Main Event Day 1b | 2015-2016 WSOP International Circuit King's Casino Rozvadov

Nov 07, 2015

Stober and Olymp Battling

Christian Zetzsche

Level 10 : 400/800, 100 ante

In the previous hand, Sebastian Stober and Hans Olymp faced the flop and Olymp check-raised to 5,000. Stober called and Olymp immediately moved all in. "Do you have the nine?" Stober asked and Olymp denied that, which then made Stober call with the . "But the jack is coming," Olymp joked and showed the . Sure enough the popped up and Olymp doubled for 16,100.

One hand later, Stober got it in with the and Olymp had him dominated with the and this time Stober sucked out on the board to double up.

Tags: Hans Olymp Sebastian Stober

Level: 11

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 100

Nov 08, 2015

Stober Busts Olymp

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

After the previous hand, Sebastian Stober had shook hands with Hans Olymp and the latter said "it's okay, I am still in." That was until now, though. Stober put the King's regular at risk with the and Olymp held the . "I don't want any suckout," Stober said and stood up.

The board ran out and Olymp was headed to the rail.

Tags: Hans Olymp Sebastian Stober

Nov 08, 2015

Elliot Smith Reenters and is One of the Three New Players on the Feature Table

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Jason Glatzer

Level 11 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

During the break, three new players replaced the three that left on the featured table. Well, actually, two new players - Marc Meden and Andriyf Shcherbatyuk - as the third player was Elliot Smith who just left the table right before the break.

The tournament directors confirmed that he was randomly selected to head back onto the feature table. Smith is one of the tougher players in the field and was also on the featured table during the €25,000 Super High Roller with table-mate Jan-Peter Jachtmann on Nov. 7 & 8.

Nov 08, 2015

Eder Loses to Short Stack

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

The player in under the gun min-raised to 2,000 and Mario Eder as well as Amir Mozaffarian called in the blinds. On the flop , both players in the blinds checked and the short stack moved all in for 11,100. Eder called with the while Mozaffarian folded the .

The short stack held and doubled as the board filled up with the turn and the river. The tables around them provide some other familiar faces in Marcin Wydrowski and Jerome Sgorrano.

Tags: Amir Mozaffarian Jerome Sgorrano Marcin Wydrowski Mario Eder

Nov 08, 2015

Ruzicka Enforces Fold

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Sasa Lalos' rise in the counts has been halted by Vojtech Ruzicka. The Czech bet the turn for 9,600 for about half the pot and Lalos gave him the stare down before folding. Next to Lalos is another big stack and by far no unknown on the poker circuit in Martin Meciar, 4th in the Slovakian all time money list.

Tags: Martin Meciar Sasa Lalos Vojtech Ruzicka

Nov 08, 2015

Elliot Smith Gambling Away Some Chips - Thomasovic Doubles

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Jason Glatzer

Level 11 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Elliot Smith has almost gambled away his one reentry, this time passing a bunch of chips over to Mateu Thomasovic. The action began with Pascal Masset raising from early position to 2,100. Smith three-bet the action to 5,000 before Thomasovic went all in for 16,400.

Masset got out of the way, and Smith decided to gamble and call.

Thomasovic:
Smith:

Thomasovic was able to double up by holding on to his advantage after the board ran out , while Smith is now the lowest stack on the feature table.

Tags: Elliot Smith Mateu Thomasovic Pascal Masset

Nov 08, 2015

Solyom Busts to Cieslik

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Roman Cieslik raised to 2,500 from early position and Nandor Solyom moved all in for 11,700 from the button with the . Cieslik had an easy call with the and the board ran out to send the Romanian to the rail.

Tags: Nandor Solyom Roman Cieslik

Nov 08, 2015

Grafton Sends Chips to Kilicsaymaz

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Sam Grafton won a small pot with pocket fours in a battle of the blinds against Marko Ilicic and then called a raise on the button, the player in the big blind called as well. On the flop , initial raiser Murat Kilicsaymaz continued for 6,000 and Grafton called before they checked the on the turn. Kilicsaymaz bet the river for 15,000 and Grafton called to muck when he got shown the by his opponent.

Tags: Marko Ilicic Murat Kilicsaymaz Sam Grafton

Level: 12

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 200