Winamax Team Pro Adrian Mateos is one of poker's most elite players and has been igniting the poker world since the tender age of 19.
PokerNews sat down with Mateos to reflect on his nine-year poker career and looked at five of his biggest wins that have helped take the Spaniard to where he is now.
Level: 4
Blinds: 200/500
Ante: 500
Franck Cassareuil opened to 1,200 from under the gun before Patrick Alfonso made it 3,000 from the big blind. Cassareuil put in the four-bet to 8,600 and Alfonso called.
Cassareuil continued for 8,000 on the 
flop and Alfonso let it go. Cassareuil asked Alfonso if he wanted to pick one to see, he agreed and the card that was chose was the 
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Level: 3
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
As mentioned, there's a packed tournament schedule at WPO Bratislava and the action doesn't let up today.
Event #20 €150 Sniper KO promises to be a fast and furious affair and kicks off at 4 p.m. CEST. Day 1d of the Main Event then begins at 7 p.m.
Night Owls will also be pleased to know a €200 satellite to the the High Roller plays out at 9 p.m. Which is the same time that Event #22 €100 Sprint gets underway.
The Winamax Grand Quiz also begins at 9 p.m. and the day is rounded off with the poker party game Midnight Duolingo begins as 12 a.m.
Two more events reached their conclusion yesterday at WPO Bratislava and saw two more players bag some decent paydays.
Corentin Alves was the winner in Event #16 €150 Tornado KO and took home €3,660 as well as additional bounties.
Anthony Verdier was then the last player standing in Event #18 €100 Sprint and pocketed the €5,940 first-place prize.
| EVENT | ENTRIES | WINNER | FIRST PLACE PRIZE | PRIZE POOL |
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| #1 €200 Opener | 251 | Vilius Augutis | €9,860 | €43,295 |
| #3 €100 Sprint | 199 | Luca Delerm | €3,950 | €16,915 |
| #5 €150 Magnum | 263 | Hugo Zanotti | €7,045 | €34,190 |
| #6 €750 Battle Royale KO | 244 | Michal Janczarksi | €17,370 | €163,480 |
| #12 €150 Wanted KO | 232 | Cecile Cazajus | €3,400 | €30,160 |
| #16 €150 Tornado KO | 255 | Corentin Alves | €3,660 | €33,150 |
| #18 €100 Sprint | 312 | Anthony Verdier | €5,940 | €26,520 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/300
Ante: 300
There was 35,800 in the middle on the 
board with Philippe Monreal and Lucas Pion heads-up. Both players started the hand with 50,000 and Monreal shipped in his last 32,000 from the big blind. Pion made the quick call from the cutoff.
Pion immediately flipped over his 
thinking he had the winner, however Monreal held the 
for a rivered set to get an early double.
"Incroyable," said Pion as he left the room.
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Loic Debregeas will be hoping for 'third time's the charm,' in Day 1c. Debregeas has fired two bullets in both Day 1a and 1b but has yet to make it through to Day 2. Francois Pirault has only played in Day 1b, and busted after the late registration period.
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