An assortment of photos from Day 1b (Photo's courtesy of Tomas Stacha).
An assortment of photos from Day 1b (Photo's courtesy of Tomas Stacha).
King's Casino player Vojtech Ruzicka is playing his first hands of the Main Event. Ruzicka finished 3rd in yesterday's €5,300 High Roller, cashing €28,500.
Although it's a nice addition to his bankroll, the score doesn't compare to his cash two weeks ago. Ruzicka finished fifth during the November Nine portion of the WSOP Main Event, where he cashed an astonishing $1,935,288.
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, Christian Hoffman bet 2,000 and Michael Hoch called in position. Olivian Balint shoved 8,000 all in on the button. Hoffman called, but folded when Hoch came over the top for 40,000.
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The turn was the
and river
, ending Balint's Main Event.
With 365 players so far on Day 1b, combined with the 331 on Day 1a, King's Casino's impressive guarantee of €1,000,000 has been met. The total prize pool and payout will be known when late registration has closed. Players can (re)enter up until the start of Day 2.
Level: 5
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
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, action was on Neuville on the button. He bet 3,100 and his opponent check-called. On the
turn, Neuville's opponent checked, Neuville bet 5,700 and got his opponent to fold.
Expressionless, the Belgian mastermind tabled ![]()
and raked in the pot.
Yesterday, a total of 331 players entered and reentered on Day 1a. On Day 1b, the field is already up to 347 entries, with 336 of them remaining.
Philipp Legath raised to 400 from under the gun. A player behind him called, then another player made it 1,500 in middle position. Mo Tounnouti four-bet to 4,700 from the small blind.
Legath five-bet shoved 27,000, the other players folded, and Tounnouti snap-called.
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and Legath was forced to the rail. Tounnouti is already up to 100,000 in the early stages.
Andrew King is in the field today. The Irishman finished runner-up last year, losing to Mateusz Dziewonski heads-up. He received a massive payday of €126.002 for his accomplishment. King currently plays around the starting stack.