Busy Day Expected for Day 1b of the 2022 WSOP International Circuit King's €1,700 Main Event Autumn Edition
The third edition of the World Series of Poker International Circuit in Europe's biggest poker arena at the King's Resort in Rozvadov shapes up to be the largest for the current year. The entire series awards 12 coveted WSOP Circuit rings will be awarded and all eyes are set on the €1,700 Main Event, which will very likely surpass the guaranteed prize pool of €1,000,000 by a significant margin.
The previous two editions in 2022 attracted 808 and 648 entries respectively with Volkan Alkan as the last champion back in April. He secured a top prize worth €160,500 and an entry for the 2022 WSOP Europe €10,350 Main Event in November on top. Alkan was among the big stacks on Day 1a, which gathered 307 total entries.
Feyzullah Karaarslan was not spotted during the first of two starting days yet but ring event winners such as Dorian Melchers, Renat Bohdanov and Michael Ugucctoni all entered the fray with mixed success.
The second and final starting day gets underway at 2pm local time and once again features a total of nine 60-minute levels. There will be a 15-minute break every two levels with an extended 45-minute dinner break after level four, during which the buffet at King's Resort will be a popular destination for all participants.
Two re-entries are allowed on each starting day and the tournament comes with a starting stack of 50,000, which is good enough for 250 big blinds in the first level featuring blinds of 100-200 and a big blind ante of 200.
Day 1b Level Structure
| Level | Duration | Small Blind | Big Blind | BBA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 60 min | 100 | 200 | 200 |
| 2 | 60 min | 100 | 300 | 300 |
| Break | 15 min | |||
| 3 | 60 min | 200 | 400 | 400 |
| 4 | 60 min | 200 | 500 | 500 |
| Dinner Break | 45 min | |||
| 5 | 60 min | 300 | 600 | 600 |
| 6 | 60 min | 400 | 800 | 800 |
| Break | 15 min | |||
| 7 | 60 min | 500 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| 8 | 60 min | 600 | 1,200 | 1,200 |
| Break | 15 min | |||
| 9 | 60 min | 800 | 1,600 | 1,600 |
| End approx. 0.30 am |
King's Casino has continued the successful qualifier program of the previous year and more than 200 players already won their entry to the 2022 WSOPE €10,350 Main Event throughout major live poker festivals at the venue. Another 12 players will be added to the last because the top 12 finishers in this event will gain an entry to the marquee event. The hunt for the WSOP glory is just around the corner and takes place from October 26 until November 16 with 15 WSOP gold bracelets up for grabs.
The late registration for the WSOPC €1,700 Main Event remains open all day long and for the first two levels on Day 2 at approximately 4.20 pm local time on Saturday, October 9, 2022. Stay tuned for all the poker action right here on PokerNews as the live reporting team will be on the floor from start to finish.
on which Gondrom checked, Nguyen continued for 3,200 and the call came shortly after.
turn, Gondrom check-called for another 7,500 and then checked again the 
on the river. Nguyen fired a third barrel for 7,500 and Gondrom just flat-called to get shown the 
. Slowly, Gondrom rolled over the 
for a flopped set and chipped up in a fairly significant pot.
turn improved Pamdir to the superior pair and left Neuville with the case queen as out. No miracle happened on the 
river to send the Belgian to the rail.
river. Gerber bet another 16,000 and Ghashayar called to then muck upon being shown 
flop was checked to Strauch, who bet 7,200.
turn and 
river. Thalmann revealed the 
turn, Mohammad Qasim bet 3,200 and was called by Vinesh Kotecha on the button. The 
fell on the river and Qasim now checked. Kotecha pushed all-in for 21,100 and Qasim reluctantly called after some 90 seconds.
for a bluff gone wrong and Qasim won the pot with the 
for a whiffed straight draw and Yilmaz won the large pot with the 
, Hans Kersebom bet 12,000 into a pot of 27,000 and "German Schnitzel" called. The 
