€500 Main Event
Day 1de Completed
2023 Winamax Poker Open Bratislava
€500 Main Event
Day: 1de
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1de
2023 Winamax Poker Open Bratislava
Buy-in
€500
Prize Pool
€693,880
Entries
1,577
Level
48
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
1,200,000
Entries
792
Players Left
113
Lemardeley Bags the Chip Lead in Day 1d of the Winamax Poker Open’s €500 Main Event in Bratislava
Level 20
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
The Winamax Poker Open (WPO) at Banco Casino in Bratislava continued today with two more Day 1 flights of the €500 Main Event; Day 1d and turbo flight Day 1e. With this being the last chance for players to progress to the next stage of the tournament, they came out in masses as each field attracted 666 and 126 entries respectively
The bursting of the bubble marked the end of both Day 1 flights, ensuring all players who managed to secure a stack for Day 2 have also secured a minimum cash of €1,000.
As the dust settled Camille Lemardeley bagged the overall chip lead, taking through a total of 1,052,000 for the Day 2 restart. With just $531 in recorded live tournament earnings, this grand stack proves to be an exciting development in Lemardeley’s poker career.
Day 1d Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Camille Lemardeley | France | 1,052,000 | 132 |
| 2 | Bruno Lopes | France | 994,000 | 124 |
| 3 | Roland Pardoux | France | 994,000 | 124 |
| 4 | Mickael Lacaze | France | 900,000 | 113 |
| 5 | Davidi Kitai | Belgium | 897,000 | 112 |
| 6 | Adrian Ivasiuc | Moldova | 877,000 | 110 |
| 7 | Gaelle Baumann | France | 857,000 | 107 |
| 8 | Pierre Neuville | Belgium | 837,000 | 105 |
| 9 | Martin Gavrilov | Latvia | 710,000 | 89 |
| 10 | Robert Claraz | France | 702,000 | 88 |
Winamax Team Pro had their most impressive showing this series as five members of Team Pro bagged monster stacks; Bruno Lopes (994,000), Davidi Kitai (897,000), Gaelle Baumann (857,000), Leo Margets (629,000) and Mehdi Chaoui (361,000).
In addition, Winamax WIP member Almira Skripchenko will also be taking through a stack of 104,000.
Unfortunately, both Estelle Cohuet and Mustapha Kanit missed their last chance to progress, falling short on their final bullets of the Main Event.
The Day 1e turbo also concluded tonight with Mohammad Kashi taking through the chip lead within that respective flight with a stack of 958,000.
Alongside Kashi, 22 other players found a bag and will progress to the next stage of the tournament. Of those, Martin Kabrhel ranked second in chips and will be taking through a stack of 844,000.
In addition to Day 2 of the Main Event, those who enjoyed today’s cocktail dinner and the Blind Test can look forward to the Chess Master challenge tomorrow between 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. as well as the popular Bongo Loco that kicks off at 8:30 p.m.
Players that have progressed to Day 2 are expected to take their seats at 12 p.m. tomorrow, Saturday 23, and will start play on the level after the earliest Day 1 finished.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be back tomorrow to bring you more coverage of the Winamax Poker Open here at Banco Casino in Bratislava, so stay tuned.
End of Day 1e Chip Counts
Level 20
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
958,000 | |
|
||
|
844,000 | |
|
||
|
533,000 | |
|
463,000 | |
|
318,000 | |
|
|
306,000 | |
|
291,000 | |
|
|
285,000 | |
|
|
248,000 | |
|
219,000 | |
|
|
213,000 | |
|
|
206,000 | |
|
|
197,000 | |
|
191,000 | |
|
|
160,000 | |
|
148,000 | |
|
146,000 | |
|
|
129,000
129,000
|
129,000 |
|
|
122,000 | |
|
|
120,000 | |
|
|
91,000
91,000
|
91,000 |
|
67,000 | |
|
|
51,000
51,000
|
51,000 |
End of Day 1d Chip Counts (full)
Level 20
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,052,000
1,052,000
|
1,052,000 |
|
||
|
994,000
994,000
|
994,000 |
|
||
|
994,000
994,000
|
994,000 |
|
900,000
900,000
|
900,000 |
|
897,000
257,000
|
257,000 |
|
||
|
877,000
877,000
|
877,000 |
|
857,000
635,000
|
635,000 |
|
|
||
|
837,000
677,000
|
677,000 |
|
||
|
710,000
710,000
|
710,000 |
|
|
702,000
702,000
|
702,000 |
|
691,000
691,000
|
691,000 |
|
640,000
640,000
|
640,000 |
|
629,000
319,000
|
319,000 |
|
||
|
|
581,000
581,000
|
581,000 |
|
547,000
207,000
|
207,000 |
|
543,000
82,000
|
82,000 |
|
542,000
542,000
|
542,000 |
|
|
514,000
514,000
|
514,000 |
|
|
513,000
513,000
|
513,000 |
|
|
481,000
481,000
|
481,000 |
|
|
465,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
463,000
463,000
|
463,000 |
|
455,000
455,000
|
455,000 |
|
|
428,000
428,000
|
428,000 |
|
|
423,000
423,000
|
423,000 |
Courtin Is the Bubble Boy
Level 20
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Stephane Courtin open jammed from the cutoff for his last 51,000. Pascal Ridet called the bet in the big blind.
Stephane Courtin: A♦K♠
Pascal Ridet: 7♦7♥
The board ran out Q♦10♣9♦3♣6♠. The pocket sevens of Ridet held to burst the bubble and send Courtin to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
461,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Pagua Doubles Up On The Bubble
Level 20
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
On the feature table, Nicolas Pagua moved all in for 116 000 chips from the hijack. All the other players folded to Mehdi Chaoui in the big blind, who looked at his first cards, then the second one, and called.
Nicolas Pagua: 6♣6♥
Mehdi Chaoui: A♠K♥
All the players in the room asked for an ace or a king. But Pagua remained in the lead on 2♥7♣10♣Q♠3♠ and doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
360,000
360,000
|
360,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
140,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
Hand for Hand
Level 20
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
One hundred thirteen players will progress to Day 2 and be in the money. With 114 players remaining, the tournament will shortly continue with hand-for-hand play.
Bernard Doubles on the Bubble
Level 20
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Mathieu Bernard, in the big blind, found himself all in and at risk, for his last 110,000, against Jeremy Celeste, in the small blind.
Mathieu Bernard: A♥K♥
Jeremy Celeste: Q♦3♥
The board ran out K♣8♣Q♣8♦A♣. The two pair of Celeste saved his tournament life.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
370,000
235,000
|
235,000 |
|
|
232,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
Gotail Wins Some Off Kitai
Level 20
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Davidi Kitai raised to 16,000 from the hijack, Alexis Gotail called in the small blind, as did the player in the big blind.
The action checked to Kitai, who bet out for 12,000 on a flop of 4♥9♥3♥. Only Gotail called.
The 10♣ turn saw a repeat of the action, this time Kitai sized up to 36,000.
The 5♦ river checked to a showdown. Gotail tabled J♠J♥, prompting Kitai to muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
640,000
138,000
|
138,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
380,000
380,000
|
380,000 |
Level: 20
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000