€2,350 Main Event
Day 1a Started
2023 The Grand Big Wrap
€2,350 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2023 The Grand Big Wrap
Buy-in
€2,350
Prize Pool
€660,440
Entries
316
Level
30
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Entries
128
Players Left
46
Welcome to Day 1a of the 2023 The Grand Big Wrap €2,350 Main Event
Four card lovers from near and far are expected to head to the King's Resort in Rozvadov, host of the upcoming 2023 World Series of Poker Europe series in October and November 2023. Since September 12 and until September 18, 2023, The Grand Big Wrap PLO by $ZTO$ takes place in the Czech Republic and it is the eighth edition of the live poker event dedicated to the Great Game of Pot Limit Omaha.
The four-card live poker series debuted in Europe's biggest poker arena back in 2019 and Spain's Lautaro Guerra topped a 412-entry strong field in the first ever The Big Wrap €2,350 Main Event. PLO specialist Guerra is also attending the current festival as well and finished 13th in the €10,000 Diamond High Roller yesterday evening for €34,000.
It is the second edition of the popular PLO contest in the current year as the series already took place in early April. The €2,350 Main Event saw 199 unique players and 101 re-entries to generate a prize pool of €627,000. Anh Do, Rafael Schaefer, Keith Lehr and Diego Montone were among the notable finalists while Gergo Nagy and Aku Joentausta won High Roller Events.
Whether or not Guerra and many of the other PLO regulars will jump into the first of two starting days remains to be seen, because another high-stakes contest is taking place later today as well. The €10,000 Platinum High Roller is scheduled to determine a champion within the next two days. This doesn't rule out attending The Grand Big Wrap €2,350 Main Event, however, as the tournament features an extended late registration on Day 2 with a guaranteed prize pool of €500,000.
Day 1a and tomorrow's Day 1b both kick off at 3 p.m. local time and will complete a total of eleven levels of 45 minutes each. Unlimited re-entries are allowed for the entire day and the participants receive 100,000 chips to start their journey. Initial blinds will be 200-400 with a big blind ante of 400, providing everyone 250 big blinds in the first level.
Day 2 is then slated to kick off on Sunday, September 17, 2023, at 2 p.m. local time. The level duration increases to 60 minutes each and the late registration will be open for the first two levels and following break. As usual, the PokerNews live reporting team will be on the floor from start to finish in order to provide as many of the four-card action as possible.
Level: 1
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Shuffle Up and Deal for Day 1a
Level 1
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
After a short delay, the first of two starting days is officially underway. The button is in seat eight and the cards are now in the air for all tables with at least three active players.
First Entries in the Field
Level 1
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
Rolli Wins Big Pot Right Away
Level 1
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
In three-way action to the A♦K♣7♠ flop, Massimiliano Zanasi bet the pot by tossing in a T-5,000 chip and won the pot uncontested, flashing his A♣K♦ face up.
One hand later, three-way action emerged to the K♣6♣2♠ flop and Dmitrij Fadeev was the only one to check-call a bet worth 3,000 by Fabian Rolli. He did so again for 10,000 on the 9♦ turn and checked the 3♣ river. Rolli now bet just 4,000 and Fadeev called but mucked to the K♠Q♦Q♣9♣ of Rolli.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000 | |
|
103,000 | |
|
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|
|
80,000 | |
Some New Entries in the Field
Level 1
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
There are some 26 players registered and four tables are running so far with these latest players having joined the action.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000 | |
|
100,000 | |
|
100,000 | |
|
100,000 | |
|
100,000 |
Chatzilazarou Chips Up With Aggression
Level 1
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Earlier on, Vasileios Chatzilazarou had already potted a flop to force two folds. He was now involved in a four-way pot with 7,100 in the middle to the Q♥J♣9♣ flop. Chatzilazarou fired a pot-sized bet of 28,800 and his three opponents all folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
125,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
94,000
94,000
|
94,000 |
|
93,000
93,000
|
93,000 |
|
|
92,000
92,000
|
92,000 |
Stefanelli Wins Big Pot Off Bachmann
Level 1
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
With some 35,000 in the middle to the K♣6♥2♥5♥8♣ river, Bruno Stefanelli checked. Alexander Bachmann tossed in a bet of 25,000 and Stefanelli called after 30 seconds. Bachmann tabled the A♥A♠9♠3♣ for aces with the nut flush blocker and Stefanelli won the pot holding the K♥Q♦10♦7♥ for the third nuts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
145,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
|
61,000
-39,000
|
-39,000 |
Silva De Morgado Chips Up in Showdown
Level 1
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
On a completed board of Q♠J♦9♣5♥2♦, Oleksandr Sadovyi checked from an early position. Thiago Silva De Morgado then bet 6,400 and his opponent quickly called.
Silva De Morgado flipped over the Q♣Q♦7♥4♠ for the top set and Sadovyi took more than ten seconds to check his cards and send them into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
112,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
90,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |