Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
2017 WSOP International Circuit King's Casino Rozvadov
€5,300 High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 WSOP International Circuit King's Casino Rozvadov
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€190,000
Entries
40
Level
21
Blinds
8,000 / 16,000
Ante
2,000
Some Belgians in the Mix
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
Pierre Neuville and Fabrice Halleux have walked in the King's Casino together and taken their seats at separate tables. Neuville, a 2015 November Niner, has over $4.3 million in career earnings. Halleux, on the other hand, has a little under $200,000 in earnings but will be looking to improve on that this coming week.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Two More in the Mix
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
There are now 12 players registered and the last two entries were Maxim Lykov and Pavel Plesuv. Lykov has more than $3.3 million in cashes and Plesuv just scored his biggest payday on the live circuit after winning one of the €25,500 Single-Day High Rollers at the PokerStars Championship Barcelona for €406,300.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000 | |
|
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|
50,000 | |
|
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Flush Over Flush for Tomovic
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
With around 3,000 in the middle, the board read 
. Erez Hamerov led out for 1,800 from the big blind and was called by Aleksandar Tomovic in early position.
The river brought the 
, putting four diamonds on the board. Hamerov checked this time and Tomovic made a bet of 6,500. Hamerov couldn't let his hand go, making the call and seeing the bad news. Tomovic tabled 
for the nut flush and Hamerov flashed 
before his cards hit the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
51,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
41,000
-10,500
|
-10,500 |
Nikiel Doesn't Believe Neuville
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
Rafal Nikiel limped in and Pierre Neuville in the cutoff raised to 800, which Nikiel called. On the 
, Nikiel bet 1,350 and Neuville called before the action was checked to the Belgian on the 
turn. Neuville bet 2,150 and Nikiel called before checking again the 
river with a loud thump on the table.
Neuville bet 7,550 and Nikiel called to see his opponent turn over 
, which Nikiel had beat with the 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
78,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
|
39,000
-11,000
|
-11,000 |
Meiri Loses Two
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
On the tail end of a hand between Pierre Neuville and Aviv Meiri, the latter bet 1,125 on the river of a board 
. Neuville called and Meiri showed the 
, which ended up second best to Neuville's .
Right after, Meiri took on Gregor Greko and he check-called a bet of 550 by Greko on the 
flop. Both checked the turn and the 
river completed the board. Meiri bet 2,100 and Greko called to claim the pot with 
versus 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
53,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
41,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
|
|
41,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
Neuville Leaves Meiri with Crumbs
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
Pierre Neuville raised to 525 from early position and Aviv Meiri mistakenly re-raised to 1,025. The action was folded back to Neuville who took advantage and put in a four-bet to 4,725. Meiri stuck around to see the flop of 
.
Neuville continued for 6,000 and Meiri called. The turn was the and Neuville bet 8,000. Meiri called again and the 
landed on the river. Neuville put together a bet of 6,700 and Meiri quickly called. Neuville tabled 
and after looking at his cards repeatedly, Meiri finally pushed them forward face down. Neuville raked in a big pot, leaving Meiri hanging on by a thread.
While the hand was going on, Markus Kuhnen, another German player, took his seat to the right of Neuville.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
66,500
25,500
|
25,500 |
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
2,500
-38,500
|
-38,500 |
Up to 17 Entries
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
Hossein Ensan, Robert Schulz and Fahredin Mustafov joined the competition in quick succession to boost the field to 17 entries.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000 | |
|
||
|
50,000 | |
|
|
||
|
50,000 | |
"This Is Why I am Lucky"
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
Over on the second table the three-way flop of 
featured a bet of 600 by Seyed Zadeh and a call by Gregor Greko, while Pierre Neuville folded. On the turn, Zadeh bet 1,200 and was called before the duo checked the 
river. Zadeh chopped with 
versus 
and Greko was all smiled, adding "this is why I am lucky."
One hand later, a four-way flop of 
saw Greko bet 1,050 and just Rafal Nikiel called. The 
turn was checked and Greko bet the river for 3,500. Nikiel called and Greko showed for the flopped full house.
Nikiel got most of the chips back the next hand, though. Robert Schulz raised to 450 and Nikiel three-bet to 1,550. Pierre Neuville called on the button, as did initial raiser Schulz. On the 
flop, Schulz checked and subsequently folded while Nikiel bet 3,500 and picked up a call by Neuville. Nikiel bet the turn for 8,000 and that shut down all further action.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
70,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
|
|
64,000
-2,500
|
-2,500 |
|
|
62,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
Four-Bet by Mustafov
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
The action started rather innocent with a raise to 600 by Fahredin Mustafov and a call by Aleksandar Tomovic. Maxim Lykov had other plans and three-bet to 3,000 before the action folded back to Mustafov. The Bulgarian four-bet to 10,100 and that was enough to claim the pot without any further resistance.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
54,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
|
46,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
|
|
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