At 2 p.m. local time, the second of eleven bracelet events of the2017 World Series of Poker Europe kicks off at King's Casino in Rozvadov with Day 1a of the €550 Pot-Limit Omaha Event #2. Back in 2015, it was English poker legend and Hendon Mob co-founder Barny Boatman that defeated a 503-entry strong field to claim a payday of €54,725 and his second WSOP bracelet.
Boatman just arrived the previous day in Europe's biggest poker arena and has more than $3.3 million in cashes, of which $1,385,852 come from WSOP Events so far. In heads-up, he defeated Grzegorz Grochulski while Jose Obadia finished 4th, and both Grochulski and Obadia already took part in the €1,100 MONSTER STACK that restarts at 2 p.m. local time as well with the final 13 out of a 561-entry strong field.
The €550 Pot-Limit Omaha Event #2 will feature two starting days and 18 levels of 30 minutes each and the tournament will reach the money on each respective starting day similar to the Colossus. All participants receive 10,000 in chips and the registration and unlimited re-entries are available during the first eight levels, followed by a 60-minute dinner break.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be on the floor to provide all the action until the event concludes on Thursday October 26th 2017.
Barny Boatman raised to 400 and Felipe Ramos three-bet to 1,400. Alexander Lakhov four-bet the size of the pot with little behind and Boatman joked "okay I gamble" before moving all in after Ramos' and Lakhov's friendly chatter about the re-entry format ensured that all three stacks would go in preflop.
Felipe Ramos:
Alexander Lakhov:
Barny Boatman:
"Oh, I have two suits," Boatman said after discovering the hands of his opponents and the board ran out to give the defending champion two pair. Ramos was the shortest stack with 4,325 to bust and Boatman had 7,650 to cover Lakhov. It is very likely that Ramos and Lakhov will be joining the action again shortly.
On the heads-up turn of , Jeff Lisandro bet 2,000 from the big blind and the player in under the gun moved all in for 7,675. Lisandro called after brief consideration.
Opponent:
Jeff Lisandro:
The river turned the two pair of Lisandro into a full house and the opponent was done for now. Some table chat broke out right after with Ethem Tosun and Lisandro added "if he would have played his hand properly, raised preflop and raised the flop, I would have folded."
Oskar Wolski raised to 1,300 first to act and Tal Shemon Cohen three-bet to 4,600 from one seat over, which Wolski called. On the flop, Wolski check-raised all in and Cohen called after having invested another 8,500 until that point already.
Oskar Wolski:
Tal Shemon Cohen:
The turn and river were both blanks and Wolski doubled for 15,450.
There were already 15,000 in the middle and the flop showed . Robert Wirth moved all in for his last 6,525 from the small blind and Joseph Di Rosa Rojas called in the hijack. Barny Boatman moved all in from the button for more than Wirth and Di Rosa Rojas called.
Robert Wirth:
Barny Boatman:
Joseph Di Rosa Rojas:
"I am loving my hand right now," the defending champion Boatman said and locked up the big pot with the turn, making the river a formality. Boatman sent Wirth to the rail and doubled through Di Roja Rosas for 8,300.
Picking up the action on the flop, Oskar Wolski in the small blind and Mike Leah on the button were enjoying some table banter with the former moaning "why did I raise?" There were 4,500 in front of Wolski and Leah had reraised to 16,500. "There is another chance tomorrow," Leah added with a smile on the face and Wolski eventually moved all in to pick up a snap call by Leah with near identical stacks.
Mike Leah:
Oskar Wolski:
The turn and river completed the board and the stacks were counted. Wolski had 31,000 and Leah was covered, the Canadian left the table with "I really wish you guys good luck."
After doubling through Dario Alioto not long ago, John Racener tried the very same fate again but this time the result was the exact opposite. Racener got it in with and Alioto looked him up with .
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 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:
Rene Berube:
Hughes needed an ace or five to remain in contention, and the on the river was about as blank as it could get.
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:
Jeff Lisandro:
The board of improved Lakhov to a flush and Lisandro had around 15,000 left, busted soon after.
Fabian Scherle defended his big blind and check-called a bet by Nico Ehlers on the flop before calling all in after the turn.
Ehlers turned over the and Scherle showed for top pair, gutshot and a flush draw. The river saw Ehlers end up raking the pot of more than 120,000 with two pair, bursting the money bubble.
to give the defending champion two pair. Ramos was the shortest stack with 4,325 to bust and Boatman had 7,650 to cover Lakhov. It is very likely that Ramos and Lakhov will be joining the action again shortly.
, Jeff Lisandro bet 2,000 from the big blind and the player in under the gun moved all in for 7,675. Lisandro called after brief consideration.
river turned the two pair of Lisandro into a full house and the opponent was done for now. Some table chat broke out right after with Ethem Tosun and Lisandro added "if he would have played his hand properly, raised preflop and raised the flop, I would have folded."
river were both blanks and Wolski doubled for 15,450.
. Robert Wirth moved all in for his last 6,525 from the small blind and Joseph Di Rosa Rojas called in the hijack. Barny Boatman moved all in from the button for more than Wirth and Di Rosa Rojas called.
turn, making the 
and Alioto looked him up with 
and Alioto raked in the pot.
