€500 Main Event | 2024 Winamax Poker Open Bratislava

09-30-2024 01:21 UTC+1

Timothe Labassa Eliminated in 2nd Place (€62,000)

Maxime Taldir

Level 46 : Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante

Timothe Labassa limped from the button so Aliosha Staes only had to check his option to discover a flop of 6♦4♠7♥.

Labassa bet 1,600,000, but Staes check-raised to 4,900,000. Labassa went into the tank and announced "all-in" for 24,000,000. Staes snap-called.

Timothe Labassa: K♣7♠ All in
Aliosha Staes: 8♣5♥

Staes flopped a straight, so Labassa was almost drawing dead. The A♠J♣ runout completed the board and confirmed Staes' success.

"It's over" said Staes, who immediately jumped into his friends' arms. "One Belgian against six French, let's go," he added before sitting back down. "I want to keep playing !", he joked, while Labassa was finishing in second place for €62,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aliosha Staes	76,000,000 31,000,000	31,000,000
Timothe Labassa	Busted

Tags: Aliosha Staes Timothe Labassa

09-30-2024 00:38 UTC+1

Benjamin Hammann Eliminated in 3rd Place (€43,000)

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Ollie Garland

Level 46 : Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante

Benjamin Hammann moved all in from the button for 13,000,000. Timothe Labassa, in the small blind, moved all in himself for 15,000,000 and Aliosha Staes, in the big blind, went deep into the tank.

Staes thought for some time before making the call to have both players at risk.

Benjamin Hammann: K♠J♠ All in
Timothe Labassa: A♥J♥ All in
Aliosha Staes: K♣Q♠

The board ran out 8♣9♣10♠5♠9♦; all three players gained and lost outs to eachother on every street, but it was Labassa's ace-high that held to send Hammann to the rail. With this pot Labassa took the chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Timothe Labassa	44,000,000 29,000,000	29,000,000
Aliosha Staes	32,000,000 16,000,000	16,000,000
Benjamin Hammann	Busted

Tags: Aliosha Staes Benjamin Hammann Timothe Labassa

09-29-2024 23:23 UTC+1

Valentin Imperatore Eliminated in 4th Place

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Maxime Taldir

Level 45 : Blinds 500,000/100,000, 1,000,000 ante

Aliosha Staes opened to 2,000,000 from the button, then Valentin Imperatore three-bet all-in for 7,700,000 from the big blind and Staes called.

Valentin Imperatore: A♣Q♥ All in
Aliosha Staes: A♠A♦

Imperatore couldn't do much against Staes' aces, so on 6♣J♣8♠8♥5♦, he was eliminated in fourth place for €30,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aliosha Staes	39,000,000 13,000,000	13,000,000
Valentin Imperatore	Busted

Tags: Aliosha Staes Valentin Imperatore

09-29-2024 18:10 UTC+1

Dylan Cechowski Eliminated in 5th Place (€21,660)

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Maxime Taldir

Level 40 : 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Valentin Imperatore was under the gun when he opened with Q♥9♥. Timothe Labassa called from the cutoff, but Dylan Cechowski in the big blind three-bet to 6,500,000. He made Imperatore fold, but Labassa four-bet all-in. Cechowski snap-called, being the player at risk for 11,000,000.

Dylan Cechowski: A♣K♦ All in
Timothe Labassa: 10♣10♠

Cechowski was hoping for aces, kings and diamonds after the 9♦6♦Q♦ flop. The 4♠ turn didn't change anything, and there was no improvement with the 6♣ river so Cechowski lost the flip and he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Valentin Imperatore	30,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Timothe Labassa	26,000,000 13,000,000	13,000,000
Dylan Cechowski	Busted

09-29-2024 17:54 UTC+1

Jonathan Pastore Eliminated in 6th Place (€16,000)

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Maxime Taldir

Level 40 : 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Valentin Imperatore raised to 700,000 from the button, then Jonathan Pastore in the big blind three-bet all-in for 7,700,000. Imperatore asked for the count and called.

