€1,700 NLH Main Event
Day 1a Started
2022 WSOP International Circuit - WSOPC Rozvadov
€1,700 NLH Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2022 WSOP International Circuit - WSOPC Rozvadov
Buy-in
€1,700
Prize Pool
€1,189,780
Entries
808
Level
31
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Entries
335
Players Left
108
Welcome to Day 1a of the 2022 WSOP International Circuit Main Event at King's Resort
The 2022 World Series of Poker International Circuit continues right where it concluded in the previous year, as the King's Resort in Rozvadov plays host to the popular mid-stakes contest once more. Europe's biggest poker arena has already been filled with action at the live poker tables for more than two weeks as the festival kicked off on January 5.
However, the crown jewel of the schedule still awaits with the €1,700 Main Event. Poker enthusiasts from near and far will be competing for the elusive WSOP Circuit gold ring and a seven-figure prize pool. The flagship tournament comes with a €1,000,000 guarantee and offers two starting days on January 21 and 22, respectively.
Day 1a is slated to get underway at 2pm local time and all participants receive 50,000 in chips. That is worth 250 big blinds in the first level, which features blinds of 100-200 and a big blind ante of 200. All levels last 60 minutes long and nine of them will be played on each of the two starting days with breaks every two levels.
| Duration | Level | Small Blind | Big Blind | Big Blind Ante |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | 1 | 100 | 200 | 200 |
| 60 | 2 | 100 | 300 | 300 |
| 60 | 3 | 200 | 400 | 400 |
| 60 | 4 | 200 | 500 | 500 |
| 60 | 5 | 300 | 600 | 600 |
| 60 | 6 | 400 | 800 | 800 |
| 60 | 7 | 500 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| 60 | 8 | 600 | 1,200 | 1,200 |
| 60 | 9 | 800 | 1,600 | 1,600 |
The defending champion at King's Resort is Italy's Andrea Ricci, who defeated fellow countryman Simone Lombardo in September 2021. Back then, the tournament attracted a field of 912 entries and paid out €1,342,920 in prize money. Whether or not Ricci will return to King's in order to defend his title remains to be seen.
All participants can purchase up to two re-entries during each starting day and the late registration remains open for the first eleven levels, two levels into Day 2 on Sunday, January 23. The tournament concludes on January 25 and the PokerNews live reporting team will be on the floor from start to finish.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Shuffle Up and Deal for Day 1a
Level 1
: 100/200, 200 ante
One hour before the start there were only some 15 players registered but that has grown to more than 80 participants when the cards went in the air. A list of early notables in the field will be published shortly.
First List of Notable Entries
Level 1
: 100/200, 200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
Small Showdown Pot for Hamouche
Level 1
: 100/200, 200 ante
Romain Hamouche opened to 500 from the button on a short-handed table and was called by Nicu Sirbu in the big blind. On the 
flop, Sirbu opted to check-call a bet worth 600 and they then checked down the 
turn and 
river. Sirbu tabled the 
for a busted double gutshot, which Hamouche had beat with 
for a pair of sixes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
52,000 | |
|
48,500 |
Radinger Chips Up With a Straight
Level 1
: 100/200, 200 ante
With a pot of around 7,000 chips to the 
flop, Kurt Radinger in the hijack and Nicolae Modrea in the cutoff checked. The 
turn was also checked by Radinger, who then called a bet of 3,500 by Modrea. Both players checked down the 
on the river and Radinger claimed the pot with 
for a king-high straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
58,000 | |
|
43,000 |
Bendik Collects on the Flop
Level 1
: 100/200, 200 ante
In a four-way pot to the 
flop, the action was checked to Alexandru Budai in the hijack and he made it 1,000 to go. Viorel Gavrila called on the button and Jan Bendik then opted for a check-raise to 5,500 out of the small blind. The fourth player in the hand let go, and the same also applied for Budai and Gavrila.
Bendik is one of the most well-known participants in the field alongside EPT Sochi champion Uri Gilboa.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
54,000 | 4,000 |
|
48,500 | |
|
48,500 |
Fernandez Alcantara Wins Without Showdown
Level 1
: 100/200, 200 ante
With plenty of chips already in the middle and the turn reading 
, David Schick bet 6,600 from a middle position. He was only called by Daniel Fernandez Alcantara on the button and Schick then fired another bet worth 16,000 on the river. Fernandez Alcantara sigh-called and Schick instantly mucked his cards.
When some other players glanced over at the Dutchman, he simply shrugged and said "it's a re-entry".
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
73,000 | |
|
|
26,000 |
The First Seat Open
Level 1
: 100/200, 200 ante
It didn't take long for the action to pick up at the tables despite everyone starting with 250 big blinds. While the satellite is on the money bubble, the first player bowed out on Day 1a of the Main Event and that happened to be Ioannis Chaitas. The board was already rushed away and it seems rather certain that the Greek will be back at some point.
His chips now belong to Jonathan Rosenwasser, who has become the early chip leader mid-way through level one.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
100,000 | |
|
|
Busted |