Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
2017 Winamax Poker Open Dublin
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 Winamax Poker Open Dublin
Buy-in
€550
Prize Pool
€112,843
Entries
1,069
Level
34
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
50,000
Davidi Kitai Hands Over Most of His Stack
Level 9
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
On a flop of 
Davidi Kitai checked to his opponent Romain Pantaleon who bet 11,000. Kitai then raised all in for over 100,000. Pantaleon called.
Davidi Kitai: 
Pantaleon: 
Kitai's aggression had gotten the best of him, with Pantaleon having flopped two pair against Kitai's open-ended straight draw.
The turn was the which meant Pantaleon improved to a full house. The river was the and the dealer counted out Pantaleon's 92,400 double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
190,000 | 190,000 |
|
25,000 | -62,000 |
Big Stacks After the Break
Level 9
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
260,000 | |
|
250,000 | |
|
185,000 | |
|
|
162,000 | |
|
160,000 | 60,000 |
|
|
145,000 |
Level: 9
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
Break
Level 8
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Players are going on a 75-minute dinner break. When they return there will be six levels left. According to the tournament clock there are currently 236 players remaining from a starting field of 372.
The players will return at approximately 19.45.
Updated Chip Counts
Level 8
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
87,000 | -27,000 |
|
81,000 | 34,500 |
|
77,000 | |
|
57,000 | 17,000 |
|
55,000 | 5,000 |
|
53,000 | 34,000 |
|
40,000 | -21,000 |
|
35,000 |
French Online Legend Guillaume 'Johnny001' de la Gorce in the Field
Level 8
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Guillaume de la Gorce was part of the very first Team Winamax back in 2007, and he is in the Main Event today. Despite busting once already he has built up his second stack to over 70,000 as we approach the dinner break.
Despite only $262k in lifetime live earnings, 'Johnny001' as he is known online has earned millions of dollars in heads-up cash games.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
70,000 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
Davidi Kitai's Stack Gets a Boost
Level 7
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Sebastien Zanolini raised to 2,500 from the hijack and Davidi Kitai three-bet to 7,200. It folded back to Zanolini who called.
The flop came 
and both players checked. The turn was the 
and again both players checked.
The river was the 
and Zanolini bet 7,000. Kitai then put out a big raised to 32,000 and Zanolini called.
Kitai showed 
for a set of threes, while Zanolini showed 
for top pair.
With that pot Kitai's stack surged to well over 100,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
114,000 | 73,000 |
|
|
80,000 |
High Roller Final Table Reached
Level 7
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Meanwhile at the livestream table, the unofficial final table of the €1,200 High Roller has been confirmed. Max Silver came into the day as the chip leader and only player over one million chips, but has slipped back to be the short stack at the final table. Meanwhile [Removed:44], Yves Sergeant and Alexandre Blanc are all sitting on seven-figure stacks. Here is the full list of players and their chip counts:
| Name | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| [Removed:44] | Iran | 1,436,000 |
| Yves Sergeant | France | 1,187,000 |
| Alexandre Blanc | France | 1,059,000 |
| Adrien Delmas | France | 875,000 |
| Guillaume Blanchi | France | 687,000 |
| Romain Lewis | France | 604,000 |
| Max Silver | United Kingdom | 558,000 |
And here are the remaining payouts:
| Position | Payout |
|---|---|
| 1 | €35,370 |
| 2 | €24,355 |
| 3 | €17,475 |
| 4 | €12,385 |
| 5 | €8,670 |
| 6 | €6,605 |
| 7 | €5,090 |