€500 Main Event
Day 1bc Started
2023 Winamax Poker Open Bratislava
€500 Main Event
Day: 1bc
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1bc
2023 Winamax Poker Open Bratislava
Buy-in
€500
Prize Pool
€693,880
Entries
1,577
Level
48
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
1,200,000
Entries
546
Players Left
94
Winamax Poker Open’s €500 Main Event Day 1b in Bratislava Kicks Off at 12 P.M.
The €500 Main Event of the Winamax Poker Open (WPO) in Banco Casino, here in Bratislava, continues today with Day 1b, which is set to kick off today at 12 p.m. local time.
As Day 1a drew to a close last night, a total of 239 entries amassed by the conclusion of late registration, of which 41 players bagged and tagged for the Day 2 restart on Saturday. It was Dominykas Ruskys who bagged the overall chip lead, taking through a total of 856,000 for the Day 2 restart. Ruskys wasn't alone in amassing a plentiful stack as Tom Niveaud also accumulated over 100 big blinds with a stack of 822,000.
Day 1a Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dominykas Ruskys | Lithuania | 856 000 | 107 |
| 2 | Tom Niveaud | France | 822 000 | 103 |
| 3 | Nicolas Casal | Portugal | 700 000 | 88 |
| 4 | Michel Colombero | France | 635 000 | 79 |
| 5 | Pierre Calamusa | France | 630 000 | 79 |
| 6 | Abel Pruchon | France | 513 000 | 64 |
| 7 | Clément Bonnant | France | 463 000 | 58 |
| 8 | Aliosha Staes | Belgium | 419 000 | 52 |
| 9 | Sasa Kalac | Croatia | 415 000 | 52 |
| 10 | Dario Berisa | Serbia | 390 000 | 49 |
Yesterday, two members of the Winamax Team Pro found a stack for Day 2 as Maxime Manzone and Pierre Calamusa bagged totals of 210,000 and 630,000 chips respectively.
Both Estelle Cohuet and Mehdi Chaoui were seen at the felt on Day 1a, but neither managed to find progression to the next stage of the tournament and are anticipated to resurface in today's Day 1 flight.
Alongside Day 1b, players can register for the Day 1c turbo flight starting at 7 p.m. In addition, all attendees are welcome to the Beer Pong event this evening, which also starts at 7 p.m.
Those participating in the main event on Days 1b and d will play through levels of 30 minutes, while those participating in the turbo flights on Days 1c and e will play through levels of 15 minutes. Those to advance to Day 2 and Day 3 will benefit from a clock of 35 minutes and 40 minutes respectively. Each Day 1 will conclude when approximately 16.6% of the field remains; all advancing players will be in the money.
PokerNews will have boots on the ground for the entirety of the Main Event, so be sure to stick with the live updates to keep up with all the action.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
The cards are in the air and play has commenced for the day.
Rudzianok is Off to a Good Start
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Anton Mendez raised to 500 from the cutoff, finding Yauheni Rudzianok, in the big blind, who defended.
Rudzianok check-called a bet of 300 from Mendez on a flop of 9♠K♥7♣.
The 6♠ turn checked through to the Q♠ on the river. Rudzianok checked again and Mendez bet out for 600. Rudzianok raised to 5,000 and Mendez called. Rudzianok tabled A♠4♠ for the nut flush, winning him this early pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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55,800
55,800
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55,800 |
|
44,200
44,200
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44,200 |
Sahin Gets Value
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
The pot stood at approximately 12,000 with two players looking at a board that read Q♦8♦8♥2♣.
Armand Marie, in the small blind, led out for 7,000. Bulent Sahin, on the button, responded with a raise to 15,000. Marie called.
The K♠ river checked to a showdown. Sahin showed Q♠9♠; good enough to lay claim to this pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
63,000
63,000
|
63,000 |
|
47,000
47,000
|
47,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/300
Ante: 300
First Players In The Field
Level 2
: Blinds 100/300, 300 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
50,000 | |
|
50,000 | |
|
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50,000 |
Sidhoum Shows the Bluff
Level 2
: Blinds 100/300, 300 ante
The pot stood at approximately 10,000 with two players looking at a board that read 9♥2♦J♦K♦.
Pascal Ridet, in the big blind, bet out for 5,500. Mathias Sidhoum moved all in for 33,000 from the hijack, sending Ridet deep into the tank.
Ridet thought for over four minutes before eventually relinquishing his cards. Sidhoum showed A♦Q♣ as he raked in the pot. Ridet showed that he'd folded A♠K♠ for top pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
48,500
48,500
|
48,500 |
|
|
48,500
48,500
|
48,500 |
Audoli on the Wrong Side of a Cooler
Level 2
: Blinds 100/300, 300 ante
The pot stood at 22,600 with two players looking at a board that read 7♠9♠3♠.
Baptiste Audoli, in the small blind, checked the action to Frederic Donnart, in the cutoff. Donnart bet out 11,000 and Audoli called.
The 3♣ turn checked through to the 7♥ on the river. Audoli checked again and Donnart bet out for 11,000. Audoli snap-called.
Donnart tabled A♠A♣, while Audoli held the inferior hand of K♣K♥.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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90,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
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25,200
25,200
|
25,200 |