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

Event #1: €350 NLH Opener

Day 1b Completed

11-21-2021 03:48 UTC+2

Slavik Bags WSOPE Opener Day 1b Chip Lead

Will Shillibier

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

By the time entries closed on Day 1b of The Opener, another 1,045 players had jumped into the event, generating a prize pool in excess of €535,000.

While full prize details are yet to be announced, we do know that approximately 228 players will be joining the 144 from yesterday in Day 2 of this event.

Leading the way appears to be Zdenko Slavik who bagged 457,000, narrowly ahead of Andreas Pavli (4553,500) and Ehud Agnon (437,500).

Slavik finished second in the Swiss Poker Open here at King's Resort last month for €72,250 and will be looking for another deep run today.

Other notables to bag on Day 2 included Jan Bendik (145,500), Tobias Peters (60,000), Sebastian Langrock (53,000) and Claudio Celenza (187,000).

Big names to miss out included Martin Kabrhel, Artur Rudenkov and Jack Sinclair.

The surviving players will return at 2 p.m. on Sunday, November 21 for Day 2. The current plan is for the tournament to play down to a final table on Sunday, but this is subject to change.

Stay tuned to PokerNews for all the action from the 2021 World Series of Poker Europe.

11-21-2021 03:44 UTC+2

End of Day 1b Chip Counts (full)

Will Shillibier

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Zdenko Slavik	457,000 137,000	137,000

Andreas Pavli	453,500 133,500	133,500
Ehud Agnon	437,500 -62,500	-62,500
Nicolaj Dantoni	415,000 415,000	415,000
Kevin Koehler	395,000 395,000	395,000
Dennis Magro	380,500 152,500	152,500
Thomas Merten	380,000 58,000	58,000
Serhii Mokan	359,500 359,500	359,500
Andrea Ricci	348,500 348,500	348,500
Roberto De Ruvo	343,500 343,500	343,500
Nicola Angelini	338,000 338,000	338,000
Habip Yilmaz	331,500 126,500	126,500
Serge Badel	330,000 210,000	210,000
Kacper Swiderski	322,500 42,500	42,500
Rupert Derler	310,000 235,000	235,000
Frederik Thiemer	306,500 168,500	168,500
Flaviano Cammisuli	302,500 302,500	302,500
Rokas Barzdzius	298,500 298,500	298,500
Jeppe Drivsholm	290,500 290,500	290,500
Jonathan Gruber	286,500 271,500	271,500
[Removed:344]	283,000 283,000	283,000
Joao Lima	271,500 -23,500	-23,500
Raul Talavera	271,000 271,000	271,000
Marinko Plavsic	263,500 263,500	263,500
Logi Laxdal	253,000 253,000	253,000

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11-21-2021 03:28 UTC+2

Four More Hands to the End of Day 1b

GeorgeA

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

The tournament director announced that there will be four more hands played until the end of the day.

At the moment 234 players continue out of the 1045 who registered.

11-21-2021 03:23 UTC+2

Bokowski Picks Up Some Chips Before the End of Day 1

GeorgeA

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

Nicolas Bokowski opened from under the gun to 6,000 and got a call from De Kim in the lowjack and Andy Schlegel in the cutoff.

The flop came and all three players checked.

The turn was the on which Bokowski checked, Kim bet 10,000 and Schlegel fold. The action was back to Bokowski who elected to call.

The river was the completing the flush and Bokowski led for 8,000. Kim seemed a bit confused with the bet but in the end he let his hand down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicolas Bokowski	150,000 130,000	130,000
De Kim	30,000

11-21-2021 02:58 UTC+2

Thoni Sends an Opponent to the Rail in a Brutal Way

GeorgeA

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

Johannes Thoni opened to 5,000 from early position and the player from the cutoff put all of his 38,000 in the middle.

Thoni contemplated his options and after asking his opponent for a count, he decided to call.

Thoni:
Cutoff :

The board opened to give a set of tens to Thoni and send his opponent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Johannes Thoni	110,000 110,000	110,000

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

11-21-2021 02:53 UTC+2

Player	Chips	Progress
Athanasios Kefalas	205,000
Leonardo Armino	57,000 20,000	20,000
Sebastian Langrock	45,000

Agnon Rivers a Straight and Builds a Monster Stack

GeorgeA

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Beat Mathys opened from the button to 5,000 and Ehud Agnon defended his big blind.

The flop came and after the check of Agnon, Mathys bet 6,500. Agnon called.

The turn brought the . Agnon checked again and this time Mathys bet 9,500 to earn the call from Agnon.

The river was the and Agnon checked for a third time. Mathys bet 14,000 and Agnon put a bunch of chips in the middle, enough to put his opponent all-in.

Mathys called with for a set of aces to see the bad news. Agnon had rivered a straight with , won the pot and reached close to 500,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ehud Agnon	500,000 140,000	140,000
Beat Mathys	Busted

11-21-2021 02:37 UTC+2

Aces for Matsentidis

Will Shillibier

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Stylianos Matsentidis open-shoved for 29,000 from early position. Michael Halking three-bet all in and the blinds both folded.

Stylianos Matsentidis:
Michael Halking:

There was no help for the tens on the runout, as Matsentidis doubled up. As the chip stacks were being counted, tablemate Sebastian Langrock reached across to grab the pocket aces and peeled them as if they were his own hole cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stylianos Matsentidis	62,000
Sebastian Langrock	45,000 45,000	45,000