€500 Main Event | 2023 Winamax Poker Open Bratislava

09-24-2023 15:17 UTC+2

Hoogstoel Doubles Through Kitai

Maxime Taldir

Level 39 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

All the players folded to Davidi Kitai in the small blind, who bet 850,000. Victor Hoogstoel defended from the big blind, and a flop of 5♠9♣6♣ landed on the table.

On this first street, Kitai decided to go all in with the biggest stack. Facing a tough decision, Hoogstoel went in the tank for a long time, and eventually called.

Victor Hoogstoel: 8♠6♠
Davidi Kitai: A♦J♣

"Good call", said Kitai while flipping his cards. The 4♥ and the 3♣ completed the board, and Hoogstoel doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Victor Hoogstoel	6,950,000 1,075,000	1,075,000
Davidi Kitai	2,800,000 -5,575,000	-5,575,000

Tags: Davidi Kitai Victor Hoogstoel

09-24-2023 15:30 UTC+2

Full On The Flop For Margets

Ollie Garland

Level 39 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Leo Margets raised to 1,800,000 from the button, an effective all-in leaving herself just one 25,000 chip behind. Pierre Neuville, in the big blind, put her all in and Margets made the call.

Leo Margets: 7♣7♥
Pierre Neuville: K♦9♠

The flop landed in dramatic fashion as it came 7♦K♠K♥. The turn and river were safe for Margets as they fell the 4♦ and 6♣ respectively. Margets doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pierre Neuville	12,000,000 150,000	150,000

Leo Margets	3,900,000 -175,000	-175,000

Tags: Leo Margets Pierre Neuville

09-24-2023 15:36 UTC+2

Break Time

Ollie Garland

Level 39 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

The remaining eight players have been sent on a 15-minute break.

09-24-2023 15:45 UTC+2

Updated Chip Counts

Maxime Taldir

Level 39 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Miklosovic	23,050,000 3,000,000	3,000,000
Victor Fryda	16,550,000 725,000	725,000
Pierre Neuville	12,425,000 425,000	425,000

Victor Hoogstoel	9,325,000 2,375,000	2,375,000
Martin Bartos	5,825,000 -250,000	-250,000
Maxime Large	5,375,000 -1,875,000	-1,875,000
Davidi Kitai	3,300,000 500,000	500,000

Leo Margets	3,025,000 -875,000	-875,000

Level: 40

Blinds: 150,000/300,000

Ante: 300,000

09-24-2023 16:10 UTC+2

Play has Slowed Down

Ollie Garland

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

The players are one bust away from making the final table. The floor is keeping track of the pace of play on each table as a form of 'soft hand for hand'. Consequently, there have been no major shifts in chips so far.

09-24-2023 16:31 UTC+2

Bartos Doubles Through Fryda

Ollie Garland

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

Victor Fryda raised on the button, Victor Fryda moved all in for 3,300,000, from the big blind and Fryda made the call. This had been the first all-in and call of this level.

Martin Bartos: A♣2♣
Victor Fryda: Q♠J♠

The board ran out 8♥7♠9♣5♣8♣. Bartos was ahead the whole way and made a flush on the river to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Victor Fryda	17,000,000 450,000	450,000
Martin Bartos	6,900,000 1,075,000	1,075,000

Tags: Martin Bartos Victor Fryda

Level: 41

Blinds: 150,000/350,000

Ante: 350,000

09-24-2023 16:50 UTC+2

Play Continues to Slow

Ollie Garland

Level 41 : Blinds 150,000/350,000, 350,000 ante

The imminent pay jump and the pride of making the final table has considerably slowed down the action.

Richard Miklosovic is capitalising on this as has routinely been moving all-in from the cutoff as he comfortably covers his three opponents; Davidi Kitai, Victor Hoogstoel and Maxime Large, forcing them to give up their blinds and antes without a fight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Miklosovic	24,000,000 950,000	950,000

Tags: Davidi Kitai Maxime Large Richard Miklosovic Victor Hoogstoel

09-24-2023 17:00 UTC+2

Kitai Doubles Up

Maxime Taldir

Level 41 : Blinds 150,000/350,000, 350,000 ante

In the last hands, Davidi Kitai and Richard Miklosovic moved all in on each other several times, but nobody called.

But at some point, Miklosovic raised all in with the biggest stack of the field on the button, and Kitai shoved too for 2 250 000 chips in the small blind.

Davidi Kitai : K♦K♥
Richard Miklosovic : A♥10♥

"Nobody wants to be eliminated in 8th place", said Kitai when he saw that Miklosovic had an ace. But on the board K♣8♥6♦5♠3♦, he hit a set on the flop to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Miklosovic	24,100,000 100,000	100,000
Davidi Kitai	5,500,000 2,200,000	2,200,000

Tags: Davidi Kitai Richard Miklosovic