€500 Main Event Day 1a | 2023 Winamax Poker Open Bratislava

€500 Main Event

Day 1a Started

09-20-2023 10:55 UTC+2

Winamax Poker Open Bratislava Day 1a Kicks Off at 12 P.M.

Ollie Garland

After two full days of poker action at the Winamax Poker Open (WPO) in Banco Casino here in Bratislava, the much-anticipated main event is set to kick off today at 12 p.m. local time.

In 2022, the WPO Main Event attracted a huge field of 2,182 entries, breaking the record for the biggest six-max tournament in the history of live poker. It was Deividas Daubaris who bested this monstrous field to be crowned the winner, claiming both the title and the €120,000 first-place prize.

WPO 2022 Bratislava €500 Main Event Final Table Results

Place	Player	Country	Prize (EUR)
1	Deividas Daubaris	Lithuania	€120,000
2	Adrien Guyon	France	€88,000
3	Romain Semler	France	€65,000
4	Stefan Baczynskyj	France	€47,000
5	Nacho Barbero	Argentina	€35,000
6	Igor Mataruga	Slovenia	€25,000

Prior to the main event, players have had plenty of chances to get into the mix over the felt as the schedule has already boasted impressive starting flights for both the €150 Colossus KO and the €750 Battle Royale KO. The upcoming schedule still includes the €300 Monster Stack, the €1,000 High Roller and a plethora of other side events.

But it’s not just poker that the players can sink their teeth into; for the remainder of the week, Winamax is hosting an abundance of side activities for attendees including Pingthalon, Beer Pong, a cocktail dinner, Bongo Loco and more.

Those participating in the main event on Days 1a, b and d will play through levels of 30 minutes, while those participating in the turbo flights on Days 1c and e will play through levels of 15 minutes. Those to advance to Day 2 and Day 3 will benefit from a clock of 35 minutes and 40 minutes respectively. Each Day 1 will conclude when approximately 16.6% of the field remains; all advancing players will be in the money. Late registration will be at the end of Level 13.

PokerNews will have boots on the ground for the entirety of the Main Event, so be sure to stick with the live updates to keep up with all the action.

Tags: Adrien Guyon Deividas Daubaris Igor Mataruga Nacho Barbero Romain Semler Stefan Baczynskyj

Level: 1

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200

09-20-2023 12:07 UTC+2

Shuffle Up and Deal

Ollie Garland

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

With 122 players already registered, cards are in the air and play has commenced.

09-20-2023 12:20 UTC+2

Sidorowiez Takes an Early Pot with Aces

Ollie Garland

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

The pot stood at approximately 27,000 with two players looking at a board that read 3♥K♦2♥3♣7♣.

Julien Sidorowiez, in the big blind, lead out for 10,000, sending Jozef Krajan in the big blind into the tank.

After some time, Krajan made the call, only to be met by the A♠A♦ of Sidorowiez.

Player	Chips	Progress
Julien Sidorowiez	60,000
Jozef Krajan	28,000 28,000	28,000

Tags: Jozef Krajan Julien Sidorowiez

09-20-2023 12:31 UTC+2

Early Entrants

Ollie Garland

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Loubna Aggoun	50,000 50,000	50,000
Dylan Patanchon	50,000 50,000	50,000
Maxime Manzone	50,000 50,000	50,000

Leandry Ainonkpo	50,000 50,000	50,000
Vytautas Milbutas	50,000 50,000	50,000
David Pecheur	50,000 50,000	50,000

Level: 2

Blinds: 100/300

Ante: 300

09-20-2023 12:48 UTC+2

Colombero Jams the Turn

Ollie Garland

Level 2 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

The pot stood at approximately 22,000 with two players looking at a board that read 9♣7♦8♦5♦.

David Pecheur, in the small blind, checked the action to Michel Colombero, in the hijack. Colombero moved all in for 21,300, sending Pecheur into the tank.

Colombero agreed to show his cards in the event Pecheur folded, prompting Pecheur to toss his cards to the muck. Colombero tabled A♣9♠ for top pair.