€500 WPO Main Event
Day 2 Completed
€500 WPO Main Event
Day 2 Completed
After another 19 Levels of play, the Day 2 field of 371 players has been whittled down to 14 in the Winamax Poker Open Bratislava Main Event at the fantastic Casino Banco. All of them are vying to become the winner of the biggest six-max live poker tournament in the history of the French online poker and sports betting giant.
France's Clement Bonnant is the player in pole position to get the lion's share of the biggest prize pool to take place in Slovakia. He'll be doing everything he can to capture the title and €120,000 of the €977,240 purse.
However, just ten big blinds separate the top four biggest chip stacks, with the likes of Adrien Guyon, Vincent Malet and Romain Semler just one big pot away of taking the chip lead.
All of the players who returned to the felt today locked up the €1,000 min-cash, however when all was said and done on Day 2, just three tables remained. The players who are still in contention have all secured a minimum payday of €7,500.
Of those still in with of a shot of achieving WPO glory, Nacho Barbero is the most notable name. The Argentinian poker player won his first gold bracelet this summer at the 2022 World Series of Poker. He took down the $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty event and the $587,520 first-place prize.
Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Clement Bonnant | France | 14,725,000 | 49 |
2 | Adrien Guyon | France | 12,075,000 | 40 |
3 | Vincent Malet | France | 11,625,000 | 39 |
4 | Romain Semler | France | 11,575,000 | 39 |
5 | Igor Mataruga | Serbia | 9,350,000 | 31 |
6 | Maxime Large | France | 8,675,000 | 29 |
7 | Nicolas Tytgat | France | 7,350,000 | 25 |
8 | Edvin Makic | Austria | 7,250,000 | 24 |
9 | Deividas Daubaris | Lithuania | 6,925,000 | 23 |
10 | Lionel Muggeo | France | 6,525,000 | 22 |
11 | Nacho Barbero | Argentina | 4,950,000 | 17 |
12 | Stefan Baczynskyj | France | 4,500,000 | 15 |
13 | Raphael Blouet | France | 3,300,000 | 11 |
14 | Arturo Carnicer | Spain | 2,925,000 | 10 |
Nine members of the world famous Winamax Team Pro made it through to Day 2, with Romain Lewis going the furthest. Loic Debregeas had bagged the chip lead from Day 1d and was a top ten stack coming into today's play however, it soon evaporated in the fast and furious action that Day 2 saw.
Pierre Calamusa, Alejandro Romero, Leo Margets, Mustapha Kanit, Davidi Kitai, Bruno Lopes and Guillaume Diaz were the other stablemates to walk away with WPO Main Event cash.
Player | Country | Place | Prize |
---|---|---|---|
Romain Lewis | France | 89th | €1,600 |
Pierre Calamusa | France | 100th | €1,450 |
Loic Debregeas | France | 112th | €1,450 |
Alejandro Romero | Spain | 185th | €1,200 |
Leo Margets | Spain | 189th | €1,200 |
Mustapha Kanit | Italy | 200th | €1,100 |
Davidi Kitai | Belgium | 271th | €1,000 |
Bruno Lopes | France | 288th | €1,000 |
Guillaume Diaz | France | 331st | €1,000 |
PokerNews will cover all the action from the final day of proceedings, which gets underway at 12:30 p.m. CEST on Sunday, October 2. Be sure to stick around to find out who wins this record-breaking event.
Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
21 | 1 | Igor Mataruga | Serbia | 9,350,000 | 31 |
21 | 2 | Adrien Guyon | France | 12,075,000 | 40 |
21 | 3 | ||||
21 | 4 | Maxime Large | France | 8,675,000 | 29 |
21 | 5 | Vincent Malet | France | 11,625,000 | 39 |
21 | 6 | ||||
22 | 1 | Edvin Makic | Austria | 7,250,000 | 24 |
22 | 2 | Romain Semler | France | 11,575,000 | 39 |
22 | 3 | ||||
22 | 4 | Arturo Carnicer | Spain | 2,925,000 | 10 |
22 | 5 | Stefan Baczynskyj | France | 4,500,000 | 15 |
22 | 6 | Lionel Muggeo | France | 6,525,000 | 22 |
23 | 1 | Clement Bonnant | France | 14,725,000 | 49 |
23 | 2 | Deividas Daubaris | Lithuania | 6,925,000 | 23 |
23 | 3 | ||||
23 | 4 | Nacho Barbero | Argentina | 4,950,000 | 17 |
23 | 5 | Nicolas Tytgat | France | 7,350,000 | 25 |
23 | 6 | Raphael Blouet | France | 3,300,000 | 11 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Clement Bonnant |
14,725,000
-275,000
|
-275,000 |
Adrien Guyon |
12,075,000
-425,000
|
-425,000 |
Vincent Malet |
11,625,000
1,625,000
|
1,625,000 |
Romain Semler |
11,575,000
1,575,000
|
1,575,000 |
Igor Mataruga |
9,350,000
850,000
|
850,000 |
Maxime Large |
8,675,000
-125,000
|
-125,000 |
Nicolas Tytgat |
7,350,000
-2,350,000
|
-2,350,000 |
Edvin Makic |
7,250,000
2,250,000
|
2,250,000 |
Deividas Daubaris |
6,925,000
2,925,000
|
2,925,000 |
Lionel Muggeo |
6,525,000
-2,275,000
|
-2,275,000 |
Nacho Barbero |
4,950,000
-1,050,000
|
-1,050,000 |
|
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Stefan Baczynskyj | 4,500,000 | |
Raphael Blouet |
3,300,000
-2,700,000
|
-2,700,000 |
Arturo Carnicer |
2,925,000
-3,075,000
|
-3,075,000 |
Day 2 comes to a close with 14 players remaining. Day 3 will resume on Sunday, October 2 at 12:30 p.m. CEST.
Chip counts and recap to follow.
Vincent Malet opened to 700,000 from middle position and was called by Georgi Abuladze in the big blind.
Abuladze check-jammed for 4,000,000 after Malet bet 650,000 on the flop. Malet went into the tank but eventually called.
Georgi Abuladze:
Vincent Malet:
Abuladze added more outs to go with his flush draw after pairing up on the turn but the river sealed his exit from the Main Event
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Vincent Malet |
10,000,000
6,400,000
|
6,400,000 |
Georgi Abuladze | Busted | |
|
Benjamin Ahrens was all in and at risk of elimination as his last 1,500,000 chips were called by Adrien Guyon.
Benjamin Ahrens:
Adrien Guyon:
Guyon made a pair on the flop to take the lead and held out to scoop the pot on the runout.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Adrien Guyon |
12,500,000
1,800,000
|
1,800,000 |
Benjamin Ahrens
|
Busted |
Victor Fryda jammed for 2,750,000 from under the gun and was called by Clement Bonnant on the button.
Victor Fryda:
Clement Bonnant:
Bonnant paired up on the turn to send Fryda out after the dealer placed the board onto the felt.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Clement Bonnant |
15,000,000
5,800,000
|
5,800,000 |
Victor Fryda | Busted |
Viorel Gherciu was all in and at risk on the feature the table after being called by Igor Mataruga.
Viorel Gherciu:
Igor Mataruga:
Gherciu was unable to make a set and Matraruga's nines remained best to send his opponent out in 18th place.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Igor Mataruga |
8,500,000
2,000,000
|
2,000,000 |
Viorel Gherciu | Busted |
The 18 remaining players just have to last one more level to make it through to Day 3. Play will close upon the completion of Level 39.
Level: 39
Blinds: 125,000/250,000
Ante: 250,000