€10,000 Diamond High Roller Day 1 | 2023 The Grand Big Wrap

09-13-2023 19:01 UTC+2

Berente Chops Down Eljach

David Salituro

Level 2 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 2♣9♣4♥, Mark Berente bet 8,000 from the hijack and Omar Eljach, who won the WSOP Europe Main Event in this room last year, called in middle position.

The turn came the 2♠ and Berente bet another 15,000. Eljach then came back with a raise to 40,000 and Berente burned a time bank before calling.

Eljach tossed out another 50,000 on the Q♦ and Berente quickly called. Eljach turned over A♥7♥5♠4♠, but Berente had 9♥9♦8♦6♦ for a full house to win the massive pot and leave Eljach short stacked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Berente	190,000 115,000	115,000
Omar Eljach	20,000 80,000	80,000

Tags: Mark Berente Omar Eljach

09-13-2023 18:19 UTC+2

Rohde Shows Scozzari a Set

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David Salituro

Level 1 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Three-handed on a board of 2♥4♦K♠4♥, Dario Alioto bet 8,000 from early position before Agostino Scozzari raised to 27,000 in the small blind.

Michael Rohde called under the gun, while Alioto got out of the way leaving Scozzari and Rohde heads-up to the 10♣ river.

Scozzari then checked and Rohde used a time bank before betting 45,000. Scozzari snap-called and Rohde turned over A♥K♥K♦7♦ for a set of kings.

Scozzari's cards were mucked, but he asked to retrieve them and snapped a photo of his A♠4♠3♥2♦. He was left with just 10,000 and was eliminated a few hands later.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Rohde	240,000 240,000	240,000
Dario Alioto	65,000 65,000	65,000

Agostino Scozzari	Busted

Tags: Agostino Scozzari Dario Alioto Michael Rohde

09-13-2023 16:38 UTC+2

€10,000 Diamond PLO High Roller Opens The Grand Big Wrap Festival in Rozvadov at 6 p.m.

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David Salituro

The luxurious King’s Resort in Rozvadov once again plays host to poker’s high rollers when the Grand Big Wrap PLO festival kicks off today with a big one, the €10,000 Diamond PLO High Roller beginning at 6 p.m. local time.

This event features a massive €2,000,000 guaranteed prize pool, ensuring it will attract a packed and star-studded field of elite players who have made the journey here to the Czech Republic. Danish pro Theo Jorgensen won a similar event here last September, outlasting a field of 193 players to earn €426,840. That final table also included the likes of Finnish online legend Eelis Parssinen and Aku Joentausta.

The action on Day 1 consists of eight 45-minute levels. There is a 40-minute dinner break after Level 3, which should come around 7:30 p.m. Players begin with a starting stack of 100,000 and are allowed unlimited reentries, with late registration open until the end of Level 11 on Day 2.

This is just the first of three events featuring a significant guaranteed prize pool that will take place over the next week. The €10,000 Platinum PLO High Roller begins on September 15 with a €1,000,000 guarantee, while the festival concludes with the €2,000 PLO Main Event which features a €500,000 guarantee.

PokerNews will be providing live updates from all three events, and it all starts today. Stay tuned for all the action as players once again descend on Rozvadov to chase a portion of these massive prize pools.

Tags: Aku Joentausta Eelis Parssinen Theo Jorgensen