2017 World Series of Poker Europe

Event #2: €550 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day: 1a
Event Info

2017 World Series of Poker Europe

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj102
Prize
€56,400
Event Info
Buy-in
€550
Prize Pool
€207,744
Entries
523
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
0

Fahredin Mustafov Tops Last 13 After Day 1a of PLO Event #2

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante
Fahredin Mustafov
Fahredin Mustafov

The first of two starting days of the 2017 World Series of Poker Europe €550 Pot-Limit Omaha Event #2 at the King's Casino in Rozvadov exceeded the expectations in Europe's biggest poker arena and a total of 217 entries emerged. After 18 levels of 30 minutes each, only 13 hopefuls bagged up chips and advanced to Day 2 on Wednesday October 24th as of 1 p.m. local time while all others can take another shot on Day 1b as of 2 p.m. local time the day prior.

Leading the field of 13 Day 1a survivors is Fahredin Mustafov, who already made the headlines a few days ago at King's Casino after winning a WSOP circuit ring for his victory in the €5,300 High Roller. Mustafov bagged up 490,000 after a massive clash with Brazilian Omaha cash game specialist Vivian Saliba, who will return for Day 2 with just 21,000 as a result. Nico Ehlers follows in second place with 272,000 followed by Marek Tatar (241,000) and Krzysztof Magott (226,000).

Other notables through to Day 2 include Ivo Donev (179,000), James Akenhead (129,000), 2017 WSOP Bracelet winner Joseph Di Rosa Rojas (81,000), Sander van Wesemael (68,000) and two-time WSOP bracelet winner Brandon Cantu (51,500).

Defending champion Barny Boatman (16th, for €1,032), Felipe Ramos (15th, for €1,032) and Pierre Neuville (14th, for €1,221) reached the last two tables, but were eliminated before bagging and tagging. Out of the collected prize pool of €104,105, 20 players were already paid for a total of €17,653 while €86,452 will go towards a separate prize pool for all players that reach Day 2.

Payouts of Day 1a

PlacePlayerCountryPayout (in EUR)
14Pierre NeuvilleBelgium1,221
15Felipe RamosBrazil1,032
16Barny BoatmanUnited Kingdom1,032
17Jose ObadiaSpain896
18Vlado SevoAustria896
19Michal MrakesCzech Republic896
20Dario AliotoItaly896
21Christian ArstadNorway896
22Aaron DuczakCanada896
23Roman CieslikGermany896
24Petr VlcekCzech Republic896
25Alexander LakhovRussia800
26Theodoros AidonopoulosGreece800
27Thomas PetterssonSweden800
28Konstantinos AlexiouGreece800
29Oskar WolskiGermany800
30Alex FoxenUSA800
31Chris FergusonUSA800
32Ivaylo SivinovBulgaria800
33Georgios ZisimopoulosGreece800

The first eight levels allowed for unlimited re-entries and many of the participants took advantage of that with 90 stacks fired before everyone headed into the dinner break. Once play resumed, the likes of Mike Leah, Phil Hellmuth, John Racener, Roberto Romanello, Jeff Lisandro, and Ryan Hughes were sent to the rail before the payouts were reached. Nico Ehlers let the bubble burst after putting a short stack at risk with second pair and straight draw, and he was called by top pair and a gutshot. Ehlers rivered two pair and everyone had at least €800 locked up.

Alex Foxen and Chris Ferguson survived the bubble with very few chips and secured the min cash and important points towards the 2017 WSOP Player of the Year race. Alexander Lakhov went through a roller coaster ride throughout the day and his run came to an end in 25th place after a three-way all in with Krzysztof Magott and Aaron Duczak. Maggott's pocket kings dodged plenty of outs and Duczak was eliminated soon after. Maggott was also involved in yet another three-way all in soon after, and his bottom set improved to a full house against the straight and flush draw of Michal Mrakes as well as the flopped straight of Marek Tatar.

WSOP bracelet winner Dario Alioto and Jose Obadia, who finished 4th in this very event two years ago at the Spielbank Berlin, missed out on the last two tables before the last three casualties of the night included three big names of the international poker circuit. Defending champion Barny Boatman stood no chance against the full house of Rene Berube and Felipe Ramos shoved with pocket kings for an overpair into the flopped two pair of Marek Tatar. Another four on the turn gave Tatar a full house and Ramos couldn't find a king.

Pierre Neuville played in his first Omaha tournament and cashed right away, but his preflop all in with a short stack saw the Belgian flop two pair while Nico Ehlers flopped the nut flush. In the very last hand of the night, two of the biggest stacks clashed in Vivian Saliba and Fahredin Mustafov. Before the registration closed, Saliba's quads crushed the full house of Mustafov for a massive pot. The revenge of the Bulgarian came with a gutshot on the turn, while Saliba's aces and two pair with her other hole cards were downed by the straight on the river.

Only 13 players bagged up for Day 2 thus far and all others can enter again throughout the first eight levels of Day 1b, and the PokerNews live reporting team will be back to provide all the action from the tables.

