Level 12
: 700/1,400, 1,400 ante
Players are going on a 60-minute dinner break. When they return there will be seven more levels played.
2018 Winamax Poker Open Dublin
Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
2018 Winamax Poker Open Dublin
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
€550
Prize Pool
€570,489
Entries
1,191
Level
49
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
1,000,000
Players Left 1 / 1,191
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Level: 13
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 1,600
Level 13
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Arriving at the table - a custom beer pong tournament table no less - we saw that Winamax Team Pros Romain Lewis and Guillaume Diaz were in dire straits.
They were losing by a score of three to nine, meaning that their opponents had eliminated seven cups to the Team Pros' one.
Diaz and Lewis needed a comeback, and it looked like they were going to get it. A Diaz looping shot was met by the bounce shot of Lewis, which was batted away by their opponents when the pair looked assured of a double elimination.
The Winamax Beer Pong Open has an extensive list of rules, too long to list here, but the key takeaway is this. If both players get the ball in the same cup, then they eliminate three cups. And that's exactly what they did. Lewis left the table in apparent disgust as Diaz shook hands with his opponents.
"We didn't get any balls; we got totally f*cked. He made 100% of their shots. We had a little bit of a warm-up; we were good, but it didn't walk out."
It was a strange interview; you never normally get to interview poker players after they've lost, let alone after they've lost a beer pong tournament.
"Both of us are to blame. The responsibility is for both of us. To prepare for Winamax SISMIX we need to get a proper table like this and practice."
At this point Lewis rejoined the conversation.
"We were thinking about his Main Event," he said pointing to Diaz. "The Main Event is a big tournament and he's got a lot of chips. If he can't win the beer pong he has to win the Main Event.
"You can't fault anyone here [for this loss]. We just played against the Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe of beer pong. Unknown to is - there's nothing we could do about this!"
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Level 14
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Yesterday Sonny Franco made it through to Day 2, but we spotted him chilling in the tournament room and we grabbed him for quick catch-up.
"I'm happy to be back here," he said. "I'm obviously trying to do better than last year, so it's going to be hard. But I'm going to try.
"Yesterday I made it through Day 1 with 20 big blinds, so it's going to be hard. But I'm just hanging out; it's still fun to be here. It's nice."
With a deep run under his belt, he must have good memories of the Winamax Poker Open here in Dublin
"It's a very special tournament. There's lots of drinking and lots of fun around. It's not like a professional tournament where it's all serious. But obviosuly if you can play, you play to win."
And with two days off, what has he been doing with himself?
"Relax!" he said with a smile. "Try to visit Dublin, spend time in the leisure room here and just hang out with friends and enjoy the moment."
Level: 15
Blinds: 1,200/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Level 15
: 1,200/2,500, 2,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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390,000
290,000
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290,000 |
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200,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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50,000
35,000
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35,000 |
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50,000 | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
Level 15
: 1,200/2,500, 2,500 ante
Pierre Calamusa opened from the cutoff and the big blind called.
The flop came 
and the big blind check-called 2,500. The turn was the 
and again the big blind check-called 15,000.
The river was the 
and the big blind checked for the third time. Calamusa then moved all in for 48,000 and his opponent called.
Calamusa showed 
for a rivered straight, and his opponent was forced to turn over 
for a pair of kings. The defending champion moved up over 100,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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140,000
140,000
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140,000 |
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Level 15
: 1,200/2,500, 2,500 ante
Bruno Lopes was all in with 
against the 
of fellow Team Pro Pierre Calamusa.
The flop came 
and Lopes took the lead. However, the on the turn gave Calamusa top pair and the river was the 
. Lopes and Calamusa high-fived before the former was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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185,000
45,000
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45,000 |
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Busted | |
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Level 15
: 1,200/2,500, 2,500 ante
On a board of 
Davidi Kitai was facing a bet of 5,000 into a pot of around 20,000. Kitai then raised to 40,000 and after some thought, his opponent called.
Kitai turned over 
and his opponent mucked, allowing the Winamax Team Pro to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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100,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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