2017 European Open Special Edition

Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2017 European Open Special Edition

Final Results
Winner
Joe Serock
Winning Hand
k6
Prize
$113,059
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$665,866
Entries
673
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000

Main Event

Day 1b Completed

Egi Adriaans Tops Day 1b of European Open Special Edition as 75 Players Remain

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Egi Adriaans
Egi Adriaans

Day 1b of the European Open Special Edition has come to a conclusion with just 75 players remaining as Egi Adriaans tops the leaderboard after nearly 16 complete levels of poker action.

The day began with 414 players taking to the felt to see the $400,000 prize pool guarantee smashed as expectation of this event were exceeded beyond belief. Players were looking at firing their second, third, and eventually fourth bullets in this tournament, but there were still some first-timers that took a seat throughout the day. World Champion "Action" Dan Harrington, Sorel Mizzi, Sam Abernathy, Andrew Lichtenberger, Chris Wallace, Lacey Jones, Chris Moorman, and eSports Battle Royale winner Andrew Neeme were all in attendance amongst the Unibet Ambassadors, seasoned tournament veterans, and occasional recreational player.

With players again allowed a single re-entry play was hot out of the gate as chips swirled across the blue felt of the Wynn Poker Room. Early casualties included 2012 Miss Finland Sara Chafak, as well as a multitude of Unibet Ambassadors such as Sophia White, George Boateng, Phil Babb, Hayli Baez, Henrik Larsson, Espen Jorstad, Dara O'Kearney, and Daiva Byrne. Joining them on the rails would be all the above mentioned first timers, along with the likes of Kenna James, Jon Turner, Barry Shulman, and Eric Baldwin who were all unable to survive into Day 2.

Once the dust settled and the chips were bagged and tagged, it would be Dutch player Egi Adriaans who would top the leaderboard with a whopping 410,500 in chips; more then 100,000 over Day 1a chip leader Joseph Wertz. Adriaans headed to the final break of the night with roughly 250,000 in chips, but a hot run of cards that included eliminating Wallace, saw him end with a stack that towers over the remaining players.

His nearest rivals would include Hong Zhang (289,000), Mark Rink (212,000), Sean Chen (163,500), and Federico Butteroni (162,000). The likes of Dutch Boyd, Ian Simpson, Jordan Cristos, Jeff Sluzinski, and David Sklansky are all still in contention when the 44 and 75 remaining Day 1a and Day 1b players respectively merge on Sunday for Day 2 to leave just 119 players remaining from the 673-player field.

Sunday will see Day 2 begin, and with it will come the money bubble that should be broken early in the afternoon before the tournament makes a run at reaching the final table by the conclusion of play. The PokerNews Live Reporting Team will be back on the floor of the Wynn Las Vegas once Day 2 play starts at 12:00 p.m. (PST), so make sure to stay tuned to PokerNews.com for all the action from the European Open Special Edition.

Tags: Egi Adriaans

End-of-Day 1b Chip Counts (full)

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Player Chips Progress
Egi Adriaans nl
Egi Adriaans
410,500
Hong Zhang us
Hong Zhang
289,000
Lawrence Ma us
Lawrence Ma
216,500 216,500
Mark Rink nl
Mark Rink
212,000
Yngve Steen no
Yngve Steen
193,500 193,500
Smith Collins us
Smith Collins
187,000 187,000
Mack Lee us
Mack Lee
186,000 186,000
Richard Aguirre us
Richard Aguirre
186,000 186,000
David Lappin ie
David Lappin
184,000 91,000
Joris Springael be
Joris Springael
182,000 182,000
Regi Blinker nl
Regi Blinker
177,500 77,500
Jesse Vilchez us
Jesse Vilchez
177,000 57,000
Olli Roos fi
Olli Roos
176,000 176,000
Roberta Kent ca
Roberta Kent
168,000 168,000
Jimmy Tran us
Jimmy Tran
165,500 -24,500
Ekrem Bozkurt us
Ekrem Bozkurt
165,000 165,000
Sean Chen us
Sean Chen
163,500
Federico Butteroni it
Federico Butteroni
162,000
Julio Novo us
Julio Novo
148,000 148,000
Ryan Laplante us
Ryan Laplante
WSOP 1X Winner
142,000 55,500
Jim Petzing us
Jim Petzing
137,500 137,500
Joe Clapper us
Joe Clapper
135,500 135,500
Tamas Lendvai hu
Tamas Lendvai
WSOP 1X Winner
135,000 135,000
Martin Soukup cz
Martin Soukup
134,000 134,000
Ryan Readenour us
Ryan Readenour
126,000 126,000

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Play Concludes

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Play has concluded for the day, and it appears as though 75 players remain.

A complete set of end-of-day chip counts, along with a detailed wrap of all the action will posted shortly.

Five More Hands

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

The tournament director has announced that there will be just five more hands remaining in the day before players bag and tag their chips and return for Day 2 on Sunday at 12:00 p.m. (PDT).

Lacey Jones Eliminated

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Lacey Jones
Lacey Jones

From middle position, Lacey Jones moved all in for 34,500 and was looked up by the player in the cutoff.

Jones: {9-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}
Opponent: {A-Spades}{K-Diamonds}

The board ran out {K-Hearts}{6-Spades}{7-Spades}{10-Clubs}{2-Clubs} and Jones's opponent spiked a bigger pair and sent her packing.

Player Chips Progress
Lacey Jones us
Lacey Jones
Busted

Tags: Lacey Jones

Level: 16

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 500