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€500 WPO Main Event
Day 1a Completed
2022 Winamax Poker Open Bratislava
€500 WPO Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
2022 Winamax Poker Open Bratislava
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
Buy-in
€500
Prize Pool
€977,240
Total Entries
2,221
Level
53
Blinds
1,500,000 / 3,000,000
Ante
3,000,000
Entries
427
Players Left
71
Players Left 1 / 2,221
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Level 21
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Day 1a of the Winamax Poker Open Bratislava €500 Main Event at the Banco Casino has come to a close after 21 levels of play.
The first starting flight attracted 427 entries, which saw €187,880 go into the prize pool, however that number is officially €264,880 due to pre-registered players for the upcoming Day 1’s.
Of the 427 entries, just 71 players advanced the tournament’s Day 2. Benjamin Gros topped the end of day chip counts, finishing the heat off with a 822,000 stack. Martin Munoz and Dominik Desset also had a fruitful time on the felt and bagged 737,000 and 706,000 respectively. Yohan Gornadha had bagged a stack of 23,000 but forfeited it to try and come back with a bigger chip count.
Among the entries were several member’s of Winamax Team Pro’s stable. Romain Lewis, Bruno Lopes, Gaelle Baumann, Alejandro Romero, Guillaume Diaz, Alexane Najchaus and Loic Debregeas all battled in the opening starting flight but found themselves on the wrong side of the rail as the day played out.
There was one Winamax Team Pro who did advance, and that was Pierre Calamusa. The Frenchman navigated much of the day with a short stack. Calamusa managed to pilot over 270,000 chips through to Day 2 but will need to spin it up to have any hope of making Day 3.
Yann Lormel was the unfortunate player to bubble after his ace-king fell to David Gouedard’s pocket queens. Their elimination ensured everyone else a min-cash, which will be determined when the starting flights conclude.
There were also a host of notable names who also entered the Day 1a with WSOP bracelet winners Dalibor Dula and Jonathan Therme making the trip to Slovakia. However, both players were unable to bag and tag a stack for Day 2, which they have several more opportunities to do just that.
WPO Bratislava Main Event Day 1a Top 10 Chip Counts
| Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Gros | France | 822,000 |
| Martin Munoz | France | 737,000 |
| Dominik Desset | Slovenia | 706,000 |
| Yannick Monnier | France | 698,000 |
| Kostya Zaks | France | 665,000 |
| David Gouedard | France | 620,000 |
| Mickael Lacaze | France | 609,000 |
| Adrien Allain | France | 558,000 |
| Thomas Bellanger | France | 537,000 |
| Victor Hoogstoel | France | 533,000 |
PokerNews returns to Casino Banco for Day 1b of the WPO Bratislava Main Event at 12 p.m. CEST on Thursday, September 29.
Level 21
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Level 21
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
David Gouedard opened to 20,000 from under the gun before Yann Lormel moved all in with his last 97,000 chips. Gouedard quickly called and the players flocked to the table to see the action unfold.
Yann Lormel: 
David Gouedard: 
It was a classic flip but this time the pocket queens would hold as the board ran out with the 
.
Day 1a has now finished and sees the 72 remaining players advance to Day 2 as well as making the min-cash.
Level 21
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Action was caught on the turn with the board displaying the 
. Yann Lormel bet 20,000 from the small blind before Frederic Bebon Frederic Bebon jammed for 60,000 from the big blind. Badr Bendrioch then moved all-in for 110,000 and Lormel called as the covering stack.
Frederic Bebon: 
Badr Bendrioch: 
Yann Lormel: 
The 
completed the board and the huge pot was pushed Bendrioch's way as he had a straight.
Level 21
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Kostya Zaks opened on the button before Nicolas Gourlier jammed for 78,000 from the big blind. Zaks called.
Nicolas Gourlier: 
Kostya Zaks: 
Only Zaks connected on the 
runout and downed Gourlier.
Level: 21
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Level 20
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
The 75 remaining players are on what is likely their final 15-minute break of the day.
Level 20
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Pierre Desgouttes moved all in for 146,000 from under the gun before Vilius Augutis jammed his bigger stack on his immediate left. Action folded around and the players exposed their cards.
Desgouttes had pocket jacks while Augutis had pocket tens. There was no sweat for Desgouttes as the board ran out with the 
.
Level 20
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Hugo Ledent jammed for 51,000 from the button and was called by Dimitri Landelle from the big blind.
Hugo Ledent:
Dimitri Landelle: 
The 
runout gave Landelle the nut flush and Ledent was eliminated late on in Day 1a. 75 players remain.
