The remaining players have been sent on another 20-minute break. Here are some highlights:
The remaining players have been sent on another 20-minute break. Here are some highlights:
The pot stood at approximately 42,000 with two players looking at a full board of A♦2♦4♣K♦7♠.
Hayg Badem, in the small blind, bet out 25,000. Anton Goettler, in the cutoff, went deep into the tank, thinking for some time before making the call.
Badem defeatedly tabled 3♠3♥, while Anton Goettler claimed this pot with K♠10♦ for second pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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360,000
300,500
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300,500 |
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89,000
42,000
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42,000 |
Late registration for Day 1b closed at the end of Level 13. A total of 509 entries were recorded in this second flight of the 2024 WPO Bratislava Main Event. It is more than twice Day 1a's number of entrants (212), but a bit more than last year's Day 1b (483).
The day will end when 83 players remain, and they will all be in the money.
The action was caught as WIP member Gyula Rapolti, in the cutoff, was all in and at risk against Phi Vu Nguyen, who was under the gun.
Gyula Rapolti: A♣K♣
Phi Vu Nguyen: Q♣J♦
Rapolti was in the lead and the 9♦10♦4♥9♠ runout ensured he was still ahead. However, Nguyen had ample out as and the Q♠ river was one of them
"I tired," said Rapolti as he exited to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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340,000
340,000
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340,000 |
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Busted |
On the feature table, Romain Lewis in the small blind bet moved all-in. Sylvain Franchet in the big blind snap-called, being the player at risk for 55,000.
Sylvain Franchet: 8♠8♥
Romain Lewis: A♦9♣
Franchet's eights held on 7♣Q♦Q♣10♥2♦ and he secured a double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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113,500 | |
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88,500 | |
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85,500
36,500
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36,500 |
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37,000
13,000
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13,000 |
Nessym Guetat raised to 7,000 from the cutoff and he faced Thibault Da Rocha, who defended from the big blind.
The dealer fanned a flop of 3♦2♦A♦ and Guetat continued for 5,000. Da Rocha check-called.
Guetat fired a second barrel of 22,500 on the J♥ turn. However Da Rocha decided to check-raised all-in. Guetat quickly called for roughly 60,000.
Nessym Guetat: A♥J♦
Thibault Da Rocha: 5♥4♠
Da Rocha flopped a straight while Guetat had two pair. The 4♣ didn't help Guetat, who was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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180,000 | |
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Busted |
What was reported to PokerNews as a four-bet pot preflop, the action was caught with around 75,000 in the middle and two players looking at a board of 3♦A♠Q♠.
Marcel Schoonbroodt, in the hijack, bet out 22,000. Alexandre Monard, on the button, responded by clicking it back to 44,000. Schoonbroodt went into the tank before folding K♦K♥ face up. Monard raked in the pot as he showed A♥K♠, having flopped top pair to crack Schoonbroodt's kings.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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260,000
223,800
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223,800 |
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152,000
96,000
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96,000 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 1,500/3,500
Ante: 3,500
Romain Vivalda raised to 6,500 from the cutoff, Boris Progner three-bet to 15,00 from the button and Vivalda called.
The J♣Q♣5♠ flop saw Vivalda check-call a bet of 8,000 from Progner.
The 3♥ turn saw a repeat of the action, this time Progner sized up to 20,000.
The 6♠ river slowly checked to a showdown. Vivalda rolled over K♣Q♠ for top pair; enough to send Progner's cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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220,000
220,000
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220,000 |
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26,000
26,000
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26,000 |
Eduard Bagrov raised to 6,000 from under the gun. He was called by Joao Vieira on the button, but Damien Hupe in the small blind squeezed to 22,500.
Gaelle Baumann in the big blind seemed to hesitate, but she folded. However Bagrov decided to go all-in for approximately 75,000. Vieira folded but Hupe called.
Eduard Bagrov: A♠K♣
Damien Hupe: A♦K♠
Both players had the same hand, so they split the pot on J♣Q♥6♣5♦3♠.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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140,000
140,000
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140,000 |
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135,000
135,000
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135,000 |
|
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110,000
35,000
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35,000 |
|
|
95,000
95,000
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95,000 |