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€500 Main Event
Day 1b Completed
2024 Winamax Poker Open Bratislava
€500 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
2024 Winamax Poker Open Bratislava
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
Buy-in
€500
Prize Pool
€667,040
Total Entries
1,516
Level
46
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
1,200,000
Entries
509
Players Left
83
Players Left 1 / 1,516
Filter
Level 20
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
After 35 players out of 212 entrants qualified for Day 2 through Day 1a, 83 more players bagged chips and reached the money at the end of Day 1b of the 2024 Winamax Poker Open Bratislava Main Event at Banco Casino in Bratislava. In the second flight of the tournament, 509 entrants were recorded, bringing the total to 721 before the last two flights tomorrow, Friday, September 27.
Day 1a chip leader Eugenio Sanchioni (932,000) didn’t reach one million chips, but Day 1b first in chips did with Ludovic Palain, who filled his bag with 1,369,000 chips. He already had a big stack during the last break, but he also eliminated MMA fighter Eduardo Riego on the bubble to secure first place.
French streamer Robin "ChauveKiPeu" Gerard bagged a big stack as well. In 2023, he won the 125€ 3 Million Event KO of the Winamax Series on stream, for a total €226,911. With 1,133,000 chips, he is now in good position to repeat the feat. Nicolas Malbrec takes third place of Day 1b with 1,080,000.
2024 WPO Bratislava Main Event Day 1b Top 10
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ludovic Palain | France | 1,369,000 | 171 |
| 2 | Robin Gerard | France | 1,133,000 | 142 |
| 3 | Nicolas Malbrec | France | 1,080,000 | 135 |
| 4 | Kevin Quillere | France | 887,000 | 111 |
| 5 | Gianmarco Kovari | Italy | 823,000 | 103 |
| 6 | Yann Monnier | France | 778,000 | 97 |
| 7 | Joergen Andersen | Denmark | 756,000 | 95 |
| 8 | Andre Mendes | Portugal | 721,000 | 90 |
| 9 | Robin Zaugg | France | 577,000 | 72 |
| 10 | Sebastian Kos | Czech Republic | 573,000 | 72 |
Three Winamax Team Pro qualified for Day 2 after Day 1a. Three more also passed the bubble on Day 1b, led by Mustapha Kanit (309,000). Romain Lewis bagged 130,000 chips after being on the feature table almost all day long. He’s just been replaced under the spotlights at the end of the day by Gaelle Baumann, who only managed to bag a bit more than the average stack (69,000).
In the rest of the team, Davidi Kitai, Pierre Calamusa and Joao Vieira failed to qualify and will have to try again on another bullet. The same goes for Gus Hansen, who's been eliminated a first time on his first hand and a second time not long later.
Not only one but two Winamax defending champions are still in the field. First is last year’s winner Martin Bartos (173,000), and second is 2024 Winamax Sismix winner Anthony Dasbourg, who’ll come back with 398,000 chips. Omar Lakhdari was close from a success in 2023, but he finished in second place of the Winamax Poker Tour Grand Final. In his chase of the title, he has 559,000 chips.
Talking about the other players who qualified, Benjamin Hammann has 403,000 chips, despite being caught bluffing and losing a big pot during the last hands of the day. Thibaut Legendre (271,000) also secured a spot in the money, along with Damien Hupe (157,000), Nicolas Antouard (140,000) or Hugo Le Floch (38,000). Eduard Bagrov is last in chips with only 16,000, two big blinds.
The 2024 WPO Bratislava Main Event continues tomorrow, Thursday, September 26 with Day 1c and Day 1d. These two flights will be the last opportunities to qualify for Day 2. Day 1c starts at noon local time with 30-minute levels, while Day 1d at 7 p.m. will be a Turbo flight with 15-minute levels.
Stay tuned to PokerNews as we follow all the action through the next flights until a winner is crowned.
Level 20
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,369,000 | |
|
||
|
1,133,000
159,000
|
159,000 |
|
1,080,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
|
887,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
823,000
188,000
|
188,000 |
|
|
778,000
203,000
|
203,000 |
|
756,000
166,000
|
166,000 |
|
721,000
126,000
|
126,000 |
|
|
577,000
577,000
|
577,000 |
|
573,000
93,000
|
93,000 |
|
559,000
44,000
|
44,000 |
|
|
514,000
514,000
|
514,000 |
|
|
503,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
502,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
|
497,000
67,000
|
67,000 |
|
|
485,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
464,000
289,000
|
289,000 |
|
|
435,000
435,000
|
435,000 |
|
427,000
427,000
|
427,000 |
|
413,000
83,000
|
83,000 |
|
403,000
205,000
|
205,000 |
|
||
|
398,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
|
373,000
173,000
|
173,000 |
|
370,000
370,000
|
370,000 |
|
368,000
368,000
|
368,000 |
Level 20
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
After the bubble burst, the 83 remaining players filled their bags with chips as they qualified for Day 2.
Stay tuned as PokerNews provides you chip counts and the recap of the day.
Level 20
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
The player under the gun opened to 16,000, Ludovic Palain three-bet to 52,000 from the cutoff and Eduardo Riego, in the big blind, cold four-bet jammed for 111,000. The original raiser folded and Palain called.
Eduardo Riego: K♦K♣ 
Ludovic Palain: Q♦Q♣
Riego was a commanding favourite and the 3♣7♦J♦ flop confirmed this. However, the Q♥ turn saw Palain jump out in front. The 3♥ river couldn't save Riego and he was sent to the rail on the stone bubble.
The 83 players that remain are now all in the money and will progress to Day 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,369,000
274,000
|
274,000 |
|
|
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|
Busted | |
Level 20
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Isak Jaerverud, in the big blind, found himself all in and at risk for his effective stack of 70,000 against Siarhei Belarus, on the button.
Isak Jaerverud: 7♠7♣
Siarhei Belarus: A♣Q♣
Jaerverud, however, the 9♦4♣5♣ flop gave Belarus an additional flush draw. The 2♥ turn gave Belarus even more outs to a straight. The Q♠ river paired Belarus' queen and Jaerverud was sent to the rail
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
160,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 20
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
there are now 84 players left for 83 places in the money.
The tournament director stopped the clock and the hand for hand procedure is about to start.
Level 20
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Alon Arbitman moved all in for 36,000 from the button and Jean Chiba called in the big blind.
Alon Arbitman: K♦J♦
Jean Chiba: 10♠6♦
The board ran out 10♣8♣5♥8♦7♦; Chiba paired his ten to send Arbitman to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
450,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 20
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Level 19
: Blinds 3,000/7,000, 7,000 ante
Picking up the action on a board of Q♥2♣7♦Q♣3♥ with roughly 90,000 in the pot, Kevin Quillere in the big blind bet 55,000.
Benjamin Hammann, who was under the gun, went into the tank and slid two piles of blue chips in front of him, for a total of 255,000.
Action back to him, Quillere went into the tank as well and after two minutes, and he made the call.
"Well played", Hammann said while flipping over 4♦4♠ for two pair. Quillere revealed Q♠10♦ for trips and won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
920,000
920,000
|
920,000 |
|
|
198,000
197,000
|
197,000 |
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