€800 Main Event - 1M Gtd. Day 1a | 2019 Golden Poker Million

11-27-2019 02:04 UTC+3

Everyone Loves a Chop

Jason Glatzer

Level 12 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Murat Cakir opened for 11,500 from early position before Karolis Sereika jammed from one seat over for around 130,000. The action folded back to Cakir who made the call.

Karolis Sereika:
Murat Cakir:

Sereika waved his fist in the air after the flop gave him a flush draw. The Lithuanian then sighed as the flush draw was unable to complete itself with the coming on the turn followed by the on the river.

Both players shared a small laugh after the hand as the dealer chopped up the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Murat Cakir	550,000 20,000	20,000
Karolis Sereika	135,000 135,000	135,000

Tags: Karolis Sereika Murat Cakir

11-27-2019 01:58 UTC+3

30 Minutes Left in Late Registration

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Jason Glatzer

Level 12 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

It's the final countdown for late registration for Day 1a with the window to reenter or enter for the first time closing in 30 minutes.

The tournament director informed us we should know how many players get paid out and for how much along with how many players will advance to Day 2.

11-27-2019 01:46 UTC+3

Sandvik Back In; Rivas Extends Chip Lead

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Jason Glatzer

Level 12 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Espen Sandvik headed to the registration desk to reenter and shared with PokerNews he dusted off his first stack when his queens were no good to his opponent's kings.

Meanwhile, Jose Rivas has extended his chip lead and is approaching 1 million in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jose Rivas	950,000 250,000	250,000
Espen Sandvik	100,000 110,000	110,000

Tags: Espen Sandvik Jose Rivas

Level: 12

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 5,000

11-27-2019 01:42 UTC+3

Recent Bustouts

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Jason Glatzer

Level 11 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Tomas Sujeta	Busted
Ruslan Bakhtiev	Busted
Jose Ignacio Aguilera	Busted
Vladyslav Pohribinyi	Busted
Alexey Romanov	Busted
Ferenc Csaba Pal	Busted
Afshin Afsharorumieh	Busted

11-27-2019 01:37 UTC+3

Cakir Picks Off a Calea's Bluff

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Jason Glatzer

Level 11 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Murat Cakir checked on the river with about 120,000 in the pot and the on the board before Constantin Calea bet 118,000.

Cakir went into the tank for several minutes before he called. Calea knew he was beaten and instantly mucked his hand. The pot was awarded to Cakir who opted to also not show his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Murat Cakir	530,000 280,000	280,000
Constantin Calea	110,000

Tags: Murat Cakir Constantin Calea

11-27-2019 01:19 UTC+3

Razkouallah Near the Chip Lead

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Jason Glatzer

Level 11 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Mohammed Razkouallah is among the chip leaders after growing his stack since the break up to 700,000 in chips.

Meanwhile, the player known as Super Sonic and Bruno Pombo are on the other end of the spectrum having fired in four bullets thus far into Day 1a.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mohammed Razkouallah	700,000 250,000	250,000
Super Sonic	100,000
Bruno Pombo	100,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Bruno Pombo Mohammed Razkouallah Super Sonic

11-27-2019 01:14 UTC+3

Pasqualini Takes One Off Cinitas

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Jason Glatzer

Level 11 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Jean-Paul Pasqualini is one of the more experienced players in the Day 1a field with almost $3 million in live tournament earnings according to The Hendon Mob.

The Frenchman has built a nice stack and just increased it even more.

Pasqualini opened to 10,000 from the button before he called a three-bet from Bariskaan Cinitas from the small blind to 35,000.

Cinitas fired out a continuation bet of 30,000 after the came on the flop.

"How much do you have?" asked Pasqualini.

"Around 135,000," responded Cinitas as he pushed his chips a bit closer to his opponent.

About a minute later, Pasqualini raised to 70,000. Cinitas paused for about a minute before he folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jean-Paul Pasqualini	380,000
Bariskaan Cinitas	135,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: Bariskaan Cinitas Jean-Paul Pasqualini

Level: 11

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

11-27-2019 00:49 UTC+3

Golden Million Provides Amazing Value

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Jason Glatzer

Level 10 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

The Golden Million adds tons of value to the tournament with four great promotions.

First, the player that bubbles today will get their buy-in back provided they purchased the 20,000 chip add-on for €40.

Second, the player that bags the most chips on Day 1a will win a package to the Golden Poker Series Madrid at the beginning of March that includes four nights hotel and a buy-in to the €400 Main Event.

Third, the players that bag the nine lowest stacks will play in a one-hand all-in sit-and-go with the winner snagging a package valued at around €1,000 to the Golden Poker Series Marrakech at the end of March.

Finally, players that fail to cash in Day 1a will be invited to a freeroll tomorrow where five players will be able to get back into the Golden Million Cyprus Main Event on the house.