Jonathan Pastore: K♣Q♥ All in
Valentin Imperatore: 7♠7♦

Pastore found a straight draw with the J♥10♠5♣ flop. However he didn't improve his hand with the 10♥ turn and the 4♣ river, so he was eliminated in 6th place for €16,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Valentin Imperatore	33,000,000 9,000,000	9,000,000
Jonathan Pastore	Busted

Tags: Jonathan Pastore Valentin Imperatore

09-29-2024 17:18 UTC+1

Hugo Menant Eliminated in 7th Place (€12,080)

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Ollie Garland

Level 40 : 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Dylan Cechowski raised to 625,000 from the hijack, Hugo Menant three-bet jammed for 5,000,000 from the small blind and Cechowski called.

Hugo Menant: K♦Q♣ All in
Dylan Cechowski: 10♦10♣

Cechowski was ahead until the Q♦K♣8♣ gave Menant two pair to take the lead. The A♣ turn gave Cechowski outs to a gutshot and the J♥ completed his unlikely straight draw. Menant exited in eighth place.

There will then be a short break while the stacks are moved before cards up coverage begins.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dylan Cechowski	15,000,000 5,775,000	5,775,000
Hugo Menant	Busted

Tags: Dylan Cechowski Hugo Menant

09-29-2024 16:25 UTC+1

Oscar Peleg Eliminated in 8th Place (€9,000)

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Maxime Taldir

Level 39 : 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Oscar Peleg in the cutoff took as many time as he could to go all-in for 2,500,000. He eventually did so after the clock was called. The button and the small blind folded, but Hugo Menant in the big blind called.

Oscar Peleg: 8♣7♣ All in
Hugo Menant: A♥8♥

Menant flopped top pair on 3♥9♣A♦J♦Q♦, so Peleg was eliminated before the final table in 9th place for €9,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hugo Menant	5,600,000 1,200,000	1,200,000
Oscar Peleg	Busted

Tags: Hugo Menant Oscar Peleg

09-29-2024 16:12 UTC+1

Anton Markachev Eliminated in 9th Place (€9,000)

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Ollie Garland

Level 39 : 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Valentin Imperatore raised to 600,000 from the button and Anton Markachev, in the big blind, made the call.

The 6♣8♣Q♦ flop saw Markachev play in flow. Imperatore continued for a bet of 950,000 and Markachev check-raised, moving all in for his effective stack. Imperatore snap-called.

Anton Markachev: J♣5♣ All in
Valentin Imperatore: A♠A♥

Markachev's flush draw had run into aces. The 6♦ turn and 10♠ river couldn't improve Markachev and he was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Valentin Imperatore	15,400,000 3,500,000	3,500,000
Anton Markachev	Busted

Tags: Anton Markachev Valentin Imperatore

09-29-2024 15:17 UTC+1

Clement Albert Eliminated in 10th Place (€7,100)

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Ollie Garland

Level 38 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Dylan Cechowski raised to 400,000 from under the gun and Clement Albert, in the cutoff, three-bet to 1,200,000, an effective all in with 100,000 behind the line. Cechowski moved him all in for the rest and Albert called.

Clement Albert: K♣Q♣ All in
Dylan Cechowski: A♦K♠

Albert was dominated and the 3♦7♥7♦9♥3♣ run out couldn't save him, ending his deep tournament run.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dylan Cechowski	11,225,000 5,025,000	5,025,000
Clement Albert	Busted

Tags: Clement Albert Dylan Cechowski

09-29-2024 15:10 UTC+1

Arthur Lacroix Eliminated in 11th Place (€7,100)

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Maxime Taldir

Level 38 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Arthur Lacroix opened to 400,000 from under the gun. Dylan Cechowski three-bet all-in for 4,850,000 from the big blind and after a few seconds, Lacroix called.

Arthur Lacroix: A♥Q♥ All in
Dylan Cechowski: K♣9♣

Cechowski flopped a pair on 9♠5♦5♠ to take the lead and won the pot after the J♦10♠ runout. Lacroix was slightly covered, so he was eliminated in 11th place for €7,100.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dylan Cechowski	9,400,000 3,200,000	3,200,000
Arthur Lacroix	Busted

Tags: Arthur Lacroix Dylan Cechowski