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 
.
The board came 
and Alioto raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
47,000 | 12,000 |
|
Busted |
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."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000 | 22,000 |
|
Busted |
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
39,000 | 18,000 |
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
|
Busted |
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
38,000 | 38,000 |
|
9,000 | -19,000 |
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."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
62,000 | 52,000 |
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
19,000 | 9,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
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.
