At a table with Erwann Pecheux and Team Winamax Pro Davidi Kitai, they were joined by fellow Winamax Pro Guillaume Diaz who was busy taking a picture showing the quirk of the seating draw.
Meanwhile Kitai raised to 2,000 and Michael Saunier called in the small blind. The flop came and Saunier check-called a bet of 2,500.
The turn was the and Saunier check-called again, this time for 5,800. The river was the and Saunier checked a third time. Kitai bet 7,500.
"Jack-King," pondered Saunier aloud in French, before eventually calling.
Kitai showed for a rivered straight.
"The river, the river," bemoaned Saunier, before handing over chips to his opponent.
Joseph Wilkinson raised to 2,000 and got three callers including Davidi Kitai in the small blind.
The flop came and Kitai bet for 4,000. The big blind called and Wilkinson raised to 9,500. The other player in the hand folded, Kitai called, and the big blind folded.
The turn was the . Kitai bet 3,500 and Wilkinson moved all in. Kitai called.
Davidi Kitai:
Joseph Wilkinson:
Kitai had flopped the nut straight, while Wilkinson held an overpair to the board.
The river, however, was the giving Wilkinson a straight and the pair chopped the pot.
We saw earlier Erwann Pecheux take to Twitter to perhaps bemoan his seating draw here on Day 1B of the Winamax Poker Open Dublin Main Event.
Translated: "Little €550 tournament. And I'm paying a genius to my left, as well as at least two regs. That's a lot on a table of six. Good luck me!"
Petit tournoi à 550€. Et je me paye un géniiiie à ma gauche. + au moins 2 regs... ça fait beaucoup sur une table de… https://t.co/kwba1W7SMp
— Erwann Pecheux (@ErwannPecheux)
A short while later we walked past the table and saw Davidi Kitai raise to 1,500 from under the gun and Pecheux three-bet to 5,000 out of the small blind. Kitai called.
The flop came and Pecheux continued for 3,000. Kitai called. On the turn Pecheux bet again this time for 6,000. Again, Kitai called.
The river was the and Pecheux checked to Kitai. Kitai bet 18,000 and Pecheux open-folded for a missed flush draw and Queen-high. Kitai neglected to show.
The clock has just ticked over into the fifth level of the day, and the tournament clock shows 599 entrants on the day. That means that the 2017 Winamax Poker Open is already bigger than last year, with six levels left of late registration and for re-entry.
Here is a table with information about the last five Winamax Poker Open Dublin Main Events:
Year
Players
Winner
Country
First Prize
2013
1,086
Jerome Guermeur
France
€75,000
2014
994
Tom Kitt
Ireland
€75,000
2015
959
Pierre Calamusa
France
€70,000
2016
987
Antonin Teisseire
France
€72,000
2017
989*
*as of the start of Level 5
And with such a long time left for players to join the action, perhaps 2013's record figure of 1,086 players is in danger of being reached! Stay tuned to find out if that number can be topped!
and Saunier check-called a bet of 2,500.
and Saunier check-called again, this time for 5,800. The river was the 
and Saunier checked a third time. Kitai bet 7,500.
for a rivered straight. 
and Kitai bet for 4,000. The big blind called and Wilkinson raised to 9,500. The other player in the hand folded, Kitai called, and the big blind folded.
. Kitai bet 3,500 and Wilkinson moved all in. Kitai called.
giving Wilkinson a straight and the pair chopped the pot.
and Pecheux continued for 3,000. Kitai called. On the 
turn Pecheux bet again this time for 6,000. Again, Kitai called.
and Pecheux checked to Kitai. Kitai bet 18,000 and Pecheux open-folded 
