€500 WPO Main Event | 2022 Winamax Poker Open Bratislava

Level: 41

Blinds: 150,000/350,000

Ante: 350,000

10-02-2022 14:35 UTC+3

Large Doubles Mataruga; Then Finds His Own Double Up

Calum Grant

Level 40 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Maxime Large opened to 600,000 from the cutoff before Igor Mataruga made it 2,300,000 from the small blind. Large then jammed as the covering stack and Mataruga quickly called off the remainder of his 10,275,000 chips.

Mataruga had the and dominated Large's . The runout gave Mataruga the chip lead.

Large was then all in for his last 2,100,000 shortly after and was called by Nicolas Tytgat.

Maxime Large:
Nicolas Tytgat:

The flop had Large with one foot out of the door but the turn gave him outs to the flush. The river kept Large in contention as he found a quick rebound.

Player	Chips	Progress
Igor Mataruga	21,000,000
Nicolas Tytgat	5,900,000
Maxime Large	4,700,000

10-02-2022 14:29 UTC+3

Semler Runs into Queens

Calum Grant

Level 40 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Nicolas Tytgat limped in the small blind before Romain Semler jammed from the big blind as the covering stack, Tytgat quickly called off his 3,700,000 stack.

Nicolas Tytgat:
Romain Semler:

Tytgat made a set on the flop while Semler had a straight draw. Semler made an inconsequential pair on the turn and the pot was pushed to the short stack following the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicolas Tytgat	8,000,000 3,800,000	3,800,000
Romain Semler	7,300,000 -4,900,000	-4,900,000

10-02-2022 14:28 UTC+3

Updated Stack for Final Two Tables

Calum Grant

Level 40 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Nacho Barbero	16,150,000 -850,000	-850,000

Romain Semler	12,200,000 625,000	625,000
Adrien Guyon	11,625,000 -450,000	-450,000
Maxime Large	11,500,000 2,825,000	2,825,000
Igor Mataruga	11,200,000 -900,000	-900,000
Clement Bonnant	8,225,000 25,000	25,000
Lionel Muggeo	8,200,000 1,675,000	1,675,000
Vincent Malet	8,000,000 -600,000	-600,000
Deividas Daubaris	7,875,000 950,000	950,000
Stefan Baczynskyj	7,200,000 200,000	200,000
Edvin Makic	4,700,000 -2,550,000	-2,550,000
Nicolas Tytgat	4,200,000 -3,150,000	-3,150,000

10-02-2022 14:20 UTC+3

Raphael Blouet Eliminated in 13th Place (€7,500)

Calum Grant

Level 40 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Nacho Barbero jammed for 5,450,000 before Raphael Blouet moved all in for slightly more in the small blind. Clement Bonnant made the snap-call from the big blind and had the two players at risk of elimination.

Nacho Barbero:
Raphael Blouet:
Clement Bonnant:

Bonnant was in a great position to add to his chip lead and it seemed all but certain after the flop. However, the turn shot Barbero into the lead with a set and the river confirmed his triple up while Blouet was eliminated after being covered by Bonnant.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nacho Barbero	17,000,000 12,050,000	12,050,000

Clement Bonnant	8,200,000 -6,525,000	-6,525,000
Raphael Blouet	Busted

10-02-2022 14:10 UTC+3

Arturo Carnicer Eliminated in 14th Place (€7,500)

Calum Grant

Level 40 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Arturo Carnicer moved all in for his last 2,500,000 from the small blind and was called by Stefan Baczynskyj who had Carnicer covered.

Arturo Carnicer:
Stefan Baczynskyj:

The flopped gave Baczynskyj a gutshot straight draw while Carnicer made a pair. The turn completed the bigger stacks straight and the river confirmed the at risk player's exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stefan Baczynskyj	7,000,000 2,500,000	2,500,000
Arturo Carnicer	Busted

10-02-2022 14:07 UTC+3

Malet Goes into the Tank

Calum Grant

Level 40 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Action was picked up on the turn with 1,400,000 in the pot. With the board on show, Vincent Malet check-raised to 2,300,000 from under the gun after Igor Mataruga bet 650,000. Mataruga called from the button.

Malet then checked the river before Mataruga jammed for 6,100,000. Malet went deep into the tank, and after five minutes the clock was called and Malet eventually let it go.