Following an open raise, [Removed:648] min-raised in the cutoff and Erkan Soenmez then four-bet to 11,700 in the small blind. That forced out the initial raiser while [Removed:651] engaged in some table chat before calling.
The flop brought a bet worth 9,500 by Soenmez and [Removed:651] grinned. "Do you have a pocket pair?" [Removed:651] asked and Soenmez replied "you don't have because you just min-raised". The shove by [Removed:651] followed and Soenmez called all-in.
Erkan Soenmez:
[Removed:648]:
Nothing changed on the turn and the river only improved Soenmez, who doubled for 32,000.
Michael Roe raised to 3,000 from under the gun and Abdelhakim Zoufri three-bet to 8,000. Christian Thiel four-bet to 30,000 and earned two folds, revealing the to everyone.
In the next hand, Dalibor Dula raised to 2,600 and received two callers including Zoufri. Lorenzo Lavis then jammed for 15,200 in the cutoff and Roe called out of the big blind. Dula reraised to 35,000 and was called only by Roe.
After the flop, Roe opted to check-call a bet worth 8,000 by Dula and the turn was checked through. On the river, Roe bet 35,000 only for Dula to then shove for 117,300 total. Roe gave it some consideration and folded the face up. Dula exposed his for the superior set and once Lavis tabled his , Roe shot out of his chair in disgust as his flopped set had been done by a one-outer.
Claudio Di Giacomo made it 3,500 to go and Ermanno Di Nicola then jammed for 34,400 from one seat over. Nedeljko Todorovic went into the tank from one seat over and asked for an exact count but let go. Di Giacomo also gave it plenty of consideration but came along with the covering stack.
Ermanno Di Nicola:
Claudio Di Giacomo:
On a board of , one seven was not enough to keep PLO specialist Di Nicola in contention.
During the final hands of the night, a heads-up duel unfolded with a rather small pot to the turn. Pierre Trauer checked and Matthias Nachtigal bet 14,000 into 17,000. The check-raise to 35,000 by Trauer followed and Nachtigal then jammed for around 120,000 to get snap-called.
Matthias Nachtigal:
Pierre Trauer:
Nachtigal was drawing dead and that wasn't changed by the river either as Trauer leaped further ahead.
The second and final starting day of the 2022 WSOP International Circuit Rozvadov €1,700 Main Event has wrapped up. As expected, Day 1b attracted a bigger attendance than the previous flight and 292 entries increased the overall field of 553 entries. That is still quite short of meeting the €1,000,000 guarantee at the King's Resort in Rozvadov, as around 645 total entries are required.
All those wishing to take advantage of a potential overlay in Europe's biggest poker arena close to the border of Germany have another two levels into Day 2 to enter the fray as the action will recommence on Easter Sunday, April 17, at 2pm local time. All late entrants joining during the first two levels will start with 25 big blinds worth of ammunition.
A new chip leader was crowned during Day 1b as Birger Ohl leaped into the top spot during the final level of the night. He soared to 497,100 chips to pull well ahead of Pierre Trauer (413,000), while Luc Ta (398,400) completes the overnight podium. Another big stack is Italy's Fausto Tantillo, who already tasted success during the ongoing series as he won a WSOPC ring in the €2,200 High Roller and claimed a payday of €56,977.
2022 WSOPC Spring Edition €1,700 Main Event Day 1b Top 10 Counts
Position
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds Day 2
1
Birger Ohl
Germany
497,100
249
2
Pierre Trauer
Germany
413,000
207
3
Luc Ta
Germany
398,400
199
4
Fausto Tantillo
Italy
336,900
168
5
Vincent De Neve
Germany
329,000
165
6
Mihai Ciprian Hanu
Romania
303,700
152
7
Nedeljko Todorovic
Slovenia
289,000
145
8
Kai Uwe Lach
Germany
281,900
141
9
Kevin Naegelen
Belgium
278,600
139
10
Michael Roe
United States
268,900
134
Notables in the top ten also include Vincent De Neve, Mihai Ciprian Hanu, and Michael Roe. Claudio Di Giacomo (pictured below), who finished in 5th place in the last edition of the WSOP Circuit Main Event at King's Resort in January 2022, advanced with a very healthy stack of 261,600 while well-known local player Josef Snejberg (255,400) is close behind.
Claudio Di Giacomo finished Day 1b just outside of the top 10
The WSOP bracelet winners Emil Bise (185,300), Dalibor Dula (182,400), Albert Hoekendijk (134,700), Antoine Vranken (74,700), Jason Wheeler (52,900), Sergiu Covrig (51,000), and GGPoker ambassador Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier (46,000) all made it through to Day 2 as well and will aim to another title to their poker resume.
Other well-known names such as Abdelhakim Zoufri, Vojtech Ruzicka, Thomas Bichon, Amar Begovic, David Taborsky, and Elias Abou Saleh were not as fortunate and came up short of securing a stack for Day 2. However, they can take advantage of the extended late registration and re-entry period to take another shot at the seven-figure prize pool.
While the first level of the day produced two seat open after fewer than half an hour, the overall action was slower compared to Day 1a. One of the early highlights included the successful flip of Antoine Vranken with ace-king against the pocket jacks of Daniele Lunario. Pierre Neuville was among the big stacks in the first few levels but his momentum didn't carry on as he fell on the wayside. It is expected that the former 2015 WSOP Main Event finalist will give it another shot during the first two levels on Day 2.
The pace of eliminations picked up mid-way through the day and especially during the final stages, former big stacks came and left without anything to show for. One of them was Tayfun Ozlu, who lost a massive pot to Birger Ohl in the final level of the night and paved the way for Ohl's overall lead. Pierre Trauer kept growing his stack on a consistent basis and his rise culminated with the knockout of Matthias Nachtigal when two flushes collided.
Ultimately, just over one third of the field made it through Day 1b and the 107 contenders will join the 87 Day 1a survivors. Day 2 will recommence at 2pm local time in Europe's biggest poker arena and the first two levels will feature identical blinds during the final two hours of the late registration period.
It is expected that Day 2 features ten levels of 60 minutes each, during which the field will likely reach and burst the money bubble. Another three days remain to crown a champion as the final table will be played on Tuesday, April 19, 2022. The PokerNews live reporting team will be right there to provide all the key hands until then.
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flop brought a bet worth 9,500 by Soenmez and [Removed:651] grinned. "Do you have a pocket pair?" [Removed:651] asked and Soenmez replied "you don't have because you just min-raised". The shove by [Removed:651] followed and Soenmez called all-in.
turn and the 
river only improved Soenmez, who doubled for 32,000.
flop, Roe opted to check-call a bet worth 8,000 by Dula and the 
turn was checked through. On the 
river, Roe bet 35,000 only for Dula to then shove for 117,300 total. Roe gave it some consideration and folded the 
face up. Dula exposed his 
for the superior set and once Lavis tabled his 
, Roe shot out of his chair in disgust as his flopped set had been done by a one-outer.
, one seven was not enough to keep PLO specialist Di Nicola in contention.
turn. Pierre Trauer checked and Matthias Nachtigal bet 14,000 into 17,000. The check-raise to 35,000 by Trauer followed and Nachtigal then jammed for around 120,000 to get snap-called.
