Main Event Day 2 | 2017 Winamax Poker Open Dublin

09-23-2017 18:44 UTC

Getting Tight at the Top

Will Shillibier

Level 22 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

The big stacks are all seemingly converging between three and four million. The latest to approach that amount is Salim Kaddour who held up against the of Nicolas Barthe.

The flop came giving Barthe a gutshot straight draw. The turn was the and the river the . Kaddour let out a roar of delight before shaking hands with Barthe.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthieu Vincendeau	3,900,000 1,400,000	1,400,000

Sonny Franco	3,500,000 1,400,000	1,400,000
Jean-Robert Autran	3,300,000 -800,000	-800,000
Salim Kaddour	2,850,000 1,300,000	1,300,000
Nicolas Barthe	Busted

09-23-2017 18:29 UTC

Recent Eliminations

Will Shillibier

Level 22 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Some high-profile eliminations have occurred since the start of Level 22. They include Team Winamax Pros Ivan Deyra and Romain Lewis as well as Swede Tomas Soderstrom.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sidoine Garcia	Busted
Clement Richez	Busted
Romain Lewis	Busted

Magnus Persson	Busted
Eric Gimonet	Busted
Ivan Deyra	Busted

Tomas Soderstrom	Busted

Level: 22

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 5,000

09-23-2017 17:52 UTC

Davidi Kitai Doubles Through [Removed:44]

Will Shillibier

Level 21 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

It folded to Davidi Kitai in the hijack who moved all in for 333,000. [Removed:44] called on the button.

Davidi Kitai:
[Removed:44]:

The board ran out and Kitai doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
[Removed:44]	1,300,000 -300,000	-300,000
Davidi Kitai	730,000 389,000	389,000

09-23-2017 17:49 UTC

Updated Chip Counts; Autran Extends Chip Lead

Will Shillibier

Level 21 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jean-Robert Autran	4,100,000 300,000	300,000
Matthieu Vincendeau	2,500,000 2,122,000	2,122,000

Sonny Franco	2,100,000 -200,000	-200,000
Jonathan Barusta	1,800,000 300,000	300,000
Peter Eichhardt	775,000 325,000	325,000

Romain Lewis	580,000 270,000	270,000

Davidi Kitai	341,000 -329,000	-329,000

Tomas Soderstrom	170,000 -132,000	-132,000

Level: 21

Blinds: 12,000/24,000

Ante: 4,000

09-23-2017 17:00 UTC

Break

Will Shillibier

Level 20 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

With around ten tables or 60 players remaining, the Main Event is going on a 20-minute break.

09-23-2017 16:59 UTC

Jean-Robert Autran Extends his Chip Lead

Will Shillibier

Level 20 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Jean-Robert Autran had flopped the nut straight in a pot against Gaetan Martinez, who handed over even more chips to the current chip leader.

Meanwhile Laurent Decauwert held against the of Benoit Abriven. There was a king in the window of an flop and Abriven was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jean-Robert Autran	3,800,000 500,000	500,000
Adrien Decramer	2,600,000 650,000	650,000
Sonny Franco	2,300,000 1,220,000	1,220,000
Salim Kaddour	1,550,000 1,347,000	1,347,000
Jonathan Barusta	1,500,000 1,075,000	1,075,000
Laurent Decauwert	1,450,000 50,000	50,000

Samuel Anclevic	1,250,000 1,027,000	1,027,000
Olivier Dupont	1,100,000 120,000	120,000

09-23-2017 16:28 UTC

Patrick Bruel Eliminated

Will Shillibier

Level 20 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Patrick Bruel moved all in from the hijack for 211,000. It folded to Knut Berntsen in the big blind who snap-called and flipped over . Bruel meanwhile held .

The board ran out and Bruel was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Knut Berntsen	950,000 798,000	798,000
Patrick Bruel	Busted

Tags: Patrick Bruel Knut Bertnsen

09-23-2017 16:17 UTC

Updated Chip Counts; Kitai's Stack Takes a Knock

Will Shillibier

Level 20 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jean-Robert Autran	3,300,000 1,300,000	1,300,000
Adrien Decramer	1,950,000 1,150,000	1,150,000
Laurent Decauwert	1,400,000 50,000	50,000

Davidi Kitai	670,000 -430,000	-430,000

Ivan Deyra	480,000 140,000	140,000

Romain Lewis	310,000 -290,000	-290,000