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,200,000
610,000
|
610,000 |
|
|
960,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
|
720,000
340,000
|
340,000 |
|
|
620,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
520,000
-420,000
|
-420,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
490,000
205,000
|
205,000 |
|
|
440,000
320,000
|
320,000 |
|
|
400,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
310,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
250,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
Several Players Over a Million
Level 19
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
On a 
flop with already 90,000 chips in the middle, Bassel Zerbib bet 32,000 and Henrique Custodio called. Antoine Stackowiak then raised to 100,000.
Zerbib called and Custodio folded.
The turn was the 
and Zerbib shoved for around 375,000. Stackowiak snap-called with 
against the flush and straight draws of Zerbib holding 
.
The river was the and Stackowiak joined tablemates Olali and Custodio on over a million in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,100,000
405,000
|
405,000 |
|
|
1,100,000
370,000
|
370,000 |
|
|
1,050,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
|
530,000
-180,000
|
-180,000 |
|
|
300,000
-205,000
|
-205,000 |
|
Busted |