In one hour from now at 2 p.m. local time, Day 2 of the €1,100 + €100 bwin.be World Poker Tour National Brussels Main Event restarts with level 13. Out of a field of 391 entries, 145 hopefuls remain and the action recommences with blinds of 1,000-2,000 and a running ante of 300.
On the second day of the event, the level duration increases to 60 minutes each and 100 participants will leave the Grand Casino Brussels Viage empty-handed still. A maximum of 10 levels will be played on Day 2 and the first 45 spots will get paid, the payout will be announced by WPT tournament director Christian Scalzi once the cards are back in the air.
Leading the field of survivors is Yves Senterre with astonishing 311,100 followed by Niels Gybels (225,200). Day 1a chip leader Mike Gerry (210,900) ranks in third place overall whereas other familiar names on above-average stacks include World Series Of Poker bracelet winner Barny Boatman (176,100), WPTN Cyprus finalist Marco Della Tommasina (171,500), Anthony Rodrigues (152,000), 2014 French player of the year Erwann Pecheux (151,200), Bert Geens (143,800), Matthias de Clercq (121,000) and Antoine Saout (112,000).
As of 17:00 local time there is also the start of the two-day €2,000 + €200 High Roller with 50,000 in chips and 40-minute levels. Among others, Guillaume Darcourt won his ticket in a €220 Satellite yesterday evening after busting out of Day 1b of the Main Event.
Main Event Day 2 blind level structure:
Level
Small Blind
Big Blind
Ante
13
1,000
2,000
300
14
1,200
2,400
400
15
1,500
3,000
500
16
2,000
4,000
500
17
2,500
5,000
500
18
3,000
6,000
1,000
19
4,000
8,000
1,000
20
5,000
10,000
1,000
21
6,000
12,000
2,000
22
8,000
16,000
2,000
The PokerNews live reporting team will be there to provide all the key situations on the way to crown another WPT National champion on Sunday, so make sure to tune back in regularly and enjoy the show.
After the turn of a board, Paul Hofer was all in and at risk with only to see big stack Kyne Elmouloua look him up with the inferior . The river was a brick and Hofer was gone.
Alexandre Reard defended his big blind to see a four-way flop of and Yehoram Houri made a continuation bet of 6,500. One opponent called, Isabel Baltazar folded and Reard check-raised all in with for the flopped flush. Houri called with and completed a full house after turn and river had completed the board.
Matas Cimbolas raised from under the gun and was called by Jussi Cimbolas in the big blind. During the hand, Cimbolas already talked a lot to his opponent and they checked down the board until the river. Before it was the turn of the Finn to make his decision, Cimbolas was at it again.
"Don't forget, you are on tilt. Don't make any crazy moves." About two seconds later Matilla moved all in and Cimbolas asked for a count. It was 39,100 to call and the question "If I fold, you show your bluff?" went unanswered. Eventually Cimbolas called and was shown the .
The Lithuanian was reluctant to turn over his cards, since it was an all in showdown tournament director Christian Scalzi reminded him that all cards had to be shown. "Can't I eat my cards?" Cimbolas asked and the entire table cracked up. It was the of Cimbolas that brought both players almost even in chips.
Just before the end of the level, Matthias de Clercq four-bet shoved from middle position for 70,000 chips and Anthony Rodrigues called out of the small blind with pocket jacks. His fellow Belgian had but couldn't get there with the two over cards.
The was exposed when cards were pitched to the player in the small blind and Marcel Luske had the action checked to him on the button. The Dutchman moved all in for 35,000 with and Matas Cimbolas called out of the big blind with pocket aces to score the knockout.
As soon as Luske was eliminated, the screens moved to 54 players remaining and yet another table was broken.
Anthony Rodrigues open-shoved his short stack with pocket nines and was called by Jozsef Szabo from two seats over with . The flop all but locked up the hand for the Belgian, however turn and river provided running aces for Szabo to send Rodrigues to the rail. The other players at the tables did some quick calculation and it was 0.7% on the flop to see Szabo win.
Mathieu Alciato raised from under the gun and Matas Cimbolas moved all in for his short stack to get called by Barny Boatman, the player in the big blind as well as Alciato. On the flop, the player in the big blind check-called a bet of 11,000 by Alciato and then folded the turn to another 24,000 bet.
Once the other tables were finished, the showdown proceeded:
Cimbolas:
Alciato:
Only a seven could save the Lithuanian but the river was a brick. The last 12 minutes of the level are still played before everyone is sent off into a 60-minute dinner break.
Antoine Saout moved all in for what appeared to be his last two big blinds and Niko Koop min-raised to scare off all other players in the last hand of the level. Koop joked to the Frenchman that they would be splitting most of the time, as he held and Saout got .
However, the board gave Koop a straight and he knocked out the third player in a row.
After a huge preflop raising war, Kyne Elmouloua was all in and at risk for 699,000 with and Tonny van Eck was the only player to bust him on the same table, making the call with the . The board ran out and van Eck was sent back all the way down to 75,000 chips.
board, Paul Hofer was all in and at risk with 
only to see big stack Kyne Elmouloua look him up with the inferior 
. The 
river was a brick and Hofer was gone.
and Yehoram Houri made a continuation bet of 6,500. One opponent called, Isabel Baltazar folded and Reard check-raised all in with 
and completed a full house after 
turn and 
river had completed the board.
.
of Cimbolas that brought both players almost even in chips.
but couldn't get there with the two over cards.
was exposed when cards were pitched to the player in the small blind and Marcel Luske had the action checked to him on the button. The Dutchman moved all in for 35,000 with 
and Matas Cimbolas called out of the big blind with pocket aces to score the knockout.
river was a brick. The last 12 minutes of the level are still played before everyone is sent off into a 60-minute dinner break.
