Event #1: €350 NLH Opener Day 1a | 2021 World Series of Poker Europe

Event #1: €350 NLH Opener

Day 1a Completed

11-20-2021 03:47 UTC+2

Massive Opener Field Kicks Off 2021 World Series of Poker Europe

Will Shillibier

Level 14 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Two years ago, on Day 1a of The Opener at the 2019 WSOP Europe, a total of 399 players entered.

Fast forward to the 2021 WSOP Europe and that number has been well and truly surpassed, with 744 players entering on Day 1a of Event #1: €350 Opener.

At the end of 14 levels of play, approximately 149 remain and will resume on Sunday, November 21 at 2 p.m. local time. Before then, there is a second flight of The Opener, with Day 1b kicking off on Saturday, November 20 at 4 p.m. local time.

The chip leader after Day 1a is Marc Meden who picked up aces in one of the last hands of the day to eliminate a player and bag 723,000. He is well ahead of Mantas Mameniskis (460,000), Marius Savescu (418,500) and Symeon Alexandridis (372,000).

Also through to Day 2 is defending champion Renat Bohdanov who bagged 170,500. In 2019, he won the seventh WSOP bracelet in Ukrainian history along with €53,654.

"There were so many players," he told PokerNews. "I think they're close to the guarantee after only one day! It was a pretty soft field, so I get a day off tomorrow. I think I'm going to play the PLO — who knows!"

Among the players to bust on Day 1a were Jan Bendik, Vivian Saliba, Fahredin Mustafov and bracelet-winner Sebastian Langrock who bust in the final level of play.

Stay tuned to PokerNews for coverage of all 15 bracelet events at the 2021 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE), continuing tomorrow with Day 1b of The Opener and the start of Event #2: €550 Pot-Limit Omaha.

11-20-2021 03:47 UTC+2

End of Day Chip Counts (full)

Will Shillibier

Level 14 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Marc Meden	723,000 193,000	193,000

Ulas Demirel	451,500 451,500	451,500
Marius Savescu	418,500 418,500	418,500
Shawn Stroke	373,000 248,000	248,000
Symeon Alexandridis	372,000 372,000	372,000
Schayan Schakeri	352,500 352,500	352,500
Narcis Nedelcu	342,500 102,500	102,500
Iman Ghashayar	327,000 -3,000	-3,000
Andrei Nodea	326,500 326,500	326,500
Zdravko Miskovic	319,000 -21,000	-21,000
Patrick Schindler	318,000 168,000	168,000
Farukh Tach	314,000 199,000	199,000
Ofer Haim	310,500 170,500	170,500
Martin Scharfetter	303,500 303,500	303,500
Ioannis Taramas	300,000 300,000	300,000
Juan Maceiras Lapido	281,000 151,000	151,000
Sven Lamon	275,000 275,000	275,000
Volodymyr Legkyi	275,000 275,000	275,000
Mario Galic	275,000 15,000	15,000
Matic Meznar	272,500 272,500	272,500
Pavel Cerveny	269,500 269,500	269,500
Matteo Di Persio	254,000 -26,000	-26,000
Zhao Feng	251,500 71,500	71,500
Rolf van Brug	245,000 135,000	135,000
Danny Covyn	240,000 240,000	240,000

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11-20-2021 03:34 UTC+2

Bohdanov's Queens No Good

GeorgeA

Level 14 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Only a few minutes away from the end of Day 1a, Renat Bohdanov opened under the gun to 4,000 and Daniele Vesco next to him shoved for his last 40,000.

All players folded and Bohdanov snap-called showing while his opponent turned over .

The board run out and the pot ended up to Vesco.

Player	Chips	Progress
Renat Bohdanov	250,000 85,000	85,000

Daniele Vesco	80,000 30,000	30,000

11-20-2021 03:28 UTC+2

Last Four Hands

Will Shillibier

Level 14 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Tournament officials have announced that there will be four more hands at each table before players bag for Day 2.

11-20-2021 03:28 UTC+2

Bracelet-Winner Langrock Busts Short of Day 2

Will Shillibier

Level 14 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Sebastian Langrock limped and called a shove from Ugur Coskun for Coskun's last 38,000.

Ugur Coskun:
Sebastian Langrock:

Coskun was ahead and doubled on the board leaving Langrock with four big blinds. They went in on the next hand, against Coskun.

Sebastian Langrock:
Ugur Coskun:

Coskun flopped a set on , but it also gave Langrock a flush draw. THe turn was the and the river the and Langrock was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ugur Coskun	85,000 85,000	85,000
Sebastian Langrock	Busted

11-20-2021 03:15 UTC+2

Meden With Some Last Level Gains

Will Shillibier

Level 14 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

After check-calling a bet on the flop, Vasileios Tsaknis check-called 16,500 on the turn.

The river was the and Tsaknis checked. Meden thought before betting 100,000, putting Tsaknis to the test for his last 75,000.

Tsaknis eventually open-folded the and Meden took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marc Meden	530,000 212,000	212,000

Vasileios Tsaknis	75,000 -85,000	-85,000

11-20-2021 02:59 UTC+2

Recent Eliminations

Will Shillibier

Level 14 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Diego Iotti	Busted
Claudiu Descultu	Busted
Fahredin Mustafov	Busted
Rene Petersen	Busted
Jonathan Gruber	Busted

11-20-2021 02:57 UTC+2

Tsaknis Doubles Up

Will Shillibier

Level 14 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Vasileios Tsaknis was involved in a three-bet pot where all three players put 16,000 in preflop to see .

The action checked around but when the hit the turn, it was Tsaknis who bet 19,000. The three-bettor called and Alexandru Budai shoved for 60,000. Tsaknis called and the last player folded.

Tsaknis was in a good shape turning over while his opponent had .