€500 Main Event
Day 1a Started
2024 Winamax Poker Open Bratislava
€500 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
2024 Winamax Poker Open Bratislava
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
Buy-in
€500
Prize Pool
€667,040
Entries
1,516
Level
46
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
1,200,000
Entries
212
Players Left
35
Players Left 1 / 1,516
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Today makes way for the Winamax Poker Open's much-anticipated €500 Main Event, here in Bratislava. The first of four starting flights is expected to attract hundreds of hopefuls to the Banco Casino for its noon start time, all fighting for their place in Winamax history.
In 2023, Martin Bartos bested a field of 1,577 players, allowing him to lay claim to the trophy, title and €100,000. However, with the recent success of Winamax’s 2024 SISMIX event in Marrakech breaking the world record for the largest live six-max event ever hosted, these numbers are highly anticipated to be surpassed.
WPO Bratislava 2023 Final Table Results:
| Rank | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Bartos | Slovakia | €100,000 |
| 2 | Richard Miklosovic | Slovakia | €64,500 |
| 3 | Victor Fryda | France | €42,000 |
| 4 | Pierre Neuville | Belgium | €28,000 |
| 5 | Victor Hoogstoel | France | €21,000 |
| 6 | Davidi Kitai | Belgium | €16,000 |
| 7 | Leo Margets | Spain | €12,300 |
Those participating in the main event on Days 1a, b and c will play through levels of 30 minutes, while those participating in the turbo flight on Days 1d will play through levels of 15 minutes. Those who 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.
But it’s not just poker that the players can sink their teeth into; for the remainder of the week, Winamax is hosting an abundance of side activities for attendees including Beer Pong, a cocktail dinner, Bongo Loco and more. Tonight, at 9 p.m., players will compete against each other in the infamous Pingthalon.
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.
The start of play has been delayed by roughly ten minutes while the players are being seated.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Winamax Team Pro member Pierre Calamusa, alongside Live Events manager Matthieu Duran, have announced: "Shuffle up and deal!"
The cards are in the air and play has commenced for the day.
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Andrii Kapyshev opened to 400 from the button and he was called by Ion Juravliov in the big blind.
The dealer fanned a flop of 8♥6♦6♣, Kapyshev continued for 300 and he made his opponent fold.
On the next hand, Juravliov in the small blind bet 600. Kapyshev defended from the big blind.
Juravliov bet 500 on the 9♣K♣4♠ flop, then checked the 8♣ turn. Kapyshev, who called on the flop, then led out for 800. Juravliov check-called.
Both players checked the A♣ river and Juravliov flipped over A♠9♥ for two pair. However Kapyshev with K♦3♣ hit a flush on the river and scooped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
53,000
53,000
|
53,000 |
|
49,000
49,000
|
49,000 |
|
48,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
The pot stood at 4,600 with three players looking at a full board of 5♥3♦J♥6♠A♦.
Both the blinds checked the action to Rami Awad, on the button. Awad over-bet the size of the pot with a wager of 5,000. The small blind folded why Ognjan Saric, in the big blind, made a frustrated call.
Awad rolled over A♣8♣ for rivered pair of aces, winning him this pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
57,200 | |
|
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|
|
43,000 | |
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
The action was caught as both the blinds were navigating a flop of 7♥A♥9♦.
Michel Colombero, in the small blind, checked the action to Julien Sitbon, in the big blind. Sitbon bet out 1,000 and Colombero made a quick call.
The 5♣ turn saw a repeat of the action, this time Sitbon sized up to 3,000.
Colombero checked 3♣ river. Sitbon fired once last shell for 7,000 and Colombero folded J♥2♥ face up, having missed his flush draw. Sitbon flashed 9♠7♠ for two pair as he raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
56,000
56,000
|
56,000 |
|
||
|
|
43,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/300
Ante: 300
Level 2
: Blinds 100/300, 300 ante
The pot stood at 8,500 with two players looking at a board of 4♦6♥K♥10♦.
Both Hagai Glick, in the small blind, and Bruno Fuentes, on the button, checked through to the 5♠ on the river. Glick bet out 3,500 and Fuentes responded with a raise to 18,500. Glick made a quick call.
Fuentes rolled over 9♥9♣ having turned his pocket pair into a bluff, while Glick claimed this pot with A♦K♣, having flopped top pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
28,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
