2019 Golden Poker Million

€800 Main Event - 1M Gtd.
Day: 1a
Event Info

2019 Golden Poker Million

Final Results
Winner
Antonio Saez Zamorano
Prize
€164,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€800
Prize Pool
€1,000,000
Entries
1,178
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
110
Players Left
11

WSOPE Bracelet Winner Espen Sandvik in the Field

Level 4 : 400/800, 800 ante

Norway's Espen Sandvik won a WSOP Europe bracelet in 8-game about a month ago and now is hoping for a big result in this no-limit hold'em big event.

Sandvik shared that he arrived this morning at around 5 a.m. and got a few hours sleep before entering the Main Event. Here is a look at the chip counts at his table.

Player Chips Progress
Ruben Blanco Couce es
Ruben Blanco Couce
140,000
140,000
140,000
Espen Sandvik no
Espen Sandvik
130,000
130,000
130,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Zohar Lan il
Zohar Lan
130,000
130,000
130,000
Bulat Bikmetov ru
Bulat Bikmetov
105,000
105,000
105,000
Patrick Beuter gb
Patrick Beuter
105,000
50,000
50,000
Dmitrii Vitugin ru
Dmitrii Vitugin
95,000
95,000
95,000
Alexander Poberejnii de
Alexander Poberejnii
80,000
80,000
80,000
Andrey Litvinov ru
Andrey Litvinov
80,000
80,000
80,000
Ercan Olgun tr
Ercan Olgun
75,000
75,000
75,000

Ilavsky Wins a Big Pot with Two Pair

Level 4 : 400/800, 800 ante

Ferenc Csaba Pal opened for 1,800 from the cutoff. Aleksandr Apryan called from the button before Martin Ilavsky three-bet to 8,100 from the big blind. Pal called and Apryan folded.

Both players checked the {7-Hearts}{5-Spades}{k-Hearts} flop before things got interesting after the {9-Diamonds} came on the turn. Ilavsky led out for 8,000 before he called a raise from Pal to 22,500.

Ilavsky checked after the {3-Clubs} completed the board on the river. The action paused on Pal for close to three minutes before he bet 46,000. Ilavsky appeared to be in pain for about 20 seconds before he opted to make the call.

"Nice call," said Pal who turned over {a-Spades}{6-Spades} and knew he was behind even before Ilavsky turned over {k-Clubs}{9-Clubs} for two pair.

Player Chips Progress
Martin Ilavsky sk
Martin Ilavsky
210,000
Ferenc Csaba Pal ro
Ferenc Csaba Pal
110,000

Tags: Ferenc Csaba PalMartin Ilavsky

Level: 5

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

Rivas Wins Big with Cowboys

Level 5 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Jose Rivas
Jose Rivas

In a flurry of action, Miguel Faria Lopes four-bet jammed for more than 80,000 and was snap-called by Jose Rivas.

Miguel Faria Lopes: {q-Hearts}{q-Clubs}
Jose Rivas: {k-Hearts}{k-Spades}

"Nice hand," said Lopes who stayed in his seat perhaps hoping the board would save him.

However, Lopes blanked the {10-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{9-Spades}{7-Spades} board and was sent packing at least for now as he still has time to reenter today or during any of the other four opening flights to take place this week.

Player Chips Progress
Jose Rivas ve
Jose Rivas
270,000
270,000
270,000
Ferenc Csaba Pal ro
Ferenc Csaba Pal
Busted
Miguel Faria Lopes pt
Miguel Faria Lopes
Busted

Tags: Jose RivasMiguel Faria Lopes

Early Exit for Sujeta

Level 5 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Tomas Sujeta
Tomas Sujeta

Strike one for Tomas Sujeta as he lost all his chips on his first bullet. Sujeta and another player checked In a three-way pot with about 10,000 in the middle with the {k-}{q-Clubs}{j-Clubs} on the flop before Andrey Golubev bet 4,000.

Sujeta raised to 22,000 and got one opponent to fold before Golubev called.

Sujeta then jammed for around 80,000 after the {3-Hearts} came on the turn and Golubev called. Golubev turned over {k-}{q-} for top two pair and was well ahead of his Sujeta's {q-}{10-}. A blank came on the river and Golubev took down the pot.

Golubev then took the rest of Sujeta's stack of around 35-40 big blinds a few hands later when Sujeta's bluff got called down. A few minutes later, Sujeta got back into the action to give it another go on Day 1a.

Player Chips Progress
Andrey Golubev kz
Andrey Golubev
260,000
260,000
260,000
Tomas Sujeta lt
Tomas Sujeta
100,000
-20,000
-20,000

Tags: Andrey GolubevTomas Sujeta

Golubev Cracks Aces

Level 5 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

It has been somewhat a dream start to the tournament for Kazakhstan's Andrey Golubev. In a recent hand, Golubev bet 25,000 into a pot of a bit more wit the {8-Spades}{q-Spades}{k-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} on the board and got a call from Alexandre Klepikov.

Golubev fired out for 30,000 after the {3-Diamonds} completed the board on the river. Klepikov paused for a couple of minutes before he made the call.

Golubev turned over {k-Hearts}{q-Spades} for top two pair. Klepikov then sheepishly showed he had {a-Clubs}{a-Spades} and the dealer shipped the pot over to Golubev

Player Chips Progress
Andrey Golubev kz
Andrey Golubev
310,000
50,000
50,000
Alexandre Klepikov ru
Alexandre Klepikov
65,000

Tags: Andrey GolubevAlexandre Klepikov

Level: 6

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

85 Entrants

Level 6 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

There are 85 entrants with 70 players in their seats in the field to start Level 6 with late registration and unlimited reentries open until the conclusion of Level 12.