Tags: Aaron DuczakAlex FoxenAlexander LakhovBarny BoatmanBrandon CantuChris FergusonDario AliotoFahredin MustafovFelipe RamosGeorgios ZisimopoulosIvo DonevJames AkenheadJeffrey LisandroJohn RacenerJose ObadiaJoseph Di Rosa RojasKrzysztof MagottMarek TatarMichal MrakesMike LeahNico EhlersPhil HellmuthPierre NeuvilleRene BerubeRoberto RomanelloRyan HughesSander van WesemaelVivian Saliba

Saliba Crushed by the Revenge of Mustafov

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante
Vivian Saliba
Vivian Saliba

In the very last hand of the night, Vivian Saliba raisded to 20,000 and Fahredin Mustafov called on the button, as did Krzysztof Magott in the big blind. On the {Q-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{2-Spades} flop, Maggott checked and Saliba bet 30,000. This resulted in a call by Mustafov and a fold from Maggott.

On the {7-Hearts} turn, Saliba checked and Mustafov bet 80,000 with 103,000 behind. Saliba stared at the opponent, the board and took almost two minutes before moving all in. Mustafov asked the floor staff what the next blind level for Day 2 was, and called it off with a near identical stack to Saliba.

Fahredin Mustafov: {9-Spades}{6-Spades}{6-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}
Vivian Saliba: {A-Spades}{A-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{5-Hearts}

The {8-Spades} on the river completed a straight for Mustafov and he skyrocketed into a massive lead, then quickly apologized with a "sorry". A shell-shock Saliba sat there, emotionless, and bagged up her chips after the chip race was done. Earlier in the day, both had clashed in a chip leader pot that saw Saliba with quads against the nut full house of Mustafov, and his revenge in the very last hand ended the day with a bang.

Player Chips Progress
Fahredin Mustafov bg
Fahredin Mustafov
Day 1A Chip Leader
490,000 260,000
Krzysztof Magott pl
Krzysztof Magott
226,000 -19,000
Vivian Saliba br
Vivian Saliba
21,000 -232,000

Tags: Fahredin MustafovKrzysztof MagottVivian Saliba

Neuville Busts to Ehlers

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante
Pierre Neuville
Pierre Neuville

Pierre Neuville raised from the hijack and got his stack of 48,500 in after a three-bet by Nico Ehlers on the button.

Pierre Neuville: {A-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}{J-Diamonds}{7-Spades}
Nico Ehlers: {K-Clubs}{10-Spades}{10-Hearts}{4-Clubs}

The {A-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{7-Clubs} flop gave Neuville two pair and Ehlers the nut flush. Neither the {3-Hearts} turn nor the {5-Spades} river improved the Belgian and he headed to the rail with a smile, having recorded the first cash in his first Omaha tournament for €1,221.

Player Chips Progress
Nico Ehlers de
Nico Ehlers
270,000 60,000
Pierre Neuville be
Pierre Neuville
Busted

Tags: Nico EhlersPierre Neuville

Tatar Sends Ramos to the Rail

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante
Felipe Ramos
Felipe Ramos

Marek Tatar limped from the cutoff and Felipe Ramos raised to 24,000 out of the big blind, which Tatar called. On the {7-Spades}{4-Clubs}{2-Clubs} flop, Ramos bet the pot and called all in for his last 75,000.

Felipe Ramos: {K-Hearts}{K-Spades}{8-Spades}{7-Hearts}
Marek Tatar: {8-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{4-Spades}

The {7-Diamonds} turn improved Tatar from two pair to a full house, and the {3-Clubs} river failed to help Ramos. The Brazilian takes home €1,032 and will very likely be back for Day 1b.

Player Chips Progress
Marek Tatar sk
Marek Tatar
240,000 110,000
Felipe Ramos br
Felipe Ramos
Busted

Tags: Felipe RamosMarek Tatar

Berube Busts Boatman

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante
Barny Boatman
Barny Boatman

Defending champion Barny Boatman raised from under the gun and called all in for his last 45,000 when Rene Berube in the big blind three-bet the pot.

Barny Boatman: {Q-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{3-Clubs}
Rene Berube: {K-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}{Q-Spades}{5-Spades}

The {A-Hearts}{K-Hearts}{7-Spades} flop gave Boatman plenty of outs, but he was drawing dead on the {A-Spades} turn. The {8-Spades} river was a formality and Boatman headed to the rail in 16th place for €1,032 and will be back tomorrow to try and bag a stack for his title defense.

Player Chips Progress
Rene Berube ca
Rene Berube
144,000 84,000
Barny Boatman gb
Barny Boatman
Defending Champion
WSOP 2X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Barny BoatmanRene Berube

Maggott Busts Mrakes

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 0 ante
Michal Mrakes
Michal Mrakes

On the flop of {8-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{4-Diamonds} with around 50,000 in the middle, Michal Mrakes shoved for 40,000 and Krzysztof Magott reshoved for 66,000. Marek Tatar called to put two players at risk.

Michal Mrakes: {K-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}
Krzysztof Magott: {A-Clubs}{Q-Spades}{4-Clubs}{4-Spades}
Marek Tatar: {A-Diamonds}{A-Spades}{7-Clubs}{6-Hearts}

The {8-Spades} turn gave Maggott a full house, and the {4-Spades} river was a formality. Mrakes was eliminated while Maggott scored a massive pot.

Player Chips Progress
Krzysztof Magott pl
Krzysztof Magott
180,000 55,000
Marek Tatar sk
Marek Tatar
100,000 52,000
Michal Mrakes cz
Michal Mrakes
Busted

Tags: Krzysztof MagottMarek TatarMichal Mrakes

Down to 23 Players

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 0 ante
Petr Vlcek
Petr Vlcek

Alexander Lakhov faced a raise to 9,000 by Aaron Duczak on the button and the three-bet to 24,000 by Krzysztof Magott in the small blind. Lakhov called all in for 6,000 and Duczak called. On the {9-Clubs}{7-Spades}{4-Clubs} flop, Magott moved all in and Duczak called.

Alexander Lakhov: {J-Hearts}{6-Spades}{3-Hearts}{2-Spades}
Krzysztof Magott: {K-Spades}{K-Clubs}{5-Spades}{2-Diamonds}
Aaron Duczak: {A-Clubs}{J-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{5-Hearts}

The {7-Hearts} turn and {4-Spades} river were blanks and Lakhov was eliminated while Magott doubled through Duczak for 33,000.

One hand was still going on and Petr Vlcek was about to get a penalty, as he three-bet to 29,000 in the big blind and was called by Thomas Pohnke. Both had chips behind but Vlcek already exposed the {A-Hearts}{A-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} before the flop fell {J-Spades}{9-Clubs}{4-Clubs}. Vlcek had all options and moved all in, Pohnke called with the slightly superior stack.

Pohnke turned over {K-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{6-Clubs} and the {3-Hearts} turn and {K-Hearts} river completed the board to give Pohnke a straight. Instead receiving the penalty, Vlcek headed to the rail to collect €896. All remaining 23 players will redraw to three tables now.

Player Chips Progress
Krzysztof Magott pl
Krzysztof Magott
125,000 90,000
Thomas Pohnke de
Thomas Pohnke
98,000 58,000
Aaron Duczak ca
Aaron Duczak
15,000 -70,000
Alexander Lakhov ru
Alexander Lakhov
WPT 1X Winner
Busted
Petr Vlcek at
Petr Vlcek
Busted

Tags: Aaron DuczakAlexander LakhovKrzysztof MagottPetr VlcekThomas Pohnke

The Bubble Bursts

Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 0 ante
Bubble bursting in the PLO Event
Bubble bursting in the PLO Event

Fabian Scherle defended his big blind and check-called a bet by Nico Ehlers on the {10-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} flop before calling all in after the {6-Hearts} turn.

Ehlers turned over the {K-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{6-Diamonds} and Scherle showed {J-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{8-Hearts} for top pair, gutshot and a flush draw. The {K-Spades} river saw Ehlers end up raking the pot of more than 120,000 with two pair, bursting the money bubble.

Player Chips Progress
Nico Ehlers de
Nico Ehlers
205,000 35,000
Fabian Scherle ch
Fabian Scherle
Busted

Tags: Nico EhlersFabian Scherle

Aces Versus Aces Dilemma for Lisandro

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 0 ante
Jeff Lisandro
Jeff Lisandro

In a preflop raising war, the stacks of Alexander Lakhov and Jeff Lisandro went into the middle and Lakhov was the player at risk for 28,800 with both players turning over pocket aces.

Alexander Lakhov: {A-Clubs}{A-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}
Jeff Lisandro: {A-Hearts}{A-Spades}{J-Hearts}{9-Hearts}

The board of {J-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{5-Clubs} improved Lakhov to a flush and Lisandro had around 15,000 left, busted soon after.

Player Chips Progress
Alexander Lakhov ru
Alexander Lakhov
WPT 1X Winner
58,000 15,000
Jeff Lisandro au
Jeff Lisandro
WSOP 6X Winner
Busted

Tags: Alexander LakhovJeffrey Lisandro

Berube Busts Hughes

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 0 ante
Ryan Hughes
Ryan Hughes

As amazing as Ryan Hughes had started, it all came to a crashing end with Rene Berube getting the best of the 2017 WSOP Player of the Year race contender. Berube had already racked up a massive stack and Hughes was left with fewer than 20 big blinds before they headed to the {Q-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} turn.

More than 20,000 were in the middle and Berube bet as much, with Hughes in the think tank for his last 11,600. Hughes eventually called it off and they tabled their cards.

Ryan Hughes: {A-Spades}{A-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{6-Spades}
Rene Berube: {Q-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{7-Clubs}

Hughes needed an ace or five to remain in contention, and the {2-Hearts} on the river was about as blank as it could get.

Player Chips Progress
Rene Berube ca
Rene Berube
150,000 45,000
Ryan Hughes us
Ryan Hughes
WSOP 3X Winner
Busted

Tags: Rene BerubeRyan Hughes